Minnesota · 1951

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1951, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,856
#2	Linda	1,619
#3	Susan	1,239
#4	Patricia	1,177
#5	Barbara	1,041
#6	Kathleen	938
#7	Nancy	922
#8	Deborah	715
#9	Diane	705
#10	Sandra	703
#11	Carol	680
#12	Karen	630
#13	Sharon	521
#14	Cheryl	444
#15	Pamela	440
#16	Cynthia	436
#17	Debra	423
#18	Judith	412
#19	Janet	399
#20	Margaret	395
#21	Donna	367
#22	Jean	327
#23	Kathryn	322
#24	Bonnie	318
#25	Judy	293
#26	Elizabeth	287
#27	Janice	284
#28	Christine	283
#29	Jane	273
#30	Julie	263
#31	Joan	263
#32	Rebecca	254
#33	Gail	253
#34	Ann	242
#35	Beverly	241
#36	Catherine	238
#37	Joyce	237
#38	Colleen	234
#39	Lynn	228
#40	Peggy	215
#41	Shirley	213
#42	Katherine	203
#43	Connie	191
#44	Marilyn	189
#45	Lois	185
#46	Wendy	179
#47	Vicki	178
#48	Ruth	178
#49	Rita	166
#50	Darlene	166
#51	Jeanne	164
#52	Joanne	163
#53	Gloria	152
#54	Marcia	152
#55	Kathy	149
#56	Betty	149
#57	Constance	146
#58	Carolyn	136
#59	Denise	134
#60	Brenda	133
#61	Jacqueline	129
#62	Theresa	129
#63	Roberta	124
#64	Dianne	123
#65	Virginia	122
#66	Elaine	120
#67	Joann	119
#68	Sally	119
#69	Gayle	118
#70	Kay	113
#71	Victoria	112
#72	Sheila	111
#73	Suzanne	110
#74	Marlene	108
#75	Teresa	106
#76	Ellen	104
#77	Laura	102
#78	Anne	100
#79	Eileen	100
#80	Paula	99
#81	Maureen	99
#82	Laurie	98
#83	Jill	97
#84	Paulette	95
#85	Rose	92
#86	Sherry	92
#87	Roxanne	91
#88	Marie	91
#89	Marsha	91
#90	Martha	89
#91	Dorothy	85
#92	Rosemary	85
#93	Bonita	85
#94	Helen	85
#95	Jeanette	84
#96	Candace	81
#97	Renee	81
#98	Charlene	80
#99	Diana	79
#100	Lynda	78

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	78	22	1
Leann	26	7	1
Luann	20	6	1
Lavonne	37	10	2
Leanne	25	7	1
Roxanne	91	25	6
Lynette	73	20	5
Colleen	234	66	17
Lynnette	20	6	2
Julie	263	74	20
Gwen	27	8	2
Bonita	85	24	8

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.