Minnesota · 1962

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1962, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,241
#2	Susan	968
#3	Lisa	950
#4	Julie	903
#5	Lori	849
#6	Karen	703
#7	Nancy	595
#8	Linda	581
#9	Brenda	542
#10	Pamela	509
#11	Debra	504
#12	Barbara	504
#13	Patricia	467
#14	Michelle	453
#15	Sandra	441
#16	Dawn	419
#17	Diane	403
#18	Kimberly	389
#19	Cynthia	365
#20	Laurie	363
#21	Kathleen	353
#22	Cindy	343
#23	Denise	342
#24	Ann	338
#25	Carol	334
#26	Cheryl	333
#27	Jane	324
#28	Tammy	323
#29	Elizabeth	308
#30	Kim	308
#31	Kathy	306
#32	Kelly	297
#33	Teresa	291
#34	Deborah	291
#35	Laura	285
#36	Sharon	281
#37	Jill	275
#38	Lynn	269
#39	Debbie	269
#40	Wendy	261
#41	Theresa	255
#42	Beth	245
#43	Jean	240
#44	Christine	238
#45	Donna	234
#46	Janet	234
#47	Robin	231
#48	Connie	229
#49	Rebecca	215
#50	Jennifer	213
#51	Renee	201
#52	Colleen	200
#53	Margaret	196
#54	Amy	195
#55	Kathryn	189
#56	Catherine	183
#57	Joan	183
#58	Judy	181
#59	Michele	181
#60	Terri	173
#61	Sheila	169
#62	Anne	167
#63	Tracy	166
#64	Bonnie	162
#65	Suzanne	151
#66	Paula	150
#67	Shelly	147
#68	Jacqueline	144
#69	Rhonda	143
#70	Jody	140
#71	Carolyn	139
#72	Sue	138
#73	Jodi	137
#74	Vicki	136
#75	Annette	136
#76	Becky	133
#77	Peggy	132
#78	Katherine	129
#79	Kari	129
#80	Heidi	128
#81	Ruth	128
#82	Tamara	126
#83	Sherry	121
#84	Kay	118
#85	Carla	114
#86	Carrie	113
#87	Kristine	111
#88	Sarah	111
#89	Shari	110
#90	Sherri	109
#91	Jeanne	108
#92	Gail	106
#93	Judith	105
#94	Penny	105
#95	Karla	104
#96	Janice	102
#97	Jackie	101
#98	Pam	101
#99	Joyce	97
#100	Sally	93

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
Barb	51	13	2
Kari	129	34	5
Janell	31	8	1
Janelle	42	11	2
Kristin	77	20	4
Renae	32	8	2
Kristine	111	29	7
Jody	140	37	9
Kris	46	12	3
Jolene	45	12	3
Darcy	38	10	3
Luann	42	11	3

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.