State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,842 Minnesota births in 2015 across 1,864 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#75Gretaoutside the national top 200
#80Aishaoutside the national top 200
#80Beckettoutside the national top 200
#88Eloiseoutside the national top 200
#92Mohamedoutside the national top 200
#63Calvin#171 nationally
#74Cecilia#181 nationally
#51Bennett#154 nationally
#99Louisoutside the national top 200
#52Isla#142 nationally
#56Emmett#139 nationally
#91Elise#174 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia379US #2
#2Emma323US #1
#3Evelyn273US #15
#4Ava267US #4
#5Nora244US #41
#6Charlotte241US #9
#7Harper236US #10
#8Sophia234US #3
#9Amelia232US #12
#10Grace208US #19
#11Elizabeth182US #13
#12Abigail181US #7
#13Ella173US #18
#14Avery167US #16
#15Lucy160US #55
#16Isabella158US #5
#17Emily157US #8
#18Hazel155US #63
#19Addison154US #24
#20Eleanor154US #60
#21Lillian146US #26
#22Brooklyn143US #31
#23Stella140US #51
#24Natalie136US #27
#25Hannah135US #28
#26Aubrey132US #21
#27Piper131US #67
#28Violet131US #50
#29Cora130US #88
#30Mia130US #6
#31Claire128US #49
#32Zoey128US #23
#33Aria125US #29
#34Lydia125US #80
#35Lily124US #25
#36Audrey122US #37
#37Madison122US #11
#38Scarlett120US #22
#39Ellie117US #48
#40Clara112US #98
#41Chloe111US #17
#42Hadley109US #103
#43Layla109US #30
#44Vivian109US #95
#45Anna106US #44
#46Quinn106US #97
#47Hailey101US #64
#48Paisley100US #45
#49Mila99US #53
#50Ruby99US #83
#51Victoria95US #20
#52Isla92US #142
#53Madelyn91US #59
#54Maya91US #68
#55Penelope91US #34
#56Savannah91US #38
#57Isabelle89US #94
#58Lauren89US #119
#59Autumn88US #69
#60Alexis85US #85
#61Madeline85US #91
#62Zoe85US #33
#63Kennedy84US #58
#64Eva82US #76
#65Adeline80US #135
#66Aurora79US #78
#67Julia79US #89
#68Ivy78US #130
#69Leah77US #36
#70Sofia75US #14
#71Josephine72US #131
#72Alice70US #87
#73Allison66US #39
#74Cecilia66US #181
#75Greta66
#76Kylie66US #66
#77Morgan66US #121
#78Paige66US #140
#79Sadie66US #52
#80Aisha64
#81Everly64US #138
#82Adalyn63US #132
#83Norah63US #159
#84Sydney63US #122
#85Annabelle62US #92
#86Gabriella62US #54
#87Aubree61US #79
#88Eloise61
#89Lyla61US #141
#90Riley61US #35
#91Elise60US #174
#92Mackenzie60US #73
#93Willow60US #111
#94Elena59US #106
#95Eliana58US #102
#96Sophie58US #104
#97Faith57US #90
#98Peyton57US #72
#99Alexa56US #32
#100Naomi55US #75

Boys

#1Henry394US #29
#2Oliver360US #19
#3William341US #5
#4Liam323US #2
#5Mason291US #3
#6Jack287US #40
#7Owen281US #36
#8Jackson236US #17
#9Lucas235US #16
#10James233US #7
#11Ethan232US #6
#12Benjamin230US #10
#13Isaac226US #31
#14Noah221US #1
#15Jacob220US #4
#16Elijah217US #11
#17Logan216US #14
#18Samuel216US #23
#19Levi214US #42
#20Wyatt214US #34
#21Leo201US #91
#22Carter197US #24
#23Alexander196US #8
#24Theodore190US #99
#25Lincoln189US #66
#26Charles183US #50
#27Nolan182US #71
#28Caleb169US #37
#29Aiden166US #13
#30Michael159US #9
#31Daniel158US #12
#32Eli156US #53
#33Joseph156US #21
#34Grayson155US #47
#35Jaxon155US #44
#36Gabriel154US #22
#37Easton149US #78
#38Thomas147US #51
#39Hunter146US #41
#40John144US #26
#41Andrew143US #30
#42Hudson143US #65
#43Evan139US #67
#44Gavin139US #70
#45Connor138US #55
#46Parker136US #72
#47Harrison135US #119
#48Colton132US #60
#49Sawyer132US #94
#50Matthew131US #15
#51Bennett130US #154
#52Landon130US #46
#53Maxwell130US #113
#54Cameron129US #56
#55Asher123US #82
#56Emmett123US #139
#57Luke123US #28
#58Vincent123US #109
#59Cooper121US #77
#60David120US #18
#61Dylan118US #27
#62Everett115US #136
#63Calvin114US #171
#64Blake113US #96
#65Miles112US #107
#66Joshua107US #33
#67Jace104US #75
#68Jayden104US #20
#69Isaiah100US #49
#70Anthony98US #25
#71Brody98US #106
#72Brayden97US #61
#73Jaxson97US #84
#74Josiah97US #57
#75Nathan97US #38
#76Zachary97US #88
#77Chase96US #74
#78Declan94US #112
#79Adam93US #73
#80Beckett92
#81Christopher91US #32
#82Austin90US #69
#83Wesley90US #126
#84Carson89US #89
#85Ezra89US #93
#86Ryan88US #39
#87Micah87US #105
#88Weston87US #120
#89Ian85US #76
#90George83US #135
#91Aaron82US #52
#92Mohamed82
#93Sebastian82US #35
#94Camden81US #104
#95Dominic81US #68
#96Jonathan81US #48
#97Jameson80US #144
#98Bentley78US #92
#99Louis78
#100Ryker78US #149

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑27Adeline#65
↑26Lincoln#25
↑26Harrison#47
↑25Maya#54
↑25Aurora#66
↑21Paisley#48
↑21Kylie#76
↑20Zoe#62

Falling

↓37Peyton#98
↓32Blake#64
↓31Dominic#95
↓30Aubree#87
↓25Norah#83
↓25Mackenzie#92
↓22Luke#57
↓20Austin#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.