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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1944 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,138 North Dakota births in 1944 across 392 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.

#44Myronoutside the national top 200
#49Marlysoutside the national top 200
#67Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#67Lelandoutside the national top 200
#70Bonitaoutside the national top 200
#61Lyle#189 nationally
#75Lorenoutside the national top 200
#77Myrnaoutside the national top 200
#82Leonaoutside the national top 200
#17Duane#135 nationally
#87Luellaoutside the national top 200
#93Terranceoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary256US #1
#2Carol212US #5
#3Linda200US #3
#4Karen198US #16
#5Sharon191US #8
#6Sandra129US #6
#7Patricia121US #4
#8Judith120US #9
#9Judy110US #12
#10Janice108US #28
#11Diane102US #24
#12Shirley96US #15
#13Betty93US #10
#14Barbara89US #2
#15Kathleen83US #20
#16Marilyn75US #27
#17Cheryl67US #36
#18Donna63US #17
#19Joyce60US #18
#20Bonnie59US #34
#21Darlene59US #76
#22Nancy59US #7
#23Susan57US #13
#24Janet55US #21
#25Joan54US #22
#26Margaret51US #14
#27Carolyn50US #11
#28Marlene49US #106
#29Lois46US #47
#30Dorothy44US #19
#31Phyllis44US #40
#32Beverly43US #35
#33Connie41US #51
#34Gloria41US #25
#35Jean41US #37
#36Virginia41US #26
#37Elaine40US #46
#38Kay38US #88
#39Alice36US #38
#40Joanne35US #55
#41Elizabeth34US #23
#42Charlotte33US #50
#43Joann33US #65
#44Doris32US #42
#45Dianne31US #90
#46Eileen31US #73
#47Ruth31US #32
#48Jane29US #41
#49Marlys29
#50Rita29US #54
#51Delores28US #97
#52Lorraine28US #93
#53Marjorie28US #85
#54Arlene25US #101
#55Helen25US #31
#56Irene25US #91
#57Ann23US #39
#58Carole23US #43
#59Gail23US #56
#60Peggy23US #45
#61Rose23US #52
#62Roberta22US #70
#63Geraldine21US #53
#64Marie21US #48
#65Diana20US #60
#66Constance19US #104
#67Lavonne19
#68Loretta19US #98
#69Sylvia19US #83
#70Bonita18
#71Catherine18US #49
#72Jeanne18US #108
#73June18US #121
#74Kathryn18US #68
#75Evelyn17US #57
#76Frances17US #33
#77Myrna17
#78Pamela17US #44
#79Paulette17US #164
#80Sheila17US #103
#81Jacqueline16US #64
#82Leona16
#83Anna15US #74
#84Audrey15US #150
#85Georgia15US #114
#86Jeanette15US #117
#87Luella15
#88Marcia15US #89
#89Norma15US #66
#90Rosemary15US #99
#91Ruby15US #87
#92Sally15US #59
#93Bernice14US #149
#94Ellen14US #63
#95Faye14US #165
#96Gayle14US #173
#97Grace14US #135
#98Lynda14US #113
#99Pauline14US #124
#100Claudia13US #120

Boys

#1James315US #1
#2Robert267US #2
#3Gary246US #15
#4David220US #6
#5Richard212US #5
#6John197US #3
#7Dennis173US #20
#8Ronald166US #10
#9Larry161US #12
#10Donald147US #11
#11Kenneth139US #16
#12Thomas110US #8
#13Gerald108US #24
#14William101US #4
#15Roger99US #23
#16Charles83US #7
#17Duane81US #135
#18Michael78US #9
#19Jerry66US #19
#20Wayne63US #37
#21Paul58US #17
#22Raymond55US #22
#23Douglas52US #34
#24Marvin50US #75
#25Eugene48US #48
#26Dale46US #61
#27Bruce45US #51
#28Harold45US #27
#29Edward44US #18
#30Jerome44US #117
#31Joseph44US #13
#32Daniel43US #25
#33Leroy43US #78
#34George41US #14
#35Curtis38US #97
#36Gordon36US #105
#37Keith35US #104
#38Rodney34US #123
#39Gene33US #95
#40Terry33US #43
#41Arthur32US #29
#42Dwight30US #140
#43Dean27US #134
#44Myron27
#45Allen26US #77
#46Clarence26US #74
#47Darrell26US #133
#48Lawrence26US #32
#49Russell26US #63
#50Timothy26US #92
#51Arnold25US #145
#52Francis24US #71
#53Frank24US #21
#54Jack24US #30
#55Patrick24US #64
#56Jim23US #68
#57Clifford22US #99
#58Jon22US #122
#59Albert21US #44
#60Carl21US #36
#61Lyle21US #189
#62Vernon21US #119
#63Leslie20US #114
#64Lloyd20US #102
#65Mark20US #93
#66Fred19US #47
#67Leland19
#68Peter19US #40
#69Don18US #72
#70Lynn18US #153
#71Melvin18US #67
#72Ernest17US #59
#73Harvey17US #118
#74Leo17US #132
#75Loren17
#76Ralph17US #42
#77Stanley17US #57
#78Bernard16US #94
#79Glenn16US #88
#80Joe16US #33
#81Lee16US #85
#82Norman16US #58
#83Stephen16US #28
#84Walter16US #26
#85Leonard15US #56
#86Louis15US #54
#87Tom15US #87
#88Alan14US #55
#89Bob14US #109
#90Harry14US #49
#91Henry14US #35
#92Lester14US #126
#93Terrance14
#94Victor14US #107
#95Allan13US #141
#96Andrew13US #81
#97Clayton13
#98Danny13US #76
#99Howard13US #53
#100Leon13US #108

On the move since 1943

Rising

↑38Timothy#50
↑31Cheryl#17
↑31Constance#66
↑30Arthur#41
↑29Fred#66
↑27Jeanne#72
↑27Terry#40
↑26Lavonne#67

Falling

↓53Howard#99
↓41Jeanette#86
↓40Leonard#85
↓39Henry#91
↓38Norman#82
↓37Allan#95
↓31Vernon#62
↓27Leo#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1943 rankings.