Publish date:

Dec 31, 2020

HealthPartners reveals Minnesota's most popular baby names 2020

According to HealthPartners, Noah was the top name of boys in 2020, while Evelyn was the top name for girls.

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HealthPartners has released the most popular baby names in 2020 at its birth centers in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

The list demonstrates the five most popular girl names and five most popular boy names out of nearly 10,000 births at HealthPartner’s nine hospitals this year.

HealthPartners also delivers babies at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, Maple Grove Hospital in Maple Grove and Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids.

The top boy names of 2020 were:

Noah
James
Finley
Charles
Mateo

The top girl names of 2020 were:

Evelyn
Isla
Eleanor
Nora
Emma

In 2019, the top name for boys was Oliver, while the top name for girls was Amelia.

In 2018, the top name for boys was Lincoln, and for girls it was Emma, while the most popular names in 2017 were William and Evelyn (again).

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