# MN baby name patterns

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/state/MN
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2024

## Summary
The most distinctive returned name for MN is Ahmed, at about 6.2x the national rate.

## Most distinctive names
- Ahmed (M): 6.2x national rate; state rank #184; national rank #686
- Louie (M): 5.2x national rate; state rank #179; national rank #572
- Mohamed (M): 4.8x national rate; state rank #86; national rank #336
- Yahya (M): 4.7x national rate; state rank #254; national rank #704
- Loretta (F): 4.7x national rate; state rank #211; national rank #683
- Lewis (M): 4.2x national rate; state rank #154; national rank #433
- Soren (M): 4.1x national rate; state rank #204; national rank #559
- Yusuf (M): 4.0x national rate; state rank #172; national rank #473
- Winnie (F): 4.0x national rate; state rank #195; national rank #560
- Elsie (F): 3.9x national rate; state rank #31; national rank #160
- Otto (M): 3.9x national rate; state rank #87; national rank #273
- Vienna (F): 3.8x national rate; state rank #194; national rank #536
- Estelle (F): 3.8x national rate; state rank #244; national rank #632
- Nellie (F): 3.7x national rate; state rank #188; national rank #523
- Louis (M): 3.7x national rate; state rank #72; national rank #237

## Methodology notes
- State strength compares a state rate with the national rate for the same name and sex.
- State data is latest-year only in this public version.
- Rare state spellings may be suppressed in SSA files.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology