Top baby names in Minnesota, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda | 893 |
| 1 | Ashley | 893 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 878 |
| 4 | Jessica | 800 |
| 5 | Nicole | 627 |
| 6 | Sarah | 605 |
| 7 | Laura | 513 |
| 8 | Megan | 477 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 453 |
| 10 | Emily | 445 |
| 11 | Melissa | 424 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 421 |
| 13 | Heather | 415 |
| 14 | Amy | 412 |
| 15 | Katie | 396 |
| 16 | Rachel | 395 |
| 17 | Sara | 357 |
| 18 | Amber | 348 |
| 19 | Angela | 342 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 307 |
| 21 | Danielle | 301 |
| 22 | Erin | 294 |
| 23 | Andrea | 290 |
| 23 | Jenna | 290 |
| 25 | Kelly | 287 |
| 26 | Katherine | 276 |
| 27 | Brittany | 265 |
| 28 | Jamie | 255 |
| 29 | Michelle | 248 |
| 30 | Anna | 237 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 232 |
| 32 | Cassandra | 225 |
| 33 | Samantha | 224 |
| 34 | Lisa | 211 |
| 35 | Christina | 208 |
| 36 | Kimberly | 207 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 186 |
| 37 | Lindsay | 186 |
| 39 | Crystal | 182 |
| 40 | Christine | 170 |
| 41 | Allison | 161 |
| 42 | Molly | 153 |
| 43 | Kristin | 151 |
| 44 | Alicia | 146 |
| 45 | Heidi | 145 |
| 45 | Kelsey | 145 |
| 47 | Mary | 144 |
| 48 | Kristina | 142 |
| 48 | Tara | 142 |
| 50 | Tiffany | 140 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 1,235 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,146 |
| 3 | Andrew | 989 |
| 4 | Daniel | 901 |
| 5 | Joshua | 866 |
| 6 | Ryan | 806 |
| 7 | Christopher | 794 |
| 8 | Joseph | 726 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 713 |
| 10 | David | 652 |
| 11 | Adam | 629 |
| 12 | Jacob | 566 |
| 13 | John | 541 |
| 14 | Brandon | 532 |
| 15 | Eric | 500 |
| 16 | Anthony | 486 |
| 17 | Justin | 475 |
| 18 | Robert | 454 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 452 |
| 20 | Jason | 449 |
| 21 | Kyle | 444 |
| 22 | James | 441 |
| 23 | Brian | 407 |
| 23 | Thomas | 407 |
| 25 | Nathan | 396 |
| 26 | Timothy | 387 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 365 |
| 28 | Tyler | 355 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 353 |
| 30 | Aaron | 340 |
| 31 | Steven | 331 |
| 32 | Scott | 313 |
| 33 | Dustin | 309 |
| 34 | Kevin | 308 |
| 35 | William | 290 |
| 36 | Mark | 279 |
| 37 | Jesse | 270 |
| 38 | Zachary | 262 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 256 |
| 39 | Travis | 256 |
| 41 | Patrick | 242 |
| 42 | Paul | 240 |
| 43 | Derek | 236 |
| 44 | Peter | 234 |
| 45 | Alexander | 211 |
| 46 | Chad | 187 |
| 47 | Bradley | 181 |
| 48 | Samuel | 177 |
| 49 | Charles | 175 |
| 50 | Richard | 163 |