Minnesota · 1930

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1930, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	931
#2	Betty	652
#3	Dorothy	520
#4	Patricia	482
#5	Shirley	474
#6	Donna	449
#7	Joyce	405
#8	Lois	382
#9	Joan	376
#10	Beverly	371
#11	Marilyn	349
#12	Delores	317
#13	Helen	312
#14	Margaret	294
#15	Dolores	287
#16	Barbara	284
#17	Ruth	280
#18	Jean	273
#19	Phyllis	273
#20	Lorraine	262
#21	Doris	259
#22	Carol	233
#23	Elaine	210
#24	Virginia	206
#25	Alice	204
#26	Marjorie	204
#27	Audrey	197
#28	Elizabeth	193
#29	Evelyn	173
#30	Arlene	161
#31	Geraldine	159
#32	Irene	158
#33	Marion	151
#34	Joanne	146
#35	Gloria	142
#36	Darlene	137
#37	Marian	135
#38	Rose	133
#39	Bernice	130
#40	Nancy	130
#41	Norma	123
#42	June	122
#43	Janet	120
#44	Mildred	118
#45	Florence	117
#46	Lucille	114
#47	Gladys	113
#48	Jeanne	111
#49	Jeanette	104
#50	Rita	102
#51	Rosemary	102
#52	Marie	101
#53	Kathleen	88
#54	Frances	87
#55	Grace	86
#56	Louise	86
#57	Harriet	85
#58	Eleanor	84
#59	Marlys	82
#60	Lavonne	81
#61	Marcella	81
#62	Charlotte	78
#63	Joann	77
#64	Maxine	77
#65	Eileen	76
#66	Catherine	73
#67	Jane	69
#68	Violet	69
#69	Bonnie	68
#70	Muriel	67
#71	Lillian	67
#72	Jacqueline	67
#73	Anna	66
#74	Esther	64
#75	Deloris	63
#76	Vivian	63
#77	Yvonne	62
#78	Beatrice	62
#79	Verna	61
#80	Ann	60
#81	Sally	59
#82	Janice	59
#83	Mavis	59
#84	Loretta	58
#85	Carolyn	57
#86	Ethel	56
#87	Ramona	56
#88	Leona	55
#89	Genevieve	53
#90	Eunice	52
#91	Katherine	51
#92	Kathryn	51
#93	Martha	50
#94	Agnes	50
#95	Laverne	49
#96	Adeline	48
#97	Sylvia	48
#98	Theresa	45
#99	Ruby	45
#100	Bette	44

Uniquely popular in Minnesota

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Marlys	82	42	2
Lavonne	81	41	3
Ione	38	19	2
Ardis	40	20	2
Ladonna	24	12	1
Mavis	59	30	5
Darlene	137	70	14
Doreen	22	11	2
Adeline	48	25	5
Rosella	30	15	3
Clarice	44	22	5
Avis	24	12	3

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.