Most popular boys’ names in Minnesota, 2008
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan | 408 |
| 2 | Alexander | 375 |
| 3 | Logan | 364 |
| 4 | William | 354 |
| 5 | Benjamin | 343 |
| 5 | Jacob | 343 |
| 7 | Mason | 331 |
| 8 | Noah | 328 |
| 9 | Samuel | 326 |
| 10 | Gavin | 322 |
| 11 | Owen | 317 |
| 12 | Jackson | 312 |
| 13 | Jack | 311 |
| 14 | Carter | 296 |
| 15 | Joseph | 290 |
| 16 | Andrew | 288 |
| 17 | Tyler | 273 |
| 18 | Aiden | 271 |
| 19 | Wyatt | 270 |
| 20 | Evan | 262 |
| 21 | Isaac | 246 |
| 22 | Henry | 232 |
| 23 | Matthew | 230 |
| 24 | Michael | 222 |
| 25 | Nathan | 221 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Zachary | 220 |
| 27 | Elijah | 212 |
| 28 | James | 211 |
| 28 | Joshua | 211 |
| 28 | Lucas | 211 |
| 31 | Ryan | 209 |
| 32 | Jayden | 207 |
| 33 | Anthony | 204 |
| 34 | John | 203 |
| 35 | Daniel | 201 |
| 36 | Connor | 195 |
| 37 | Caleb | 194 |
| 37 | Landon | 194 |
| 39 | Dylan | 191 |
| 40 | Nicholas | 190 |
| 41 | Hunter | 189 |
| 42 | Luke | 188 |
| 43 | Brody | 182 |
| 44 | Brayden | 177 |
| 44 | Thomas | 177 |
| 46 | David | 176 |
| 46 | Gabriel | 176 |
| 48 | Christopher | 174 |
| 49 | Charles | 171 |
| 50 | Blake | 169 |
| 51 | Brady | 164 |
| 52 | Maxwell | 161 |
| 53 | Oliver | 154 |
| 54 | Isaiah | 153 |
| 55 | Chase | 151 |
| 56 | Cooper | 147 |
| 57 | Nolan | 142 |
| 58 | Cameron | 141 |
| 58 | Riley | 141 |
| 60 | Austin | 140 |
| 60 | Carson | 140 |
| 62 | Cole | 138 |
| 63 | Parker | 137 |
| 64 | Jonathan | 135 |
| 65 | Eli | 134 |
| 65 | Liam | 134 |
| 67 | Levi | 129 |
| 68 | Brandon | 125 |
| 68 | Colton | 125 |
| 70 | Ian | 124 |
| 71 | Adam | 123 |
| 72 | Alex | 121 |
| 73 | Caden | 120 |
| 74 | Aidan | 119 |
| 75 | Dominic | 118 |
| 76 | Aaron | 116 |
| 77 | Grant | 114 |
| 78 | Christian | 109 |
| 79 | Cody | 108 |
| 80 | Kevin | 102 |
| 81 | Vincent | 99 |
| 82 | Adrian | 98 |
| 83 | Tristan | 95 |
| 84 | Hayden | 94 |
| 85 | Jordan | 91 |
| 86 | Justin | 90 |
| 87 | Ayden | 89 |
| 87 | Kaden | 89 |
| 87 | Miles | 89 |
| 90 | Max | 86 |
| 91 | Bryce | 85 |
| 92 | Robert | 82 |
| 93 | Sawyer | 79 |
| 94 | Jonah | 76 |
| 95 | Nathaniel | 75 |
| 96 | Tanner | 74 |
| 97 | Kyle | 73 |
| 97 | Preston | 73 |
| 99 | Devin | 72 |
| 100 | Jaden | 70 |