Minnesota · 1939

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1939, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,054
#2	Barbara	715
#3	Carol	697
#4	Patricia	683
#5	Sharon	557
#6	Judith	526
#7	Karen	427
#8	Janice	406
#9	Shirley	405
#10	Darlene	373
#11	Donna	367
#12	Joan	362
#13	Nancy	355
#14	Janet	346
#15	Marilyn	338
#16	Beverly	332
#17	Sandra	314
#18	Margaret	296
#19	Joyce	290
#20	Betty	268
#21	Dorothy	241
#22	Kathleen	236
#23	Judy	234
#24	Joanne	218
#25	Marlene	218
#26	Ruth	215
#27	Phyllis	212
#28	Lois	204
#29	Diane	196
#30	Jean	184
#31	Joann	177
#32	Elaine	170
#33	Susan	167
#34	Helen	161
#35	Arlene	160
#36	Marlys	156
#37	Virginia	153
#38	Elizabeth	148
#39	Marjorie	138
#40	Geraldine	135
#41	Delores	133
#42	Alice	132
#43	Carole	128
#44	Kay	126
#45	Gloria	123
#46	Audrey	121
#47	Carolyn	117
#48	Jane	114
#49	Gail	110
#50	Jeanette	108
#51	Bonnie	103
#52	Ann	101
#53	Doris	97
#54	Marie	97
#55	Norma	88
#56	Rose	87
#57	Kathryn	87
#58	Frances	86
#59	Lorraine	85
#60	Lavonne	85
#61	Charlotte	82
#62	Yvonne	81
#63	Sally	79
#64	Deanna	77
#65	Jeanne	76
#66	Evelyn	75
#67	Jacqueline	75
#68	Rita	74
#69	Rosemary	72
#70	Roberta	69
#71	Linda	68
#72	June	68
#73	Eleanor	67
#74	Eileen	65
#75	Loretta	64
#76	Marion	62
#77	Irene	61
#78	Marcia	61
#79	Florence	60
#80	Sylvia	60
#81	Marian	59
#82	Constance	55
#83	Catherine	53
#84	Louise	53
#85	Lucille	52
#86	Rosalie	51
#87	Harriet	50
#88	Gayle	49
#89	Bernice	48
#90	Dianne	47
#91	Connie	47
#92	Suzanne	47
#93	Maxine	45
#94	Myrna	45
#95	Katherine	44
#96	Theresa	43
#97	Peggy	43
#98	Ellen	42
#99	Sheila	42
#100	Annette	42

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	156	73	3
Lavonne	85	40	3
Ardis	30	14	1
Darlene	373	175	30
Gretchen	39	18	4
Karen	427	201	51
Doreen	20	9	2
Luella	20	9	3
Mavis	27	13	4
Clarice	23	11	3
Lorna	24	11	3
Sharon	557	262	82

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.