Top baby names in Minnesota, 1989
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 879 |
| 2 | Amanda | 750 |
| 3 | Jessica | 694 |
| 4 | Sarah | 563 |
| 5 | Brittany | 561 |
| 6 | Emily | 556 |
| 7 | Samantha | 524 |
| 8 | Megan | 516 |
| 9 | Nicole | 469 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 456 |
| 11 | Rachel | 425 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 422 |
| 13 | Kayla | 390 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 390 |
| 15 | Laura | 371 |
| 16 | Kelsey | 364 |
| 17 | Danielle | 330 |
| 18 | Heather | 280 |
| 19 | Lauren | 276 |
| 19 | Melissa | 276 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 272 |
| 22 | Amber | 268 |
| 23 | Alyssa | 262 |
| 24 | Katherine | 259 |
| 25 | Katie | 255 |
| 26 | Sara | 252 |
| 27 | Amy | 243 |
| 28 | Anna | 238 |
| 28 | Cassandra | 238 |
| 30 | Michelle | 237 |
| 31 | Hannah | 230 |
| 32 | Courtney | 214 |
| 33 | Alexandra | 207 |
| 34 | Kelly | 206 |
| 35 | Angela | 201 |
| 36 | Andrea | 198 |
| 37 | Allison | 195 |
| 38 | Brianna | 193 |
| 39 | Erin | 192 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 178 |
| 41 | Jenna | 174 |
| 42 | Caitlin | 163 |
| 43 | Christina | 160 |
| 43 | Jamie | 160 |
| 45 | Molly | 158 |
| 46 | Chelsea | 156 |
| 47 | Lisa | 155 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 149 |
| 49 | Alicia | 148 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 143 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,090 |
| 2 | Andrew | 1,031 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,028 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 773 |
| 5 | Jacob | 735 |
| 6 | Joshua | 726 |
| 7 | Daniel | 685 |
| 8 | Christopher | 661 |
| 9 | Ryan | 651 |
| 10 | Joseph | 642 |
| 11 | David | 549 |
| 12 | Benjamin | 543 |
| 12 | Tyler | 543 |
| 14 | Justin | 517 |
| 15 | Kyle | 505 |
| 16 | John | 502 |
| 17 | Anthony | 471 |
| 18 | Adam | 443 |
| 19 | Alexander | 421 |
| 20 | Brandon | 413 |
| 21 | Zachary | 408 |
| 22 | Thomas | 405 |
| 23 | James | 388 |
| 24 | Nathan | 383 |
| 25 | Aaron | 373 |
| 26 | Eric | 360 |
| 26 | Robert | 360 |
| 28 | Brian | 319 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 305 |
| 30 | Kevin | 292 |
| 31 | Samuel | 291 |
| 32 | Jordan | 283 |
| 33 | Travis | 280 |
| 34 | William | 279 |
| 35 | Timothy | 277 |
| 36 | Steven | 276 |
| 37 | Cody | 266 |
| 38 | Derek | 254 |
| 39 | Dustin | 251 |
| 40 | Jesse | 240 |
| 41 | Jason | 236 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 227 |
| 43 | Scott | 212 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 210 |
| 45 | Alex | 204 |
| 46 | Patrick | 200 |
| 47 | Peter | 176 |
| 48 | Mark | 174 |
| 49 | Cory | 173 |
| 50 | Charles | 171 |