State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1954 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,884 Minnesota births in 1954 across 859 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#56Luann#192 nationally
#60Todd#195 nationally
#72Terranceoutside the national top 200
#83Lorenoutside the national top 200
#88Lyleoutside the national top 200
#93Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#57Roxanne#158 nationally
#42Duane#136 nationally
#68Gene#151 nationally
#67Allan#149 nationally
#45Colleen#119 nationally
#49Lori#121 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,916US #1
#2Debra1,330US #6
#3Susan1,257US #5
#4Linda1,028US #2
#5Nancy870US #9
#6Patricia866US #4
#7Barbara843US #7
#8Deborah747US #3
#9Kathleen682US #14
#10Cynthia668US #10
#11Diane647US #17
#12Karen633US #8
#13Carol563US #15
#14Sandra558US #13
#15Pamela511US #12
#16Cheryl456US #22
#17Janet383US #19
#18Julie375US #70
#19Jean364US #56
#20Sharon364US #16
#21Margaret344US #21
#22Donna340US #11
#23Rebecca297US #26
#24Elizabeth291US #20
#25Joan284US #40
#26Jane278US #49
#27Kathryn274US #51
#28Judith271US #30
#29Lynn267US #63
#30Ann259US #44
#31Bonnie249US #52
#32Gail242US #37
#33Denise241US #24
#34Marilyn236US #35
#35Peggy223US #48
#36Janice222US #25
#37Catherine213US #32
#38Vicki209US #50
#39Connie206US #39
#40Paula200US #38
#41Wendy200US #95
#42Judy198US #29
#43Joyce197US #28
#44Beverly196US #31
#45Colleen194US #119
#46Laurie190US #98
#47Brenda186US #18
#48Robin179US #41
#49Lori175US #121
#50Kathy169US #23
#51Teresa166US #34
#52Jeanne162US #112
#53Katherine162US #64
#54Christine160US #43
#55Dawn158US #124
#56Luann157US #192
#57Roxanne155US #158
#58Michelle152US #94
#59Joanne151US #78
#60Suzanne151US #82
#61Theresa145US #47
#62Ruth144US #66
#63Cindy142US #91
#64Laura142US #45
#65Rita142US #67
#66Jill139US #107
#67Sheila137US #60
#68Marcia128US #90
#69Betty127US #36
#70Renee125US #132
#71Shirley125US #33
#72Sally117US #84
#73Joann115US #129
#74Virginia112US #61
#75Anne111US #80
#76Michele111US #89
#77Sherry111US #62
#78Victoria107US #85
#79Debbie106US #92
#80Lois105US #110
#81Marie105US #79
#82Darlene104US #76
#83Valerie104US #87
#84Marlene100US #141
#85Rose100US #54
#86Terry100US #88
#87Elaine97US #74
#88Roberta96US #102
#89Beth94US #130
#90Sheryl93US #133
#91Gayle91US #147
#92Constance89US #111
#93Lynette87
#94Maureen87US #97
#95Jennifer86US #108
#96Jacqueline85US #68
#97Marsha84US #86
#98Carolyn82US #27
#99Rhonda81US #71
#100Gloria77US #42

Boys

#1Michael1,889US #1
#2David1,854US #5
#3James1,508US #3
#4John1,484US #4
#5Steven1,472US #11
#6Robert1,361US #2
#7Mark1,327US #12
#8Thomas1,294US #8
#9Richard1,292US #7
#10Gary899US #9
#11Daniel838US #18
#12William808US #6
#13Paul695US #16
#14Jeffrey664US #23
#15Gregory625US #25
#16Timothy608US #26
#17Bruce581US #30
#18Kevin566US #28
#19Ronald558US #15
#20Donald522US #14
#21Douglas514US #29
#22Charles505US #10
#23Scott481US #40
#24Dennis479US #21
#25Joseph479US #13
#26Kenneth429US #17
#27Larry400US #19
#28Randy382US #33
#29Dale374US #50
#30Patrick363US #38
#31Craig353US #51
#32Stephen352US #20
#33Brian313US #48
#34Terry303US #27
#35Roger302US #34
#36Wayne285US #41
#37Keith274US #45
#38Gerald268US #44
#39Bradley262US #106
#40Peter235US #37
#41Alan221US #43
#42Duane209US #136
#43Edward191US #22
#44Dean188US #110
#45Rodney184US #66
#46Lawrence166US #39
#47George158US #24
#48Curtis156US #84
#49Jon146US #111
#50Jerome137US #114
#51Raymond134US #35
#52Randall132US #55
#53Ricky132US #46
#54Jerry130US #31
#55Allen129US #82
#56Kim127US #109
#57Joel121US #127
#58Russell120US #69
#59Anthony111US #32
#60Todd111US #195
#61Lee107US #96
#62Jeffery101US #90
#63Gordon98US #122
#64Jack97US #57
#65Eugene94US #77
#66Steve93US #76
#67Allan92US #149
#68Gene92US #151
#69Jay92US #101
#70Micheal92US #88
#71Martin91US #79
#72Terrance90
#73Frank89US #36
#74Philip89US #62
#75Barry85US #68
#76Glenn84US #63
#77Christopher83US #64
#78Neil77US #147
#79Ralph77US #61
#80Rick77US #102
#81Glen75US #131
#82Stanley74US #58
#83Loren72
#84Brad71US #154
#85Danny71US #42
#86Marvin71US #97
#87Leslie69US #137
#88Lyle69
#89Theodore69US #115
#90Leonard67US #85
#91Harold66US #60
#92Dan64US #139
#93Frederick64US #83
#94Arthur62US #52
#95Howard61US #80
#96Kent61US #167
#97Carl60US #47
#98Walter60US #49
#99Kurt59US #168
#100Roy59US #56

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑37Robin#48
↑28Cindy#63
↑24Michelle#58
↑18Barry#75
↑17Paula#40
↑16Luann#56
↑15Dawn#55
↑13Valerie#83

Falling

↓39Gloria#100
↓31Jacqueline#96
↓25Kent#96
↓22Shirley#71
↓21Lois#80
↓21Roberta#88
↓21Carolyn#98
↓20Gayle#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.