State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 61,212 Minnesota births in 1966 across 859 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#63Karioutside the national top 200
#71Kristi#185 nationally
#75Jody#186 nationally
#97Rossoutside the national top 200
#84Wade#183 nationally
#95Karla#193 nationally
#99Shari#196 nationally
#81Kent#172 nationally
#48Chad#135 nationally
#56Duane#140 nationally
#72Tom#153 nationally
#94Dan#174 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,142US #1
#2Julie720US #13
#3Mary669US #3
#4Michelle640US #4
#5Susan624US #6
#6Kimberly536US #2
#7Jennifer465US #10
#8Karen441US #5
#9Lori441US #21
#10Amy415US #30
#11Dawn403US #24
#12Brenda394US #25
#13Christine353US #20
#14Nancy349US #33
#15Kelly338US #26
#16Jill321US #49
#17Patricia320US #7
#18Sandra302US #17
#19Barbara297US #27
#20Tammy292US #8
#21Debra284US #35
#22Pamela281US #15
#23Elizabeth273US #16
#24Ann272US #61
#25Laura262US #19
#26Wendy259US #41
#27Deborah248US #14
#28Linda241US #18
#29Tracy238US #31
#30Cynthia235US #11
#31Michele228US #36
#32Kathleen224US #37
#33Diane217US #45
#34Heidi217US #87
#35Paula211US #50
#36Theresa209US #46
#37Denise203US #32
#38Kim203US #43
#39Melissa197US #22
#40Cheryl194US #34
#41Teresa194US #29
#42Rebecca191US #40
#43Lynn188US #81
#44Angela187US #9
#45Jodi181US #118
#46Beth174US #65
#47Laurie173US #63
#48Jane172US #111
#49Kristin169US #107
#50Kristine162US #104
#51Sheila162US #51
#52Sharon160US #28
#53Carol158US #48
#54Cindy158US #56
#55Colleen151US #93
#56Donna149US #12
#57Rhonda148US #39
#58Stephanie147US #38
#59Jean141US #123
#60Renee141US #66
#61Jacqueline137US #47
#62Anne135US #83
#63Kari135
#64Catherine134US #54
#65Andrea132US #52
#66Tamara130US #98
#67Sarah129US #85
#68Tina125US #23
#69Kathryn122US #86
#70Margaret121US #55
#71Kristi120US #185
#72Shelly118US #89
#73Suzanne118US #62
#74Connie116US #70
#75Jody114US #186
#76Stacy114US #91
#77Janet111US #57
#78Kathy108US #59
#79Robin106US #42
#80Shannon102US #120
#81Carrie98US #142
#82Dana98US #68
#83Debbie98US #73
#84Annette96US #79
#85Katherine96US #78
#86Joan94US #133
#87Terri90US #72
#88Gina89US #58
#89Holly88US #101
#90Bonnie86US #90
#91Peggy84US #139
#92Becky82US #153
#93Kristen82US #149
#94Sara82US #167
#95Karla81US #193
#96Shelley80US #140
#97Carolyn79US #60
#98Maria77US #44
#99Shari77US #196
#100Judy76US #97

Boys

#1Michael1,593US #1
#2David1,350US #2
#3John1,167US #4
#4James1,012US #3
#5Scott987US #16
#6Mark918US #7
#7Robert907US #5
#8Steven848US #13
#9Jeffrey845US #9
#10Thomas817US #10
#11Timothy789US #11
#12Daniel782US #19
#13Brian728US #14
#14Paul716US #18
#15Todd704US #29
#16Richard575US #8
#17Kevin534US #17
#18Christopher459US #12
#19William432US #6
#20Gregory379US #23
#21Patrick379US #31
#22Joseph367US #15
#23Douglas317US #33
#24Troy286US #48
#25Ronald282US #24
#26Bradley281US #68
#27Gary268US #28
#28Peter266US #39
#29Eric265US #25
#30Anthony258US #22
#31Craig255US #46
#32Dean247US #84
#33Jon224US #76
#34Kenneth223US #21
#35Charles217US #20
#36Donald214US #27
#37Randy213US #45
#38Matthew211US #34
#39Keith199US #32
#40Bruce197US #53
#41Stephen184US #26
#42Andrew172US #36
#43Joel172US #102
#44Jay169US #91
#45Dennis166US #44
#46Wayne160US #59
#47Dale155US #85
#48Chad144US #135
#49Jeffery144US #42
#50Kurt137US #110
#51Terry135US #40
#52Rodney134US #35
#53Alan132US #57
#54Chris132US #55
#55Bryan130US #52
#56Duane128US #140
#57Shawn126US #54
#58Curtis120US #75
#59Roger119US #51
#60Jason116US #89
#61Mike115US #69
#62Jeff113US #72
#63Larry108US #38
#64Brent99US #114
#65Edward99US #30
#66Jonathan96US #65
#67Steve96US #67
#68Tim96US #103
#69Jerry94US #41
#70Tony93US #49
#71Gerald92US #60
#72Tom90US #153
#73Darin86US #134
#74Darren85US #63
#75Randall84US #70
#76Allen80US #97
#77Kyle80US #146
#78Martin78US #78
#79Brett77US #118
#80Kelly77US #111
#81Kent77US #172
#82Russell74US #61
#83Sean74US #50
#84Wade73US #183
#85Erik71US #145
#86Greg71US #126
#87Philip70US #86
#88Raymond67US #47
#89Barry64US #87
#90Eugene64US #116
#91Jim64US #136
#92Lee64US #106
#93Lawrence62US #66
#94Dan60US #174
#95Lance60US #156
#96Rick59US #162
#97Ross58
#98Darrin57US #119
#99Ricky56US #64
#100Ryan56US #171

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑33Chad#48
↑31Tina#68
↑25Kristi#71
↑24Melissa#39
↑19Jason#60
↑18Paula#35
↑18Bryan#55
↑17Shannon#80

Falling

↓23Robin#79
↓23Judy#100
↓21Jim#91
↓20Greg#86
↓18Bonnie#90
↓17Connie#74
↓17Joan#86
↓17Jeff#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.