State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2024 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,296 Minnesota births in 2024 across 1,857 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Minnesota more than they say America.

#71Louisoutside the national top 200
#28Elsie#155 nationally
#79Harveyoutside the national top 200
#85Ottooutside the national top 200
#87Griffinoutside the national top 200
#93Norahoutside the national top 200
#99Lucilleoutside the national top 200
#46Amira#137 nationally
#33Harrison#121 nationally
#53Calvin#140 nationally
#46Graham#129 nationally
#81Freya#160 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte225US #4
#2Evelyn222US #8
#3Olivia208US #1
#4Emma206US #2
#5Amelia197US #3
#6Nora185US #22
#7Eleanor176US #14
#8Sophia169US #6
#9Hazel161US #19
#10Violet161US #15
#11Lainey150US #38
#12Ava145US #9
#13Harper145US #12
#14Lucy141US #34
#15Isla130US #35
#16Aurora128US #16
#17Mia127US #5
#18Lily120US #24
#19Isabella118US #7
#20Ellie112US #21
#21Josephine105US #56
#22Layla105US #37
#23Avery104US #31
#24Elizabeth104US #17
#25Clara102US #78
#26Grace100US #40
#27Scarlett100US #27
#28Elsie99US #155
#29Vivian99US #77
#30Ivy98US #36
#31Millie97US #87
#32Willow97US #41
#33Aria92US #26
#34Ella91US #30
#35Maeve90US #75
#36Mila90US #33
#37Penelope90US #28
#38Quinn90US #96
#39Lydia88US #97
#40Luna87US #13
#41Ruby87US #62
#42Hadley84US #115
#43Hannah84US #52
#44Addison82US #68
#45Eloise81US #64
#46Amira80US #137
#47Chloe80US #20
#48Everly79US #81
#49Eliana77US #18
#50Cora76US #103
#51Stella76US #49
#52Abigail74US #32
#53Eden73US #71
#54Gianna72US #23
#55Lillian72US #54
#56Natalie72US #73
#57Adeline71US #58
#58Emilia71US #43
#59Emily71US #25
#60Audrey70US #82
#61Delilah70US #50
#62Margot70US #127
#63Kinsley69US #85
#64Zoey69US #59
#65Alice68US #63
#66Maya68US #51
#67Madison67US #45
#68Nova67US #39
#69Josie66US #88
#70Emery65US #70
#71Riley65US #42
#72Sophie65US #60
#73Daisy64US #76
#74Juniper64US #111
#75Paisley64US #61
#76Madeline63US #86
#77Naomi63US #44
#78Sofia63US #10
#79Madelyn62US #65
#80Claire60US #67
#81Freya60US #160
#82Kennedy60US #89
#83Lyla60US #83
#84Zoe59US #29
#85Sloane58US #153
#86Parker57US #104
#87Ayla56US #69
#88June56US #152
#89Maria55US #74
#90Piper53US #159
#91Athena52US #90
#92Sadie52US #57
#93Norah51
#94Olive51US #170
#95Ruth51US #172
#96Cecilia50US #123
#97Elena50US #46
#98Georgia50US #110
#99Lucille50
#100Camila49US #11

Boys

#1Liam340US #1
#2Henry326US #6
#3Theodore326US #4
#4Oliver325US #3
#5Noah278US #2
#6Owen214US #26
#7James205US #5
#8Levi198US #12
#9William195US #10
#10Jack193US #15
#11Hudson168US #22
#12Asher164US #20
#13Leo162US #24
#14Benjamin155US #11
#15Bennett154US #60
#16Brooks152US #67
#17Wesley148US #58
#18Jackson147US #35
#19Miles147US #37
#20Lucas140US #9
#21Elijah139US #8
#22Maverick136US #36
#23Ezra135US #13
#24Wyatt134US #38
#25Thomas132US #39
#26Cooper127US #50
#27Beau126US #69
#28Nolan124US #64
#29August118US #88
#30Charles116US #51
#31Everett116US #85
#32Grayson115US #48
#33Harrison114US #121
#34Lincoln112US #73
#35Mateo111US #7
#36Luca110US #23
#37Mason110US #42
#38Cameron107US #66
#39Ethan107US #19
#40John107US #21
#41Samuel107US #17
#42Arthur106US #105
#43David103US #31
#44Aiden102US #47
#45Emmett100US #119
#46Graham100US #129
#47Isaac100US #41
#48Archer97US #115
#49Caleb97US #49
#50Daniel96US #16
#51Walker94US #82
#52Weston94US #70
#53Calvin93US #140
#54Milo93US #120
#55Theo93US #80
#56Elias91US #25
#57Myles90US #99
#58Logan89US #45
#59Michael89US #18
#60Carter88US #46
#61Rowan88US #71
#62Sebastian87US #14
#63George86US #123
#64Micah86US #86
#65Joseph84US #32
#66Vincent83US #111
#67Matthew81US #33
#68Waylon81US #65
#69Luke79US #34
#70Silas79US #81
#71Louis78
#72Sawyer78US #131
#73Alexander77US #27
#74Gabriel77US #43
#75Roman75US #52
#76Julian74US #30
#77Arlo73US #146
#78Kai73US #76
#79Harvey72
#80Eli69US #92
#81Ezekiel69US #54
#82Jordan69US #104
#83Parker69US #97
#84Easton68US #103
#85Otto68
#86Dylan67US #28
#87Griffin67
#88Hayes66US #160
#89Jameson66US #118
#90Jasper66US #133
#91Anthony65US #44
#92Carson64US #124
#93Beckett63US #166
#94Colton63US #98
#95Jacob63US #40
#96Santiago63US #29
#97Adam62US #100
#98Leon62US #141
#99Luka61US #94
#100Charlie60US #176

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑46Millie#31
↑36Amira#46
↑35Elias#56
↑28David#43
↑28Louis#71
↑27Clara#25
↑26Elsie#28
↑26George#63

Falling

↓42Lyla#83
↓41Zoey#64
↓37Claire#80
↓32Sofia#78
↓32Camila#100
↓29Sadie#92
↓28Arlo#77
↓25Luke#69

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.