State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,523 Minnesota births in 2016 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.

#77Gretaoutside the national top 200
#80Elsieoutside the national top 200
#87Aishaoutside the national top 200
#92Brynnoutside the national top 200
#94Eloiseoutside the national top 200
#95Charlieoutside the national top 200
#76Cecilia#177 nationally
#40Bennett#140 nationally
#79Graham#179 nationally
#50Calvin#149 nationally
#94August#193 nationally
#90Elliot#180 nationally

Girls

#1Evelyn335US #12
#2Olivia315US #2
#3Emma311US #1
#4Charlotte287US #7
#5Harper253US #11
#6Ava235US #3
#7Grace219US #19
#8Amelia218US #10
#9Sophia215US #4
#10Nora201US #36
#11Ella181US #17
#12Abigail177US #8
#13Eleanor171US #41
#14Avery168US #16
#15Elizabeth168US #13
#16Lillian166US #28
#17Hazel165US #52
#18Claire147US #40
#19Isabella144US #5
#20Mia142US #6
#21Violet139US #47
#22Lucy138US #55
#23Emily136US #9
#24Scarlett136US #18
#25Addison135US #29
#26Lily135US #24
#27Quinn133US #79
#28Stella131US #45
#29Clara130US #100
#30Aubrey129US #25
#31Aria128US #23
#32Cora128US #87
#33Lydia128US #80
#34Adeline127US #63
#35Hannah126US #33
#36Zoey123US #26
#37Piper121US #67
#38Paisley120US #46
#39Chloe119US #20
#40Natalie119US #31
#41Audrey113US #39
#42Vivian112US #95
#43Ruby110US #71
#44Ellie109US #43
#45Madison104US #15
#46Penelope104US #27
#47Brooklyn102US #34
#48Josephine102US #114
#49Layla102US #30
#50Madeline102US #90
#51Aurora100US #66
#52Isla98US #127
#53Riley95US #22
#54Mila92US #48
#55Everly89US #107
#56Anna87US #49
#57Isabelle85US #102
#58Ivy84US #112
#59Sofia83US #14
#60Gabriella82US #61
#61Hadley82US #108
#62Victoria81US #21
#63Leah80US #37
#64Savannah78US #38
#65Lauren77US #134
#66Madelyn77US #62
#67Maya76US #64
#68Sadie75US #60
#69Kennedy73US #59
#70Alice72US #76
#71Eva71US #74
#72Kinsley70US #86
#73Brielle68US #121
#74Margaret68US #139
#75Willow68US #96
#76Cecilia66US #177
#77Greta65
#78Julia65US #88
#79Autumn64US #65
#80Elsie64
#81Hailey64US #68
#82Kylie61US #83
#83Elise60US #168
#84Luna60US #77
#85Morgan60US #132
#86Peyton60US #81
#87Aisha58
#88Kaylee58US #72
#89Lyla58US #138
#90Samantha58US #44
#91Allison57US #50
#92Brynn57
#93Elena57US #94
#94Eloise57
#95Nevaeh57US #73
#96Norah57US #154
#97Sydney57US #135
#98Zoe57US #35
#99Aubree56US #84
#100Naomi56US #75

Boys

#1Henry399US #22
#2Oliver368US #12
#3William326US #3
#4Owen293US #24
#5Liam280US #2
#6Jack272US #38
#7Mason267US #4
#8James255US #5
#9Noah250US #1
#10Theodore248US #83
#11Jackson245US #17
#12Benjamin241US #6
#13Isaac219US #31
#14Ethan211US #10
#15Lincoln210US #51
#16Wyatt209US #33
#17Logan205US #18
#18Levi198US #42
#19Elijah197US #9
#20Lucas195US #14
#21Alexander194US #11
#22Samuel191US #21
#23Carter188US #26
#24Charles174US #52
#25Grayson174US #37
#26Leo167US #74
#27Michael167US #8
#28Jacob155US #7
#29Joseph155US #20
#30Thomas154US #48
#31Gabriel153US #25
#32Aiden152US #16
#33Harrison152US #107
#34Nolan152US #67
#35Easton146US #66
#36Jaxon145US #41
#37Eli142US #50
#38Landon141US #53
#39Connor140US #54
#40Bennett139US #140
#41Hudson139US #61
#42Hunter138US #45
#43Evan137US #69
#44Andrew134US #34
#45Caleb134US #44
#46Daniel134US #13
#47David133US #19
#48Cameron132US #57
#49Sawyer131US #97
#50Calvin128US #149
#51John126US #28
#52Parker126US #87
#53Asher124US #71
#54Everett123US #114
#55Luke122US #29
#56Maxwell122US #111
#57Vincent114US #104
#58Matthew113US #15
#59Emmett112US #136
#60Gavin111US #80
#61Isaiah109US #47
#62Miles109US #105
#63Colton108US #68
#64Brayden107US #64
#65Cooper107US #79
#66Wesley107US #117
#67Anthony106US #30
#68Jayden105US #27
#69Ezra102US #85
#70Weston99US #121
#71Maverick97US #139
#72Jace95US #76
#73Joshua95US #35
#74Dylan94US #32
#75Ryan94US #40
#76Ryker94US #148
#77George92US #126
#78Jameson92US #128
#79Graham91US #179
#80Micah88US #115
#81Silas88US #119
#82Zachary87US #89
#83Carson86US #81
#84Chase86US #86
#85Jaxson86US #82
#86Jonathan86US #56
#87Josiah86US #55
#88Nathan86US #43
#89Tyler86US #91
#90Elliot85US #180
#91Sebastian85US #23
#92Blake84US #127
#93Max83US #118
#94August82US #193
#95Charlie82
#96Aaron81US #49
#97Declan81US #109
#98Adam80US #75
#99Dominic80US #72
#100Austin79US #73

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑37Riley#53
↑31Adeline#34
↑26Everly#55
↑26Gabriella#60
↑24Ryker#76
↑23Josephine#48
↑19Quinn#27
↑19Jameson#78

Falling

↓36Zoe#98
↓34Hailey#81
↓28Blake#92
↓25Brooklyn#47
↓20Autumn#79
↓19Hadley#61
↓19Declan#97
↓19Adam#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.