Most popular boys’ names in Minnesota, 2012
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason | 363 |
| 2 | William | 353 |
| 3 | Ethan | 334 |
| 4 | Liam | 330 |
| 5 | Henry | 315 |
| 6 | Owen | 313 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 272 |
| 8 | Noah | 268 |
| 9 | Jackson | 266 |
| 10 | Alexander | 254 |
| 10 | Logan | 254 |
| 12 | Jack | 249 |
| 13 | Wyatt | 242 |
| 14 | Samuel | 238 |
| 15 | Carter | 237 |
| 15 | Lucas | 237 |
| 17 | Isaac | 224 |
| 17 | Jacob | 224 |
| 19 | Elijah | 215 |
| 20 | Oliver | 211 |
| 21 | Gavin | 206 |
| 22 | James | 204 |
| 23 | Levi | 203 |
| 24 | Aiden | 201 |
| 25 | Andrew | 198 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Evan | 197 |
| 27 | Joseph | 195 |
| 28 | Charles | 190 |
| 29 | Michael | 184 |
| 30 | Blake | 181 |
| 31 | Landon | 180 |
| 32 | Eli | 179 |
| 33 | Nolan | 177 |
| 34 | Caleb | 173 |
| 35 | Daniel | 167 |
| 36 | Parker | 165 |
| 37 | Easton | 163 |
| 37 | Gabriel | 163 |
| 39 | John | 160 |
| 39 | Luke | 160 |
| 41 | Joshua | 153 |
| 42 | Jayden | 150 |
| 43 | Hunter | 149 |
| 43 | Matthew | 149 |
| 43 | Thomas | 149 |
| 46 | Dylan | 147 |
| 46 | Ryan | 147 |
| 46 | Zachary | 147 |
| 49 | Brayden | 146 |
| 49 | Tyler | 146 |
| 51 | Connor | 144 |
| 52 | Colton | 142 |
| 53 | Nathan | 140 |
| 54 | Chase | 129 |
| 54 | Maxwell | 129 |
| 56 | Bennett | 128 |
| 57 | Hudson | 124 |
| 57 | Jaxon | 124 |
| 59 | Bentley | 123 |
| 59 | Brody | 123 |
| 61 | Austin | 122 |
| 62 | Anthony | 119 |
| 63 | Cameron | 118 |
| 63 | Isaiah | 118 |
| 65 | Cooper | 117 |
| 66 | Lincoln | 111 |
| 67 | David | 110 |
| 68 | Carson | 109 |
| 68 | Dominic | 109 |
| 70 | Asher | 108 |
| 70 | Grayson | 108 |
| 70 | Leo | 108 |
| 73 | Miles | 106 |
| 73 | Vincent | 106 |
| 75 | Nicholas | 105 |
| 76 | Jonathan | 104 |
| 77 | Aaron | 101 |
| 78 | Sawyer | 100 |
| 79 | Calvin | 99 |
| 80 | Ian | 98 |
| 81 | Cole | 95 |
| 82 | Jace | 93 |
| 83 | Christopher | 90 |
| 84 | Christian | 89 |
| 84 | Jordan | 89 |
| 86 | Adrian | 88 |
| 86 | Micah | 88 |
| 88 | Wesley | 87 |
| 89 | Theodore | 84 |
| 90 | Riley | 83 |
| 91 | Adam | 81 |
| 92 | Grant | 80 |
| 93 | Bryce | 79 |
| 93 | Jaxson | 79 |
| 95 | Josiah | 78 |
| 96 | Robert | 77 |
| 97 | Charlie | 75 |
| 97 | Elliot | 75 |
| 97 | Emmett | 75 |
| 100 | Brady | 74 |