Most popular baby names in Minnesota — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Minnesota were Charlotte, Evelyn, and Violet for girls and Theodore, Henry, and Oliver for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Mohamed is 8.5x more common in Minnesota than nationally, and Sylvie is 3.6x more common in Minnesota than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Minnesota

Girls

Most distinctive Lucy 2.3x more common ▲15 #9 vs US #24
Also more common
Nora 2.3x more common ▲16 #4 vs US #20 Hazel 2.1x more common ▲11 #10 vs US #21 Violet 1.9x more common ▲10 #3 vs US #13 Eleanor 1.9x more common ▲8 #4 vs US #12
Less common
Sofia 1.4x less common ▼36 #45 vs US #9 Isabella 1.3x less common ▼16 #23 vs US #7 Eliana 1.1x less common ▼22 #32 vs US #10 Mia 1.1x less common ▼9 #15 vs US #6

Boys

Most distinctive Bennett 2.3x more common ▲30 #10 vs US #40
Also more common
Henry 1.8x more common ▲3 #2 vs US #5 Theodore 1.8x more common ▲3 #1 vs US #4 Leo 1.8x more common ▲10 #9 vs US #19 Jack 1.7x more common ▲7 #8 vs US #15
Less common
Mateo 1.4x less common ▼31 #39 vs US #8 Noah 1.2x less common ▼3 #5 vs US #2 Elijah 1.2x less common ▼15 #22 vs US #7 Lucas 1.1x less common ▼17 #27 vs US #10

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