Minnesota · 1941

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1941, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,148
#2	Sharon	841
#3	Judith	813
#4	Patricia	808
#5	Carol	742
#6	Karen	724
#7	Barbara	716
#8	Sandra	542
#9	Judy	440
#10	Nancy	412
#11	Kathleen	403
#12	Janet	394
#13	Janice	379
#14	Joan	351
#15	Diane	337
#16	Joyce	336
#17	Donna	313
#18	Shirley	309
#19	Susan	296
#20	Margaret	275
#21	Beverly	275
#22	Marilyn	263
#23	Betty	255
#24	Darlene	247
#25	Jean	234
#26	Gloria	227
#27	Ruth	219
#28	Bonnie	212
#29	Joanne	211
#30	Carolyn	205
#31	Dorothy	199
#32	Joann	189
#33	Lois	187
#34	Virginia	176
#35	Linda	174
#36	Phyllis	172
#37	Marlene	162
#38	Elizabeth	160
#39	Jane	143
#40	Elaine	140
#41	Geraldine	137
#42	Carole	131
#43	Helen	129
#44	Dianne	124
#45	Kay	120
#46	Marie	120
#47	Kathryn	117
#48	Marlys	112
#49	Marjorie	112
#50	Audrey	111
#51	Arlene	109
#52	Rita	108
#53	Jeanette	105
#54	Ann	102
#55	Alice	97
#56	Jeanne	96
#57	Delores	96
#58	Catherine	93
#59	Doris	91
#60	Charlotte	89
#61	Lorraine	87
#62	Katherine	86
#63	Norma	85
#64	Rose	81
#65	Yvonne	80
#66	Connie	79
#67	Gail	77
#68	Lavonne	73
#69	Roberta	71
#70	Rosemary	71
#71	Constance	70
#72	Eileen	67
#73	Jacqueline	65
#74	Marcia	63
#75	Sally	63
#76	Frances	62
#77	Bonita	61
#78	Irene	59
#79	Marian	58
#80	Suzanne	56
#81	June	56
#82	Ellen	55
#83	Myrna	54
#84	Colleen	53
#85	Marion	51
#86	Gayle	51
#87	Deanna	51
#88	Julie	50
#89	Sylvia	48
#90	Evelyn	45
#91	Kathy	45
#92	Lucille	45
#93	Bernice	45
#94	Ramona	45
#95	Cynthia	44
#96	Louise	44
#97	Martha	44
#98	Anne	42
#99	Florence	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	112	48	2
Ione	26	11	1
Lavonne	73	31	3
Mavis	40	17	3
Colleen	53	23	5
Bonita	61	26	6
Renee	27	12	3
Dianne	124	53	14
Darlene	247	106	28
Gretchen	30	13	4
Karen	724	312	90
Sharon	841	362	118

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.