State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,691 Minnesota births in 2014 across 1,836 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#64Gretaoutside the national top 200
#75Elsieoutside the national top 200
#85Elsaoutside the national top 200
#52Bennett#166 nationally
#89Charlieoutside the national top 200
#92Adelineoutside the national top 200
#45Isla#151 nationally
#95Elliotoutside the national top 200
#58Norah#163 nationally
#81Calvin#182 nationally
#83Everly#178 nationally
#78Everett#167 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia363US #2
#2Emma354US #1
#3Evelyn298US #16
#4Ava267US #5
#5Charlotte245US #10
#6Sophia242US #3
#7Harper221US #11
#8Avery218US #14
#9Amelia211US #15
#10Ella210US #17
#11Nora204US #49
#12Abigail202US #8
#13Isabella196US #4
#14Grace178US #20
#15Elizabeth176US #13
#16Emily172US #7
#17Claire160US #44
#18Lydia150US #84
#19Addison149US #24
#20Lillian149US #25
#21Stella144US #66
#22Natalie142US #23
#23Lucy141US #61
#24Aubrey135US #21
#25Audrey133US #36
#26Mia132US #6
#27Aria130US #31
#28Layla129US #29
#29Lily128US #27
#30Hazel124US #105
#31Zoey122US #22
#32Hannah119US #28
#33Piper117US #75
#34Anna115US #34
#35Eleanor114US #78
#36Madelyn112US #60
#37Violet108US #67
#38Brooklyn107US #26
#39Madison107US #9
#40Chloe106US #18
#41Quinn101US #126
#42Lauren100US #94
#43Cora99US #103
#44Ellie99US #55
#45Isla99US #151
#46Clara98US #108
#47Isabelle98US #96
#48Madeline98US #89
#49Autumn95US #71
#50Ruby95US #90
#51Vivian93US #97
#52Hailey92US #51
#53Sofia92US #12
#54Scarlett91US #30
#55Hadley90US #100
#56Savannah90US #38
#57Aubree89US #62
#58Norah87US #163
#59Eva83US #83
#60Josephine83US #147
#61Peyton83US #56
#62Alexis81US #65
#63Kennedy81US #54
#64Greta80
#65Samantha80US #33
#66Victoria80US #19
#67Mackenzie79US #69
#68Annabelle78US #57
#69Paisley78US #53
#70Allison77US #39
#71Julia77US #86
#72Molly75US #122
#73Morgan75US #102
#74Penelope75US #43
#75Elsie74
#76Leah74US #35
#77Arianna73US #40
#78Ivy73US #146
#79Maya73US #74
#80Ariana72US #37
#81Sydney72US #109
#82Zoe71US #32
#83Everly69US #178
#84Elise68US #168
#85Elsa68
#86Alice67US #98
#87Gabriella67US #42
#88Mya67US #138
#89Paige66US #134
#90Taylor66US #77
#91Aurora65US #116
#92Adeline63
#93Bella63US #70
#94Brooke63US #139
#95Katherine63US #82
#96Kaylee63US #52
#97Kylie63US #73
#98Reese63US #165
#99Brielle60US #118
#100Eliana59US #117

Boys

#1Henry352US #33
#2William344US #5
#3Liam331US #2
#4Owen305US #36
#5Benjamin302US #12
#6Mason292US #3
#7Oliver288US #32
#8Logan258US #13
#9Noah252US #1
#10Ethan251US #6
#11Jackson251US #18
#12Jack232US #41
#13Alexander230US #8
#14James226US #9
#15Carter224US #27
#16Jacob218US #4
#17Lucas215US #19
#18Elijah212US #11
#19Samuel211US #23
#20Wyatt204US #39
#21Levi202US #45
#22Isaac198US #31
#23Joseph197US #20
#24Charles191US #51
#25Caleb188US #35
#26Gavin180US #61
#27Nolan176US #81
#28Evan170US #58
#29Eli168US #49
#30Michael166US #7
#31Aiden163US #14
#32Blake163US #84
#33Landon162US #43
#34Parker161US #73
#35Luke158US #28
#36Leo156US #97
#37Easton155US #83
#38Thomas155US #54
#39Connor152US #52
#40Daniel152US #10
#41Theodore151US #126
#42Grayson150US #63
#43Andrew145US #22
#44Hunter144US #40
#45Hudson141US #80
#46Colton139US #65
#47Dylan135US #29
#48Gabriel135US #24
#49Asher134US #92
#50Jaxon134US #46
#51Lincoln134US #87
#52Bennett133US #166
#53David132US #17
#54Maxwell132US #107
#55Cameron123US #53
#56Matthew122US #16
#57Nathan122US #38
#58John121US #26
#59Anthony119US #21
#60Zachary119US #82
#61Jayden118US #15
#62Austin116US #66
#63Sawyer116US #110
#64Dominic114US #69
#65Brody113US #93
#66Jaxson112US #85
#67Brayden111US #62
#68Cooper111US #86
#69Miles111US #108
#70Jace109US #68
#71Emmett107US #156
#72Joshua106US #25
#73Harrison104US #127
#74Ryan104US #37
#75Camden103US #101
#76Micah102US #109
#77Vincent98US #104
#78Everett96US #167
#79Wesley96US #130
#80Tyler95US #72
#81Calvin92US #182
#82Isaiah91US #48
#83Jonathan91US #44
#84Weston88US #136
#85Jameson87US #160
#86Adam86US #79
#87George86US #135
#88Bentley85US #89
#89Charlie84
#90Declan84US #123
#91Robert84US #60
#92Carson83US #91
#93Jase83US #105
#94Jordan83US #55
#95Elliot82
#96Ryker81US #153
#97Julian79US #47
#98Riley78US #174
#99Sebastian78US #34
#100Silas77US #137

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑39Autumn#49
↑38Eva#59
↑33Isla#45
↑33Theodore#41
↑29Asher#49
↑27Greta#64
↑25Hazel#30
↑25Piper#33

Falling

↓38Kylie#97
↓32Jace#70
↓32Bentley#88
↓29Julia#71
↓29Jase#93
↓29Silas#100
↓27Isaiah#82
↓26Carson#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.