State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 50,979 Minnesota births in 2017 across 1,858 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#72Lucilleoutside the national top 200
#82Brooksoutside the national top 200
#84Elsieoutside the national top 200
#78August#191 nationally
#97Aishaoutside the national top 200
#92Eloise#190 nationally
#64Elliot#161 nationally
#27Bennett#123 nationally
#57Calvin#146 nationally
#94Genevieve#183 nationally
#98Fiona#180 nationally
#87Finn#167 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia312US #2
#2Evelyn310US #9
#3Emma298US #1
#4Charlotte259US #7
#5Nora235US #29
#6Harper227US #11
#7Ava223US #3
#8Amelia217US #8
#9Sophia191US #5
#10Eleanor184US #36
#11Hazel170US #43
#12Grace167US #21
#13Ella166US #16
#14Isabella158US #4
#15Avery154US #14
#16Lillian152US #27
#17Abigail150US #10
#18Elizabeth146US #13
#19Lucy142US #52
#20Scarlett134US #18
#21Violet134US #47
#22Claire133US #49
#23Quinn133US #76
#24Lily129US #33
#25Mia128US #6
#26Clara126US #95
#27Natalie123US #35
#28Lydia122US #85
#29Ruby122US #79
#30Aria121US #20
#31Zoey120US #28
#32Emily118US #12
#33Everly118US #82
#34Audrey117US #46
#35Ellie117US #44
#36Stella116US #42
#37Cora115US #83
#38Aubrey114US #31
#39Addison112US #34
#40Vivian111US #97
#41Penelope109US #24
#42Chloe108US #22
#43Hannah104US #32
#44Mila104US #30
#45Madison99US #17
#46Aurora98US #51
#47Brooklyn98US #39
#48Isla98US #103
#49Riley94US #25
#50Madeline91US #99
#51Maya89US #60
#52Paisley89US #45
#53Ivy88US #108
#54Madelyn88US #63
#55Hailey87US #72
#56Isabelle87US #92
#57Sofia87US #15
#58Layla85US #26
#59Piper85US #81
#60Adeline83US #64
#61Savannah83US #38
#62Alice81US #70
#63Josephine81US #107
#64Victoria80US #19
#65Willow80US #80
#66Eva79US #73
#67Kennedy78US #58
#68Anna75US #53
#69Brielle74US #101
#70Luna74US #37
#71Hadley68US #112
#72Lucille68
#73Margaret68US #132
#74Norah66US #137
#75Kinsley65US #59
#76Aubree64US #86
#77Autumn64US #75
#78Lauren64US #148
#79Emilia63US #77
#80Kaylee63US #84
#81Eden62US #139
#82Alexandra61US #120
#83Nova61US #94
#84Elsie60
#85Julia60US #93
#86Lyla60US #131
#87Peyton60US #89
#88Rose59US #141
#89Sadie59US #71
#90Sydney59US #146
#91Annabelle57US #118
#92Eloise57US #190
#93Finley57US #159
#94Genevieve57US #183
#95Samantha56US #54
#96Mackenzie55US #100
#97Aisha54
#98Fiona54US #180
#99Morgan54US #153
#100Naomi54US #69

Boys

#1Oliver358US #10
#2William345US #3
#3Henry340US #19
#4Liam302US #1
#5Theodore266US #61
#6Logan242US #5
#7Noah241US #2
#8Mason239US #7
#9Wyatt236US #25
#10Owen232US #28
#11James230US #4
#12Jack222US #36
#13Levi220US #35
#14Leo219US #62
#15Benjamin218US #6
#16Lincoln212US #41
#17Jackson205US #20
#18Elijah200US #8
#19Lucas200US #11
#20Samuel181US #21
#21Alexander174US #13
#22Carter170US #24
#23Aiden169US #17
#24Charles169US #48
#25Ethan168US #14
#26Joseph162US #18
#27Bennett158US #123
#28Jacob154US #9
#29Nolan153US #67
#30Gabriel151US #31
#31Isaac145US #32
#32Michael144US #12
#33Hudson143US #64
#34John142US #27
#35Harrison140US #113
#36Thomas140US #49
#37Connor139US #56
#38Daniel139US #15
#39Jaxon139US #43
#40Grayson138US #34
#41Sawyer132US #95
#42Maverick131US #84
#43Eli127US #54
#44Easton125US #66
#45Caleb120US #50
#46Cameron117US #60
#47Hunter117US #53
#48Andrew116US #40
#49Everett116US #106
#50Landon116US #57
#51Vincent115US #108
#52Emmett114US #124
#53Ezra114US #69
#54Luke114US #30
#55Isaiah112US #46
#56Maxwell112US #133
#57Calvin110US #146
#58Wesley110US #111
#59Asher109US #59
#60Colton109US #70
#61Miles108US #110
#62Weston108US #109
#63Dylan105US #29
#64Elliot104US #161
#65David103US #22
#66Jameson103US #100
#67Matthew103US #16
#68Evan98US #85
#69Gavin98US #96
#70Parker95US #90
#71Jayden94US #26
#72Cooper91US #88
#73Ryker91US #131
#74Silas91US #120
#75Julian90US #37
#76Zachary89US #103
#77Anthony88US #33
#78August87US #191
#79Carson87US #83
#80Dominic87US #74
#81Jace87US #87
#82Brooks86
#83Declan86US #115
#84Joshua86US #38
#85Ryan84US #44
#86Bentley83US #101
#87Finn82US #167
#88Nathan82US #45
#89Brayden79US #72
#90Greyson78US #80
#91Roman78US #91
#92Beau77US #157
#93Chase77US #94
#94Mateo77US #42
#95Blake76US #149
#96Micah76US #107
#97Max75US #128
#98Rowan75US #140
#99Axel74US #104
#100Elias74US #78

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑29Maverick#42
↑26Hailey#55
↑26Elliot#64
↑23Aubree#76
↑22Everly#33
↑22Norah#74
↑19Dominic#80
↑17John#34

Falling

↓26Adeline#60
↓25Evan#68
↓25Brayden#89
↓22Piper#59
↓21Sadie#89
↓18Isaac#31
↓18David#65
↓18Parker#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.