Top baby names in Minnesota, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 949 |
| 2 | Amanda | 902 |
| 3 | Jessica | 852 |
| 4 | Sarah | 687 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 665 |
| 6 | Nicole | 635 |
| 7 | Emily | 471 |
| 8 | Megan | 448 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 410 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 407 |
| 11 | Laura | 396 |
| 12 | Katie | 374 |
| 13 | Rachel | 372 |
| 14 | Amber | 362 |
| 14 | Amy | 362 |
| 16 | Heather | 328 |
| 17 | Sara | 319 |
| 18 | Brittany | 318 |
| 19 | Melissa | 312 |
| 20 | Angela | 299 |
| 21 | Kelly | 292 |
| 22 | Samantha | 284 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 281 |
| 24 | Jenna | 261 |
| 25 | Katherine | 257 |
| 26 | Danielle | 255 |
| 27 | Andrea | 246 |
| 28 | Michelle | 227 |
| 29 | Jamie | 224 |
| 30 | Erin | 212 |
| 31 | Cassandra | 207 |
| 32 | Kayla | 197 |
| 33 | Anna | 195 |
| 34 | Allison | 191 |
| 35 | Kelsey | 186 |
| 36 | Kimberly | 185 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 181 |
| 38 | Christina | 174 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 172 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 171 |
| 41 | Lisa | 168 |
| 42 | Mary | 160 |
| 43 | Molly | 159 |
| 44 | Alicia | 156 |
| 45 | Kristin | 155 |
| 46 | Shannon | 150 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 148 |
| 48 | Lauren | 145 |
| 49 | Christine | 138 |
| 50 | Leah | 133 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 1,185 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,142 |
| 3 | Andrew | 1,097 |
| 4 | Christopher | 805 |
| 5 | Ryan | 795 |
| 6 | Daniel | 767 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 743 |
| 8 | Joshua | 706 |
| 9 | Joseph | 644 |
| 10 | David | 584 |
| 11 | Adam | 552 |
| 12 | Jacob | 546 |
| 13 | Brandon | 542 |
| 14 | Kyle | 500 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 488 |
| 16 | John | 463 |
| 17 | Justin | 460 |
| 18 | Eric | 456 |
| 19 | Anthony | 451 |
| 20 | Jason | 397 |
| 21 | Robert | 392 |
| 22 | Thomas | 386 |
| 23 | Tyler | 378 |
| 24 | James | 372 |
| 25 | Brian | 367 |
| 26 | Nathan | 363 |
| 27 | Aaron | 361 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 354 |
| 29 | Timothy | 352 |
| 30 | Kevin | 307 |
| 31 | Alexander | 302 |
| 32 | Steven | 300 |
| 33 | Jeremy | 291 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 285 |
| 35 | Scott | 282 |
| 36 | Dustin | 275 |
| 37 | Jesse | 272 |
| 38 | William | 267 |
| 39 | Zachary | 263 |
| 40 | Travis | 262 |
| 41 | Patrick | 260 |
| 42 | Paul | 252 |
| 43 | Mark | 240 |
| 44 | Peter | 226 |
| 45 | Derek | 215 |
| 46 | Jordan | 186 |
| 47 | Bradley | 178 |
| 47 | Sean | 178 |
| 49 | Charles | 177 |
| 50 | Richard | 176 |