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Most popular baby names in Minnesota

Theodore and Charlotte were the top names for babies born in Minnesota in 2025. Social Security counted 230,585 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in Minnesota

Names given at least twice as often in Minnesota as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Abdirahman 35.6× (130)
  2. Muad 32.1× (83)
  3. Abdullahi 31.1× (120)
  4. Muhsin 28.6× (73)
  5. Mahir 25.2× (209)
  6. Akram 22.6× (101)
  7. Ayub 20.7× (99)
  8. Sabir 20.5× (53)
  9. Musab 16.8× (71)
  10. Salman 16.2× (84)
  11. Ayman 13.9× (158)
  12. Croix 11.3× (45)
  13. Imran 10.2× (165)
  14. Henrik 9.6× (163)
  15. Mohamed 9.1× (354)

Girls

  1. Maida 41.9× (132)
  2. Maryama 41.2× (68)
  3. Ahlam 25.1× (65)
  4. Manal 24.6× (67)
  5. Munira 23× (49)
  6. Afnan 20.4× (53)
  7. Nawal 20.2× (52)
  8. Manha 19× (97)
  9. Bushra 17.2× (46)
  10. Isra 14.3× (114)
  11. Hanan 14.1× (47)
  12. Sumaya 12.7× (57)
  13. Marwa 11.7× (82)
  14. Safa 11.4× (132)
  15. Sidra 10.9× (86)

Top boy names in Minnesota, 2025

  1. Theodore 339
  2. Henry 313
  3. Oliver 298
  4. Liam 277
  5. Noah 236
  6. James 227
  7. William 226
  8. Jack 218
  9. Leo 207
  10. Bennett 205
  11. Levi 191
  12. Cooper 186
  13. Owen 178
  14. Thomas 166
  15. Brooks 158
  16. Wesley 155
  17. Hudson 152
  18. Benjamin 147
  19. Beau 143
  20. August 136
  21. Wyatt 136
  22. Elijah 135
  23. Miles 135
  24. Asher 134
  25. Maverick 133
  26. Emmett 131
  27. Lucas 130
  28. Charles 128
  29. Lincoln 124
  30. Archer 121
  31. Mason 118
  32. Calvin 117
  33. Jackson 115
  34. Samuel 115
  35. Everett 114
  36. Ezra 113
  37. John 113
  38. Luca 113
  39. Mateo 112
  40. Nolan 110
  41. Daniel 108
  42. Ethan 107
  43. Rowan 107
  44. Elias 106
  45. Weston 103
  46. Arthur 102
  47. Isaac 101
  48. Milo 101
  49. Roman 100
  50. Joseph 96
  51. Myles 96
  52. Silas 96
  53. Walker 95
  54. David 94
  55. Vincent 93
  56. Waylon 92
  57. Carter 91
  58. Gabriel 91
  59. George 90
  60. Harrison 90
  61. Michael 90
  62. Cameron 89
  63. Harvey 88
  64. Charlie 87
  65. Arlo 86
  66. Caleb 86
  67. Graham 86
  68. Adam 85
  69. Julian 85
  70. Sebastian 85
  71. Grayson 82
  72. Luke 79
  73. Walter 78
  74. Beckett 76
  75. Jacob 75
  76. Matthew 75
  77. Sullivan 75
  78. Alexander 74
  79. Aiden 73
  80. Parker 73
  81. Ian 72
  82. Sawyer 72
  83. Anthony 71
  84. Micah 71
  85. Callum 70
  86. Easton 70
  87. Logan 70
  88. Amir 69
  89. Axel 69
  90. Carson 69
  91. Isaiah 69
  92. Mohamed 69
  93. Otto 69
  94. Felix 67
  95. Jasper 67
  96. Elliot 66
  97. Leon 66
  98. Dylan 65
  99. Hayes 63
  100. Louis 63

Top girl names in Minnesota, 2025

  1. Charlotte 238
  2. Evelyn 230
  3. Violet 196
  4. Eleanor 194
  5. Nora 194
  6. Olivia 194
  7. Sophia 194
  8. Emma 190
  9. Lucy 189
  10. Hazel 176
  11. Amelia 162
  12. Lainey 157
  13. Harper 150
  14. Isla 146
  15. Ava 134
  16. Mia 134
  17. Aurora 129
  18. Lily 121
  19. Vivian 120
  20. Grace 117
  21. Ella 112
  22. Eloise 112
  23. Elizabeth 110
  24. Ellie 110
  25. Isabella 110
  26. Josephine 108
  27. Aria 103
  28. Penelope 102
  29. Clara 101
  30. Ivy 99
  31. Scarlett 99
  32. Eliana 96
  33. Avery 95
  34. Willow 95
  35. Lillian 91
  36. Millie 91
  37. Elsie 90
  38. Layla 90
  39. Adeline 89
  40. Quinn 89
  41. Stella 86
  42. Sadie 85
  43. Sophie 85
  44. Ruby 83
  45. Josie 81
  46. Lydia 81
  47. Sofia 81
  48. Maeve 80
  49. Alice 79
  50. Cora 78
  51. Hannah 78
  52. Claire 76
  53. Addison 75
  54. Gianna 74
  55. Luna 74
  56. Lyla 74
  57. Paisley 74
  58. Amira 73
  59. Riley 73
  60. Hadley 72
  61. Rose 72
  62. Ailany 71
  63. June 71
  64. Chloe 70
  65. Margaret 69
  66. Delilah 68
  67. Juniper 68
  68. Mabel 68
  69. Zoey 68
  70. Eden 67
  71. Maya 67
  72. Ruth 67
  73. Zoe 67
  74. Emilia 66
  75. Mila 66
  76. Naomi 66
  77. Audrey 65
  78. Iris 64
  79. Madison 63
  80. Emily 62
  81. Daisy 61
  82. Nova 60
  83. Rylee 59
  84. Ayla 58
  85. Isabelle 58
  86. Kennedy 58
  87. Kinsley 58
  88. Abigail 57
  89. Cecilia 57
  90. Emery 57
  91. Lennon 56
  92. Piper 56
  93. Lucia 55
  94. Margot 55
  95. Everly 54
  96. Scottie 54
  97. Sylvie 52
  98. Lucille 51
  99. Natalie 51
  100. Madeline 50

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in Minnesota?
In 2025, the most popular names in Minnesota were Theodore for boys (339 babies) and Charlotte for girls (238 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in Minnesota?
From 2021 to 2025, Abdirahman was 35.6 times more common for boys in Minnesota than across the US, and Maida was 41.9 times more common for girls.

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