State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 55,585 Minnesota births in 2008 across 1,757 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#54Josephineoutside the national top 200
#65Noraoutside the national top 200
#77Claraoutside the national top 200
#88Gretaoutside the national top 200
#76Stella#186 nationally
#91Annikaoutside the national top 200
#93Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#94Kendraoutside the national top 200
#96Brynnoutside the national top 200
#98Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#70Ellie#167 nationally
#80Piper#172 nationally

Girls

#1Ava447US #5
#2Olivia386US #4
#3Emma367US #1
#4Sophia327US #7
#5Isabella305US #2
#6Grace304US #21
#7Abigail288US #8
#8Ella276US #19
#9Madison264US #6
#10Addison250US #12
#11Elizabeth232US #9
#12Emily231US #3
#13Chloe213US #10
#14Lily206US #24
#15Hannah198US #17
#16Anna194US #26
#17Lauren191US #30
#18Claire186US #62
#19Lillian185US #29
#20Taylor185US #22
#21Natalie182US #13
#22Alexis180US #15
#23Samantha176US #11
#24Hailey174US #25
#25Avery158US #38
#26Amelia155US #68
#27Madeline154US #56
#28Brooke143US #52
#29Aubrey140US #42
#30Morgan134US #46
#31Lydia133US #120
#32Allison128US #32
#33Isabelle128US #93
#34Julia126US #41
#35Evelyn125US #54
#36Ashley124US #18
#37Audrey122US #44
#38Alyssa121US #16
#39Nevaeh116US #34
#40Paige116US #89
#41Lucy111US #112
#42Sydney111US #49
#43Ruby110US #113
#44Katherine108US #45
#45Brianna106US #23
#46Sarah106US #20
#47Madelyn102US #64
#48Brooklyn101US #48
#49Kylie99US #51
#50Sophie99US #75
#51Mia98US #14
#52Megan97US #100
#53Kaylee96US #31
#54Josephine95
#55Gabriella94US #35
#56Mackenzie94US #65
#57Alexa90US #50
#58Savannah86US #33
#59Molly85US #104
#60Rachel85US #74
#61Charlotte84US #86
#62Isabel84US #97
#63Kayla83US #28
#64Leah83US #40
#65Nora83
#66Faith82US #90
#67Kaitlyn82US #53
#68Keira82US #123
#69Peyton82US #60
#70Ellie79US #167
#71Victoria79US #27
#72Eva78US #114
#73Katelyn78US #80
#74Zoe76US #58
#75Riley74US #39
#76Stella74US #186
#77Clara72
#78Makayla72US #37
#79Autumn71US #87
#80Piper71US #172
#81Gabrielle70US #79
#82Maya70US #71
#83Mya69US #103
#84Layla68US #55
#85Alexandra66US #61
#86Bailey66US #82
#87Gracie66US #99
#88Greta66
#89Payton66US #91
#90Zoey65US #98
#91Annika64
#92Kate64US #139
#93Arianna63US #66
#94Kendra63
#95Sofia63US #36
#96Brynn62
#97Jessica62US #59
#98Mckenna62
#99Sadie62US #109
#100Mariah60US #77

Boys

#1Ethan408US #3
#2Alexander375US #6
#3Logan364US #19
#4William354US #8
#5Benjamin343US #25
#6Jacob343US #1
#7Mason331US #35
#8Noah328US #15
#9Samuel326US #27
#10Gavin322US #30
#11Owen317US #58
#12Jackson312US #32
#13Jack311US #39
#14Carter296US #65
#15Joseph290US #13
#16Andrew288US #12
#17Tyler273US #28
#18Aiden271US #16
#19Wyatt270US #62
#20Evan262US #38
#21Isaac246US #37
#22Henry232US #78
#23Matthew230US #10
#24Michael222US #2
#25Nathan221US #21
#26Zachary220US #47
#27Elijah212US #22
#28James211US #17
#29Joshua211US #4
#30Lucas211US #46
#31Ryan209US #18
#32Jayden207US #11
#33Anthony204US #7
#34John203US #20
#35Daniel201US #5
#36Connor195US #57
#37Caleb194US #34
#38Landon194US #45
#39Dylan191US #31
#40Nicholas190US #29
#41Hunter189US #54
#42Luke188US #43
#43Brody182US #70
#44Brayden177US #51
#45Thomas177US #52
#46David176US #14
#47Gabriel176US #24
#48Christopher174US #9
#49Charles171US #63
#50Blake169US #90
#51Brady164US #94
#52Maxwell161US #134
#53Oliver154US #118
#54Isaiah153US #42
#55Chase151US #67
#56Cooper147US #92
#57Nolan142US #131
#58Cameron141US #53
#59Riley141US #106
#60Austin140US #55
#61Carson140US #89
#62Cole138US #85
#63Parker137US #103
#64Jonathan135US #26
#65Eli134US #99
#66Liam134US #75
#67Levi129US #116
#68Brandon125US #33
#69Colton125US #98
#70Ian124US #80
#71Adam123US #72
#72Alex121US #84
#73Caden120US #96
#74Aidan119US #59
#75Dominic118US #93
#76Aaron116US #50
#77Grant114US #143
#78Christian109US #23
#79Cody108US #123
#80Kevin102US #41
#81Vincent99US #119
#82Adrian98US #56
#83Tristan95US #81
#84Hayden94US #76
#85Jordan91US #48
#86Justin90US #44
#87Ayden89US #91
#88Kaden89US #100
#89Miles89US #167
#90Max86US #126
#91Bryce85US #117
#92Robert82US #49
#93Sawyer79
#94Jonah76US #136
#95Nathaniel75US #77
#96Tanner74US #163
#97Kyle73US #97
#98Preston73US #124
#99Devin72US #109
#100Jaden70US #88

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑45Josephine#54
↑37Oliver#53
↑28Keira#68
↑26Brody#43
↑26Colton#69
↑19Eli#65
↑18Parker#63
↑17Cooper#56

Falling

↓27Alexandra#85
↓26Aidan#74
↓25Maya#82
↓23Sofia#95
↓19Jordan#85
↓18Dylan#39
↓18Kyle#97
↓17Savannah#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.