Name Yearbook

Top baby names in North Dakota, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	230
2	Jessica	171
3	Amanda	150
4	Melissa	140
5	Sarah	113
6	Heather	110
7	Nicole	107
8	Angela	101
9	Amy	95
10	Michelle	81
11	Amber	77
12	Lisa	69
12	Sara	69
14	Erin	64
15	Andrea	61
16	Stephanie	60
17	Kimberly	56
18	Katie	52
19	Kelly	51
20	Heidi	49
21	Rachel	48
22	Elizabeth	47
23	Christina	46
23	Tara	46
25	Jill	45
25	Rebecca	45
27	Laura	43
28	Jamie	42
29	Shannon	40
30	Julie	36
30	Stacy	36
32	Crystal	34
32	Holly	34
34	Carrie	33
35	Dawn	32
35	Mandy	32
35	Nichole	32
38	Kari	31
39	April	30
39	Erica	30
41	Stacey	29
42	Megan	28
43	Emily	27
43	Tiffany	27
45	Danielle	25
45	Tanya	25
47	Kristi	24
47	Tina	24
49	Mary	23
49	Susan	23

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	228
2	Christopher	209
2	Michael	209
4	Ryan	174
5	Matthew	173
6	Joshua	162
7	Justin	134
8	David	127
9	Jeremy	114
10	Nathan	111
11	Travis	107
12	John	101
13	James	98
14	Robert	95
15	Aaron	87
16	Brian	86
16	Chad	86
18	Eric	85
19	Daniel	83
20	Nicholas	81
21	Joseph	80
21	Scott	80
23	Andrew	79
24	Timothy	68
25	Jeffrey	67
26	Thomas	61
27	Brandon	60
27	Mark	60
29	Dustin	59
30	Steven	56
31	Kevin	55
32	Jesse	53
33	Adam	51
33	Benjamin	51
35	Shane	50
36	Shawn	43
37	Kyle	42
37	Richard	42
39	Jonathan	41
39	William	41
41	Patrick	39
41	Paul	39
43	Anthony	35
44	Bradley	33
44	Tyler	33
46	Corey	31
46	Cory	31
46	Jared	31
49	Troy	30
50	Brent	29