Choosing a name for your child is fun, hard, and interesting at times but most of all it’s important! There are many avenues to go down. Do you want a family name, a playful name, a strong name, a popular name, or a unique name? While you have many months to come up with the perfect name for your child you never usually decide until you meet them!
Curious what Minnesota parents named their babies this past year? Here is the list of the top 20 names for new babies born in Minnesota in 2021:
Top Minnesota Girl Names-
- Charlotte
- Olivia
- Evelyn
- Emma
- Nora
- Amelia
- Ava
- Sophia
- Hazel
- Eleanor
Top Minnesota Boy Names-
- Oliver
- Henry
- Theodore
- Liam
- Owen
- Jack
- William
- James
- Noah
- Leo
Top 10 Baby Names of 2021 in the United States
Rank | Male name | Female name |
---|---|---|
1 | Liam | Olivia |
2 | Noah | Emma |
3 | Oliver | Charlotte |
4 | Elijah | Amelia |
5 | James | Ava |
6 | William | Sophia |
7 | Benjamin | Isabella |
8 | Lucas | Mia |
9 | Henry | Evelyn |
10 | Theodore | Harper |
Popularity for top 100 names in Minnesota for births in 2021
Rank | Male name | Number of males |
Female name | Number of females |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oliver | 370 | Charlotte | 287 |
2 | Henry | 369 | Olivia | 248 |
3 | Theodore | 299 | Evelyn | 239 |
4 | Liam | 277 | Emma | 236 |
5 | Owen | 262 | Nora | 223 |
6 | Jack | 250 | Amelia | 213 |
7 | William | 236 | Ava | 201 |
8 | James | 233 | Sophia | 181 |
9 | Noah | 223 | Hazel | 174 |
10 | Leo | 221 | Eleanor | 171 |
11 | Benjamin | 208 | Lucy | 162 |
12 | Levi | 204 | Harper | 157 |
13 | Lincoln | 184 | Isla | 143 |
14 | Hudson | 182 | Violet | 137 |
15 | Jackson | 182 | Grace | 134 |
16 | Logan | 180 | Ellie | 130 |
17 | Lucas | 165 | Ella | 126 |
18 | Wyatt | 165 | Avery | 118 |
19 | Mason | 161 | Everly | 117 |
20 | Asher | 159 | Layla | 114 |
21 | Maverick | 154 | Lily | 113 |
22 | Elijah | 146 | Scarlett | 113 |
23 | Brooks | 143 | Aurora | 112 |
24 | Bennett | 141 | Stella | 111 |
25 | Charles | 140 | Ruby | 110 |
26 | Miles | 136 | Chloe | 109 |
27 | Ezra | 134 | Elizabeth | 109 |
28 | Nolan | 133 | Quinn | 109 |
29 | Wesley | 129 | Mia | 108 |
30 | Joseph | 126 | Zoey | 106 |
31 | Thomas | 118 | Isabella | 105 |
32 | Emmett | 117 | Luna | 105 |
33 | Everett | 117 | Vivian | 105 |
34 | John | 116 | Abigail | 104 |
35 | Samuel | 115 | Lydia | 104 |
36 | Aiden | 114 | Madison | 103 |
37 | Cooper | 114 | Willow | 102 |
38 | Ethan | 114 | Lillian | 100 |
39 | Grayson | 114 | Cora | 99 |
40 | Michael | 113 | Penelope | 97 |
41 | Harrison | 112 | Addison | 95 |
42 | Isaac | 111 | Ivy | 95 |
43 | Carter | 110 | Josephine | 95 |
44 | Beau | 107 | Claire | 93 |
45 | Cameron | 106 | Audrey | 92 |
46 | Jameson | 105 | Sophie | 88 |
47 | Luke | 105 | Aubrey | 85 |
48 | Caleb | 103 | Emilia | 85 |
49 | Alexander | 102 | Mila | 85 |
50 | Gabriel | 99 | Clara | 81 |
51 | Milo | 99 | Aria | 80 |
52 | Daniel | 98 | Kinsley | 80 |
53 | Rowan | 97 | Adeline | 79 |
54 | Calvin | 95 | Eloise | 79 |
55 | Declan | 95 | Nova | 79 |
56 | Landon | 95 | Hadley | 77 |
57 | Arlo | 94 | Hannah | 76 |
58 | Easton | 93 | Gianna | 75 |
59 | Luca | 93 | Sofia | 75 |
60 | August | 92 | Emily | 73 |
61 | Eli | 92 | Madelyn | 73 |
62 | David | 91 | Piper | 72 |
63 | Ezekiel | 90 | Riley | 72 |
64 | Jaxon | 90 | Rylee | 72 |
65 | Waylon | 90 | Camila | 71 |
66 | Jacob | 89 | Lyla | 71 |
67 | Roman | 89 | Paisley | 70 |
68 | Graham | 86 | Maya | 69 |
69 | Mateo | 86 | Alice | 67 |
70 | Axel | 85 | Madeline | 66 |
71 | Mohamed | 84 | Amira | 65 |
72 | Weston | 84 | Anna | 65 |
73 | Louis | 83 | Freya | 65 |
74 | Archer | 82 | Maeve | 65 |
75 | Colton | 82 | Cecilia | 63 |
76 | Otto | 82 | Margaret | 63 |
77 | Vincent | 82 | Elena | 62 |
78 | Arthur | 79 | Isabelle | 62 |
79 | Theo | 79 | Juniper | 62 |
80 | Hunter | 78 | Brooklyn | 61 |
81 | Sawyer | 78 | Eliana | 61 |
82 | Connor | 77 | Kennedy | 61 |
83 | Myles | 77 | Elsie | 60 |
84 | Andrew | 76 | Sadie | 60 |
85 | Julian | 76 | Lennon | 59 |
86 | Walker | 76 | Victoria | 59 |
87 | Gavin | 75 | Wren | 59 |
88 | Anthony | 72 | June | 58 |
89 | Ian | 72 | Gabriella | 56 |
90 | Matthew | 72 | Lainey | 56 |
91 | Micah | 71 | Autumn | 55 |
92 | Barrett | 70 | Eden | 55 |
93 | Charlie | 70 | Eliza | 55 |
94 | Maxwell | 70 | Savannah | 55 |
95 | Parker | 70 | Lucille | 53 |
96 | Joshua | 68 | Ada | 52 |
97 | Isaiah | 67 | Blakely | 52 |
98 | Jayden | 67 | Julia | 52 |
99 | Jude | 67 | Leah | 52 |
100 | Camden | 65 | Naomi | 52 |
101 | Elias | 65 |
Data is based on Social Security applications and names are only listed in the data if there were at least five babies, of the same gender, with that name in a given year. Names are broken down by either male or female; those are the only options provided on the Society Security application form.