Name Yearbook

Top baby names in North Dakota, 1980

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	241
2	Jessica	209
3	Amanda	176
4	Heather	126
5	Sarah	123
6	Melissa	109
7	Nicole	97
8	Amy	89
9	Michelle	79
10	Amber	74
10	Erin	74
12	Angela	68
12	Stephanie	68
14	Crystal	65
15	Lisa	64
16	Rebecca	62
17	Sara	59
18	Laura	58
19	Andrea	55
19	Jamie	55
21	Kelly	54
22	Heidi	53
22	Katie	53
24	Elizabeth	52
25	Kristen	50
26	Megan	48
27	Rachel	43
28	Christina	42
28	Jill	42
30	Kari	41
31	Kimberly	40
32	Kristin	37
33	Tanya	35
34	Emily	34
35	Katherine	33
35	Tiffany	33
37	Carrie	31
38	Lindsey	29
38	Tara	29
40	April	28
40	Holly	28
40	Kristi	28
43	Alicia	27
43	Dawn	27
43	Mary	27
46	Julie	26
46	Shannon	26
48	Danielle	25
48	Erica	25
50	Brooke	23

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	242
2	Michael	222
3	Justin	183
4	Matthew	178
5	Ryan	174
6	Christopher	166
7	Jason	155
8	Jeremy	130
9	David	113
10	Travis	110
11	Eric	103
12	Brian	100
13	Dustin	98
13	Nathan	98
15	Daniel	95
15	Scott	95
17	John	89
18	Nicholas	88
19	James	87
19	Robert	87
21	Adam	85
22	Andrew	84
22	Chad	84
24	Jesse	75
25	Aaron	72
25	Brandon	72
25	Joseph	72
28	Benjamin	65
28	Jonathan	65
30	Steven	64
31	Derek	62
32	Thomas	61
33	Jeffrey	60
34	Tyler	55
35	Paul	53
36	William	51
37	Timothy	48
38	Shawn	45
39	Mark	43
40	Kyle	42
41	Casey	41
42	Bradley	39
43	Jacob	38
44	Anthony	36
44	Charles	36
44	Shane	36
47	Kevin	35
47	Patrick	35
49	Craig	30
49	Jared	30