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Popular baby names in Minnesota
Compare the boy and girl names recorded most often in this state.
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Leading boy name
John
85,582 recorded births
Leading girl name
Mary
70,979 recorded births
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| John | 1 | 85,582 |
| Michael | 2 | 82,618 |
| Robert | 3 | 82,132 |
| James | 4 | 79,564 |
| David | 5 | 74,808 |
| Richard | 6 | 56,348 |
| Thomas | 7 | 54,549 |
| William | 8 | 53,046 |
| Daniel | 9 | 44,621 |
| Joseph | 10 | 40,849 |
| Donald | 11 | 37,757 |
| Mark | 12 | 37,639 |
| Steven | 13 | 35,244 |
| Matthew | 14 | 34,848 |
| Paul | 15 | 32,002 |
| Charles | 16 | 31,554 |
| Andrew | 17 | 30,161 |
| Christopher | 18 | 28,012 |
| Scott | 19 | 27,670 |
| Timothy | 20 | 27,099 |
| Jeffrey | 21 | 26,946 |
| Brian | 22 | 26,794 |
| Kenneth | 23 | 23,624 |
| Ryan | 24 | 23,241 |
| Gary | 25 | 23,233 |
| Jacob | 26 | 22,382 |
| Ronald | 27 | 22,373 |
| Kevin | 28 | 22,180 |
| Joshua | 29 | 22,130 |
| Nicholas | 30 | 21,594 |
| Jason | 31 | 21,175 |
| Benjamin | 32 | 20,955 |
| Anthony | 33 | 19,546 |
| Dennis | 34 | 17,968 |
| George | 35 | 17,630 |
| Patrick | 36 | 17,607 |
| Eric | 37 | 17,152 |
| Douglas | 38 | 16,823 |
| Gregory | 39 | 16,820 |
| Roger | 40 | 16,262 |
| Peter | 41 | 16,207 |
| Gerald | 42 | 15,994 |
| Jack | 43 | 15,562 |
| Edward | 44 | 15,557 |
| Nathan | 45 | 15,461 |
| Adam | 46 | 14,820 |
| Samuel | 47 | 14,753 |
| Tyler | 48 | 14,453 |
| Bruce | 49 | 14,446 |
| Alexander | 50 | 14,049 |
| Raymond | 51 | 13,489 |
| Larry | 52 | 13,224 |
| Justin | 53 | 13,221 |
| Aaron | 54 | 12,833 |
| Brandon | 55 | 12,825 |
| Zachary | 56 | 12,765 |
| Dale | 57 | 12,706 |
| Henry | 58 | 12,361 |
| Todd | 59 | 12,332 |
| Jonathan | 60 | 12,230 |
| Stephen | 61 | 11,925 |
| Bradley | 62 | 11,692 |
| Kyle | 63 | 11,470 |
| Harold | 64 | 11,127 |
| Wayne | 65 | 10,489 |
| Chad | 66 | 9,991 |
| Keith | 67 | 9,961 |
| Craig | 68 | 9,845 |
| Jeremy | 69 | 9,589 |
| Lawrence | 70 | 9,467 |
| Eugene | 71 | 9,333 |
| Ethan | 72 | 9,280 |
| Noah | 73 | 9,217 |
| Logan | 74 | 8,995 |
| Dean | 75 | 8,805 |
| Theodore | 76 | 8,476 |
| Randy | 76 | 8,476 |
| Frank | 78 | 8,359 |
| Duane | 79 | 8,272 |
| Walter | 80 | 8,249 |
| Arthur | 81 | 8,229 |
| Dylan | 82 | 8,093 |
| Jesse | 83 | 7,985 |
| Lucas | 84 | 7,945 |
| Luke | 85 | 7,910 |
| Russell | 86 | 7,876 |
| Terry | 87 | 7,758 |
| Austin | 88 | 7,699 |
| Jordan | 89 | 7,682 |
| Jerome | 90 | 7,667 |
| Jerry | 91 | 7,590 |
| Joel | 92 | 7,561 |
| Travis | 93 | 7,480 |
| Jon | 94 | 7,474 |
| Mason | 95 | 7,470 |
| Alan | 96 | 7,411 |
| Gordon | 97 | 7,369 |
| Owen | 98 | 7,252 |
| Carl | 99 | 7,036 |
| Leo | 100 | 6,875 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1 | 70,979 |
| Patricia | 2 | 30,799 |
| Jennifer | 3 | 30,052 |
| Susan | 4 | 29,503 |
| Barbara | 5 | 29,243 |
| Elizabeth | 6 | 28,916 |
| Linda | 7 | 25,290 |
| Margaret | 8 | 24,021 |
| Carol | 9 | 23,030 |
| Nancy | 10 | 23,000 |
| Karen | 11 | 22,573 |
| Kathleen | 12 | 21,350 |
| Sarah | 13 | 20,760 |
| Lisa | 14 | 19,726 |
| Julie | 15 | 19,557 |
| Dorothy | 16 | 19,402 |
| Jessica | 17 | 18,880 |
| Sandra | 18 | 18,436 |
| Emily | 19 | 18,277 |
| Amy | 20 | 17,948 |
| Michelle | 21 | 17,388 |
| Sharon | 22 | 16,543 |
| Helen | 23 | 16,233 |
| Diane | 24 | 16,215 |
| Ruth | 25 | 15,586 |
| Laura | 26 | 15,489 |
| Betty | 27 | 15,436 |
| Donna | 28 | 15,257 |
| Rebecca | 29 | 15,037 |
| Amanda | 30 | 14,742 |
| Nicole | 31 | 14,544 |
| Melissa | 32 | 14,352 |
| Shirley | 33 | 14,281 |
| Jean | 34 | 14,241 |
| Debra | 35 | 14,026 |
| Ashley | 36 | 13,969 |
| Anna | 37 | 13,555 |
| Katherine | 38 | 13,505 |
| Angela | 39 | 13,211 |
| Kathryn | 40 | 13,087 |
| Evelyn | 41 | 13,030 |
| Joan | 42 | 12,895 |
| Kimberly | 43 | 12,817 |
| Janet | 44 | 12,721 |
| Rachel | 45 | 12,597 |
| Judith | 46 | 12,442 |
| Ann | 47 | 12,131 |
| Kelly | 48 | 11,986 |
| Cynthia | 49 | 11,920 |
| Emma | 50 | 11,902 |
| Grace | 51 | 11,848 |
| Pamela | 52 | 11,789 |
| Stephanie | 53 | 11,705 |
| Megan | 54 | 11,598 |
| Samantha | 55 | 11,586 |
| Joyce | 56 | 11,553 |
| Lori | 57 | 10,985 |
| Cheryl | 58 | 10,859 |
| Lois | 59 | 10,844 |
| Christine | 60 | 10,820 |
| Catherine | 61 | 10,648 |
| Heather | 62 | 10,635 |
| Jane | 63 | 10,620 |
| Sara | 64 | 10,578 |
| Beverly | 65 | 10,552 |
| Olivia | 66 | 10,277 |
| Hannah | 67 | 10,133 |
| Deborah | 68 | 10,107 |
| Marilyn | 69 | 10,086 |
| Alice | 70 | 9,937 |
| Janice | 71 | 9,643 |
| Virginia | 72 | 9,366 |
| Brenda | 73 | 9,356 |
| Marie | 74 | 9,265 |
| Lorraine | 75 | 9,175 |
| Judy | 76 | 8,889 |
| Dawn | 77 | 8,532 |
| Charlotte | 78 | 8,498 |
| Abigail | 79 | 8,415 |
| Andrea | 80 | 8,404 |
| Jill | 81 | 8,242 |
| Audrey | 82 | 8,178 |
| Bonnie | 83 | 8,095 |
| Elaine | 84 | 8,073 |
| Doris | 85 | 7,975 |
| Anne | 86 | 7,879 |
| Phyllis | 87 | 7,857 |
| Irene | 88 | 7,638 |
| Lillian | 89 | 7,607 |
| Lauren | 90 | 7,599 |
| Rose | 91 | 7,571 |
| Theresa | 92 | 7,529 |
| Erin | 93 | 7,480 |
| Sophia | 94 | 7,452 |
| Eleanor | 95 | 7,416 |
| Marjorie | 96 | 7,285 |
| Heidi | 97 | 7,094 |
| Darlene | 98 | 7,012 |
| Amber | 99 | 6,938 |
| Natalie | 100 | 6,841 |