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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1942 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,048 North Dakota births in 1942 across 395 distinct names.

Distinctively North Dakota

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say North Dakota more than they say America.

#41Marlysoutside the national top 200
#55Myronoutside the national top 200
#31Lyle#176 nationally
#60Claytonoutside the national top 200
#59Myrna#190 nationally
#71Lorenoutside the national top 200
#72Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#78Marcellaoutside the national top 200
#79Jeraldoutside the national top 200
#80Colleenoutside the national top 200
#80Lelandoutside the national top 200
#17Duane#132 nationally

Girls

#1Mary228US #1
#2Carol186US #5
#3Sharon181US #11
#4Karen170US #16
#5Judith126US #7
#6Patricia114US #3
#7Janice113US #25
#8Sandra113US #6
#9Betty102US #9
#10Linda99US #4
#11Judy97US #15
#12Shirley95US #12
#13Barbara89US #2
#14Bonnie88US #34
#15Kathleen72US #24
#16Marilyn72US #27
#17Margaret71US #14
#18Donna70US #20
#19Darlene69US #78
#20Janet66US #19
#21Joyce65US #13
#22Diane64US #28
#23Marlene62US #84
#24Joan61US #18
#25Beverly58US #32
#26Dorothy56US #17
#27Carolyn51US #10
#28Lois49US #44
#29Virginia49US #23
#30Jean47US #36
#31Carole45US #35
#32Joanne45US #48
#33Gloria44US #31
#34Nancy44US #8
#35Phyllis44US #37
#36Connie43US #70
#37Elaine41US #45
#38Elizabeth41US #22
#39Joann40US #58
#40Arlene37US #83
#41Marlys37
#42Ruth37US #33
#43Helen35US #26
#44Jeanette35US #104
#45Rita35US #55
#46Alice33US #39
#47Susan33US #21
#48Doris31US #41
#49Geraldine31US #47
#50Ann29US #38
#51Lorraine29US #91
#52Charlotte27US #51
#53Delores27US #86
#54Jane27US #46
#55Loretta27US #79
#56Marie27US #43
#57Dianne26US #109
#58Marjorie26US #74
#59Myrna26US #190
#60Audrey24US #120
#61Rose24US #50
#62Kay23US #75
#63Caroline22US #168
#64Evelyn22US #53
#65Peggy22US #42
#66Catherine21US #49
#67Jacqueline20US #69
#68Sylvia20US #72
#69Yvonne20US #131
#70Eileen19US #88
#71Frances19US #30
#72Lavonne19
#73Lucille19US #118
#74Diana18US #68
#75Kathryn18US #82
#76Anna17US #59
#77Gayle17US #184
#78Marcella17
#79Roberta17US #66
#80Colleen16
#81Gladys16US #127
#82Anita15US #93
#83Bernice15US #137
#84Constance15US #116
#85Florence15US #110
#86Kathy15US #159
#87Margie15US #126
#88Marian15US #141
#89Marion15US #130
#90Cheryl14
#91Deanna14US #160
#92Ellen14US #64
#93Eunice14
#94Gail14US #60
#95Irene14US #80
#96Maureen14US #102
#97Norma14US #52
#98Rosemary14US #92
#99Glenda13US #89
#100Jeanne13US #119

Boys

#1James278US #1
#2Robert255US #2
#3Richard223US #5
#4Gary207US #18
#5Dennis194US #20
#6John193US #3
#7David185US #6
#8Ronald184US #9
#9Larry176US #12
#10Donald164US #10
#11Roger125US #25
#12William124US #4
#13Gerald113US #22
#14Kenneth113US #15
#15Charles82US #7
#16Thomas81US #8
#17Duane72US #132
#18Jerry66US #16
#19Douglas64US #23
#20Michael64US #13
#21Raymond64US #24
#22Paul63US #19
#23George58US #14
#24Harold53US #27
#25Joseph52US #11
#26Wayne52US #41
#27Bruce45US #50
#28Edward44US #17
#29Jerome44US #104
#30Dale43US #63
#31Lyle42US #176
#32Daniel40US #28
#33Eugene40US #45
#34Leroy40US #69
#35Marvin40US #66
#36Norman38US #53
#37Curtis37US #98
#38Terry36US #52
#39Allen35US #71
#40Leonard35US #57
#41Lawrence32US #30
#42Vernon32US #114
#43Gordon30US #92
#44Melvin30US #60
#45Rodney30US #121
#46Clarence29US #67
#47Howard29US #49
#48Darrell28US #135
#49Francis28US #58
#50Stanley28US #56
#51Ralph27US #38
#52Albert26US #40
#53Arthur26US #29
#54Gene25US #82
#55Myron24
#56Arnold23US #130
#57Russell23US #70
#58Frank22US #21
#59Allan21US #124
#60Clayton21
#61Ernest21US #61
#62Lloyd21US #96
#63Patrick21US #64
#64Clifford20US #95
#65Don20US #72
#66Harry19US #48
#67Harvey19US #107
#68Henry19US #31
#69Jack19US #34
#70Leslie19US #127
#71Loren19
#72Philip19US #54
#73Alvin18US #115
#74Lee18US #87
#75Leo18US #120
#76Lynn18US #146
#77Peter18US #39
#78Warren18US #97
#79Jerald17
#80Leland17
#81Edwin16US #105
#82Fred16US #46
#83Lester16US #126
#84Alan15US #81
#85Earl15US #62
#86Glenn15US #88
#87Lowell15US #178
#88Martin15US #85
#89Victor15US #99
#90Wesley15US #155
#91Keith14US #123
#92Leon14US #93
#93Louis14US #51
#94Mark14US #117
#95Ray14US #84
#96Bill13US #65
#97Byron13
#98Darrel13
#99Dean13US #151
#100Ervin13

On the move since 1941

Rising

↑37Dianne#57
↑35Russell#57
↑32Peggy#65
↑31Sylvia#68
↑28Leslie#70
↑27Ralph#51
↑23Carole#31
↑23Gene#54

Falling

↓33Dean#99
↓31Lowell#87
↓27Gail#94
↓27Rosemary#98
↓26Glenn#86
↓25Myrna#59
↓25Irene#95
↓25Leo#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1941 rankings.