Minnesota · 1946

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	1,693
#2	Barbara	940
#3	Patricia	896
#4	Carol	881
#5	Sharon	844
#6	Kathleen	833
#7	Susan	809
#8	Sandra	806
#9	Linda	770
#10	Judith	754
#11	Nancy	691
#12	Diane	656
#13	Karen	623
#14	Judy	570
#15	Janet	383
#16	Cheryl	376
#17	Margaret	369
#18	Janice	366
#19	Bonnie	338
#20	Donna	334
#21	Marilyn	319
#22	Shirley	313
#23	Jean	284
#24	Joyce	277
#25	Joan	271
#26	Jane	252
#27	Beverly	243
#28	Darlene	226
#29	Betty	226
#30	Pamela	218
#31	Carolyn	212
#32	Gloria	192
#33	Kathryn	191
#34	Ruth	183
#35	Dianne	179
#36	Joanne	179
#37	Elizabeth	177
#38	Suzanne	174
#39	Lois	172
#40	Virginia	171
#41	Connie	158
#42	Jeanne	158
#43	Elaine	152
#44	Ann	148
#45	Kathy	140
#46	Gail	135
#47	Catherine	134
#48	Dorothy	129
#49	Marlene	129
#50	Katherine	126
#51	Joann	123
#52	Julie	123
#53	Cynthia	122
#54	Lynn	121
#55	Phyllis	120
#56	Rita	117
#57	Rosemary	117
#58	Kay	115
#59	Carole	114
#60	Helen	110
#61	Marcia	105
#62	Alice	105
#63	Constance	105
#64	Jacqueline	100
#65	Eileen	98
#66	Sheila	97
#67	Sally	95
#68	Rose	94
#69	Geraldine	91
#70	Roberta	91
#71	Diana	90
#72	Marjorie	89
#73	Vicki	85
#74	Gayle	84
#75	Marie	84
#76	Charlotte	83
#77	Bonita	82
#78	Peggy	79
#79	Jeanette	78
#80	Sue	77
#81	Louise	73
#82	Christine	72
#83	Marsha	71
#84	Lynda	69
#85	Paulette	69
#86	Frances	69
#87	Anita	68
#88	Marlys	66
#89	Maureen	64
#90	Yvonne	63
#91	Colleen	63
#92	Rebecca	63
#93	Ellen	62
#94	Arlene	60
#95	Paula	60
#96	Delores	60
#97	Anne	59
#98	Jo	59
#99	Audrey	58
#100	June	57

Uniquely popular in Minnesota

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Marlys	66	22	2
Lavonne	47	16	2
Bonita	82	28	8
Renee	55	19	6
Colleen	63	21	7
Julie	123	41	14
Lorna	24	8	3
Laurel	38	13	4
Gretchen	31	10	4
Lynette	24	8	3
Darlene	226	76	30
Marlene	129	44	18

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.