Minnesota’s Top 5 Baby Names of 2015

The Minnesota Department of Health is out with its annual list of the most popular baby names for 2015. So just which names topped the list this year?

Well, according to a post on the Department's Facebook page Tuesday, it's Olivia and Emma topping the list for the girls, while Jackson and Henry take the top two spots for they boys. Nora, Eva and Evelyn round out the top five spots for the girls, while Oliver, Liam and William take the remaining top spots for the boys.

BringMeTheNews has done more research on this year's top baby names, and how they compared to the top names in Minnesota in 2014. The story says that the name Jackson made quite a leap in popularity for the boys this year, jumping all the way from the 10th spot last year to the top spot this year.

For the girls, the story says, "Evelyn and Ava were also among the top five on 2014’s list, but Nora surged in popularity from 11th to third among girls. She bumped Charlotte out of the top quintet."