Social Security delivers most popular baby names

The Social Security Administration recently announced the most popular baby names in Minnesota for 2017. Oliver and Olivia topped the list.

The top five boys and girls names for 2017 in Minnesota were:

Boys: Oliver

Girls: Olivia

Nancy A. Berryhill of the Social Security Administration announced that Liam and Emma were the most popular baby names in the U.S. How does Minnesota compare to the rest of the country? Check out Social Security’s website — socialsecurity.gov — to see the top national baby names for 2017.

Berryhill encouraged everyone to visit the agency’s website to enjoy the baby names list and create a my Social

Security account at socialsecurity. gov/myaccount. My Social Security is a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing through to the time they receive Social Security benefits.

The agency began compiling the baby name list in 1997, with names dating back to 1880. At the time of a child’s birth, parents supply the name to the agency when applying for a child’s Social Security card, thus making Social Security America’s source for the most popular baby names.

In addition to each state’s top baby names (and names for U.S. territories), Social Security’s website has a list of the 1,000 most popular boys and girls names for 2017.

To read about the winners for the biggest jump in popularity and to see how pop culture affects baby names, go to socialsecurity.gov/news/press/ releases/.