State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,119 Minnesota births in 2019 across 1,865 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#75Archeroutside the national top 200
#76Elsieoutside the national top 200
#78Adaoutside the national top 200
#83Charlieoutside the national top 200
#85Juneoutside the national top 200
#84Freya#199 nationally
#91Theaoutside the national top 200
#96Beckettoutside the national top 200
#48Calvin#145 nationally
#76Finn#173 nationally
#71August#167 nationally
#54Maxwell#147 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia325US #1
#2Charlotte292US #6
#3Evelyn267US #10
#4Emma249US #2
#5Amelia247US #7
#6Harper243US #9
#7Nora219US #29
#8Sophia200US #4
#9Ava197US #3
#10Eleanor181US #27
#11Ella174US #13
#12Isabella160US #5
#13Hazel158US #33
#14Abigail153US #11
#15Lucy152US #48
#16Elizabeth142US #14
#17Avery140US #18
#18Cora137US #71
#19Everly137US #42
#20Mia133US #8
#21Grace127US #28
#22Chloe126US #24
#23Violet126US #36
#24Hannah124US #32
#25Scarlett124US #21
#26Layla123US #23
#27Aria121US #20
#28Lillian120US #37
#29Stella115US #40
#30Isla112US #57
#31Quinn111US #83
#32Josephine110US #90
#33Mila110US #19
#34Penelope110US #22
#35Ruby108US #66
#36Aurora106US #39
#37Lydia106US #94
#38Madison106US #26
#39Zoey104US #31
#40Luna103US #16
#41Clara102US #95
#42Ivy102US #67
#43Claire101US #55
#44Vivian101US #96
#45Audrey100US #49
#46Ellie96US #35
#47Emily96US #12
#48Lily96US #34
#49Hadley94US #112
#50Paisley94US #53
#51Addison91US #47
#52Brooklyn88US #52
#53Willow87US #45
#54Riley86US #30
#55Natalie82US #41
#56Piper81US #84
#57Madelyn80US #72
#58Hailey78US #76
#59Madeline78US #98
#60Isabelle75US #117
#61Peyton75US #97
#62Emilia74US #44
#63Savannah74US #54
#64Victoria73US #25
#65Adeline72US #91
#66Eloise72US #149
#67Nova72US #51
#68Sofia72US #17
#69Aubrey70US #46
#70Alice69US #73
#71Anna69US #63
#72Kinsley65US #74
#73Margaret64US #127
#74Maya64US #64
#75Camila63US #15
#76Elsie63
#77Julia63US #99
#78Ada62
#79Brielle62US #101
#80Naomi62US #59
#81Emery61US #93
#82Eva60US #86
#83Cecilia59US #153
#84Freya59US #199
#85June59
#86Elena58US #60
#87Eliana58US #62
#88Eliza58US #119
#89Rose58US #115
#90Leah57US #43
#91Thea57
#92Sophie56US #85
#93Iris55US #128
#94Kennedy55US #68
#95Zoe55US #38
#96Adalyn54US #160
#97Norah54US #144
#98Arya53US #92
#99Bella53US #50
#100Lyla53US #121

Boys

#1Henry378US #13
#2Oliver310US #3
#3William302US #4
#4Theodore288US #36
#5Liam286US #1
#6Jack278US #19
#7Owen269US #21
#8Noah255US #2
#9James226US #6
#10Leo222US #40
#11Levi212US #25
#12Lincoln211US #41
#13Benjamin208US #7
#14Mason198US #9
#15Jackson196US #17
#16Wyatt189US #29
#17Elijah185US #5
#18Lucas173US #8
#19Charles171US #52
#20Ethan171US #11
#21Alexander167US #10
#22Maverick156US #58
#23Samuel155US #22
#24Grayson154US #33
#25Hudson154US #50
#26Carter147US #30
#27Isaac146US #34
#28Brooks145US #110
#29Bennett144US #108
#30Everett144US #94
#31Harrison142US #111
#32Logan142US #16
#33Asher141US #43
#34Aiden129US #20
#35Emmett129US #107
#36Thomas128US #47
#37Miles127US #75
#38Daniel124US #15
#39Michael124US #14
#40Easton123US #74
#41Wesley123US #99
#42Ezra122US #49
#43John120US #28
#44Jacob119US #12
#45Caleb116US #51
#46Joseph116US #24
#47Nolan115US #65
#48Calvin114US #145
#49Cameron109US #67
#50Colton108US #59
#51Sawyer108US #106
#52Gabriel106US #37
#53Cooper105US #80
#54Maxwell102US #147
#55Vincent101US #115
#56Landon100US #63
#57Andrew98US #46
#58Parker98US #98
#59Jaxon96US #42
#60Jayden96US #35
#61David95US #27
#62Connor94US #68
#63Luke94US #32
#64Eli92US #62
#65Weston92US #104
#66Hunter91US #66
#67Mateo91US #26
#68Silas91US #105
#69Declan88US #95
#70Rowan88US #118
#71August85US #167
#72Nathan85US #55
#73Milo82US #162
#74Anthony81US #38
#75Archer80
#76Finn80US #173
#77Beau79US #132
#78Carson79US #82
#79Dylan79US #39
#80Gavin79US #128
#81Joshua79US #48
#82Matthew79US #23
#83Charlie77
#84Jameson77US #77
#85Julian77US #31
#86Ryan77US #54
#87Graham76US #180
#88Josiah76US #45
#89Micah75US #109
#90Axel74US #84
#91Isaiah74US #53
#92Luca74US #87
#93Christopher72US #44
#94Jonathan72US #64
#95Waylon72US #113
#96Beckett71
#97Max71US #137
#98Sebastian71US #18
#99Arthur70US #177
#100Ezekiel70US #71

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑52Brooks#28
↑34Maxwell#54
↑31Cooper#53
↑29Nova#67
↑29Jayden#60
↑27Silas#68
↑26Mateo#67
↑24Maverick#22

Falling

↓38Isaiah#91
↓38Sebastian#98
↓33Kennedy#94
↓26Adeline#65
↓26Jameson#84
↓25Aubrey#69
↓24Audrey#45
↓24Nolan#47

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.