State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,402 Minnesota births in 2021 across 1,819 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#57Arlo#190 nationally
#71Mohamedoutside the national top 200
#72Amiraoutside the national top 200
#72Louisoutside the national top 200
#76Ottooutside the national top 200
#83Elsieoutside the national top 200
#84Lennonoutside the national top 200
#87Wrenoutside the national top 200
#91Laineyoutside the national top 200
#96Lucilleoutside the national top 200
#92Barrett#193 nationally
#93Charlie#188 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte288US #3
#2Olivia249US #1
#3Evelyn239US #9
#4Emma238US #2
#5Nora223US #27
#6Amelia214US #4
#7Ava202US #5
#8Sophia182US #6
#9Hazel174US #28
#10Eleanor171US #15
#11Lucy162US #48
#12Harper157US #10
#13Isla143US #34
#14Violet137US #36
#15Grace134US #33
#16Ellie130US #30
#17Ella126US #16
#18Avery119US #19
#19Everly117US #50
#20Aurora114US #35
#21Layla114US #24
#22Lily113US #31
#23Scarlett113US #20
#24Ruby112US #62
#25Stella112US #41
#26Chloe111US #25
#27Elizabeth111US #14
#28Quinn109US #81
#29Isabella108US #7
#30Mia108US #8
#31Luna106US #11
#32Vivian106US #101
#33Zoey106US #38
#34Abigail104US #17
#35Lydia104US #89
#36Madison104US #29
#37Willow102US #39
#38Lillian101US #51
#39Cora99US #87
#40Penelope97US #23
#41Addison96US #45
#42Ivy95US #49
#43Josephine95US #72
#44Claire93US #59
#45Audrey92US #60
#46Sophie89US #76
#47Aubrey85US #64
#48Emilia85US #40
#49Mila85US #26
#50Aria81US #22
#51Clara81US #102
#52Adeline80US #94
#53Kinsley80US #57
#54Nova80US #32
#55Eloise79US #109
#56Hadley77US #112
#57Hannah76US #44
#58Gianna75US #13
#59Sofia75US #18
#60Emily73US #21
#61Madelyn73US #71
#62Piper72US #96
#63Riley72US #37
#64Rylee72US #97
#65Camila71US #12
#66Lyla71US #110
#67Maya70US #55
#68Paisley70US #52
#69Alice68US #65
#70Anna66US #85
#71Madeline66US #95
#72Amira65
#73Freya65US #152
#74Maeve65US #124
#75Cecilia63US #133
#76Margaret63US #125
#77Brooklyn62US #63
#78Elena62US #53
#79Eliana62US #47
#80Isabelle62US #117
#81Juniper62US #137
#82Kennedy61US #70
#83Elsie60
#84Lennon60
#85Sadie60US #78
#86Victoria59US #43
#87Wren59
#88June58US #176
#89Autumn57US #66
#90Gabriella56US #83
#91Lainey56
#92Eden55US #121
#93Eliza55US #111
#94Savannah55US #67
#95Ada53US #180
#96Lucille53
#97Blakely52US #156
#98Julia52US #114
#99Leah52US #46
#100Naomi52US #54

Boys

#1Henry370US #9
#2Oliver370US #3
#3Theodore301US #10
#4Liam278US #1
#5Owen262US #22
#6Jack251US #11
#7William238US #6
#8James234US #5
#9Noah226US #2
#10Leo221US #31
#11Benjamin210US #7
#12Levi205US #12
#13Lincoln184US #45
#14Jackson183US #14
#15Hudson182US #34
#16Logan180US #21
#17Lucas168US #8
#18Wyatt166US #29
#19Mason161US #18
#20Asher160US #25
#21Maverick154US #47
#22Elijah148US #4
#23Brooks143US #78
#24Bennett142US #90
#25Charles140US #50
#26Miles136US #55
#27Ezra134US #37
#28Nolan133US #60
#29Wesley129US #85
#30Joseph126US #28
#31Thomas120US #46
#32Everett118US #83
#33Samuel118US #23
#34Emmett117US #103
#35John116US #27
#36Michael115US #17
#37Aiden114US #26
#38Cooper114US #68
#39Ethan114US #20
#40Grayson114US #35
#41Harrison112US #121
#42Isaac112US #40
#43Carter111US #39
#44Beau107US #94
#45Cameron106US #62
#46Jameson105US #80
#47Luke105US #32
#48Caleb104US #51
#49Alexander103US #13
#50Gabriel101US #38
#51Milo100US #127
#52Daniel98US #16
#53Rowan98US #105
#54Calvin95US #145
#55Declan95US #106
#56Landon95US #73
#57Arlo94US #190
#58Easton93US #72
#59Eli93US #64
#60Luca93US #42
#61August92US #120
#62David91US #30
#63Jaxon91US #54
#64Roman91US #74
#65Ezekiel90US #53
#66Waylon90US #69
#67Jacob89US #24
#68Graham86US #161
#69Mateo86US #15
#70Axel85US #76
#71Mohamed85
#72Louis84
#73Weston84US #95
#74Colton83US #75
#75Archer82US #139
#76Otto82
#77Vincent82US #117
#78Arthur79US #155
#79Theo79US #142
#80Hunter78US #86
#81Sawyer78US #114
#82Connor77US #98
#83Myles77US #119
#84Andrew76US #57
#85Julian76US #33
#86Walker76US #130
#87Gavin75US #174
#88Matthew73US #36
#89Anthony72US #43
#90Ian72US #81
#91Micah71US #107
#92Barrett70US #193
#93Charlie70US #188
#94Maxwell70US #162
#95Parker70US #93
#96Isaiah68US #56
#97Jayden68US #41
#98Joshua68US #58
#99Jude67US #152
#100Camden65US #176

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑38Rowan#53
↑35Ruby#24
↑34Layla#21
↑32Graham#68
↑29Arlo#57
↑24Nova#54
↑24Landon#56
↑22Waylon#66

Falling

↓37Sawyer#81
↓34Isaiah#96
↓33Mila#49
↓33Mateo#69
↓32Connor#82
↓24Matthew#88
↓24Maxwell#94
↓23Alexander#49

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.