United States · Minnesota
Baby names in Minnesota
Lifetime totals from Minnesota's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in Minnesota
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen | 21,350 |
| 2 | Julie | 19,564 |
| 3 | Diane | 16,215 |
| 4 | Jean | 14,241 |
| 5 | Kathryn | 13,098 |
| 6 | Joan | 12,895 |
| 7 | Lori | 10,984 |
| 8 | Lois | 10,844 |
| 9 | Lorraine | 9,183 |
| 10 | Dawn | 8,532 |
| 11 | Jill | 8,242 |
| 12 | Eleanor | 7,611 |
| 13 | Heidi | 7,105 |
| 14 | Darlene | 7,012 |
| 15 | Lynn | 6,828 |
| 16 | Molly | 6,750 |
| 17 | Joanne | 6,416 |
| 18 | Jeanne | 6,200 |
| 19 | Colleen | 6,195 |
| 20 | Laurie | 5,634 |
| 21 | Violet | 5,424 |
| 22 | Delores | 5,290 |
| 23 | Claire | 5,287 |
| 24 | Gail | 5,066 |
| 25 | Kari | 5,058 |
| 26 | Renee | 5,046 |
| 27 | Marlene | 4,931 |
| 28 | Joann | 4,793 |
| 29 | Stacy | 4,712 |
| 30 | Marion | 4,663 |
| 31 | Arlene | 4,659 |
| 32 | Jenna | 4,656 |
| 33 | Marian | 4,452 |
| 34 | Eileen | 4,429 |
| 35 | Jeanette | 4,335 |
| 36 | Paige | 4,312 |
| 37 | Jodi | 4,294 |
| 38 | Kristine | 4,246 |
| 39 | Kay | 3,507 |
| 40 | Adeline | 3,443 |
Most registered boys' names in Minnesota
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott | 27,671 |
| 2 | Douglas | 16,828 |
| 3 | Roger | 16,269 |
| 4 | Gerald | 15,992 |
| 5 | Nathan | 15,523 |
| 6 | Bruce | 14,456 |
| 7 | Dale | 12,706 |
| 8 | Todd | 12,332 |
| 9 | Bradley | 11,705 |
| 10 | Chad | 9,991 |
| 11 | Craig | 9,847 |
| 12 | Dean | 8,850 |
| 13 | Duane | 8,273 |
| 14 | Jerome | 7,673 |
| 15 | Joel | 7,578 |
| 16 | Jon | 7,479 |
| 17 | Owen | 7,432 |
| 18 | Gordon | 7,382 |
| 19 | Leo | 7,084 |
| 20 | Mitchell | 5,957 |
| 21 | Blake | 5,895 |
| 22 | Jay | 5,816 |
| 23 | Vernon | 5,402 |
| 24 | Cole | 5,266 |
| 25 | Erik | 5,204 |
| 26 | Lloyd | 4,977 |
| 27 | Brent | 4,929 |
| 28 | Grant | 4,745 |
| 29 | Lyle | 4,339 |
| 30 | Arnold | 4,299 |
| 31 | Cory | 4,275 |
| 32 | Maxwell | 4,163 |
| 33 | Brady | 3,964 |
| 34 | Tom | 3,944 |
| 35 | Allan | 3,578 |
| 36 | Riley | 3,567 |
| 37 | Neil | 3,438 |
| 38 | Loren | 3,181 |
| 39 | Tanner | 3,109 |
| 40 | Kurt | 3,107 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026