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Most popular baby names in Minnesota, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Minnesota in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 21,479 girls and 24,499 boys are in the Minnesota list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
238 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Theodore
339 babies · #4 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Minnesota 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”238same
  2. #2EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”230same
  3. #3VioletFrom the word “violet”196▲ 6
  4. #4Eleanorpossibly “other”194▲ 3
  5. #4NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”194▲ 2
  6. #4Olivia“olive; olive branch”194▼ 1
  7. #4Sophia“wisdom”194▲ 4
  8. #8Emma“entire”190▼ 4
  9. #9Lucy“light”189▲ 5
  10. #10HazelFrom the word “hazel”176same
  11. #11Amelia“vigor, bravery”162▼ 6
  12. #12LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025157▼ 1
  13. #13HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”150▼ 1
  14. #14IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters146▲ 1
  15. #15AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records134▼ 3
  16. #15MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records134▲ 2
  17. #17AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”129▼ 1
  18. #18LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”121same
  19. #19Vivianpossibly “alive”120▲ 10
  20. #20GraceFrom the word “grace”117▲ 6
  21. #21EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”112▲ 13
  22. #21EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel112▲ 24
  23. #23Elizabeth“my God is an oath”110▲ 1
  24. #23EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records110▼ 3
  25. #23IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”110▼ 4

Top 25 boys · Minnesota 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025339▲ 1
  2. #2HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records313same
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records298▲ 1
  4. #4LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”277▼ 3
  5. #5NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records236same
  6. #6James“May He Heel”227▲ 1
  7. #7William“will + helmet”226▲ 2
  8. #8JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”218▲ 2
  9. #9Leo“lion”207▲ 4
  10. #10BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”205▲ 5
  11. #11LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records191▼ 3
  12. #12CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025186▲ 14
  13. #13OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025178▼ 7
  14. #14Thomas“twin”166▲ 11
  15. #15BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”158▲ 1
  16. #16Wesley“west + wood, clearing”155▲ 1
  17. #17HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records152▼ 6
  18. #18Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”147▼ 4
  19. #19BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025143▲ 8
  20. #20August“month of August”136▲ 9
  21. #20Wyatt“war + hard, brave”136▲ 4
  22. #22Elijah“Yahweh is my god”135▼ 1
  23. #22MilesEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #107 in 2015, #44 in 2025135▼ 3
  24. #24AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025134▼ 12
  25. #25MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 2025133▼ 2

Names that stand out in Minnesota

Names in the Minnesota top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Minnesota births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameMinnesotaUSShare vs US
Sylvie#97#2823.6×
Mabel#66#2013.3×
Elsie#37#1233.0×
Lennon#91#2142.9×
Lucille#98#2372.9×
Ruth#70#1732.8×
June#62#1502.7×
Vivian#19#702.7×

Boys

NameMinnesotaUSShare vs US
Mohamed#88#5278.5×
Sullivan#75#3144.8×
Harvey#63#2514.4×
Walter#73#2513.9×
Otto#88#2773.9×
Louis#99#2493.2×
Emmett#26#1213.1×
Calvin#32#1323.0×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Minnesota). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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