State roster

Top names in Minnesota

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Minnesota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,920 Minnesota births in 2023 across 1,834 distinct names.

Distinctively Minnesota

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

#69Ottooutside the national top 200
#80Lennonoutside the national top 200
#86Aishaoutside the national top 200
#86Mohamedoutside the national top 200
#49Arlo#158 nationally
#54Elsie#163 nationally
#96Mabeloutside the national top 200
#99Louisoutside the national top 200
#78Charlie#174 nationally
#59Calvin#152 nationally
#95Ruth#187 nationally
#89Olive#180 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte262US #3
#2Olivia240US #1
#3Evelyn232US #9
#4Emma200US #2
#5Amelia191US #4
#6Eleanor189US #14
#7Nora174US #24
#8Sophia173US #5
#9Hazel161US #18
#10Harper156US #11
#11Ava150US #8
#12Isla149US #33
#13Violet147US #16
#14Lucy143US #40
#15Mia137US #6
#16Lainey123US #54
#17Ellie122US #27
#18Isabella115US #7
#19Grace114US #39
#20Aurora111US #22
#21Penelope109US #23
#22Avery105US #29
#23Zoey105US #51
#24Ella104US #32
#25Elizabeth101US #15
#26Ivy101US #38
#27Quinn100US #86
#28Ruby99US #65
#29Luna98US #10
#30Lydia98US #94
#31Vivian97US #87
#32Eloise96US #81
#33Lillian95US #55
#34Mila94US #28
#35Lily93US #20
#36Josephine92US #64
#37Abigail88US #31
#38Scarlett88US #17
#39Adeline87US #71
#40Hannah87US #48
#41Lyla87US #99
#42Stella86US #46
#43Claire85US #68
#44Cora85US #93
#45Layla84US #30
#46Sofia84US #12
#47Everly83US #69
#48Chloe82US #26
#49Sophie81US #60
#50Willow80US #41
#51Addison79US #62
#52Clara78US #98
#53Aria76US #25
#54Elsie75US #163
#55Riley73US #43
#56Audrey72US #74
#57Hadley72US #119
#58Iris72US #78
#59Maeve68US #73
#60Kinsley67US #67
#61Nova67US #35
#62Paisley67US #56
#63Sadie67US #59
#64Eden65US #77
#65Eliana65US #34
#66Madelyn64US #58
#67Emily63US #19
#68Camila62US #13
#69Maya62US #49
#70Natalie62US #63
#71Freya61US #136
#72Cecilia60US #137
#73Delilah60US #52
#74Emery60US #70
#75Gianna60US #21
#76Madison60US #37
#77Millie60US #105
#78Alice59US #66
#79Emilia59US #42
#80Lennon58
#81Margaret57US #132
#82Amira56US #131
#83Daisy55US #110
#84Reese54US #174
#85June53US #171
#86Aisha52
#87Aubrey52US #101
#88Juniper52US #113
#89Olive52US #180
#90Rylee52US #118
#91Zoe52US #36
#92Josie51US #108
#93Kennedy51US #72
#94Julia50US #121
#95Ruth50US #187
#96Mabel49
#97Naomi49US #44
#98Victoria49US #45
#99Ada48US #179
#100Athena48US #76

Boys

#1Theodore318US #7
#2Henry313US #8
#3Oliver307US #3
#4Liam273US #1
#5William239US #10
#6Jack225US #14
#7Leo222US #18
#8Noah217US #2
#9James204US #4
#10Owen186US #20
#11Hudson184US #21
#12Levi181US #12
#13Brooks176US #73
#14Benjamin175US #11
#15Elijah172US #5
#16Maverick166US #37
#17Miles158US #43
#18Wesley152US #70
#19Lucas145US #9
#20Jackson141US #28
#21Bennett135US #74
#22Asher132US #23
#23Beau131US #81
#24Ezra131US #15
#25Cooper128US #52
#26Thomas128US #41
#27Wyatt127US #47
#28Lincoln120US #64
#29Mateo120US #6
#30Charles119US #54
#31Cameron118US #58
#32Everett118US #89
#33Harrison113US #119
#34Isaac112US #42
#35Mason109US #30
#36Nolan109US #57
#37August108US #104
#38Ethan107US #24
#39Logan107US #39
#40Luca107US #25
#41Daniel105US #17
#42Grayson104US #44
#43Joseph104US #29
#44Luke102US #31
#45Archer101US #129
#46Emmett101US #117
#47John99US #26
#48Samuel98US #19
#49Arlo96US #158
#50Alexander95US #22
#51Waylon95US #63
#52Sawyer93US #127
#53Graham92US #141
#54Arthur91US #130
#55Carter91US #48
#56Weston90US #75
#57Milo89US #121
#58Rowan88US #76
#59Calvin87US #152
#60Sebastian87US #13
#61Aiden86US #40
#62Theo86US #78
#63Walker85US #85
#64Caleb84US #51
#65Gabriel84US #38
#66Michael82US #16
#67Dylan81US #34
#68Silas79US #80
#69Otto78
#70Colton77US #94
#71David77US #27
#72Micah77US #87
#73Matthew76US #32
#74Jayden74US #49
#75Myles74US #107
#76Vincent74US #120
#77Roman73US #66
#78Charlie72US #174
#79Parker72US #91
#80Carson71US #112
#81Eli70US #79
#82Declan69US #132
#83Landon69US #97
#84Leon69US #148
#85Dawson68US #149
#86Mohamed68
#87Isaiah67US #56
#88Julian67US #33
#89George66US #136
#90Jacob66US #35
#91Elias65US #36
#92Easton64US #98
#93Jaxon64US #86
#94Axel63US #71
#95Jameson63US #102
#96Rhett63US #165
#97Anthony62US #46
#98Elliot62US #178
#99Louis62
#100Nathan62US #59

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑37Harrison#33
↑32Elsie#54
↑31Otto#69
↑30Sofia#46
↑29Ruby#28
↑28Sophie#49
↑25Lyla#41
↑22Rowan#58

Falling

↓48Jameson#95
↓42Madison#76
↓34Nova#61
↓31Easton#92
↓25Aubrey#87
↓22Chloe#48
↓22Gianna#75
↓22Aisha#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.