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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
Isaac
6,870 recorded births
Leading girl name
Lynn
6,828 recorded births
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac | 101 | 6,870 |
| Cody | 102 | 6,853 |
| Curtis | 103 | 6,813 |
| Shawn | 104 | 6,581 |
| Marvin | 105 | 6,465 |
| Jackson | 106 | 6,460 |
| Evan | 107 | 6,449 |
| Derek | 108 | 6,419 |
| Troy | 109 | 6,389 |
| Philip | 110 | 6,353 |
| Allen | 111 | 6,306 |
| Leonard | 112 | 6,208 |
| Oliver | 113 | 6,118 |
| Ralph | 114 | 6,116 |
| Carter | 115 | 6,115 |
| Howard | 116 | 6,034 |
| Caleb | 117 | 5,964 |
| Mitchell | 118 | 5,957 |
| Sean | 119 | 5,954 |
| Blake | 120 | 5,872 |
| Bryan | 121 | 5,838 |
| Jay | 122 | 5,802 |
| Stanley | 123 | 5,716 |
| Alex | 124 | 5,697 |
| Wyatt | 125 | 5,629 |
| Leroy | 126 | 5,626 |
| Liam | 127 | 5,563 |
| Connor | 128 | 5,560 |
| Hunter | 129 | 5,422 |
| Vernon | 130 | 5,393 |
| Elijah | 131 | 5,382 |
| Roy | 132 | 5,364 |
| Cole | 133 | 5,235 |
| Earl | 134 | 5,223 |
| Erik | 135 | 5,189 |
| Francis | 136 | 5,166 |
| Dustin | 137 | 5,125 |
| Martin | 138 | 5,109 |
| Lee | 139 | 5,103 |
| Clarence | 140 | 5,031 |
| Norman | 140 | 5,031 |
| Rodney | 142 | 5,026 |
| Gabriel | 143 | 5,025 |
| Wesley | 144 | 5,005 |
| Vincent | 145 | 4,981 |
| Lloyd | 146 | 4,971 |
| Gavin | 147 | 4,957 |
| Levi | 148 | 4,946 |
| Brent | 149 | 4,929 |
| Louis | 150 | 4,760 |
| Warren | 151 | 4,734 |
| Grant | 152 | 4,722 |
| Cameron | 153 | 4,613 |
| Albert | 153 | 4,613 |
| Christian | 155 | 4,580 |
| Melvin | 156 | 4,564 |
| Glenn | 157 | 4,498 |
| Shane | 158 | 4,493 |
| Mike | 159 | 4,487 |
| Steve | 160 | 4,457 |
| Clifford | 161 | 4,427 |
| Bernard | 162 | 4,426 |
| Ian | 163 | 4,385 |
| Brett | 164 | 4,334 |
| Lyle | 165 | 4,333 |
| Jared | 166 | 4,304 |
| Arnold | 167 | 4,291 |
| Cory | 168 | 4,275 |
| Phillip | 169 | 4,250 |
| Harry | 170 | 4,236 |
| Calvin | 171 | 4,170 |
| Maxwell | 172 | 4,115 |
| Corey | 173 | 3,970 |
| Trevor | 174 | 3,945 |
| Brady | 175 | 3,944 |
| Tom | 175 | 3,944 |
| Nolan | 175 | 3,944 |
| Randall | 178 | 3,832 |
| Chase | 179 | 3,753 |
| Aiden | 180 | 3,752 |
| Edwin | 181 | 3,750 |
| Isaiah | 182 | 3,722 |
| Jeffery | 183 | 3,717 |
| Nathaniel | 184 | 3,661 |
| Fred | 185 | 3,594 |
| Allan | 186 | 3,578 |
| Riley | 187 | 3,532 |
| Gene | 188 | 3,494 |
| Harvey | 189 | 3,478 |
| Landon | 190 | 3,475 |
| Parker | 191 | 3,463 |
| Frederick | 192 | 3,448 |
| Neil | 193 | 3,432 |
| Glen | 194 | 3,412 |
| Victor | 195 | 3,382 |
| Tony | 196 | 3,378 |
| Herbert | 197 | 3,314 |
| Jeff | 198 | 3,295 |
| Ernest | 199 | 3,229 |
| Colton | 200 | 3,213 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn | 101 | 6,828 |
| Katie | 102 | 6,818 |
| Ava | 103 | 6,775 |
| Kayla | 104 | 6,733 |
| Molly | 105 | 6,717 |
| Danielle | 106 | 6,711 |
| Wendy | 107 | 6,680 |
| Gloria | 108 | 6,653 |
| Madison | 109 | 6,629 |
| Teresa | 110 | 6,624 |
| Julia | 111 | 6,561 |
| Lucille | 112 | 6,556 |
| Denise | 113 | 6,538 |
| Allison | 114 | 6,460 |
| Frances | 115 | 6,419 |
| Joanne | 116 | 6,416 |
| Victoria | 117 | 6,406 |
| Jacqueline | 118 | 6,357 |
| Carolyn | 119 | 6,346 |
| Ella | 120 | 6,259 |
| Jeanne | 121 | 6,200 |
| Colleen | 122 | 6,195 |
| Taylor | 123 | 6,141 |
| Shannon | 124 | 6,115 |
| Florence | 125 | 6,087 |
| Mildred | 126 | 5,933 |
| Leah | 127 | 5,853 |
| Kathy | 128 | 5,800 |
| Cindy | 129 | 5,777 |
| Kristin | 130 | 5,751 |
| Tammy | 131 | 5,720 |
| Christina | 132 | 5,706 |
| Alyssa | 133 | 5,701 |
| June | 134 | 5,646 |
| Laurie | 135 | 5,633 |
| Alexis | 136 | 5,576 |
| Connie | 137 | 5,480 |
| Isabella | 138 | 5,370 |
| Rita | 139 | 5,356 |
| Delores | 140 | 5,290 |
| Bernice | 141 | 5,248 |
| Brittany | 142 | 5,241 |
| Violet | 143 | 5,227 |
| Tracy | 144 | 5,223 |
| Claire | 145 | 5,211 |
| Madeline | 146 | 5,148 |
| Hazel | 147 | 5,128 |
| Ellen | 148 | 5,085 |
| Amelia | 149 | 5,076 |
| Gail | 150 | 5,066 |
| Kari | 151 | 5,058 |
| Renee | 152 | 5,046 |
| Holly | 153 | 5,030 |
| Maria | 154 | 4,990 |
| Beth | 155 | 4,950 |
| Marlene | 156 | 4,925 |
| Suzanne | 157 | 4,904 |
| Peggy | 158 | 4,897 |
| Paula | 159 | 4,877 |
| Jamie | 160 | 4,871 |
| Sheila | 161 | 4,869 |
| Gladys | 162 | 4,855 |
| Joann | 163 | 4,793 |
| Esther | 164 | 4,789 |
| Alexandra | 165 | 4,767 |
| Stacy | 166 | 4,712 |
| Vivian | 167 | 4,660 |
| Arlene | 168 | 4,659 |
| Marion | 169 | 4,658 |
| Jenna | 170 | 4,645 |
| Brianna | 171 | 4,609 |
| Geraldine | 172 | 4,604 |
| Morgan | 173 | 4,590 |
| Martha | 174 | 4,522 |
| Ruby | 175 | 4,453 |
| Marian | 176 | 4,447 |
| Eileen | 177 | 4,429 |
| Josephine | 178 | 4,425 |
| Carrie | 179 | 4,416 |
| Brooke | 180 | 4,415 |
| Nora | 181 | 4,401 |
| Kim | 182 | 4,392 |
| Chloe | 183 | 4,341 |
| Jeanette | 184 | 4,335 |
| Kelsey | 185 | 4,325 |
| Jodi | 186 | 4,298 |
| Paige | 187 | 4,294 |
| Kristine | 188 | 4,246 |
| Clara | 189 | 4,233 |
| Michele | 190 | 4,221 |
| Dolores | 191 | 4,190 |
| Courtney | 192 | 4,182 |
| Sydney | 193 | 4,108 |
| Hailey | 194 | 4,097 |
| Robin | 195 | 4,090 |
| Sally | 196 | 4,071 |
| Cassandra | 197 | 4,062 |
| Vicki | 198 | 4,036 |
| Lydia | 199 | 4,005 |
| Melanie | 200 | 3,951 |