Minnesota ★ 1948

Top names in Minnesota, 1948

Linda led for girls with 2,144 babies ; James for boys with 1,659. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Linda	2,144
2	Mary	1,768
3	Barbara	1,087
4	Susan	1,072
5	Patricia	955
6	Kathleen	894
7	Sandra	799
8	Nancy	797
9	Carol	791
10	Sharon	672
11	Karen	633
12	Diane	626
13	Judith	512
14	Cheryl	417
15	Margaret	375
16	Judy	371
17	Donna	355
18	Janet	354
19	Bonnie	336
20	Pamela	328
21	Janice	317
22	Jean	288
23	Cynthia	275
24	Jane	270
25	Shirley	265
26	Marilyn	256
27	Beverly	251
28	Elizabeth	243
28	Joan	243
30	Joyce	241
31	Kathryn	233
32	Gloria	191
33	Betty	185
34	Darlene	184
35	Kathy	182
36	Dianne	180
37	Carolyn	177
37	Ruth	177
39	Deborah	170
40	Julie	167
41	Catherine	163
41	Joanne	163
43	Lynn	155
44	Peggy	153
45	Suzanne	152
46	Katherine	151
46	Virginia	151
48	Ann	150
49	Elaine	148
50	Jeanne	147
51	Lois	146
52	Christine	145
53	Colleen	144
54	Connie	143
55	Gail	142
56	Marcia	126
57	Dorothy	121
57	Rita	121
59	Vicki	116
60	Constance	113
60	Marlene	113
60	Rebecca	113
63	Joann	112
64	Phyllis	108
65	Sally	107
66	Paula	102
67	Marie	101
68	Kay	99
69	Rosemary	98
69	Theresa	98
71	Marsha	93
72	Helen	91
72	Lynda	91
74	Jacqueline	88
74	Sheila	88
74	Sue	88
77	Marjorie	86
77	Roberta	86
79	Charlene	84
80	Charlotte	83
80	Rose	83
82	Diana	82
83	Bonita	80
84	Geraldine	79
85	Anne	78
85	Gayle	78
87	Alice	77
88	Paulette	76
89	Carole	75
89	Martha	75
91	Eileen	73
91	Laura	73
93	Sherry	72
94	Maureen	71
94	Victoria	71
96	Ellen	70
97	Claudia	67
97	Renee	67
97	Terry	67
100	Jo	65

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,659
2	David	1,532
3	John	1,519
4	Robert	1,495
5	Michael	1,411
6	Richard	1,388
7	Thomas	1,251
8	Gary	1,016
9	William	791
10	Steven	773
11	Ronald	748
12	Dennis	671
13	Larry	659
14	Donald	616
15	Charles	544
16	Daniel	506
17	Bruce	501
18	Roger	490
19	Mark	464
20	Kenneth	448
21	Gregory	416
22	Paul	415
23	Douglas	386
24	Stephen	372
25	Gerald	361
26	Dale	313
27	Timothy	306
28	Joseph	300
29	Terry	278
30	Wayne	272
31	Patrick	261
32	Jerry	222
33	George	221
34	Lawrence	220
35	Jeffrey	218
36	Alan	215
37	Craig	211
38	Edward	188
39	Duane	186
40	Keith	185
41	Peter	172
42	Raymond	168
43	Eugene	160
44	Jerome	146
45	Dean	143
45	Tom	143
47	Frank	127
48	Steve	125
49	Lee	124
50	Allen	123
51	Harold	118
51	Philip	118
51	Russell	118
54	Curtis	117
55	Jack	115
56	Jon	113
57	Gordon	110
58	Brian	105
59	Rodney	102
60	Scott	100
61	Allan	98
62	Stanley	94
63	Darrell	91
63	Mike	91
65	Arthur	90
66	Gene	89
67	Bradley	88
68	Glenn	85
69	Anthony	84
70	Randall	82
71	Jim	81
72	Marvin	78
73	Howard	77
73	Walter	77
75	Barry	76
75	Leroy	76
75	Warren	76
78	Leonard	75
79	Carl	74
79	Danny	74
81	Glen	73
81	Ralph	73
81	Roy	73
84	Loren	71
85	Daryl	70
85	Randy	70
85	Terrance	70
88	Greg	69
89	Clifford	68
89	Dan	68
89	Leslie	68
89	Theodore	68
93	Lyle	67
93	Martin	67
95	Jay	64
96	Fred	63
96	Norman	63
98	Joel	61
98	Micheal	61
98	Phillip	61