Popular Names in Minnesota

Popular names in Minnesota for 2023 are led by Charlotte and Theodore. Charlotte and Oliver both rank amongst the national top baby names 2023, at Number 3 and Number 7 respectively. National top names Olivia and Liam, both rank in the Minnesota Top 5.

Names that rank in Minnesota's Top 10 but not the national Top 10 are Eleanor, Nora, Hazel, and Harper for girls, Jack, Leo, and Owen for boys.

Short and sweet boy names ending in the letter O are significantly more popular in Minnesota compared to their national rankings, including Milo, Arlo, Otto, and Theo. Otto is particularly notable, ranking at #281 nationally and #69 in Minnesota. Other popular boy names include Mohamed, Graham, Arthur, Rhett, and Leon.

Girl names especially popular in Minnesota compared to the nation include classics such as Josephine, Mabel, Ada, and June, as well as other choices such as Freya, Aisha, Lennon, and Amira.

Nameberry's own tabulation of the top Minneapolis baby names contains many names that rank outside of the national and Minnesota Top 10 lists. These include Hazel, Elena, Calliope, Flora, and Grace on the girls' side, and Cyrus, Brooks, Kian, Uriah, and Soren on the boys' side.

Sophia ranks in the Top 10 for Minneapolis, the state of Minnesota, and the United States as a whole.

To see popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. The official list of US most popular baby names 2023 includes the country's top 1000 for both genders. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2024 and Popular Boy Names 2024.

For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.