State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 78,410 Minnesota births in 1962 across 944 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#70Jodyoutside the national top 200
#73Jodi#198 nationally
#78Karioutside the national top 200
#87Kristineoutside the national top 200
#84Kay#197 nationally
#95Karla#192 nationally
#80Heidi#156 nationally
#75Dave#145 nationally
#66Duane#135 nationally
#90Brad#158 nationally
#100Gregg#167 nationally
#86Bob#152 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,241US #2
#2Susan968US #3
#3Lisa950US #1
#4Julie903US #22
#5Lori849US #11
#6Karen703US #4
#7Nancy595US #19
#8Linda581US #5
#9Brenda542US #12
#10Pamela509US #13
#11Barbara504US #14
#12Debra504US #15
#13Patricia467US #6
#14Michelle453US #31
#15Sandra441US #10
#16Dawn419US #50
#17Diane403US #26
#18Kimberly389US #16
#19Cynthia365US #8
#20Laurie363US #42
#21Kathleen353US #29
#22Cindy343US #34
#23Denise342US #30
#24Ann338US #56
#25Carol334US #28
#26Cheryl333US #24
#27Jane324US #73
#28Tammy323US #23
#29Elizabeth308US #20
#30Kim308US #37
#31Kathy306US #27
#32Kelly297US #38
#33Deborah291US #9
#34Teresa291US #18
#35Laura285US #21
#36Sharon281US #17
#37Jill275US #72
#38Debbie269US #32
#39Lynn269US #71
#40Wendy261US #64
#41Theresa255US #40
#42Beth245US #66
#43Jean240US #95
#44Christine238US #39
#45Donna234US #7
#46Janet234US #35
#47Robin231US #25
#48Connie229US #51
#49Rebecca215US #47
#50Jennifer213US #41
#51Renee201US #76
#52Colleen200US #101
#53Margaret196US #43
#54Amy195US #61
#55Kathryn189US #89
#56Catherine183US #53
#57Joan183US #94
#58Judy181US #63
#59Michele181US #59
#60Terri173US #54
#61Sheila169US #52
#62Anne168US #83
#63Tracy166US #55
#64Bonnie162US #79
#65Suzanne151US #65
#66Paula150US #60
#67Shelly147US #130
#68Jacqueline144US #44
#69Rhonda143US #45
#70Jody140
#71Carolyn139US #46
#72Sue138US #135
#73Jodi137US #198
#74Annette136US #75
#75Vicki136US #85
#76Becky133US #122
#77Peggy132US #93
#78Kari130
#79Katherine129US #84
#80Heidi128US #156
#81Ruth128US #104
#82Tamara126US #119
#83Sherry121US #48
#84Kay118US #197
#85Carla114US #78
#86Carrie113US #141
#87Kristine111
#88Sarah111US #98
#89Shari110US #146
#90Sherri109US #82
#91Jeanne108US #142
#92Gail106US #103
#93Penny105US #92
#94Judith104US #86
#95Karla104US #192
#96Janice102US #58
#97Jackie101US #126
#98Pam101US #150
#99Joyce97US #74
#100Sally93US #136

Boys

#1David1,861US #2
#2Michael1,704US #1
#3Mark1,529US #6
#4John1,516US #3
#5Scott1,378US #11
#6James1,296US #4
#7Thomas1,108US #9
#8Robert1,071US #5
#9Jeffrey980US #10
#10Steven980US #12
#11Daniel956US #17
#12Brian812US #20
#13Timothy803US #16
#14Todd795US #30
#15Paul781US #19
#16Kevin760US #14
#17Richard728US #8
#18Gregory545US #21
#19William540US #7
#20Joseph493US #13
#21Douglas465US #27
#22Gary413US #22
#23Patrick374US #40
#24Ronald374US #25
#25Bruce368US #41
#26Randy353US #35
#27Charles346US #15
#28Donald341US #23
#29Bradley330US #87
#30Craig306US #51
#31Kenneth297US #18
#32Jeff295US #44
#33Jon282US #84
#34Peter281US #43
#35Mike266US #39
#36Dale263US #62
#37Dean262US #86
#38Christopher255US #26
#39Dennis254US #37
#40Keith249US #36
#41Steve242US #46
#42Terry236US #34
#43Stephen227US #28
#44Tim224US #72
#45Tom209US #98
#46Eric201US #33
#47Alan198US #53
#48Jay197US #80
#49Larry196US #31
#50Anthony195US #24
#51Greg192US #77
#52Roger188US #47
#53Troy184US #67
#54Randall176US #64
#55Joel172US #113
#56Wayne172US #63
#57Jim153US #85
#58Matthew146US #56
#59Edward145US #29
#60Dan144US #120
#61Andrew142US #49
#62Chris142US #60
#63Curtis142US #73
#64Jeffery142US #45
#65Russell141US #57
#66Duane140US #135
#67Jerry136US #38
#68Gerald135US #65
#69Rick134US #110
#70Bryan132US #82
#71Ricky132US #50
#72Kurt125US #121
#73Tony123US #52
#74Brent117US #139
#75Dave117US #145
#76Rodney117US #76
#77Raymond110US #48
#78Kent109US #136
#79Barry107US #61
#80Glenn107US #55
#81Bill105US #108
#82Allen102US #93
#83Martin100US #74
#84Lee99US #115
#85Joe98US #59
#86Bob94US #152
#87George91US #32
#88Jerome90US #131
#89Jonathan89US #94
#90Brad86US #158
#91Danny86US #54
#92Frank83US #42
#93Glen82US #129
#94Shawn82US #124
#95Philip81US #81
#96Lawrence79US #70
#97Kelly74US #125
#98Brett71US #141
#99Mitchell70US #128
#100Gregg69US #167

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑34Troy#53
↑24Rhonda#69
↑17Michele#59
↑16Amy#54
↑16Sherry#83
↑16Andrew#61
↑16Barry#79
↑15Brent#74

Falling

↓23Kelly#97
↓21Peggy#77
↓20Gail#92
↓18Ruth#81
↓16Janice#96
↓14Becky#76
↓12Sue#72
↓11Jacqueline#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.