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Most Popular Baby Names In Minnesota

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from Minnesota, 2016–2025 — 480,057 applications in that window. Below them: the names Minnesota uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Charlotte2,6871.2%
  2. 2Olivia2,6761.2%
  3. 3Evelyn2,5861.2%
  4. 4Emma2,4351.1%
  5. 5Amelia2,0670.9%
  6. 6Nora2,0090.9%
  7. 7Harper1,9530.9%
  8. 8Ava1,8900.8%
  9. 9Sophia1,8670.8%
  10. 10Eleanor1,7970.8%
  11. 11Hazel1,6950.8%
  12. 12Lucy1,4820.7%
  13. 13Violet1,4470.6%
  14. 14Grace1,4160.6%
  15. 15Ella1,3770.6%
  16. 16Isabella1,3050.6%
  17. 17Isla1,2860.6%
  18. 18Avery1,2690.6%
  19. 19Mia1,2590.6%
  20. 20Elizabeth1,2560.6%
  21. 21Lillian1,1560.5%
  22. 22Scarlett1,1450.5%
  23. 23Lily1,1430.5%
  24. 24Abigail1,1390.5%
  25. 25Ellie1,1380.5%
  26. 26Aurora1,0970.5%
  27. 27Quinn1,0770.5%
  28. 28Penelope1,0590.5%
  29. 29Lydia1,0520.5%
  30. 30Vivian1,0400.5%
  31. 31Stella1,0200.5%
  32. 32Josephine1,0140.5%
  33. 33Everly1,0120.5%
  34. 34Cora1,0110.5%
  35. 35Aria1,0100.4%
  36. 36Mila1,0100.4%
  37. 37Chloe1,0080.4%
  38. 38Zoey1,0000.4%
  39. 39Clara9940.4%
  40. 40Hannah9940.4%
  41. 41Claire9910.4%
  42. 42Ivy9880.4%
  43. 43Ruby9750.4%
  44. 44Layla9690.4%
  45. 45Addison9570.4%
  46. 46Audrey9280.4%
  47. 47Luna9150.4%
  48. 48Madison8990.4%
  49. 49Emily8820.4%
  50. 50Willow8810.4%
  51. 51Adeline8530.4%
  52. 52Riley8110.4%
  53. 53Natalie8090.4%
  54. 54Paisley8070.4%
  55. 55Eloise7810.3%
  56. 56Aubrey7780.3%
  57. 57Hadley7780.3%
  58. 58Sofia7700.3%
  59. 59Piper7330.3%
  60. 60Kinsley7270.3%
  61. 61Madelyn7130.3%
  62. 62Maya7130.3%
  63. 63Madeline6980.3%
  64. 64Alice6970.3%
  65. 65Elsie6940.3%
  66. 66Brooklyn6900.3%
  67. 67Emilia6780.3%
  68. 68Nova6740.3%
  69. 69Sophie6570.3%
  70. 70Lainey6530.3%
  71. 71Kennedy6470.3%
  72. 72Isabelle6370.3%
  73. 73Eliana6350.3%
  74. 74Lyla6280.3%
  75. 75Margaret6270.3%
  76. 76Sadie6130.3%
  77. 77Anna6040.3%
  78. 78Victoria5960.3%
  79. 79Gianna5880.3%
  80. 80Eden5870.3%
  81. 81Hailey5750.3%
  82. 82Zoe5670.3%
  83. 83Naomi5660.3%
  84. 84Cecilia5610.2%
  85. 85Camila5590.2%
  86. 86Autumn5570.2%
  87. 87Freya5570.2%
  88. 88Savannah5560.2%
  89. 89Iris5480.2%
  90. 90Aisha5320.2%
  91. 91Rose5300.2%
  92. 92Emery5290.2%
  93. 93Amira5260.2%
  94. 94Julia5260.2%
  95. 95Peyton5200.2%
  96. 96June5190.2%
  97. 97Millie5190.2%
  98. 98Eva5180.2%
  99. 99Delilah5170.2%
  100. 100Maeve5170.2%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Henry3,4991.4%
  2. 2Oliver3,3321.3%
  3. 3Theodore2,9791.2%
  4. 4Liam2,8491.1%
  5. 5William2,6331.0%
  6. 6Jack2,4150.9%
  7. 7Owen2,3550.9%
  8. 8Noah2,3540.9%
  9. 9James2,2590.9%
  10. 10Leo2,0430.8%
  11. 11Levi1,9820.8%
  12. 12Benjamin1,9810.8%
  13. 13Jackson1,7290.7%
  14. 14Wyatt1,7240.7%
  15. 15Mason1,7110.7%
  16. 16Lincoln1,7080.7%
  17. 17Elijah1,7030.7%
  18. 18Hudson1,6430.6%
  19. 19Lucas1,6330.6%
  20. 20Bennett1,5040.6%
  21. 21Logan1,5000.6%
  22. 22Charles1,4760.6%
  23. 23Asher1,4540.6%
  24. 24Ethan1,4270.6%
  25. 25Maverick1,3840.5%
  26. 26Samuel1,3810.5%
  27. 27Thomas1,3790.5%
  28. 28Isaac1,3450.5%
  29. 29Miles1,3310.5%
  30. 30Brooks1,3120.5%
  31. 31Grayson1,3120.5%
  32. 32Nolan1,3020.5%
  33. 33Wesley1,3020.5%
  34. 34Alexander1,2810.5%
  35. 35Carter1,2760.5%
  36. 36Everett1,2540.5%
  37. 37Harrison1,2310.5%
  38. 38Ezra1,2170.5%
  39. 39Joseph1,2050.5%
  40. 40John1,1810.5%
  41. 41Michael1,1750.5%
  42. 42Cooper1,1710.5%
  43. 43Aiden1,1590.5%
  44. 44Emmett1,1430.4%
  45. 45Daniel1,1360.4%
  46. 46Cameron1,0960.4%
  47. 47Caleb1,0630.4%
  48. 48Calvin1,0630.4%
  49. 49Gabriel1,0490.4%
  50. 50Jacob1,0280.4%
  51. 51Easton1,0130.4%
  52. 52Sawyer1,0110.4%
  53. 53Beau1,0080.4%
  54. 54Luke9750.4%
  55. 55August9720.4%
  56. 56Mateo9650.4%
  57. 57Vincent9570.4%
  58. 58David9450.4%
  59. 59Weston9320.4%
  60. 60Eli9230.4%
  61. 61Landon9040.4%
  62. 62Jaxon8870.3%
  63. 63Connor8810.3%
  64. 64Parker8640.3%
  65. 65Colton8620.3%
  66. 66Jameson8540.3%
  67. 67Matthew8540.3%
  68. 68Andrew8520.3%
  69. 69Luca8510.3%
  70. 70Isaiah8350.3%
  71. 71Milo8310.3%
  72. 72Graham8300.3%
  73. 73Archer8270.3%
  74. 74Silas8230.3%
  75. 75Sebastian8190.3%
  76. 76Rowan8130.3%
  77. 77Hunter8100.3%
  78. 78Maxwell7890.3%
  79. 79Dylan7840.3%
  80. 80Micah7820.3%
  81. 81Roman7790.3%
  82. 82Declan7710.3%
  83. 83Jayden7650.3%
  84. 84Carson7610.3%
  85. 85Arthur7570.3%
  86. 86George7500.3%
  87. 87Arlo7490.3%
  88. 88Julian7490.3%
  89. 89Anthony7440.3%
  90. 90Elias7430.3%
  91. 91Charlie7320.3%
  92. 92Waylon7260.3%
  93. 93Axel7230.3%
  94. 94Mohamed7160.3%
  95. 95Evan7140.3%
  96. 96Myles7040.3%
  97. 97Elliot7010.3%
  98. 98Joshua6990.3%
  99. 99Nathan6880.3%
  100. 100Gavin6740.3%

Minnesota's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in Minnesota as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares Minnesota's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how Minnesota does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Maida51.4× · 236 recorded
  2. Hanan26× · 97 recorded
  3. Sumaya23× · 168 recorded
  4. Sonja18× · 66 recorded
  5. Isra16.8× · 175 recorded
  6. Manha16.5× · 146 recorded
  7. Rahma14× · 98 recorded
  8. Sidra13.6× · 120 recorded
  9. Marwa13.4× · 138 recorded
  10. Asma12.5× · 129 recorded
  11. Safa11.4× · 213 recorded
  12. Tenzin10.8× · 56 recorded
  13. Elin10.6× · 166 recorded
  14. Greta8.9× · 495 recorded
  15. Linnea8.9× · 124 recorded
  16. Iqra8.8× · 88 recorded
  17. Asiya8.4× · 153 recorded
  18. Yusra7.3× · 178 recorded
  19. Anisa7.2× · 53 recorded
  20. Hafsa6.8× · 98 recorded
  21. Ingrid6.7× · 213 recorded
  22. Leni6.7× · 82 recorded
  23. Harriet6.5× · 183 recorded
  24. Luella6.3× · 249 recorded
  25. Samiya6.2× · 63 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Muad46.7× · 182 recorded
  2. Abdullahi43.7× · 308 recorded
  3. Abdirahman43× · 372 recorded
  4. Musab36.7× · 140 recorded
  5. Akram35.1× · 159 recorded
  6. Ayub34.6× · 237 recorded
  7. Mahir31.8× · 310 recorded
  8. Luqman28.3× · 97 recorded
  9. Abubakar24.4× · 86 recorded
  10. Salman24.2× · 217 recorded
  11. Croix23.7× · 103 recorded
  12. Ayman15× · 237 recorded
  13. Safwan14.5× · 61 recorded
  14. Lars13× · 75 recorded
  15. Adnan12.9× · 121 recorded
  16. Imran11.9× · 331 recorded
  17. Henrik10.8× · 354 recorded
  18. Olin10.8× · 69 recorded
  19. Tenzin10.4× · 75 recorded
  20. Zakaria9.5× · 115 recorded
  21. Oskar8.5× · 109 recorded
  22. Mohamed7.8× · 716 recorded
  23. Crosby7.7× · 293 recorded
  24. Yasir7.7× · 155 recorded
  25. Anders7.1× · 262 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything Minnesota has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary71,0132.4%
  2. 2Patricia30,8041.0%
  3. 3Jennifer30,0611.0%
  4. 4Susan29,5051.0%
  5. 5Barbara29,2431.0%
  6. 6Elizabeth29,0271.0%
  7. 7Linda25,2910.9%
  8. 8Margaret24,0900.8%
  9. 9Carol23,0300.8%
  10. 10Nancy23,0050.8%
  11. 11Karen22,5730.8%
  12. 12Kathleen21,3500.7%
  13. 13Sarah20,7780.7%
  14. 14Lisa19,7250.7%
  15. 15Julie19,5640.7%
  16. 16Dorothy19,4160.7%
  17. 17Jessica18,8910.6%
  18. 18Sandra18,4360.6%
  19. 19Emily18,3400.6%
  20. 20Amy17,9650.6%
  21. 21Michelle17,3920.6%
  22. 22Sharon16,5430.6%
  23. 23Helen16,2460.5%
  24. 24Diane16,2150.5%
  25. 25Ruth15,6550.5%
  26. 26Laura15,5050.5%
  27. 27Betty15,4410.5%
  28. 28Donna15,2570.5%
  29. 29Rebecca15,0490.5%
  30. 30Amanda14,7490.5%
  31. 31Nicole14,5440.5%
  32. 32Melissa14,3630.5%
  33. 33Shirley14,2860.5%
  34. 34Jean14,2410.5%
  35. 35Debra14,0260.5%
  36. 36Ashley13,9840.5%
  37. 37Anna13,6020.5%
  38. 38Katherine13,5240.5%
  39. 39Evelyn13,2620.4%
  40. 40Angela13,2250.4%
  41. 41Kathryn13,0980.4%
  42. 42Joan12,8950.4%
  43. 43Kimberly12,8250.4%
  44. 44Janet12,7210.4%
  45. 45Rachel12,6130.4%
  46. 46Judith12,4470.4%
  47. 47Ann12,1320.4%
  48. 48Emma12,0940.4%
  49. 49Kelly11,9850.4%
  50. 50Grace11,9660.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1John85,6982.7%
  2. 2Michael82,7122.6%
  3. 3Robert82,1942.6%
  4. 4James79,7922.5%
  5. 5David74,9042.3%
  6. 6Richard56,3631.8%
  7. 7Thomas54,7171.7%
  8. 8William53,2761.7%
  9. 9Daniel44,7351.4%
  10. 10Joseph40,9471.3%
  11. 11Donald37,7661.2%
  12. 12Mark37,6621.2%
  13. 13Steven35,2641.1%
  14. 14Matthew34,9231.1%
  15. 15Paul32,0241.0%
  16. 16Charles31,6841.0%
  17. 17Andrew30,2060.9%
  18. 18Christopher28,0590.9%
  19. 19Scott27,6710.9%
  20. 20Timothy27,1270.8%
  21. 21Jeffrey26,9520.8%
  22. 22Brian26,8050.8%
  23. 23Kenneth23,6390.7%
  24. 24Ryan23,2780.7%
  25. 25Gary23,2380.7%
  26. 26Jacob22,4600.7%
  27. 27Ronald22,3740.7%
  28. 28Kevin22,1950.7%
  29. 29Joshua22,1830.7%
  30. 30Nicholas21,6210.7%
  31. 31Jason21,2060.7%
  32. 32Benjamin21,1040.7%
  33. 33Anthony19,6200.6%
  34. 34Dennis17,9780.6%
  35. 35George17,7210.6%
  36. 36Patrick17,6420.6%
  37. 37Eric17,1630.5%
  38. 38Douglas16,8280.5%
  39. 39Gregory16,8260.5%
  40. 40Roger16,2690.5%
  41. 41Peter16,2570.5%
  42. 42Gerald15,9920.5%
  43. 43Jack15,7810.5%
  44. 44Edward15,5970.5%
  45. 45Nathan15,5230.5%
  46. 46Adam14,9060.5%
  47. 47Samuel14,8700.5%
  48. 48Tyler14,4740.5%
  49. 49Bruce14,4560.5%
  50. 50Alexander14,1250.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in Minnesota in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.