FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Minnesota
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Minnesota, given to 238 babies, and Theodore was the top boys' name with 339. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 21,479 girls and 24,499 boys born in Minnesota that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Minnesota, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 238 | same |
| 2 | Evelyn | 230 | same |
| 3 | Violet | 196 | up 6 |
| 4 | Eleanor | 194 | up 3 |
| 5 | Nora | 194 | up 1 |
| 6 | Olivia | 194 | down 3 |
| 7 | Sophia | 194 | up 1 |
| 8 | Emma | 190 | down 4 |
| 9 | Lucy | 189 | up 5 |
| 10 | Hazel | 176 | same |
| 11 | Amelia | 162 | down 6 |
| 12 | Lainey | 157 | down 1 |
| 13 | Harper | 150 | same |
| 14 | Isla | 146 | up 1 |
| 15 | Ava | 134 | down 3 |
| 16 | Mia | 134 | up 1 |
| 17 | Aurora | 129 | down 1 |
| 18 | Lily | 121 | same |
| 19 | Vivian | 120 | up 11 |
| 20 | Grace | 117 | up 7 |
| 21 | Ella | 112 | up 13 |
| 22 | Eloise | 112 | up 23 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 110 | up 2 |
| 24 | Ellie | 110 | down 4 |
| 25 | Isabella | 110 | down 6 |
| 26 | Josephine | 108 | down 4 |
| 27 | Aria | 103 | up 6 |
| 28 | Penelope | 102 | up 9 |
| 29 | Clara | 101 | down 5 |
| 30 | Ivy | 99 | down 1 |
| 31 | Scarlett | 99 | down 3 |
| 32 | Eliana | 96 | up 18 |
| 33 | Avery | 95 | down 12 |
| 34 | Willow | 95 | down 3 |
| 35 | Lillian | 91 | up 23 |
| 36 | Millie | 91 | down 4 |
| 37 | Elsie | 90 | down 11 |
| 38 | Layla | 90 | down 15 |
| 39 | Adeline | 89 | up 16 |
| 40 | Quinn | 89 | down 2 |
| 41 | Stella | 86 | up 10 |
| 42 | Sadie | 85 | up 51 |
| 43 | Sophie | 85 | up 29 |
| 44 | Ruby | 83 | down 3 |
| 45 | Josie | 81 | up 24 |
| 46 | Lydia | 81 | down 7 |
| 47 | Sofia | 81 | up 31 |
| 48 | Maeve | 80 | down 13 |
| 49 | Alice | 79 | up 16 |
| 50 | Cora | 78 | down 1 |
| 51 | Hannah | 78 | down 9 |
| 52 | Claire | 76 | up 29 |
| 53 | Addison | 75 | down 9 |
| 54 | Gianna | 74 | up 3 |
| 55 | Luna | 74 | down 15 |
| 56 | Lyla | 74 | up 24 |
| 57 | Paisley | 74 | up 19 |
| 58 | Amira | 73 | down 12 |
| 59 | Riley | 73 | up 12 |
| 60 | Hadley | 72 | down 17 |
| 61 | Rose | 72 | up 55 |
| 62 | Ailany | 71 | up 176 |
| 63 | June | 71 | up 25 |
| 64 | Chloe | 70 | down 17 |
| 65 | Margaret | 69 | up 38 |
| 66 | Delilah | 68 | down 5 |
| 67 | Juniper | 68 | up 7 |
| 68 | Mabel | 68 | up 40 |
| 69 | Zoey | 68 | down 5 |
| 70 | Eden | 67 | down 17 |
| 71 | Maya | 67 | down 5 |
| 72 | Ruth | 67 | up 20 |
| 73 | Zoe | 67 | up 11 |
| 74 | Emilia | 66 | down 15 |
| 75 | Mila | 66 | down 39 |
| 76 | Naomi | 66 | up 1 |
| 77 | Audrey | 65 | down 17 |
| 78 | Iris | 64 | up 23 |
| 79 | Madison | 63 | down 12 |
| 80 | Emily | 62 | down 24 |
| 81 | Daisy | 61 | down 8 |
| 82 | Nova | 60 | down 14 |
| 83 | Rylee | 59 | up 78 |
| 84 | Ayla | 58 | up 3 |
| 85 | Isabelle | 58 | up 17 |
| 86 | Kennedy | 58 | down 3 |
| 87 | Kinsley | 58 | down 24 |
| 88 | Abigail | 57 | down 36 |
| 89 | Cecilia | 57 | up 7 |
| 90 | Emery | 57 | down 20 |
| 91 | Lennon | 56 | up 34 |
| 92 | Piper | 56 | down 2 |
| 93 | Lucia | 55 | up 22 |
| 94 | Margot | 55 | down 32 |
| 95 | Everly | 54 | down 47 |
| 96 | Scottie | 54 | up 41 |
| 97 | Sylvie | 52 | up 34 |
| 98 | Lucille | 51 | up 1 |
| 99 | Natalie | 51 | down 45 |
| 100 | Madeline | 50 | down 25 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodore | 339 | up 2 |
| 2 | Henry | 313 | same |
| 3 | Oliver | 298 | up 1 |
| 4 | Liam | 277 | down 3 |
| 5 | Noah | 236 | same |
| 6 | James | 227 | up 1 |
| 7 | William | 226 | up 2 |
| 8 | Jack | 218 | up 2 |
| 9 | Leo | 207 | up 4 |
| 10 | Bennett | 205 | up 5 |
| 11 | Levi | 191 | down 3 |
| 12 | Cooper | 186 | up 14 |
| 13 | Owen | 178 | down 7 |
| 14 | Thomas | 166 | up 11 |
| 15 | Brooks | 158 | up 1 |
| 16 | Wesley | 155 | up 2 |
| 17 | Hudson | 152 | down 6 |
| 18 | Benjamin | 147 | down 4 |
| 19 | Beau | 143 | up 8 |
| 20 | August | 136 | up 9 |
| 21 | Wyatt | 136 | up 3 |
| 22 | Elijah | 135 | down 1 |
| 23 | Miles | 135 | down 4 |
| 24 | Asher | 134 | down 12 |
| 25 | Maverick | 133 | down 2 |
| 26 | Emmett | 131 | up 19 |
| 27 | Lucas | 130 | down 7 |
| 28 | Charles | 128 | up 2 |
| 29 | Lincoln | 124 | up 5 |
| 30 | Archer | 121 | up 18 |
| 31 | Mason | 118 | up 6 |
| 32 | Calvin | 117 | up 21 |
| 33 | Jackson | 115 | down 16 |
| 34 | Samuel | 115 | up 4 |
| 35 | Everett | 114 | down 4 |
| 36 | Ezra | 113 | down 14 |
| 37 | John | 113 | up 4 |
| 38 | Luca | 113 | down 3 |
| 39 | Mateo | 112 | down 3 |
| 40 | Nolan | 110 | down 12 |
| 41 | Daniel | 108 | up 9 |
| 42 | Ethan | 107 | down 2 |
| 43 | Rowan | 107 | up 17 |
| 44 | Elias | 106 | up 12 |
| 45 | Weston | 103 | up 7 |
| 46 | Arthur | 102 | down 4 |
| 47 | Isaac | 101 | same |
| 48 | Milo | 101 | up 6 |
| 49 | Roman | 100 | up 26 |
| 50 | Joseph | 96 | up 15 |
| 51 | Myles | 96 | up 6 |
| 52 | Silas | 96 | up 18 |
| 53 | Walker | 95 | down 2 |
| 54 | David | 94 | down 11 |
| 55 | Vincent | 93 | up 11 |
| 56 | Waylon | 92 | up 12 |
| 57 | Carter | 91 | up 4 |
| 58 | Gabriel | 91 | up 14 |
| 59 | George | 90 | up 4 |
| 60 | Harrison | 90 | down 27 |
| 61 | Michael | 90 | down 2 |
| 62 | Cameron | 89 | down 23 |
| 63 | Harvey | 88 | up 16 |
| 64 | Charlie | 87 | up 36 |
| 65 | Arlo | 86 | up 11 |
| 66 | Caleb | 86 | down 17 |
| 67 | Graham | 86 | down 21 |
| 68 | Adam | 85 | up 29 |
| 69 | Julian | 85 | up 8 |
| 70 | Sebastian | 85 | down 8 |
| 71 | Grayson | 82 | down 39 |
| 72 | Luke | 79 | down 3 |
| 73 | Walter | 78 | up 62 |
| 74 | Beckett | 76 | up 19 |
| 75 | Jacob | 75 | up 20 |
| 76 | Matthew | 75 | down 9 |
| 77 | Sullivan | 75 | up 73 |
| 78 | Alexander | 74 | down 4 |
| 79 | Aiden | 73 | down 35 |
| 80 | Parker | 73 | up 3 |
| 81 | Ian | 72 | up 23 |
| 82 | Sawyer | 72 | down 9 |
| 83 | Anthony | 71 | up 8 |
| 84 | Micah | 71 | down 20 |
| 85 | Callum | 70 | up 17 |
| 86 | Easton | 70 | down 1 |
| 87 | Logan | 70 | down 29 |
| 88 | Amir | 69 | up 55 |
| 89 | Axel | 69 | up 31 |
| 90 | Carson | 69 | up 2 |
| 91 | Isaiah | 69 | up 14 |
| 92 | Mohamed | 69 | up 14 |
| 93 | Otto | 69 | down 7 |
| 94 | Felix | 67 | up 9 |
| 95 | Jasper | 67 | down 5 |
| 96 | Elliot | 66 | up 16 |
| 97 | Leon | 66 | up 1 |
| 98 | Dylan | 65 | down 14 |
| 99 | Hayes | 63 | down 10 |
| 100 | Louis | 63 | down 29 |
Names Minnesota likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Minnesota than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Maida, Maryama and Anzal for girls, and Abdirahman, Muad and Abdullahi for boys.
Girls
- Maida: 41.9× (132 babies)
- Maryama: 41.2× (68 babies)
- Anzal: 34.9× (64 babies)
- Ahlam: 25.1× (65 babies)
- Manal: 24.6× (67 babies)
- Afnan: 20.4× (53 babies)
- Nawal: 20.2× (52 babies)
- Manha: 19× (97 babies)
- Isra: 14.3× (114 babies)
- Sumaya: 12.7× (57 babies)
Boys
- Abdirahman: 35.6× (130 babies)
- Muad: 32.1× (83 babies)
- Abdullahi: 31.1× (120 babies)
- Muhsin: 28.6× (73 babies)
- Mahir: 25.2× (209 babies)
- Akram: 22.6× (101 babies)
- Ayub: 20.7× (99 babies)
- Sabir: 20.5× (53 babies)
- Musab: 16.8× (71 babies)
- Salman: 16.2× (84 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Minnesota belongs to Mary, at number one from 1924 to 1946. For boys, it's Robert, from 1919 to 1940.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2021–2025
- Olivia: 2019–2020
- Evelyn: 2018
- Olivia: 2017
- Evelyn: 2016
- Olivia: 2013–2015
- Emma: 2012
- Olivia: 2011
- Ava: 2010
- Olivia: 2009
- Ava: 2005–2008
- Emma: 2002–2004
- Emily: 1996–2001
- Samantha: 1995
- Emily: 1994
- Ashley: 1986–1993
- Amanda: 1985
- Jennifer: 1970–1984
- Lisa: 1965–1969
- Mary: 1950–1964
- Linda: 1947–1949
- Mary: 1924–1946
- Dorothy: 1918–1923
- Helen: 1913–1917
- Mary: 1910–1912
Boys
- Theodore: 2025
- Liam: 2024
- Theodore: 2023
- Oliver: 2022
- Henry: 2018–2021
- Oliver: 2017
- Henry: 2014–2016
- William: 2013
- Mason: 2010–2012
- Logan: 2009
- Ethan: 2008
- Jacob: 2007
- Ethan: 2005–2006
- Jacob: 1994–2004
- Tyler: 1993
- Michael: 1987–1992
- Matthew: 1982–1986
- Michael: 1976–1981
- Jason: 1972–1975
- Michael: 1965–1971
- David: 1964
- Michael: 1963
- David: 1959–1962
- Michael: 1958
- David: 1955–1957
- Michael: 1954
- David: 1953
- Michael: 1952
- James: 1951
- Michael: 1950
- James: 1941–1949
- Robert: 1919–1940
- John: 1910–1918
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn, Emma, Amelia | Henry, Oliver, Theodore, Liam, Noah |
| 2010s | Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia, Evelyn | Henry, William, Mason, Liam, Oliver |
| 2000s | Emma, Grace, Olivia, Emily, Abigail | Jacob, Ethan, Samuel, Benjamin, Andrew |
| 1990s | Emily, Samantha, Ashley, Megan, Sarah | Jacob, Matthew, Michael, Andrew, Nicholas |
| 1980s | Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda, Sarah, Ashley | Michael, Matthew, Andrew, Joshua, Christopher |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Melissa, Michelle, Angela | Michael, Jason, Christopher, Matthew, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Julie, Susan, Lori | Michael, David, John, Mark, James |
| 1950s | Mary, Susan, Linda, Debra, Barbara | David, Michael, James, John, Mark |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Barbara, Carol, Patricia | James, Robert, John, Richard, David |
| 1930s | Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Shirley, Carol | Robert, Richard, James, John, Donald |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Betty, Helen, Margaret | Robert, Donald, John, Richard, James |
| 1910s | Helen, Mary, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth | John, Robert, William, George, Donald |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.