State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,642 Minnesota births in 2020 across 1,825 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#73Aishaoutside the national top 200
#74Elsieoutside the national top 200
#82Gretaoutside the national top 200
#86Arlooutside the national top 200
#93Amiraoutside the national top 200
#95Charlieoutside the national top 200
#55Archer#160 nationally
#74Finn#179 nationally
#75Freya#178 nationally
#100Wrenoutside the national top 200
#61August#155 nationally
#96Millie#190 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia294US #1
#2Charlotte264US #5
#3Emma237US #2
#4Evelyn220US #9
#5Amelia219US #6
#6Ava207US #3
#7Eleanor185US #22
#8Hazel181US #31
#9Harper179US #10
#10Sophia169US #4
#11Nora163US #30
#12Lucy148US #50
#13Ella141US #15
#14Isla140US #44
#15Grace139US #28
#16Mila127US #20
#17Everly125US #43
#18Avery123US #19
#19Penelope123US #26
#20Isabella122US #7
#21Violet122US #37
#22Elizabeth119US #16
#23Ivy118US #57
#24Lydia116US #95
#25Ellie113US #29
#26Lily113US #35
#27Addison111US #47
#28Claire111US #58
#29Scarlett111US #21
#30Luna107US #14
#31Abigail106US #12
#32Zoey104US #32
#33Quinn103US #84
#34Vivian100US #101
#35Aurora99US #36
#36Chloe99US #25
#37Lillian99US #46
#38Josephine97US #87
#39Mia96US #8
#40Aria94US #27
#41Stella93US #42
#42Cora92US #88
#43Madison92US #23
#44Emily91US #18
#45Hannah88US #39
#46Natalie88US #51
#47Aubrey86US #56
#48Sofia85US #17
#49Audrey84US #60
#50Willow84US #48
#51Clara82US #103
#52Paisley81US #49
#53Riley81US #33
#54Emilia79US #41
#55Layla79US #24
#56Alice77US #76
#57Eloise76US #137
#58Hadley75US #111
#59Ruby75US #74
#60Gianna74US #13
#61Madeline74US #96
#62Sophie74US #75
#63Kennedy72US #72
#64Kinsley72US #59
#65Madelyn72US #66
#66Brooklyn71US #54
#67Piper71US #91
#68Adeline69US #99
#69Zoe68US #40
#70Camila67US #11
#71Delilah67US #70
#72Maya65US #61
#73Aisha63
#74Elsie62
#75Freya61US #178
#76Hailey61US #81
#77Margaret61US #126
#78Nova59US #38
#79Cecilia58US #147
#80Peyton58US #98
#81Eliana57US #53
#82Greta56
#83Isabelle56US #121
#84Naomi56US #52
#85Anna55US #68
#86Iris54US #127
#87Eden53US #129
#88Elena53US #55
#89June53US #182
#90Savannah53US #67
#91Caroline52US #71
#92Charlie52US #122
#93Amira51
#94Leah51US #45
#95Maeve51US #174
#96Millie50US #190
#97Norah50US #152
#98Victoria50US #34
#99Ada49US #185
#100Wren49

Boys

#1Henry351US #9
#2Oliver319US #3
#3Theodore294US #23
#4Liam273US #1
#5Jack257US #21
#6William256US #5
#7Owen253US #22
#8Noah217US #2
#9James209US #6
#10Benjamin199US #7
#11Leo196US #36
#12Lincoln194US #40
#13Wyatt191US #29
#14Asher183US #32
#15Mason176US #11
#16Elijah175US #4
#17Levi173US #18
#18Jackson160US #17
#19Bennett158US #101
#20Lucas156US #8
#21Charles150US #46
#22Brooks149US #92
#23Hudson149US #43
#24Logan145US #16
#25Miles144US #59
#26Alexander143US #10
#27Ethan143US #13
#28Grayson139US #35
#29Maverick138US #50
#30Everett136US #90
#31Samuel135US #25
#32Thomas134US #45
#33Harrison133US #114
#34Emmett129US #107
#35Ezra128US #44
#36Mateo128US #20
#37Carter125US #33
#38Nolan122US #61
#39Aiden117US #24
#40Isaac111US #39
#41Michael111US #12
#42Wesley108US #98
#43Eli107US #60
#44Sawyer107US #116
#45Caleb105US #56
#46Cameron105US #65
#47Beau104US #109
#48John104US #27
#49Joseph103US #26
#50Connor100US #78
#51Daniel99US #14
#52Jacob99US #15
#53Cooper97US #75
#54Luke97US #31
#55Archer94US #160
#56Declan92US #102
#57Calvin91US #144
#58Easton91US #73
#59Gabriel91US #38
#60Hunter91US #68
#61August89US #155
#62Isaiah89US #51
#63Jameson89US #79
#64Matthew88US #30
#65Colton87US #66
#66David87US #28
#67Milo87US #134
#68Luca86US #67
#69Vincent85US #121
#70Maxwell84US #146
#71Micah84US #106
#72Sebastian84US #19
#73Parker82US #95
#74Finn81US #179
#75Weston81US #104
#76Gavin80US #142
#77Jayden80US #37
#78Elias79US #54
#79Jaxon79US #48
#80Landon79US #69
#81Roman78US #77
#82Silas76US #100
#83Carson75US #84
#84Ryker75US #148
#85Arthur74US #163
#86Arlo73
#87Dylan72US #42
#88Waylon72US #103
#89Andrew71US #52
#90George71US #132
#91Rowan71US #113
#92Axel70US #72
#93Camden70US #167
#94Adam68US #97
#95Charlie68
#96Greyson68US #81
#97Julian67US #34
#98Anthony66US #41
#99Evan66US #105
#100Graham66US #186

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑31Kennedy#63
↑31Mateo#36
↑30Sophie#62
↑30Beau#47
↑29Isaiah#62
↑26Zoe#69
↑26Sebastian#72
↑24Addison#27

Falling

↓34Victoria#98
↓32Andrew#89
↓29Layla#55
↓27Savannah#90
↓24Cora#42
↓24Ruby#59
↓24Landon#80
↓24Anthony#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.