State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2010 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,962 Minnesota births in 2010 across 1,752 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#64Brynnoutside the national top 200
#74Norahoutside the national top 200
#34Nora#159 nationally
#76Hazeloutside the national top 200
#81Calvinoutside the national top 200
#49Clara#167 nationally
#69Josephine#185 nationally
#85Bennettoutside the national top 200
#83Leo#191 nationally
#96Emmettoutside the national top 200
#99Charlieoutside the national top 200
#91Brielle#191 nationally

Girls

#1Ava384US #5
#2Olivia376US #4
#3Sophia373US #2
#4Isabella319US #1
#5Emma303US #3
#6Abigail267US #7
#7Ella262US #13
#8Addison247US #11
#9Grace213US #18
#10Emily201US #6
#11Avery198US #23
#12Chloe196US #9
#13Elizabeth193US #12
#14Lillian192US #22
#15Lily180US #17
#16Amelia178US #41
#17Anna174US #27
#18Evelyn170US #39
#19Claire169US #53
#20Alexis163US #16
#21Hannah162US #20
#22Samantha162US #15
#23Natalie155US #14
#24Lauren153US #58
#25Lucy151US #75
#26Hailey140US #19
#27Charlotte134US #46
#28Madison134US #8
#29Brooklyn131US #34
#30Taylor126US #37
#31Aubrey125US #45
#32Stella124US #85
#33Audrey121US #52
#34Nora116US #159
#35Allison109US #38
#36Julia108US #55
#37Madeline107US #77
#38Lydia104US #110
#39Peyton104US #51
#40Mia103US #10
#41Ellie101US #104
#42Leah101US #24
#43Sydney101US #60
#44Morgan100US #63
#45Savannah99US #44
#46Gabriella95US #33
#47Mya95US #101
#48Ruby95US #113
#49Clara94US #167
#50Kaylee94US #35
#51Kylie92US #57
#52Madelyn92US #76
#53Nevaeh92US #25
#54Zoey92US #47
#55Isabelle91US #105
#56Mackenzie86US #68
#57Sophie85US #59
#58Zoe84US #31
#59Bella82US #48
#60Paige82US #100
#61Layla80US #36
#62Maya80US #66
#63Brooke79US #73
#64Brynn77
#65Piper77US #144
#66Arianna76US #54
#67Eva76US #91
#68Autumn75US #81
#69Josephine75US #185
#70Molly75US #87
#71Violet75US #122
#72Victoria74US #32
#73Alexa73US #50
#74Norah73
#75Harper71US #120
#76Hazel69
#77Megan69US #131
#78Eleanor67US #166
#79Alexandra65US #64
#80Alyssa65US #21
#81Faith65US #74
#82Katherine64US #70
#83Lilly64US #106
#84Makayla64US #43
#85Payton64US #79
#86Khloe63US #42
#87Reese63US #137
#88Sarah62US #26
#89Ashley61US #29
#90Aaliyah60US #56
#91Brielle60US #191
#92Jocelyn60US #65
#93Naomi60US #95
#94Riley59US #40
#95Vivian59US #158
#96Brianna58US #30
#97Elise58US #196
#98Rachel57US #99
#99Sofia57US #28
#100Ashlyn56US #157

Boys

#1Mason406US #12
#2Ethan345US #2
#3William334US #5
#4Owen322US #47
#5Logan317US #17
#6Jack299US #45
#7Jacob298US #1
#8Samuel297US #24
#9Jackson283US #25
#10Carter273US #48
#11Benjamin269US #22
#12Noah264US #7
#13Evan261US #36
#14Gavin255US #38
#15Alexander250US #6
#16Henry248US #67
#17Isaac234US #39
#18Liam231US #30
#19Andrew227US #14
#20Caleb225US #32
#21Lucas222US #35
#22Wyatt220US #57
#23Joseph219US #20
#24James217US #19
#25Elijah216US #18
#26Aiden215US #9
#27Gabriel205US #21
#28Landon203US #33
#29Nolan198US #104
#30Charles191US #63
#31Tyler188US #34
#32Levi182US #70
#33Ryan181US #23
#34Brayden178US #40
#35Michael172US #3
#36Joshua168US #11
#37Dylan166US #31
#38Oliver166US #88
#39Anthony164US #10
#40Brody164US #83
#41Matthew162US #16
#42Nathan162US #27
#43Connor160US #49
#44Eli157US #65
#45John157US #26
#46Jayden156US #4
#47Daniel153US #8
#48Chase152US #66
#49Zachary148US #61
#50Hunter145US #58
#51Luke144US #41
#52David142US #15
#53Thomas140US #62
#54Cooper139US #75
#55Carson135US #82
#56Nicholas135US #37
#57Maxwell132US #133
#58Isaiah129US #43
#59Easton126US #145
#60Blake123US #87
#61Austin122US #64
#62Jonathan117US #28
#63Parker117US #85
#64Christopher113US #13
#65Adam112US #80
#66Colton112US #73
#67Max112US #98
#68Cole111US #90
#69Riley110US #105
#70Asher103US #138
#71Cameron101US #60
#72Ian101US #72
#73Aaron100US #55
#74Sawyer92US #173
#75Micah91US #108
#76Adrian90US #56
#77Jordan90US #46
#78Miles90US #137
#79Brady89US #126
#80Vincent88US #110
#81Calvin87
#82Bentley86US #100
#83Leo85US #191
#84Tristan85US #84
#85Bennett84
#86Robert84US #54
#87Dominic82US #74
#88Justin82US #50
#89Josiah81US #77
#90Christian77US #29
#91Grant77US #155
#92Brandon76US #44
#93Hayden76US #96
#94Alex75US #93
#95Hudson73US #139
#96Emmett70
#97Ryder70US #135
#98Tanner69US #176
#99Charlie67
#100Jaxon67US #99

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑34Zoey#54
↑30Mya#47
↑24Charlotte#27
↑23Micah#75
↑22Ellie#41
↑19Piper#65
↑19Levi#32
↑18Nora#34

Falling

↓35Payton#85
↓34Brooke#63
↓34Brianna#96
↓31Sarah#88
↓25Riley#94
↓25Alex#94
↓23Daniel#47
↓22Connor#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.