Minnesota · 1947

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,928
#2	Mary	1,753
#3	Barbara	1,056
#4	Patricia	978
#5	Carol	967
#6	Susan	920
#7	Sandra	897
#8	Nancy	880
#9	Kathleen	834
#10	Sharon	828
#11	Karen	698
#12	Diane	664
#13	Judith	632
#14	Judy	557
#15	Cheryl	448
#16	Margaret	403
#17	Janice	377
#18	Janet	372
#19	Donna	369
#20	Bonnie	335
#21	Joan	312
#22	Jean	309
#23	Marilyn	288
#24	Shirley	282
#25	Joyce	269
#26	Jane	269
#27	Pamela	263
#28	Beverly	242
#29	Kathryn	239
#30	Carolyn	212
#31	Darlene	208
#32	Cynthia	205
#33	Virginia	202
#34	Ann	200
#35	Elizabeth	193
#36	Ruth	191
#37	Betty	189
#38	Joanne	188
#39	Lois	186
#40	Dianne	176
#41	Gloria	176
#42	Catherine	175
#43	Jeanne	170
#44	Lynn	170
#45	Kathy	164
#46	Gail	164
#47	Connie	157
#48	Elaine	156
#49	Katherine	150
#50	Suzanne	149
#51	Rita	141
#52	Marcia	135
#53	Dorothy	130
#54	Joann	128
#55	Julie	127
#56	Marlene	126
#57	Kay	119
#58	Jacqueline	119
#59	Peggy	117
#60	Helen	116
#61	Rosemary	116
#62	Lynda	114
#63	Constance	111
#64	Phyllis	110
#65	Eileen	109
#66	Charlotte	103
#67	Diana	102
#68	Sally	101
#69	Rose	97
#70	Roberta	95
#71	Marie	94
#72	Carole	92
#73	Gayle	88
#74	Bonita	87
#75	Vicki	86
#76	Christine	84
#77	Sheila	83
#78	Geraldine	83
#79	Jeanette	82
#80	Rebecca	81
#81	Arlene	80
#82	Paulette	80
#83	Marlys	79
#84	Colleen	77
#85	Marjorie	77
#86	Marsha	76
#87	Ellen	76
#88	Anita	74
#89	Alice	74
#90	Sue	74
#91	Maureen	73
#92	Laura	71
#93	Frances	70
#94	Yvonne	68
#95	Martha	67
#96	Deborah	67
#97	Louise	66
#98	Charlene	66
#99	Anne	65
#100	Doris	65

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	79	24	1
Lavonne	61	18	2
Mavis	30	9	2
Roxanne	24	7	2
Laurel	52	16	4
Colleen	77	23	7
Bonita	87	26	8
Gretchen	33	10	3
Lynette	33	10	3
Kaye	29	9	3
Candice	29	9	3
Karin	20	6	2

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.