State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,217 Minnesota births in 1963 across 920 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#66Karioutside the national top 200
#71Jodyoutside the national top 200
#70Jodi#196 nationally
#76Kristinoutside the national top 200
#83Kristineoutside the national top 200
#86Kristioutside the national top 200
#97Rossoutside the national top 200
#98Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#100Lorenoutside the national top 200
#97Karla#189 nationally
#87Dave#161 nationally
#89Sara#162 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,142US #2
#2Lisa1,076US #1
#3Julie853US #22
#4Susan838US #3
#5Lori777US #8
#6Karen626US #4
#7Brenda568US #15
#8Nancy526US #23
#9Linda484US #5
#10Michelle467US #26
#11Pamela458US #14
#12Barbara457US #17
#13Kimberly454US #11
#14Patricia424US #7
#15Sandra412US #9
#16Debra405US #21
#17Diane389US #31
#18Dawn345US #52
#19Tammy343US #12
#20Cynthia341US #10
#21Ann328US #57
#22Kelly323US #32
#23Kathleen318US #28
#24Laurie317US #47
#25Cheryl311US #24
#26Elizabeth309US #20
#27Laura305US #16
#28Christine304US #29
#29Denise299US #27
#30Deborah282US #13
#31Teresa282US #18
#32Kim280US #39
#33Carol273US #33
#34Jane272US #75
#35Kathy268US #34
#36Theresa266US #38
#37Jennifer265US #36
#38Sharon264US #19
#39Wendy259US #60
#40Jill256US #68
#41Lynn255US #73
#42Cindy254US #37
#43Beth231US #66
#44Rebecca219US #44
#45Amy208US #54
#46Janet206US #40
#47Paula206US #42
#48Donna204US #6
#49Debbie202US #41
#50Colleen199US #98
#51Jean193US #97
#52Robin191US #25
#53Sheila183US #50
#54Connie181US #55
#55Margaret181US #46
#56Tracy175US #48
#57Kathryn173US #93
#58Catherine172US #53
#59Michele170US #59
#60Judy169US #70
#61Joan165US #95
#62Renee164US #74
#63Anne159US #80
#64Terri159US #58
#65Bonnie149US #83
#66Kari144
#67Shelly144US #117
#68Heidi143US #140
#69Tamara141US #111
#70Jodi139US #196
#71Jody138
#72Suzanne133US #65
#73Annette132US #71
#74Becky125US #126
#75Jeanne122US #145
#76Kristin119
#77Sarah116US #94
#78Rhonda115US #45
#79Jacqueline113US #51
#80Valerie113US #69
#81Melissa111US #61
#82Penny111US #86
#83Kristine107
#84Sue107US #155
#85Ruth106US #113
#86Kristi104
#87Peggy104US #106
#88Sherri104US #78
#89Sara103US #162
#90Angela101US #30
#91Carolyn101US #56
#92Gail101US #105
#93Vicki101US #100
#94Cathy96US #67
#95Sherry95US #49
#96Holly94US #132
#97Karla93US #189
#98Roxanne93
#99Stephanie93US #64
#100Shelley91US #148

Boys

#1Michael1,751US #1
#2David1,716US #3
#3John1,511US #2
#4Mark1,387US #6
#5Scott1,216US #12
#6James1,166US #4
#7Robert1,030US #5
#8Thomas1,007US #9
#9Steven934US #14
#10Jeffrey925US #10
#11Daniel884US #19
#12Paul855US #17
#13Todd810US #30
#14Timothy797US #15
#15Brian757US #20
#16Kevin754US #11
#17Richard731US #8
#18William554US #7
#19Joseph495US #13
#20Gregory469US #21
#21Douglas454US #28
#22Gary420US #24
#23Patrick384US #35
#24Ronald339US #23
#25Bruce326US #43
#26Charles325US #16
#27Bradley315US #82
#28Donald308US #25
#29Kenneth307US #18
#30Randy303US #37
#31Peter299US #40
#32Craig288US #51
#33Keith283US #33
#34Jon280US #84
#35Dale278US #69
#36Christopher272US #26
#37Dean270US #86
#38Jeff264US #48
#39Mike255US #44
#40Dennis225US #39
#41Steve221US #49
#42Eric218US #31
#43Troy215US #66
#44Terry213US #32
#45Stephen210US #29
#46Anthony207US #22
#47Jay190US #85
#48Tom190US #103
#49Tim187US #79
#50Joel181US #110
#51Alan178US #56
#52Greg166US #81
#53Roger166US #53
#54Dan162US #124
#55Matthew162US #50
#56Wayne158US #63
#57Kurt155US #116
#58Curtis154US #72
#59Chris149US #59
#60Duane142US #130
#61Larry137US #36
#62Gerald136US #60
#63Jeffery133US #46
#64Andrew128US #42
#65Jim126US #92
#66Tony125US #52
#67Edward124US #27
#68Bryan119US #73
#69Randall115US #65
#70Russell113US #57
#71Rick107US #111
#72Kent106US #141
#73Brent105US #125
#74Jerry105US #38
#75Ricky103US #47
#76Allen100US #90
#77Martin100US #62
#78Lee99US #119
#79Danny97US #55
#80Jonathan97US #88
#81Philip97US #83
#82Joe95US #58
#83George90US #34
#84Shawn90US #108
#85Bill89US #113
#86Jerome88US #128
#87Dave86US #161
#88Kelly85US #126
#89Brett84US #129
#90Rodney83US #76
#91Brad79US #146
#92Glenn79US #64
#93Barry75US #67
#94Lawrence72US #68
#95Mitchell71US #127
#96Raymond71US #45
#97Ross68
#98Bob67US #167
#99Frank67US #41
#100Loren67

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑19Paula#47
↑16Christine#28
↑16Jeanne#75
↑15Kurt#57
↑14Philip#81
↑13Jennifer#37
↑13Tamara#69
↑12Kari#66

Falling

↓20Cindy#42
↓20Carolyn#91
↓19Raymond#96
↓18Vicki#93
↓15Randall#69
↓14Rodney#90
↓14Barry#93
↓12Sue#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.