Popular Names in Minnesota

Popular names in Minnesota for 2022 are led by Charlotte and Oliver. Charlotte and Oliver both rank third nationally among the popular baby names 2022. Four other Midwestern states have this same combination of top names, including Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio. National top names Olivia and Liam rank 2nd and 4th, respectively, in Minnesota.

Names that rank in Minnesota's Top 10 but not the national Top 10 are Nora, Harper, Eleanor, and Violet for girls, Jack, Owen, Leo, and Hudson 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. Other popular boy names include Mohamed, Arthur, Charlie, and Tate.

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, Sloane, 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 browse popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2022 and Popular Boy Names 2022.

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