Popular Names in Minnesota
Popular names in Minnesota for 2024 are led by Charlotte and Liam. Nationally, Liam is also the top boys name of 2024, while Charlotte ranks at Number 4.
Names that rank in Minnesota's Top 10 but not the national Top 10 are Nora, Eleanor, and Hazelfor girls, Owen, Levi, and Jack 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 #274 nationally and #85 in Minnesota. Other popular boy names include Harrison, Griffin, Louis, and Harvey.
Girl names especially popular in Minnesota compared to the nation include classics such as Elsie, Lucille, Clara, and Millie, as well as other choices such as Freya, Norah, Hadley, 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 2024 includes the country's top 1000 for both genders. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2025 and Popular Boy Names 2025.
For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.