Top baby names in Minnesota, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 991 |
| 2 | Amanda | 769 |
| 3 | Jessica | 752 |
| 4 | Sarah | 601 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 573 |
| 6 | Nicole | 524 |
| 7 | Samantha | 490 |
| 8 | Emily | 489 |
| 9 | Megan | 448 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 412 |
| 11 | Brittany | 401 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 393 |
| 13 | Laura | 389 |
| 14 | Danielle | 364 |
| 14 | Rachel | 364 |
| 16 | Heather | 362 |
| 17 | Kayla | 326 |
| 18 | Melissa | 313 |
| 19 | Amber | 294 |
| 20 | Katie | 290 |
| 21 | Amy | 283 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 278 |
| 23 | Kelsey | 275 |
| 24 | Katherine | 274 |
| 25 | Kelly | 266 |
| 26 | Sara | 255 |
| 27 | Jenna | 237 |
| 28 | Alyssa | 229 |
| 29 | Lauren | 225 |
| 30 | Anna | 221 |
| 31 | Michelle | 216 |
| 32 | Angela | 212 |
| 32 | Erin | 212 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 209 |
| 35 | Andrea | 201 |
| 36 | Cassandra | 199 |
| 37 | Kathryn | 191 |
| 38 | Lindsey | 177 |
| 39 | Allison | 173 |
| 40 | Courtney | 167 |
| 41 | Hannah | 163 |
| 42 | Molly | 158 |
| 43 | Alicia | 156 |
| 43 | Caitlin | 156 |
| 45 | Brianna | 155 |
| 46 | Kimberly | 150 |
| 47 | Jamie | 146 |
| 48 | Alexandra | 145 |
| 49 | Lisa | 144 |
| 50 | Chelsea | 143 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,096 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,078 |
| 3 | Andrew | 1,053 |
| 4 | Joshua | 761 |
| 5 | Daniel | 711 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 682 |
| 7 | Jacob | 667 |
| 8 | Ryan | 665 |
| 9 | Joseph | 648 |
| 10 | Christopher | 639 |
| 11 | Justin | 579 |
| 12 | David | 533 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 529 |
| 14 | Kyle | 521 |
| 15 | Tyler | 504 |
| 16 | Adam | 488 |
| 17 | Anthony | 474 |
| 18 | Brandon | 472 |
| 19 | Eric | 451 |
| 20 | John | 438 |
| 21 | Thomas | 419 |
| 22 | Zachary | 404 |
| 23 | Alexander | 382 |
| 24 | Aaron | 377 |
| 25 | James | 375 |
| 26 | Robert | 354 |
| 27 | Brian | 351 |
| 28 | Nathan | 346 |
| 29 | Timothy | 338 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 336 |
| 31 | Travis | 320 |
| 32 | Samuel | 307 |
| 33 | Kevin | 281 |
| 34 | Steven | 277 |
| 35 | Jason | 260 |
| 36 | William | 259 |
| 37 | Derek | 250 |
| 38 | Cody | 247 |
| 39 | Jeffrey | 245 |
| 40 | Dustin | 243 |
| 41 | Patrick | 229 |
| 42 | Jordan | 225 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 214 |
| 44 | Scott | 201 |
| 45 | Alex | 200 |
| 46 | Paul | 195 |
| 47 | Jesse | 192 |
| 48 | Peter | 181 |
| 49 | Mark | 176 |
| 50 | Mitchell | 170 |