Minnesota · 1936

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1936, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,024
#2	Shirley	777
#3	Patricia	617
#4	Barbara	616
#5	Carol	565
#6	Marilyn	421
#7	Joan	406
#8	Beverly	401
#9	Marlene	376
#10	Betty	362
#11	Donna	356
#12	Darlene	341
#13	Janice	326
#14	Nancy	288
#15	Dorothy	286
#16	Joyce	283
#17	Lois	282
#18	Margaret	281
#19	Janet	270
#20	Joanne	231
#21	Phyllis	224
#22	Helen	211
#23	Jean	205
#24	Elaine	197
#25	Arlene	190
#26	Joann	179
#27	Marlys	174
#28	Delores	173
#29	Audrey	169
#30	Virginia	165
#31	Ruth	163
#32	Sharon	161
#33	Gloria	149
#34	Lorraine	148
#35	Kathleen	148
#36	Judith	147
#37	Elizabeth	145
#38	Alice	143
#39	Karen	143
#40	Geraldine	143
#41	Doris	142
#42	Yvonne	135
#43	Marjorie	126
#44	Sandra	119
#45	Jeanette	118
#46	Marie	114
#47	Jane	108
#48	Evelyn	108
#49	Lavonne	106
#50	Rose	98
#51	June	90
#52	Rita	89
#53	Diane	88
#54	Marian	88
#55	Ann	88
#56	Carolyn	85
#57	Norma	83
#58	Rosemary	82
#59	Eileen	82
#60	Bonnie	81
#61	Kathryn	81
#62	Irene	80
#63	Gail	79
#64	Dolores	77
#65	Roberta	77
#66	Carole	75
#67	Jacqueline	75
#68	Frances	71
#69	Kay	69
#70	Marion	67
#71	Grace	66
#72	Catherine	65
#73	Susan	64
#74	Eleanor	64
#75	Bernice	63
#76	Charlotte	63
#77	Florence	62
#78	Judy	60
#79	Sally	58
#80	Louise	58
#81	Maxine	57
#82	Sylvia	57
#83	Gladys	57
#84	Loretta	56
#85	Lucille	55
#86	Marcia	54
#87	Annette	54
#88	Anna	53
#89	Mavis	50
#90	Mildred	49
#91	Katherine	48
#92	Muriel	47
#93	Constance	46
#94	Maryann	45
#95	Harriet	44
#96	Myrna	44
#97	Jeanne	43
#98	Deloris	42
#99	Colleen	42
#100	Ellen	40

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	174	88	4
Ione	32	16	1
Lavonne	106	53	4
Ardis	28	14	1
Ladonna	21	11	2
Mavis	50	25	4
Darlene	341	172	28
Clarice	37	19	4
Avis	21	11	2
Karen	143	72	17
Marlene	376	189	51
Muriel	47	24	7

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.