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Baby names in Minnesota, 1960s

1960–1969 · 689,167 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Minnesota across the 1960s, with 16,562 births in the decade. The state recorded 689,167 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Minnesota in the 1960s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Jodell53
Marlys90
Barb301
Kari1,391
Nancee42
Joleen131
Janelle478
Renae316

Top 25 in the 1960s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael16,562
#2David15,728
#3John13,184
#4Mark12,203
#5James11,347
#6Scott10,826
#7Lisa10,183
#8Robert9,832
#9Thomas9,318
#10Mary9,094
#11Steven9,009
#12Jeffrey8,754
#13Daniel8,460
#14Julie7,886
#15Timothy7,853
#16Brian7,658
#17Paul7,592
#18Susan7,486
#19Todd7,032
#20Richard6,457
#21Kevin6,401
#22Lori6,149
#23Michelle5,602
#24Karen5,337
#25William4,853

Other decades in Minnesota

All Minnesota names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org