State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 70,998 Minnesota births in 1964 across 925 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#71Karioutside the national top 200
#72Kristinoutside the national top 200
#84Kristioutside the national top 200
#85Jodyoutside the national top 200
#92Chadoutside the national top 200
#65Kristine#171 nationally
#96Wadeoutside the national top 200
#100Rossoutside the national top 200
#87Sue#176 nationally
#91Dave#179 nationally
#58Jodi#145 nationally
#69Dan#139 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,112US #2
#2Lisa1,091US #1
#3Julie808US #17
#4Susan807US #3
#5Lori590US #15
#6Karen546US #4
#7Brenda496US #18
#8Michelle483US #23
#9Kimberly444US #6
#10Linda444US #8
#11Nancy432US #26
#12Barbara426US #19
#13Patricia412US #5
#14Dawn407US #33
#15Pamela398US #11
#16Sandra363US #13
#17Ann359US #60
#18Debra355US #24
#19Kelly336US #35
#20Denise332US #25
#21Diane326US #32
#22Cheryl318US #29
#23Amy304US #44
#24Christine303US #28
#25Tammy303US #10
#26Laura302US #14
#27Kim293US #42
#28Jill289US #61
#29Jennifer287US #31
#30Kathleen285US #30
#31Elizabeth270US #16
#32Laurie269US #59
#33Cynthia268US #9
#34Carol263US #36
#35Beth245US #65
#36Deborah240US #12
#37Wendy240US #55
#38Teresa234US #21
#39Theresa233US #38
#40Lynn230US #72
#41Jane221US #93
#42Cindy212US #47
#43Paula211US #45
#44Rebecca199US #46
#45Donna197US #7
#46Jean197US #100
#47Sharon196US #20
#48Kathy193US #39
#49Renee191US #71
#50Robin189US #27
#51Anne186US #76
#52Kathryn184US #84
#53Tracy184US #40
#54Jacqueline180US #37
#55Debbie178US #52
#56Catherine177US #54
#57Janet176US #48
#58Jodi176US #145
#59Heidi172US #124
#60Connie168US #64
#61Michele168US #58
#62Shelly162US #101
#63Colleen160US #94
#64Sheila159US #51
#65Kristine158US #171
#66Joan153US #99
#67Margaret153US #49
#68Suzanne144US #67
#69Terri141US #62
#70Annette134US #68
#71Kari129
#72Kristin123
#73Melissa123US #53
#74Bonnie122US #89
#75Rhonda122US #43
#76Angela119US #22
#77Stephanie114US #57
#78Tamara113US #108
#79Peggy112US #106
#80Sarah111US #92
#81Becky109US #131
#82Judy109US #74
#83Carolyn106US #56
#84Kristi106
#85Jody105
#86Andrea103US #77
#87Sue97US #176
#88Gail95US #125
#89Stacy95US #123
#90Sherry94US #50
#91Maria93US #41
#92Ruth93US #114
#93Vicki93US #112
#94Jeanne91US #156
#95Melanie91US #105
#96Carla90US #78
#97Sherri90US #86
#98Carrie88US #134
#99Judith88US #98
#100Holly87US #121

Boys

#1David1,648US #3
#2Michael1,643US #1
#3John1,590US #2
#4Mark1,259US #6
#5James1,246US #4
#6Scott1,088US #14
#7Robert1,055US #5
#8Thomas1,011US #9
#9Steven919US #12
#10Daniel903US #19
#11Jeffrey878US #10
#12Todd831US #28
#13Paul823US #16
#14Brian778US #20
#15Timothy767US #15
#16Richard696US #8
#17Kevin661US #13
#18William503US #7
#19Joseph471US #11
#20Gregory461US #22
#21Douglas441US #31
#22Patrick421US #30
#23Christopher378US #23
#24Bradley339US #77
#25Gary305US #26
#26Peter305US #39
#27Charles294US #17
#28Bruce293US #46
#29Ronald292US #24
#30Donald290US #25
#31Craig273US #48
#32Kenneth265US #18
#33Dean264US #85
#34Randy263US #38
#35Jon259US #79
#36Troy239US #57
#37Eric231US #32
#38Keith223US #34
#39Mike223US #47
#40Dennis221US #42
#41Dale216US #72
#42Stephen213US #29
#43Jay200US #84
#44Terry196US #35
#45Matthew192US #43
#46Anthony189US #21
#47Jeff188US #52
#48Steve169US #51
#49Tom169US #107
#50Andrew167US #37
#51Alan166US #53
#52Larry163US #36
#53Tim161US #82
#54Wayne154US #61
#55Roger153US #49
#56Joel152US #110
#57Jeffery145US #45
#58Randall143US #66
#59Gerald138US #60
#60Chris137US #65
#61Edward134US #27
#62Kurt133US #109
#63Duane131US #130
#64Greg129US #95
#65Brent127US #125
#66Curtis123US #75
#67Jim120US #101
#68Jerry119US #40
#69Dan111US #139
#70Russell110US #58
#71Shawn108US #88
#72Rick106US #121
#73Tony106US #50
#74Rodney105US #59
#75Allen104US #93
#76Jonathan102US #83
#77Bryan100US #70
#78Ricky94US #54
#79Brad93US #143
#80Joe93US #62
#81Kent92US #146
#82Philip89US #76
#83Brett86US #129
#84Jerome86US #140
#85Martin83US #63
#86Barry81US #69
#87Lee81US #117
#88George79US #33
#89Kelly74US #132
#90Raymond70US #44
#91Dave69US #179
#92Chad67
#93Bill66US #126
#94Danny65US #56
#95Lawrence64US #68
#96Wade64
#97Frank63US #41
#98Micheal62US #112
#99Lance59US #157
#100Ross59

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑25Jacqueline#54
↑22Amy#23
↑22Stephanie#77
↑18Kristine#65
↑16Rodney#74
↑14Angela#76
↑14Andrew#50
↑13Renee#49

Falling

↓22Judy#82
↓19Jeanne#94
↓15Dan#69
↓15Danny#94
↓14Jody#85
↓13Cynthia#33
↓13Kathy#48
↓13Colleen#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.