State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 65,107 Minnesota births in 1965 across 894 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#73Karioutside the national top 200
#79Jodyoutside the national top 200
#81Chadoutside the national top 200
#92Rossoutside the national top 200
#96Kristioutside the national top 200
#88Karla#188 nationally
#91Kristen#191 nationally
#100Wade#194 nationally
#39Jodi#127 nationally
#95Sara#178 nationally
#77Dan#155 nationally
#83Kent#161 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,209US #1
#2Mary821US #2
#3Julie778US #14
#4Susan688US #5
#5Karen619US #3
#6Kimberly514US #4
#7Lori486US #19
#8Michelle462US #18
#9Jennifer414US #20
#10Brenda413US #23
#11Dawn400US #26
#12Amy380US #35
#13Patricia366US #6
#14Christine358US #21
#15Linda354US #8
#16Nancy349US #32
#17Pamela344US #12
#18Barbara343US #25
#19Tammy329US #11
#20Kelly319US #30
#21Sandra316US #15
#22Jill314US #51
#23Debra311US #27
#24Elizabeth311US #16
#25Ann300US #59
#26Wendy292US #39
#27Laura287US #17
#28Cynthia282US #9
#29Denise275US #28
#30Cheryl263US #31
#31Rebecca257US #41
#32Kathleen244US #34
#33Deborah239US #13
#34Laurie232US #60
#35Diane231US #40
#36Theresa221US #45
#37Kim219US #43
#38Tracy209US #36
#39Jodi207US #127
#40Sharon206US #22
#41Carol205US #42
#42Lynn201US #80
#43Michele199US #48
#44Teresa193US #24
#45Jane192US #95
#46Sheila191US #50
#47Heidi184US #105
#48Angela182US #10
#49Jean178US #112
#50Beth174US #66
#51Cindy172US #53
#52Anne168US #77
#53Paula165US #49
#54Donna164US #7
#55Jacqueline163US #47
#56Robin160US #33
#57Connie159US #61
#58Kristin158US #135
#59Kristine158US #120
#60Renee158US #68
#61Rhonda158US #37
#62Catherine156US #57
#63Melissa156US #38
#64Stephanie148US #44
#65Shelly145US #98
#66Kathryn139US #87
#67Debbie137US #62
#68Colleen134US #93
#69Joan133US #116
#70Janet128US #55
#71Sarah125US #92
#72Bonnie124US #89
#73Kari122
#74Kathy122US #54
#75Margaret122US #52
#76Suzanne122US #65
#77Judy110US #86
#78Becky107US #143
#79Jody106
#80Tamara106US #104
#81Andrea101US #63
#82Annette100US #71
#83Stacy99US #119
#84Carolyn92US #58
#85Katherine91US #79
#86Terri90US #69
#87Holly89US #113
#88Karla88US #188
#89Peggy88US #124
#90Vicki88US #114
#91Kristen87US #191
#92Maria87US #46
#93Gail86US #134
#94Jeanne86US #166
#95Sara85US #178
#96Kristi84
#97Shannon84US #144
#98Stacey84US #84
#99Tina82US #29
#100Shelley81US #148

Boys

#1Michael1,652US #1
#2David1,368US #3
#3John1,299US #2
#4James1,139US #4
#5Mark1,006US #7
#6Scott980US #15
#7Robert910US #5
#8Thomas901US #9
#9Jeffrey870US #10
#10Daniel846US #17
#11Steven841US #14
#12Paul826US #16
#13Todd767US #30
#14Timothy760US #12
#15Brian737US #19
#16Richard614US #8
#17Kevin611US #13
#18Joseph449US #11
#19William444US #6
#20Gregory415US #23
#21Christopher400US #18
#22Patrick397US #31
#23Douglas337US #32
#24Bradley315US #72
#25Peter299US #39
#26Kenneth277US #21
#27Ronald271US #24
#28Eric264US #25
#29Gary262US #27
#30Craig261US #46
#31Charles254US #20
#32Jon251US #78
#33Donald246US #26
#34Troy232US #53
#35Dean231US #88
#36Anthony227US #22
#37Randy225US #42
#38Keith224US #35
#39Matthew208US #36
#40Bruce207US #50
#41Dale195US #83
#42Stephen193US #28
#43Terry178US #40
#44Jay176US #90
#45Jeff175US #62
#46Dennis164US #44
#47Mike148US #51
#48Chris147US #60
#49Joel145US #114
#50Andrew144US #37
#51Larry139US #38
#52Roger139US #49
#53Jeffery138US #47
#54Curtis134US #75
#55Tom133US #127
#56Alan132US #59
#57Edward132US #29
#58Tim131US #97
#59Wayne131US #65
#60Steve129US #55
#61Kurt128US #112
#62Shawn127US #69
#63Jonathan122US #74
#64Rodney120US #33
#65Gerald118US #64
#66Greg117US #105
#67Randall110US #73
#68Tony109US #48
#69Allen105US #92
#70Jim105US #116
#71Duane104US #135
#72Russell103US #58
#73Bryan99US #63
#74Jerry96US #41
#75Brent94US #131
#76Darren90US #52
#77Dan89US #155
#78Martin84US #67
#79Jason82US #111
#80Philip78US #87
#81Chad77
#82Lee76US #117
#83Kent75US #161
#84George72US #34
#85Rick72US #137
#86Ricky72US #57
#87Erik69US #145
#88Darin67US #123
#89Brett66US #132
#90Joe65US #71
#91Brad64US #148
#92Ross64
#93Lance62US #169
#94Raymond62US #45
#95Lawrence61US #66
#96Carl60US #54
#97Frank60US #43
#98Glenn60US #85
#99Danny59US #56
#100Wade59US #194

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑28Angela#48
↑20Jennifer#9
↑19Jodi#39
↑18Michele#43
↑18Sheila#46
↑15Tracy#38
↑14Kristin#58
↑14Rhonda#61

Falling

↓26Kathy#74
↓17Terri#86
↓15Beth#50
↓14Diane#35
↓14Kathryn#66
↓13Janet#70
↓13Rick#85
↓12Debbie#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.