State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 78,658 Minnesota births in 1958 across 915 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#76Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#84Jodioutside the national top 200
#94Gregg#189 nationally
#77Jody#170 nationally
#87Kay#169 nationally
#37Todd#116 nationally
#58Duane#136 nationally
#73Brad#151 nationally
#99Neil#174 nationally
#34Bradley#108 nationally
#47Jon#117 nationally
#53Joel#120 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,595US #1
#2Susan1,215US #2
#3Julie1,061US #23
#4Debra914US #6
#5Linda736US #3
#6Nancy725US #12
#7Karen698US #4
#8Diane651US #18
#9Patricia647US #5
#10Barbara616US #9
#11Lori616US #30
#12Cynthia603US #8
#13Cheryl554US #13
#14Pamela539US #11
#15Cindy488US #25
#16Kathleen455US #21
#17Sandra440US #15
#18Carol418US #20
#19Kathy410US #14
#20Deborah396US #7
#21Brenda375US #16
#22Debbie363US #24
#23Sharon349US #17
#24Elizabeth316US #22
#25Lisa316US #19
#26Laurie312US #70
#27Kim309US #40
#28Jane305US #61
#29Jean302US #73
#30Denise299US #27
#31Lynn297US #60
#32Ann294US #47
#33Kimberly289US #39
#34Kathryn266US #58
#35Janet263US #28
#36Peggy262US #42
#37Dawn260US #84
#38Rebecca245US #41
#39Donna243US #10
#40Teresa243US #26
#41Margaret242US #31
#42Joan240US #68
#43Judy240US #36
#44Theresa235US #33
#45Laura219US #29
#46Connie216US #50
#47Vicki215US #57
#48Wendy212US #107
#49Catherine210US #38
#50Michelle206US #56
#51Bonnie199US #63
#52Robin193US #32
#53Christine192US #43
#54Colleen192US #116
#55Tammy186US #44
#56Janice177US #35
#57Jill175US #98
#58Paula173US #53
#59Sue166US #102
#60Becky160US #111
#61Joyce154US #46
#62Terri151US #51
#63Ruth147US #90
#64Beth144US #95
#65Renee144US #105
#66Gail142US #72
#67Jeanne135US #123
#68Judith134US #62
#69Cathy133US #34
#70Anne132US #87
#71Joanne125US #80
#72Sheila125US #59
#73Katherine124US #74
#74Rhonda120US #48
#75Rita120US #88
#76Roxanne120
#77Jody117US #170
#78Kelly115US #108
#79Carolyn114US #37
#80Jennifer110US #81
#81Pam108US #139
#82Michele107US #92
#83Suzanne106US #104
#84Jodi103
#85Beverly102US #55
#86Patti102US #137
#87Kay99US #169
#88Valerie99US #64
#89Sheryl98US #121
#90Shirley98US #52
#91Annette97US #76
#92Marie96US #106
#93Maureen95US #110
#94Sally93US #112
#95Joann91US #122
#96Tamara91US #127
#97Amy90US #97
#98Darlene90US #49
#99Patty90US #146
#100Sandy90US #156

Boys

#1Michael1,786US #1
#2David1,761US #2
#3Mark1,675US #7
#4James1,346US #3
#5John1,332US #5
#6Thomas1,234US #9
#7Robert1,194US #4
#8Steven1,078US #10
#9Scott1,042US #25
#10Richard941US #8
#11Timothy931US #13
#12Daniel891US #16
#13Jeffrey859US #21
#14Kevin808US #20
#15Paul783US #15
#16Brian720US #24
#17William719US #6
#18Gary590US #17
#19Gregory547US #23
#20Randy489US #32
#21Douglas485US #30
#22Ronald483US #19
#23Bruce478US #36
#24Joseph461US #12
#25Donald454US #18
#26Charles380US #11
#27Dale374US #46
#28Kenneth357US #14
#29Patrick352US #42
#30Larry326US #22
#31Dennis324US #29
#32Terry324US #33
#33Peter320US #41
#34Bradley307US #108
#35Craig295US #53
#36Mike291US #40
#37Todd284US #116
#38Dean282US #97
#39Keith265US #37
#40Stephen255US #26
#41Steve253US #44
#42Tim234US #74
#43Jeff226US #68
#44Roger223US #47
#45Jay215US #86
#46Alan214US #49
#47Jon212US #117
#48Tom208US #96
#49Wayne206US #48
#50Jerry181US #35
#51Gerald173US #58
#52Jeffery167US #59
#53Joel166US #120
#54Anthony164US #27
#55Edward164US #28
#56Rick163US #77
#57Jim162US #87
#58Duane158US #136
#59Greg158US #105
#60Ricky156US #34
#61Christopher149US #39
#62Curtis141US #82
#63Dan140US #109
#64Russell140US #54
#65Dave137US #126
#66George131US #31
#67Randall121US #62
#68Jerome120US #129
#69Matthew120US #60
#70Rodney120US #65
#71Bill116US #99
#72Raymond115US #43
#73Brad111US #151
#74Eric110US #50
#75Lee110US #114
#76Bryan109US #101
#77Lawrence102US #52
#78Allen101US #92
#79Kent101US #144
#80Kurt100US #134
#81Philip100US #67
#82Danny98US #45
#83Chris92US #93
#84Micheal91US #91
#85Martin86US #71
#86Frank85US #38
#87Tony85US #57
#88Andrew84US #55
#89Joe82US #56
#90Eugene75US #103
#91Glenn75US #76
#92Barry71US #79
#93Bob71US #139
#94Gregg71US #189
#95Darrell70US #90
#96Glen69US #131
#97Jack69US #80
#98Brett67US #155
#99Neil67US #174
#100Carl66US #51

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑45Tammy#55
↑22Terri#62
↑22Bill#71
↑21Lisa#25
↑20Dave#65
↑18Jim#57
↑17Becky#60
↑17Tim#42

Falling

↓23Beverly#85
↓20Jennifer#80
↓19Lawrence#77
↓18Jack#97
↓17Judith#68
↓15Randall#67
↓14Allen#78
↓13Jody#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.