State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 62,272 Minnesota births in 1970 across 940 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#36Kari#194 nationally
#76Wade#189 nationally
#53Cory#164 nationally
#77Darin#188 nationally
#94Mollyoutside the national top 200
#97Kentoutside the national top 200
#66Jody#153 nationally
#41Sara#126 nationally
#64Kurt#149 nationally
#98Bridget#179 nationally
#87Duane#163 nationally
#87Becky#161 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,152US #1
#2Lisa867US #2
#3Michelle829US #4
#4Amy726US #5
#5Julie625US #11
#6Kimberly505US #3
#7Melissa456US #7
#8Angela392US #6
#9Susan390US #15
#10Dawn372US #16
#11Kelly369US #20
#12Heather357US #19
#13Tracy353US #10
#14Christine349US #14
#15Mary344US #9
#16Jill317US #52
#17Lori315US #23
#18Tammy309US #8
#19Shannon297US #22
#20Laura278US #13
#21Stephanie276US #17
#22Wendy271US #28
#23Heidi268US #81
#24Jodi266US #95
#25Brenda262US #40
#26Karen262US #12
#27Rebecca252US #29
#28Stacy251US #42
#29Nicole244US #30
#30Elizabeth242US #18
#31Kristin241US #63
#32Ann228US #62
#33Pamela218US #26
#34Sarah217US #65
#35Tina217US #21
#36Kari196US #194
#37Denise195US #36
#38Michele185US #31
#39Kristine182US #109
#40Sandra175US #27
#41Sara174US #126
#42Debra168US #47
#43Nancy166US #50
#44Teresa165US #34
#45Tamara163US #79
#46Cynthia162US #25
#47Patricia161US #24
#48Andrea160US #43
#49Cheryl156US #44
#50Paula152US #57
#51Deborah151US #33
#52Lynn149US #119
#53Barbara147US #41
#54Sheila147US #75
#55Theresa145US #53
#56Kathleen141US #45
#57Rachel139US #58
#58Kristen127US #83
#59Holly126US #74
#60Christina122US #35
#61Carrie121US #73
#62Katherine121US #67
#63Linda121US #38
#64Jessica119US #98
#65Renee119US #68
#66Jody118US #153
#67Kathryn116US #104
#68Stacey116US #48
#69Shelly115US #103
#70Beth114US #92
#71Anne111US #112
#72Colleen108US #117
#73Rhonda108US #46
#74Tara108US #69
#75Melanie105US #91
#76Laurie103US #88
#77Gina100US #61
#78Diane98US #70
#79Deanna96US #90
#80Catherine93US #59
#81Robin92US #51
#82Kim91US #78
#83Cindy89US #72
#84Connie88US #116
#85Suzanne87US #87
#86Tanya87US #76
#87Becky84US #161
#88Kristi84US #123
#89Kathy82US #77
#90Dana81US #54
#91Sharon81US #37
#92Tracey80US #55
#93Jacqueline78US #66
#94Molly78
#95Carol77US #71
#96Tricia76US #124
#97Donna75US #32
#98Bridget74US #179
#99Jean74US #159
#100Kelli72US #115

Boys

#1Michael1,568US #1
#2Jason1,143US #13
#3David1,135US #3
#4John949US #4
#5Scott925US #12
#6James882US #2
#7Jeffrey819US #11
#8Mark809US #9
#9Robert808US #5
#10Christopher782US #6
#11Daniel775US #19
#12Brian744US #8
#13Steven623US #15
#14Todd603US #28
#15Timothy600US #20
#16Thomas598US #17
#17Paul574US #23
#18Eric519US #18
#19Chad489US #51
#20Matthew467US #24
#21William460US #7
#22Kevin448US #14
#23Richard437US #10
#24Joseph426US #16
#25Troy414US #41
#26Bradley354US #47
#27Anthony316US #22
#28Gregory297US #26
#29Patrick297US #33
#30Craig286US #39
#31Andrew282US #32
#32Shawn278US #34
#33Peter255US #44
#34Douglas223US #36
#35Charles220US #21
#36Jon205US #68
#37Gary189US #35
#38Joel184US #82
#39Ronald177US #29
#40Stephen176US #27
#41Jonathan174US #42
#42Kenneth170US #25
#43Keith169US #38
#44Donald168US #30
#45Sean167US #37
#46Brent163US #74
#47Dean161US #112
#48Aaron159US #52
#49Corey156US #84
#50Shane150US #64
#51Jay143US #97
#52Dennis140US #46
#53Cory133US #164
#54Randy128US #59
#55Jeremy126US #70
#56Dale125US #110
#57Erik118US #101
#58Brett117US #99
#59Chris115US #63
#60Terry115US #54
#61Bryan114US #53
#62Darren113US #75
#63Lance110US #76
#64Kurt108US #149
#65Bruce106US #94
#66Kyle106US #120
#67Nathan103US #130
#68Tony100US #57
#69Marc99US #60
#70Curtis97US #88
#71Travis97US #69
#72Edward96US #31
#73Wayne95US #80
#74Jamie92US #125
#75Jeffery92US #50
#76Wade91US #189
#77Darin89US #188
#78Russell87US #58
#79Alan84US #91
#80Lee84US #118
#81Derek82US #77
#82Roger79US #61
#83Adam78US #72
#84Benjamin78US #81
#85Jesse73US #119
#86Gerald72US #67
#87Duane71US #163
#88Kelly71US #135
#89Jeff67US #116
#90Ryan67US #140
#91Kirk65US #158
#92Larry65US #43
#93Martin65US #93
#94Allen64US #113
#95Rodney62US #55
#96Justin61US #138
#97Kent60
#98Nicholas59US #123
#99Brad57US #139
#100Jerry57US #45

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑35Nicole#29
↑29Jeremy#55
↑27Christina#60
↑25Melanie#75
↑21Nathan#67
↑19Holly#59
↑17Kyle#66
↑16Travis#71

Falling

↓21Jacqueline#93
↓20Catherine#80
↓19Diane#78
↓19Jeff#89
↓18Jerry#100
↓16Jeffery#75
↓15Carol#95
↓14Roger#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.