Top baby names in Minnesota, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,059 |
| 2 | Amanda | 846 |
| 3 | Jessica | 819 |
| 4 | Sarah | 584 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 578 |
| 6 | Nicole | 538 |
| 7 | Emily | 468 |
| 8 | Megan | 447 |
| 9 | Danielle | 413 |
| 10 | Samantha | 412 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 411 |
| 12 | Laura | 404 |
| 13 | Rachel | 359 |
| 14 | Melissa | 353 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 352 |
| 16 | Heather | 342 |
| 17 | Katie | 341 |
| 18 | Brittany | 332 |
| 19 | Amber | 322 |
| 20 | Amy | 310 |
| 21 | Sara | 301 |
| 22 | Kayla | 293 |
| 23 | Kelly | 276 |
| 24 | Angela | 261 |
| 25 | Katherine | 253 |
| 26 | Kelsey | 249 |
| 27 | Michelle | 244 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 238 |
| 29 | Anna | 230 |
| 30 | Erin | 229 |
| 31 | Jenna | 224 |
| 32 | Andrea | 207 |
| 33 | Allison | 188 |
| 34 | Cassandra | 179 |
| 35 | Molly | 173 |
| 36 | Christina | 167 |
| 37 | Kimberly | 165 |
| 37 | Lisa | 165 |
| 39 | Alyssa | 160 |
| 39 | Lauren | 160 |
| 39 | Lindsey | 160 |
| 42 | Jamie | 154 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 154 |
| 44 | Alicia | 151 |
| 45 | Tiffany | 149 |
| 46 | Hannah | 141 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 139 |
| 48 | Courtney | 133 |
| 49 | Chelsea | 129 |
| 49 | Leah | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,144 |
| 2 | Andrew | 1,095 |
| 3 | Matthew | 991 |
| 4 | Daniel | 800 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 740 |
| 6 | Joshua | 727 |
| 7 | Christopher | 694 |
| 8 | Joseph | 659 |
| 9 | Ryan | 658 |
| 10 | David | 611 |
| 11 | Jacob | 595 |
| 12 | Adam | 525 |
| 13 | Justin | 517 |
| 14 | Kyle | 508 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 472 |
| 16 | Brandon | 465 |
| 17 | John | 458 |
| 18 | Anthony | 443 |
| 19 | Thomas | 441 |
| 20 | Eric | 419 |
| 21 | Tyler | 410 |
| 22 | Brian | 394 |
| 23 | Jason | 367 |
| 24 | Nathan | 353 |
| 25 | Robert | 350 |
| 26 | Alexander | 345 |
| 27 | James | 342 |
| 28 | Zachary | 332 |
| 29 | Kevin | 326 |
| 30 | Travis | 320 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 307 |
| 32 | Timothy | 305 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 297 |
| 34 | Aaron | 295 |
| 35 | Steven | 288 |
| 36 | Derek | 284 |
| 37 | Scott | 273 |
| 38 | Dustin | 260 |
| 39 | William | 257 |
| 40 | Mark | 229 |
| 41 | Jordan | 228 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 225 |
| 43 | Samuel | 224 |
| 44 | Patrick | 222 |
| 45 | Paul | 218 |
| 46 | Cody | 213 |
| 47 | Peter | 203 |
| 48 | Jesse | 187 |
| 49 | Charles | 182 |
| 50 | Bryan | 168 |