State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 59,041 Minnesota births in 1968 across 863 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#39Karioutside the national top 200
#92Karlaoutside the national top 200
#63Jody#169 nationally
#96Wadeoutside the national top 200
#97Coryoutside the national top 200
#86Rick#182 nationally
#100Leah#195 nationally
#78Jean#158 nationally
#20Jodi#97 nationally
#70Darin#147 nationally
#94Corey#171 nationally
#70Jane#146 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,111US #1
#2Michelle797US #2
#3Jennifer737US #4
#4Julie625US #16
#5Kimberly520US #3
#6Susan516US #10
#7Amy513US #13
#8Mary443US #6
#9Kelly429US #12
#10Christine422US #14
#11Lori396US #22
#12Dawn361US #21
#13Melissa345US #5
#14Karen343US #9
#15Tammy339US #8
#16Laura334US #11
#17Brenda331US #34
#18Jill287US #46
#19Angela284US #7
#20Jodi248US #97
#21Tracy248US #25
#22Ann244US #54
#23Wendy239US #31
#24Pamela238US #20
#25Kristin237US #84
#26Elizabeth229US #17
#27Nancy227US #39
#28Patricia227US #15
#29Rebecca223US #33
#30Michele218US #29
#31Barbara215US #36
#32Heidi215US #89
#33Debra210US #38
#34Paula209US #45
#35Stephanie207US #23
#36Kristine203US #105
#37Sandra203US #26
#38Kathleen196US #40
#39Kari192
#40Teresa191US #30
#41Deborah188US #27
#42Lynn186US #85
#43Cheryl176US #37
#44Denise176US #35
#45Stacy175US #64
#46Cynthia174US #19
#47Linda171US #28
#48Tina171US #18
#49Sarah165US #78
#50Theresa155US #47
#51Beth154US #74
#52Andrea153US #48
#53Anne149US #88
#54Shannon149US #53
#55Sheila142US #59
#56Diane138US #51
#57Heather137US #62
#58Tamara137US #80
#59Sara124US #130
#60Sharon124US #32
#61Colleen123US #101
#62Renee121US #65
#63Jody120US #169
#64Kim118US #57
#65Catherine116US #56
#66Cindy116US #67
#67Stacey116US #55
#68Laurie115US #79
#69Shelly112US #98
#70Jane109US #146
#71Carol108US #49
#72Kathryn108US #100
#73Carrie107US #86
#74Jacqueline104US #50
#75Christina103US #44
#76Rhonda102US #42
#77Donna100US #24
#78Jean99US #158
#79Katherine98US #75
#80Suzanne96US #69
#81Rachel94US #92
#82Kristi91US #138
#83Terri91US #83
#84Connie90US #87
#85Robin87US #43
#86Gina85US #58
#87Vicki84US #114
#88Sherry83US #52
#89Kristen80US #107
#90Margaret80US #63
#91Janet79US #73
#92Karla79
#93Leslie75US #66
#94Dana72US #70
#95Deanna71US #104
#96Carolyn70US #61
#97Bonnie69US #116
#98Holly69US #103
#99Maria69US #41
#100Leah68US #195

Boys

#1Michael1,575US #1
#2David1,271US #2
#3John1,022US #3
#4Mark943US #7
#5Scott939US #14
#6James877US #4
#7Robert831US #5
#8Jeffrey824US #11
#9Brian795US #10
#10Daniel759US #18
#11Steven746US #15
#12Thomas718US #12
#13Todd704US #28
#14Timothy697US #13
#15Paul644US #19
#16Christopher576US #9
#17Richard522US #8
#18Kevin461US #17
#19Troy417US #40
#20Eric385US #22
#21Joseph381US #16
#22Matthew359US #24
#23William356US #6
#24Patrick339US #30
#25Gregory328US #26
#26Jason309US #47
#27Bradley280US #57
#28Douglas261US #33
#29Craig249US #41
#30Peter231US #39
#31Anthony227US #21
#32Dean224US #78
#33Charles223US #20
#34Ronald212US #25
#35Jon209US #65
#36Shawn198US #43
#37Stephen198US #27
#38Andrew197US #34
#39Donald197US #29
#40Kenneth191US #23
#41Chad188US #104
#42Gary188US #32
#43Joel187US #80
#44Keith169US #35
#45Dennis163US #45
#46Randy155US #54
#47Jay148US #88
#48Sean144US #37
#49Terry138US #48
#50Dale134US #91
#51Bruce131US #61
#52Chris129US #64
#53Brent123US #102
#54Kurt123US #123
#55Wayne123US #63
#56Jonathan120US #53
#57Jeffery110US #46
#58Roger109US #55
#59Darren108US #60
#60Bryan104US #51
#61Edward100US #31
#62Erik98US #125
#63Tony98US #52
#64Brett96US #105
#65Alan95US #74
#66Curtis95US #75
#67Russell92US #56
#68Gerald91US #62
#69Mike89US #93
#70Darin88US #147
#71Kelly88US #97
#72Kyle86US #148
#73Larry84US #38
#74Rodney84US #42
#75Jeff82US #90
#76Duane81US #146
#77Lee80US #106
#78Allen78US #100
#79Jerry78US #44
#80Randall78US #79
#81Martin76US #68
#82Marc75US #84
#83Shane75US #120
#84Tim71US #139
#85Aaron70US #87
#86Rick67US #182
#87George63US #36
#88Raymond63US #50
#89Nathan62US #163
#90Ricky62US #70
#91Steve62US #89
#92Philip60US #82
#93Greg59US #142
#94Corey58US #171
#95Lance58US #144
#96Wade55
#97Cory54
#98Ryan54US #131
#99Frank52US #49
#100Kirk52US #143

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑40Andrea#52
↑40Heather#57
↑22Darren#59
↑21Jonathan#56
↑20Christina#75
↑19Stacy#45
↑19Jason#26
↑18Tamara#58

Falling

↓20Janet#91
↓16Jeff#75
↓16Lee#77
↓16Steve#91
↓15Sandra#37
↓14Linda#47
↓14Carol#71
↓14Rhonda#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.