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What are the most popular names in Minnesota?

Babies named Everleigh and Walker are trending up in Minnesota, and Charlotte and Oliver were the most popular names for babies born in 2021.

By Jeff Hargarten and

MaryJo Webster

May 17, 2022 at 9:35PM

. (iStock/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

about the writers

Jeff Hargarten

Data Journalist

Jeff Hargarten is a Minnesota Star Tribune journalist at the intersection of data analysis, reporting, coding and design.

MaryJo Webster

Data Editor

MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune. She teams up with reporters to analyze data for stories across a wide range of topics and beats and also oversees a small team of other data journalists.