Top baby names in Minnesota, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 613 |
| 2 | Hannah | 510 |
| 3 | Samantha | 444 |
| 4 | Megan | 378 |
| 5 | Sarah | 371 |
| 6 | Taylor | 352 |
| 7 | Ashley | 338 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 331 |
| 9 | Madison | 328 |
| 10 | Rachel | 321 |
| 11 | Anna | 297 |
| 12 | Jessica | 292 |
| 13 | Nicole | 272 |
| 14 | Amanda | 262 |
| 15 | Emma | 259 |
| 16 | Alexis | 253 |
| 17 | Madeline | 250 |
| 18 | Kayla | 248 |
| 19 | Abigail | 242 |
| 20 | Lauren | 228 |
| 21 | Alyssa | 216 |
| 22 | Morgan | 212 |
| 23 | Sydney | 210 |
| 24 | Alexandra | 208 |
| 25 | Allison | 191 |
| 26 | Courtney | 188 |
| 27 | Olivia | 186 |
| 28 | Grace | 181 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 171 |
| 30 | Jennifer | 168 |
| 31 | Haley | 167 |
| 32 | Katherine | 160 |
| 33 | Bailey | 154 |
| 33 | Brianna | 154 |
| 35 | Danielle | 150 |
| 36 | Erin | 147 |
| 36 | Paige | 147 |
| 38 | Brooke | 144 |
| 39 | Kaitlyn | 140 |
| 39 | Katelyn | 140 |
| 41 | Julia | 138 |
| 42 | Amber | 134 |
| 42 | Laura | 134 |
| 44 | Jenna | 132 |
| 44 | Mariah | 132 |
| 46 | Brittany | 127 |
| 46 | Molly | 127 |
| 48 | Victoria | 126 |
| 49 | Claire | 124 |
| 50 | Jordan | 122 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 823 |
| 2 | Matthew | 657 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 628 |
| 4 | Andrew | 569 |
| 5 | Austin | 523 |
| 6 | Michael | 508 |
| 7 | Tyler | 504 |
| 8 | Samuel | 480 |
| 9 | Joseph | 474 |
| 10 | Zachary | 471 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 462 |
| 12 | Alexander | 458 |
| 13 | Joshua | 452 |
| 14 | Ryan | 401 |
| 15 | Brandon | 377 |
| 16 | John | 349 |
| 17 | Daniel | 347 |
| 18 | Dylan | 320 |
| 19 | Nathan | 314 |
| 20 | Kyle | 311 |
| 21 | Jordan | 310 |
| 22 | Christopher | 306 |
| 23 | Logan | 289 |
| 24 | William | 284 |
| 25 | Noah | 281 |
| 26 | Cody | 273 |
| 27 | Jack | 272 |
| 28 | Thomas | 268 |
| 29 | Anthony | 267 |
| 30 | Cole | 258 |
| 31 | David | 251 |
| 32 | Aaron | 244 |
| 33 | Justin | 241 |
| 34 | Adam | 224 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 221 |
| 36 | Mitchell | 218 |
| 37 | James | 215 |
| 38 | Hunter | 214 |
| 39 | Connor | 213 |
| 40 | Alex | 199 |
| 41 | Ethan | 196 |
| 42 | Lucas | 195 |
| 43 | Tanner | 194 |
| 44 | Luke | 188 |
| 45 | Brady | 170 |
| 46 | Robert | 164 |
| 47 | Jared | 155 |
| 48 | Blake | 146 |
| 49 | Trevor | 145 |
| 50 | Charles | 144 |