State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 50,149 Minnesota births in 2018 across 1,875 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#63Gretaoutside the national top 200
#70Mohamedoutside the national top 200
#76Elsieoutside the national top 200
#86Aishaoutside the national top 200
#91Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#95Josie#192 nationally
#48Calvin#144 nationally
#79Lauren#174 nationally
#88Sloane#181 nationally
#91Graham#182 nationally
#27Harrison#115 nationally
#33Bennett#120 nationally

Girls

#1Evelyn314US #10
#2Olivia307US #2
#3Charlotte291US #6
#4Emma290US #1
#5Harper261US #9
#6Amelia239US #8
#7Ava228US #3
#8Nora215US #30
#9Sophia198US #5
#10Hazel189US #42
#11Grace174US #24
#12Eleanor170US #32
#13Isabella154US #4
#14Elizabeth151US #13
#15Ella151US #15
#16Avery149US #16
#17Lillian147US #34
#18Lucy144US #51
#19Mila141US #14
#20Abigail137US #11
#21Audrey128US #46
#22Mia126US #7
#23Hannah125US #33
#24Scarlett124US #20
#25Ellie120US #36
#26Cora118US #73
#27Penelope118US #26
#28Aria115US #19
#29Lydia115US #89
#30Violet115US #43
#31Everly110US #53
#32Josephine110US #91
#33Isla109US #82
#34Claire107US #50
#35Aurora106US #44
#36Quinn106US #85
#37Zoey105US #29
#38Chloe104US #25
#39Adeline103US #78
#40Lily103US #31
#41Madison103US #22
#42Ruby102US #74
#43Stella102US #38
#44Aubrey101US #37
#45Vivian101US #96
#46Layla100US #27
#47Clara99US #103
#48Ivy99US #86
#49Emily97US #12
#50Willow97US #60
#51Addison96US #35
#52Luna93US #23
#53Natalie91US #39
#54Kinsley90US #63
#55Riley88US #28
#56Piper87US #88
#57Paisley85US #52
#58Brooklyn84US #47
#59Autumn81US #77
#60Sofia78US #17
#61Kennedy77US #59
#62Victoria76US #21
#63Greta75
#64Margaret71US #127
#65Hadley70US #104
#66Madelyn70US #72
#67Alice69US #71
#68Hailey69US #79
#69Maya67US #62
#70Isabelle66US #113
#71Julia66US #93
#72Madeline66US #100
#73Emilia65US #58
#74Peyton65US #102
#75Rose64US #123
#76Elsie63
#77Eliza61US #131
#78Eva61US #76
#79Lauren61US #174
#80Zoe61US #40
#81Anna60US #54
#82Lyla59US #128
#83Eloise58US #167
#84Gabriella58US #69
#85Savannah58US #45
#86Aisha57
#87Camila57US #18
#88Sloane57US #181
#89Eliana55US #84
#90Leah55US #41
#91Brynlee54
#92Reagan54US #107
#93Adalynn53US #108
#94Cecilia53US #155
#95Josie53US #192
#96Nova53US #55
#97Sadie53US #87
#98Naomi52US #64
#99Annabelle51US #142
#100Eden51US #146

Boys

#1Henry379US #16
#2Oliver328US #5
#3William298US #3
#4Liam289US #1
#5Theodore271US #44
#6Benjamin265US #6
#7Jack260US #28
#8Owen243US #25
#9James231US #4
#10Noah224US #2
#11Mason212US #9
#12Leo205US #50
#13Wyatt202US #27
#14Levi200US #33
#15Jackson199US #17
#16Logan194US #10
#17Elijah187US #7
#18Ethan183US #12
#19Lincoln181US #41
#20Lucas181US #8
#21Charles175US #53
#22Isaac170US #34
#23Nolan163US #65
#24Hudson162US #55
#25Grayson158US #32
#26John155US #26
#27Harrison153US #115
#28Samuel152US #21
#29Carter151US #24
#30Joseph151US #23
#31Michael151US #14
#32Alexander150US #11
#33Bennett149US #120
#34Everett146US #95
#35Asher144US #47
#36Easton142US #66
#37Jacob142US #13
#38Thomas141US #49
#39Connor128US #58
#40Aiden126US #19
#41Wesley124US #105
#42Sawyer123US #100
#43Vincent123US #108
#44Caleb122US #45
#45Landon121US #61
#46Maverick121US #73
#47Andrew118US #43
#48Calvin115US #144
#49Daniel112US #15
#50Jaxon112US #39
#51Hunter111US #56
#52Colton108US #68
#53Isaiah108US #51
#54Miles107US #98
#55Ezra106US #59
#56Emmett105US #114
#57Evan105US #85
#58Jameson102US #91
#59Parker99US #96
#60Sebastian96US #18
#61David95US #22
#62Matthew94US #20
#63Cameron93US #69
#64Gabriel92US #35
#65Adam91US #78
#66Ryker91US #122
#67Carson90US #70
#68Declan90US #101
#69Eli89US #57
#70Mohamed89
#71Weston89US #102
#72Roman87US #86
#73Ryan87US #46
#74Axel86US #94
#75Luke86US #30
#76Dylan84US #31
#77Gavin84US #111
#78Bentley83US #121
#79George83US #127
#80Brooks82US #161
#81Joshua82US #40
#82Robert81US #71
#83August79US #169
#84Cooper78US #83
#85Micah78US #103
#86Nathan78US #48
#87Julian77US #36
#88Maxwell77US #134
#89Jayden76US #29
#90Ezekiel74US #87
#91Graham74US #182
#92Josiah74US #52
#93Mateo73US #37
#94Zachary73US #107
#95Silas72US #110
#96Brayden71US #84
#97Christian71US #54
#98Anthony69US #38
#99Austin69US #81
#100Xavier69US #88

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑31Josephine#32
↑25Mila#19
↑25Axel#74
↑24Asher#35
↑21Adeline#39
↑21Kinsley#54
↑20Hannah#23
↑19Roman#72

Falling

↓34Gabriel#64
↓32Maxwell#88
↓26Natalie#53
↓26Eli#69
↓24Savannah#85
↓22Madeline#72
↓21Clara#47
↓21Luke#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.