Most Popular Baby Names in Minnesota (2025)
Charlotte and Theodore top the baby name charts in Minnesota for 2025. 45,973 babies were given one of the 1,931 names the Social Security Administration ranks for the state, and names like Greta, Mohamed, Emmett rank far higher here than they do nationally.
Names Minnesota loves more than the rest of America
These names rank far higher in Minnesota than they do nationally — the clearest signal of what makes naming here different.
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The multiplier compares the two ranks — 6.5× means the name sits 6.5 times higher up the list in Minnesota than it does nationally.
Minnesota vs the rest of the country
Each of Minnesota's 10 most popular names, with where the same name ranks across the whole country. The bigger the gap, the more particular to Minnesota the name is.
Rising fast in Minnesota
Already in Minnesota's top 100 and still climbing nationally — the names to watch.
What Minnesota's favourite names are made of
Origins of the 100 most popular names in Minnesota. English leads with 70 of the top 100.
Top 200 baby names in Minnesota
The 200 most popular girls' and boys' names in Minnesota for 2025, ranked by SSA state data. Switch between girls and boys.
- 1Charlotte
- 2Evelyn
- 3Violet
- 4Eleanor
- 5Nora
- 6Olivia
- 7Sophia
- 8Emma
- 9Lucy
- 10Hazel
- 11Amelia
- 12Lainey
- 13Harper
- 14Isla
- 15Ava
- 16Mia
- 17Aurora
- 18Lily
- 19Vivian
- 20Grace
- 21Ella
- 22Eloise
- 23Elizabeth
- 24Ellie
- 25Isabella
- 26Josephine
- 27Aria
- 28Penelope
- 29Clara
- 30Ivy
- 31Scarlett
- 32Eliana
- 33Willow
- 34Lillian
- 35Millie
- 36Elsie
- 37Layla
- 38Adeline
- 39Stella
- 40Sadie
- 41Sophie
- 42Ruby
- 43Josie
- 44Lydia
- 45Sofia
- 46Maeve
- 47Alice
- 48Cora
- 49Hannah
- 50Claire
- 51Addison
- 52Gianna
- 53Luna
- 54Lyla
- 55Paisley
- 56Amira
- 57Hadley
- 58Rose
- 59Ailany
- 60June
- 61Chloe
- 62Margaret
- 63Delilah
- 64Juniper
- 65Mabel
- 66Zoey
- 67Eden
- 68Maya
- 69Ruth
- 70Zoe
- 71Emilia
- 72Mila
- 73Naomi
- 74Audrey
- 75Iris
- 76Madison
- 77Emily
- 78Daisy
- 79Nova
- 80Rylee
- 81Ayla
- 82Isabelle
- 83Kennedy
- 84Kinsley
- 85Abigail
- 86Cecilia
- 87Emery
- 88Piper
- 89Lucia
- 90Margot
- 91Everly
- 92Sylvie
- 93Lucille
- 94Natalie
- 95Madeline
- 96Emersyn
- 97Freya
- 98Lola
- 99Blair
- 100Ember
- 101Hallie
- 102Madelyn
- 103Ada
- 104Autumn
- 105Olive
- 106Aisha
- 107Anna
- 108Elena
- 109Georgia
- 110Wren
- 111Brielle
- 112Esther
- 113Haven
- 114Leah
- 115Maria
- 116Sylvia
- 117Valerie
- 118Aubrey
- 119Eliza
- 120Genevieve
- 121Vera
- 122Athena
- 123Caroline
- 124Elliana
- 125Greta
- 126Liliana
- 127Phoebe
- 128Amara
- 129Brooklyn
- 130Isabel
- 131Maisie
- 132Noelle
- 133Annie
- 134Camila
- 135Blakely
- 136Gemma
- 137Lila
- 138Myla
- 139Valentina
- 140Hailey
- 141Rosemary
- 142Sienna
- 143Wrenley
- 144Aaliyah
- 145Colette
- 146Melody
- 147Vivienne
- 148Lena
- 149Leilani
- 150Molly
- 151Thea
- 152Willa
- 153Harlow
- 154Julia
- 155Rosalie
- 156Adalyn
- 157Adalynn
- 158Alora
- 159Brynlee
- 160Mary
- 161Morgan
- 162Oaklynn
- 163Remi
- 164Kaia
- 165Maida
- 166Mara
- 167Safa
- 168Savannah
- 169Sloane
- 170Daphne
- 171Esme
- 172Evangeline
- 173Loretta
- 174Serenity
- 175Victoria
- 176Adaline
- 177Collins
- 178Frances
- 179Gabriella
- 180Mackenzie
- 181Natalia
- 182Poppy
- 183Saylor
- 1Theodore
- 2Henry
- 3Oliver
- 4Liam
- 5Noah
- 6James
- 7William
- 8Jack
- 9Leo
- 10Bennett
- 11Levi
- 12Cooper
- 13Owen
- 14Thomas
- 15Brooks
- 16Wesley
- 17Hudson
- 18Benjamin
- 19Beau
- 20August
- 21Wyatt
- 22Elijah
- 23Miles
- 24Asher
- 25Maverick
- 26Emmett
- 27Lucas
- 28Charles
- 29Lincoln
- 30Archer
- 31Mason
- 32Calvin
- 33Jackson
- 34Samuel
- 35Everett
- 36Ezra
- 37John
- 38Luca
- 39Mateo
- 40Nolan
- 41Daniel
- 42Ethan
- 43Elias
- 44Weston
- 45Arthur
- 46Isaac
- 47Milo
- 48Roman
- 49Joseph
- 50Myles
- 51Silas
- 52Walker
- 53David
- 54Vincent
- 55Waylon
- 56Carter
- 57Gabriel
- 58George
- 59Harrison
- 60Michael
- 61Cameron
- 62Harvey
- 63Arlo
- 64Caleb
- 65Graham
- 66Adam
- 67Julian
- 68Sebastian
- 69Grayson
- 70Luke
- 71Walter
- 72Beckett
- 73Jacob
- 74Matthew
- 75Sullivan
- 76Alexander
- 77Aiden
- 78Ian
- 79Anthony
- 80Micah
- 81Callum
- 82Easton
- 83Logan
- 84Amir
- 85Axel
- 86Carson
- 87Isaiah
- 88Mohamed
- 89Otto
- 90Felix
- 91Jasper
- 92Elliot
- 93Leon
- 94Dylan
- 95Hayes
- 96Louis
- 97Colter
- 98Jayden
- 99Landon
- 100Nathan
- 101Rhett
- 102Callahan
- 103Santiago
- 104Theo
- 105Thiago
- 106Colton
- 107Robert
- 108Simon
- 109Ezekiel
- 110Griffin
- 111Jonathan
- 112Eli
- 113Mahir
- 114Callan
- 115Jameson
- 116Joshua
- 117Jude
- 118Dawson
- 119Josiah
- 120Ryker
- 121Luka
- 122Tucker
- 123Enzo
- 124Tate
- 125Barrett
- 126Jett
- 127Kai
- 128Connor
- 129Eithan
- 130Jace
- 131Maxwell
- 132Peter
- 133Xavier
- 134Briggs
- 135Declan
- 136Baker
- 137Christopher
- 138Adrian
- 139Jonah
- 140Lane
- 141Ayman
- 142Braxton
- 143Dean
- 144Evan
- 145Hunter
- 146Judah
- 147Ryder
- 148Andrew
- 149Atlas
- 150Brody
- 151Finn
- 152Gael
- 153Lewis
- 154Damian
- 155Elliott
- 156Knox
- 157Soren
- 158Caden
- 159Greyson
- 160Benson
- 161Edward
- 162Hamza
- 163Malachi
- 164Max
- 165Ryan
- 166Archie
- 167Bowen
- 168Crew
- 169Zion
- 170Adriel
- 171Dominic
- 172Jeremiah
- 173Reid
- 174Imran
- 175Nash
- 176Oscar
- 177Stetson
- 178Beckham
- 179Bryson
- 180Lorenzo
- 181Louie
- 182Odin
- 183Patrick
- 184Jaxon
- 185Jaxson
- 186Leonardo
- 187Yusuf
- 188Aaron
Baby names in Minnesota: common questions
What is the most popular baby name in Minnesota?
Charlotte is the most popular girls' name in Minnesota and Theodore is the most popular boys' name, based on 2025 Social Security Administration state data.
What are the top 10 baby names in Minnesota?
The top 10 girls' names in Minnesota are Charlotte, Evelyn, Violet, Eleanor, Nora, Olivia, Sophia, Emma, Lucy, Hazel. The top 10 boys' names are Theodore, Henry, Oliver, Liam, Noah, James, William, Jack, Leo, Bennett.
Which baby names are more popular in Minnesota than the rest of the US?
Greta ranks #133 in Minnesota but only #909 nationally; Mohamed ranks #92 in Minnesota but only #528 nationally; Emmett ranks #26 in Minnesota but only #121 nationally. These are the names where Minnesota differs most from the national list.
Which baby names are rising in Minnesota?
Bennett, Lainey, August, Eloise, Archer are all inside Minnesota's top 100 and still climbing in national popularity.
How many babies in Minnesota share these names?
45,973 babies in Minnesota were given one of the 1,931 names ranked for the state in 2025. The Social Security Administration does not publish names given to fewer than five babies in a state, so rarer names are not counted here.
Popular names in nearby states
How naming in Minnesota compares with the rest of the region.