State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,712 Minnesota births in 2012 across 1,789 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#40Brynn#189 nationally
#56Bennettoutside the national top 200
#39Cora#155 nationally
#85Islaoutside the national top 200
#87Adelineoutside the national top 200
#88Norahoutside the national top 200
#48Josephine#160 nationally
#79Calvin#189 nationally
#64Hazel#173 nationally
#95Gretaoutside the national top 200
#89Theodore#194 nationally
#97Charlieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma368US #2
#2Olivia368US #4
#3Sophia329US #1
#4Ava326US #5
#5Avery281US #13
#6Evelyn239US #27
#7Ella224US #12
#8Isabella221US #3
#9Grace219US #21
#10Abigail218US #7
#11Harper203US #24
#12Amelia201US #23
#13Aubrey188US #15
#14Emily185US #6
#15Addison184US #14
#16Lillian175US #25
#17Elizabeth174US #10
#18Charlotte173US #19
#19Lily166US #16
#20Claire152US #45
#21Nora151US #108
#22Chloe148US #11
#23Lucy143US #66
#24Anna140US #34
#25Hannah140US #22
#26Lydia139US #95
#27Natalie137US #17
#28Stella135US #62
#29Audrey131US #41
#30Madison130US #9
#31Brooklyn128US #29
#32Zoey125US #20
#33Lauren123US #72
#34Hailey121US #32
#35Mia110US #8
#36Alexis107US #40
#37Ellie104US #85
#38Sydney101US #78
#39Cora100US #155
#40Brynn97US #189
#41Samantha97US #26
#42Clara94US #136
#43Kaylee93US #35
#44Madelyn93US #67
#45Julia92US #65
#46Violet89US #89
#47Brielle88US #111
#48Josephine85US #160
#49Peyton84US #53
#50Piper84US #98
#51Savannah84US #43
#52Layla83US #31
#53Leah83US #33
#54Zoe83US #30
#55Ruby81US #105
#56Sophie81US #52
#57Molly80US #90
#58Eleanor79US #134
#59Paige79US #106
#60Victoria79US #28
#61Hadley78US #131
#62Madeline78US #96
#63Morgan77US #82
#64Hazel76US #173
#65Autumn75US #68
#66Elise74US #152
#67Vivian74US #141
#68Allison72US #38
#69Aubree72US #60
#70Isabelle72US #126
#71Quinn72US #153
#72Arianna71US #49
#73Kylie70US #59
#74Payton70US #103
#75Reese70US #128
#76Mackenzie69US #71
#77Sofia69US #18
#78Maya68US #63
#79Nevaeh67US #39
#80Scarlett67US #61
#81Brooke66US #102
#82Eva66US #86
#83Annabelle65US #99
#84Gabriella65US #37
#85Isla65
#86Mya65US #124
#87Adeline64
#88Norah64
#89Aria63US #92
#90Faith63US #75
#91Mila63US #115
#92Alexandra62US #76
#93Katherine62US #64
#94Aaliyah60US #36
#95Greta60
#96Reagan59US #97
#97Taylor59US #46
#98Alexa58US #57
#99Naomi57US #79
#100Annika56

Boys

#1Mason363US #2
#2William352US #5
#3Ethan334US #3
#4Liam330US #6
#5Henry315US #44
#6Owen313US #38
#7Benjamin272US #16
#8Noah268US #4
#9Jackson266US #21
#10Alexander254US #9
#11Logan254US #22
#12Jack249US #46
#13Wyatt242US #41
#14Samuel238US #25
#15Carter237US #36
#16Lucas237US #27
#17Isaac224US #30
#18Jacob223US #1
#19Elijah215US #13
#20Oliver211US #73
#21Gavin206US #40
#22James204US #14
#23Levi203US #55
#24Aiden201US #10
#25Andrew198US #18
#26Evan197US #47
#27Joseph195US #19
#28Charles190US #62
#29Michael184US #7
#30Blake181US #71
#31Landon180US #35
#32Eli179US #43
#33Nolan177US #89
#34Caleb173US #32
#35Daniel167US #11
#36Parker165US #81
#37Easton163US #96
#38Gabriel163US #24
#39John160US #28
#40Luke160US #37
#41Joshua153US #17
#42Jayden150US #8
#43Hunter149US #45
#44Matthew149US #12
#45Thomas149US #63
#46Dylan147US #31
#47Ryan147US #26
#48Zachary147US #67
#49Brayden146US #39
#50Tyler146US #50
#51Connor144US #59
#52Colton142US #65
#53Nathan140US #29
#54Chase129US #77
#55Maxwell129US #114
#56Bennett128
#57Hudson124US #93
#58Jaxon124US #66
#59Bentley123US #75
#60Brody123US #91
#61Austin122US #58
#62Anthony119US #15
#63Cameron118US #54
#64Isaiah118US #42
#65Cooper117US #83
#66Lincoln111US #132
#67David110US #20
#68Carson109US #87
#69Dominic109US #70
#70Asher108US #108
#71Grayson108US #86
#72Leo108US #134
#73Miles106US #111
#74Vincent106US #104
#75Nicholas105US #49
#76Jonathan104US #34
#77Aaron101US #51
#78Sawyer100US #147
#79Calvin99US #189
#80Ian98US #78
#81Cole95US #102
#82Jace93US #85
#83Christopher90US #23
#84Christian89US #33
#85Jordan89US #48
#86Adrian88US #61
#87Micah88US #103
#88Wesley87US #155
#89Theodore84US #194
#90Riley83US #133
#91Adam81US #82
#92Grant80US #163
#93Bryce79US #117
#94Jaxson79US #106
#95Josiah78US #79
#96Robert77US #60
#97Charlie75
#98Elliot75
#99Emmett75US #186
#100Brady74US #136

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑43Cora#39
↑39Josephine#48
↑35Victoria#60
↑35Easton#37
↑32Vivian#67
↑27Hazel#64
↑23Brielle#47
↑22Lincoln#66

Falling

↓45Taylor#97
↓30Allison#68
↓28Gabriella#84
↓26Faith#90
↓25Isabelle#70
↓23Madeline#62
↓21Brooke#81
↓21Riley#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.