Minnesota · 1997

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1997, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	613
#2	Hannah	510
#3	Samantha	444
#4	Megan	378
#5	Sarah	371
#6	Taylor	352
#7	Ashley	338
#8	Elizabeth	331
#9	Madison	328
#10	Rachel	321
#11	Anna	297
#12	Jessica	292
#13	Nicole	272
#14	Amanda	262
#15	Emma	259
#16	Alexis	253
#17	Madeline	250
#18	Kayla	248
#19	Abigail	242
#20	Lauren	228
#21	Alyssa	216
#22	Morgan	212
#23	Sydney	210
#24	Alexandra	208
#25	Allison	191
#26	Courtney	188
#27	Olivia	186
#28	Grace	181
#29	Rebecca	171
#30	Jennifer	168
#31	Haley	167
#32	Katherine	160
#33	Bailey	154
#34	Brianna	154
#35	Danielle	150
#36	Erin	147
#37	Paige	147
#38	Brooke	144
#39	Kaitlyn	140
#40	Katelyn	140
#41	Julia	138
#42	Amber	134
#43	Laura	134
#44	Jenna	132
#45	Mariah	132
#46	Molly	127
#47	Brittany	127
#48	Victoria	126
#49	Claire	124
#50	Jordan	122
#51	Stephanie	121
#52	Mackenzie	120
#53	Gabrielle	120
#54	Natalie	120
#55	Shelby	118
#56	Maria	116
#57	Sophia	115
#58	Cassandra	114
#59	Hailey	110
#60	Sara	110
#61	Mary	109
#62	Marissa	104
#63	Mikayla	99
#64	Miranda	99
#65	Katie	99
#66	Jasmine	96
#67	Melissa	95
#68	Kelsey	94
#69	Michelle	91
#70	Leah	89
#71	Abby	86
#72	Breanna	86
#73	Amy	85
#74	Kelly	84
#75	Kathryn	82
#76	Michaela	81
#77	Sabrina	77
#78	Lindsey	77
#79	Sierra	76
#80	Andrea	75
#81	Margaret	74
#82	Kendra	73
#83	Savannah	72
#84	Meghan	72
#85	Mckenzie	71
#86	Monica	70
#87	Caitlin	70
#88	Kaitlin	70
#89	Angela	69
#90	Kaylee	69
#91	Christina	67
#92	Autumn	65
#93	Heather	65
#94	Carly	64
#95	Alicia	63
#96	Vanessa	62
#97	Shannon	61
#98	Chloe	60
#99	Alexa	59
#100	Destiny	59

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
Kalley	44	18	0
Greta	22	9	1
Kalli	20	8	1
Annika	49	20	3
Ellie	42	17	2
Abby	86	34	9
Mara	22	9	2
Eleanor	28	11	3
Ellen	42	17	5
Madelyn	58	23	7
Madeline	250	100	31
Sophie	50	20	6

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.