Minnesota · 2012

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 2012, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emma	368
#2	Olivia	368
#3	Sophia	329
#4	Ava	326
#5	Avery	281
#6	Evelyn	239
#7	Ella	224
#8	Isabella	221
#9	Grace	219
#10	Abigail	218
#11	Harper	203
#12	Amelia	201
#13	Aubrey	188
#14	Emily	185
#15	Addison	184
#16	Lillian	175
#17	Elizabeth	174
#18	Charlotte	173
#19	Lily	166
#20	Claire	152
#21	Nora	151
#22	Chloe	148
#23	Lucy	143
#24	Anna	140
#25	Hannah	140
#26	Lydia	139
#27	Natalie	137
#28	Stella	135
#29	Audrey	131
#30	Madison	130
#31	Brooklyn	128
#32	Zoey	125
#33	Lauren	123
#34	Hailey	121
#35	Mia	110
#36	Alexis	107
#37	Ellie	104
#38	Sydney	101
#39	Cora	100
#40	Samantha	97
#41	Brynn	97
#42	Clara	94
#43	Madelyn	93
#44	Kaylee	93
#45	Julia	92
#46	Violet	89
#47	Brielle	88
#48	Josephine	85
#49	Peyton	84
#50	Savannah	84
#51	Piper	84
#52	Layla	83
#53	Zoe	83
#54	Leah	83
#55	Sophie	81
#56	Ruby	81
#57	Molly	80
#58	Eleanor	79
#59	Victoria	79
#60	Paige	79
#61	Hadley	78
#62	Madeline	78
#63	Morgan	77
#64	Hazel	76
#65	Autumn	75
#66	Vivian	74
#67	Elise	74
#68	Isabelle	72
#69	Quinn	72
#70	Aubree	72
#71	Allison	72
#72	Arianna	71
#73	Payton	70
#74	Reese	70
#75	Kylie	70
#76	Mackenzie	69
#77	Sofia	69
#78	Maya	68
#79	Nevaeh	67
#80	Scarlett	67
#81	Brooke	66
#82	Eva	66
#83	Gabriella	65
#84	Isla	65
#85	Annabelle	65
#86	Mya	65
#87	Norah	64
#88	Adeline	64
#89	Mila	63
#90	Aria	63
#91	Faith	63
#92	Alexandra	62
#93	Katherine	62
#94	Greta	60
#95	Aaliyah	60
#96	Reagan	59
#97	Taylor	59
#98	Alexa	58
#99	Naomi	57
#100	Annika	56

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
Sumaya	25	10	1
Greta	60	25	3
Ingrid	30	12	2
Annika	56	23	3
Elsa	52	22	3
Aisha	46	19	3
Elin	27	11	2
Estella	22	9	2
Mara	22	9	2
Hattie	25	10	2
Bryn	22	9	2
Amira	36	15	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.