Top baby names in Minnesota, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 542 |
| 2 | Samantha | 469 |
| 3 | Hannah | 449 |
| 4 | Ashley | 404 |
| 5 | Megan | 402 |
| 6 | Sarah | 375 |
| 7 | Rachel | 374 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 370 |
| 9 | Taylor | 353 |
| 10 | Jessica | 321 |
| 11 | Anna | 294 |
| 12 | Madison | 293 |
| 13 | Amanda | 273 |
| 14 | Kayla | 272 |
| 15 | Nicole | 267 |
| 16 | Alexis | 266 |
| 17 | Abigail | 258 |
| 18 | Madeline | 230 |
| 19 | Alexandra | 225 |
| 20 | Emma | 221 |
| 21 | Katherine | 213 |
| 22 | Lauren | 207 |
| 23 | Allison | 201 |
| 24 | Alyssa | 200 |
| 25 | Courtney | 195 |
| 26 | Brianna | 187 |
| 27 | Danielle | 185 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 184 |
| 29 | Paige | 180 |
| 30 | Sydney | 178 |
| 31 | Olivia | 176 |
| 32 | Amber | 170 |
| 33 | Jennifer | 167 |
| 34 | Morgan | 164 |
| 35 | Kelsey | 161 |
| 36 | Brittany | 159 |
| 37 | Haley | 155 |
| 38 | Shelby | 151 |
| 39 | Katelyn | 150 |
| 40 | Mackenzie | 146 |
| 40 | Mariah | 146 |
| 42 | Grace | 145 |
| 43 | Kaitlyn | 144 |
| 44 | Laura | 143 |
| 44 | Stephanie | 143 |
| 46 | Natalie | 139 |
| 47 | Brooke | 137 |
| 48 | Jenna | 134 |
| 49 | Erin | 133 |
| 50 | Marissa | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 819 |
| 2 | Nicholas | 647 |
| 3 | Matthew | 642 |
| 4 | Tyler | 573 |
| 5 | Michael | 571 |
| 6 | Andrew | 511 |
| 6 | Zachary | 511 |
| 8 | Joseph | 494 |
| 9 | Austin | 482 |
| 10 | Ryan | 481 |
| 11 | Samuel | 479 |
| 12 | Alexander | 476 |
| 13 | Joshua | 450 |
| 14 | Benjamin | 442 |
| 15 | Brandon | 407 |
| 16 | John | 375 |
| 17 | Daniel | 350 |
| 18 | Kyle | 349 |
| 19 | Anthony | 332 |
| 20 | Thomas | 331 |
| 21 | Jordan | 315 |
| 22 | Cody | 313 |
| 23 | Nathan | 300 |
| 24 | Christopher | 296 |
| 25 | William | 287 |
| 26 | Dylan | 273 |
| 27 | Justin | 262 |
| 28 | David | 247 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 247 |
| 30 | Aaron | 240 |
| 31 | Logan | 239 |
| 32 | Jack | 237 |
| 32 | James | 237 |
| 34 | Noah | 232 |
| 35 | Adam | 230 |
| 36 | Mitchell | 226 |
| 37 | Alex | 209 |
| 38 | Robert | 199 |
| 39 | Hunter | 196 |
| 40 | Cole | 192 |
| 41 | Eric | 185 |
| 42 | Connor | 177 |
| 43 | Lucas | 173 |
| 44 | Luke | 172 |
| 45 | Blake | 166 |
| 46 | Christian | 164 |
| 47 | Tanner | 161 |
| 48 | Kevin | 157 |
| 49 | Jesse | 156 |
| 50 | Brady | 150 |