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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1947 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,383 North Dakota births in 1947 across 434 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.

#58Colleenoutside the national top 200
#48Bonita#189 nationally
#64Lorenoutside the national top 200
#65Lyleoutside the national top 200
#77Marlysoutside the national top 200
#81Myronoutside the national top 200
#19Duane#135 nationally
#90Darreloutside the national top 200
#92Terranceoutside the national top 200
#47Lynn#151 nationally
#100Laureloutside the national top 200
#62Dwight#161 nationally

Girls

#1Linda497US #1
#2Mary298US #2
#3Carol203US #6
#4Sharon202US #9
#5Sandra187US #5
#6Karen172US #13
#7Patricia162US #3
#8Judy148US #14
#9Barbara146US #4
#10Diane146US #18
#11Susan143US #8
#12Donna127US #10
#13Shirley107US #19
#14Kathleen105US #11
#15Judith104US #12
#16Janice100US #22
#17Bonnie99US #35
#18Nancy97US #7
#19Cheryl96US #24
#20Betty85US #17
#21Marilyn84US #29
#22Margaret82US #16
#23Joyce71US #20
#24Jane69US #36
#25Beverly67US #31
#26Connie66US #43
#27Gloria66US #27
#28Janet65US #23
#29Darlene62US #71
#30Jean56US #40
#31Peggy50US #42
#32Joan49US #30
#33Virginia46US #34
#34Elaine44US #50
#35Sheila44US #73
#36Phyllis43US #37
#37Carolyn41US #15
#38Dianne40US #83
#39Elizabeth40US #25
#40Lois40US #63
#41Ann39US #41
#42Marlene39US #114
#43Gail36US #49
#44Joann36US #89
#45Kathryn36US #55
#46Kathy36US #64
#47Rita36US #60
#48Bonita34US #189
#49Cynthia34US #33
#50Pamela34US #28
#51Ruth34US #44
#52Alice33US #47
#53Dorothy33US #26
#54Helen33US #38
#55Arlene31US #118
#56Kay31US #104
#57Jeanette29US #125
#58Colleen27
#59Eileen27US #91
#60Julie27US #124
#61Paulette27US #134
#62Roberta27US #90
#63Charlotte26US #68
#64Frances26US #39
#65Diana25US #48
#66Jacqueline25US #59
#67Loretta24US #113
#68Marcia24US #81
#69Rose24US #65
#70Constance23US #100
#71Jeanne23US #86
#72Lynda23US #77
#73Rebecca23US #52
#74Wanda23US #66
#75Claudia22US #122
#76Lorraine22US #84
#77Marlys22
#78Norma22US #82
#79Rosemary22US #80
#80Vicki22US #101
#81Catherine21US #46
#82Deborah21US #62
#83Ellen21US #61
#84Geraldine21US #78
#85Yvonne21US #117
#86Evelyn20US #72
#87Joanne20US #56
#88Marjorie20US #106
#89Marie19US #57
#90Audrey18US #146
#91Delores18US #115
#92Theresa18US #85
#93Katherine17US #76
#94Maureen17US #98
#95Sally17US #70
#96Carole16US #102
#97Doris16US #58
#98Irene16US #107
#99Jo16US #51
#100Laurel16

Boys

#1James331US #1
#2Robert312US #2
#3Richard306US #5
#4David300US #6
#5Larry260US #10
#6Gary255US #12
#7Dennis234US #17
#8John231US #3
#9Ronald191US #11
#10Donald172US #13
#11Michael163US #7
#12Kenneth157US #15
#13Thomas151US #8
#14Roger147US #25
#15William136US #4
#16Gerald104US #28
#17Wayne100US #30
#18Terry96US #26
#19Duane93US #135
#20Douglas90US #31
#21Charles88US #9
#22Paul88US #18
#23Bruce82US #29
#24Jerry79US #20
#25Dale77US #63
#26Daniel76US #22
#27Rodney75US #94
#28Keith69US #91
#29Steven66US #24
#30Jerome63US #110
#31Mark56US #47
#32Timothy56US #52
#33Raymond55US #27
#34Joseph52US #14
#35Curtis51US #99
#36George51US #16
#37Marvin50US #89
#38Alan44US #45
#39Russell43US #69
#40Edward42US #19
#41Allen40US #73
#42Gregory40US #33
#43Eugene38US #59
#44Gene38US #103
#45Lawrence38US #32
#46Leroy38US #98
#47Lynn37US #151
#48Harold36US #35
#49Ralph35US #50
#50Jim34US #77
#51Patrick34US #53
#52Dean32US #140
#53Gordon32US #111
#54Jack31US #37
#55Darrell30US #125
#56Allan29US #132
#57Peter29US #36
#58Tom29US #87
#59Leonard28US #71
#60Stephen27US #21
#61Danny26US #39
#62Dwight26US #161
#63Glenn25US #70
#64Loren24
#65Lyle24
#66Mike24US #65
#67Vernon24US #134
#68Warren24US #108
#69Leslie23US #124
#70Jeffrey22US #66
#71Steve22US #58
#72Barry21US #68
#73Brian21US #95
#74Don21US #86
#75Frank21US #23
#76Lee21US #92
#77Stanley21US #67
#78Leo20US #147
#79Walter20US #34
#80Francis19US #84
#81Myron19
#82Ronnie19US #61
#83Howard18US #62
#84Jon18US #123
#85Martin18US #90
#86Anthony17US #41
#87Bernard17US #100
#88Clarence17US #88
#89Craig17US #93
#90Darrel17
#91Neil17US #162
#92Terrance17
#93Alvin16US #129
#94Glen16US #138
#95Lloyd16US #112
#96Albert15US #55
#97Earl15US #83
#98Greg15US #171
#99Arnold14US #149
#100Arthur14US #38

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑38Allan#56
↑36Cynthia#49
↑34Darrell#55
↑33Loretta#67
↑33Loren#64
↑32Roberta#62
↑31Ralph#49
↑29Bonita#48

Falling

↓35Doris#97
↓31Ellen#83
↓31Geraldine#84
↓29Marlys#77
↓27Joanne#87
↓24Sally#95
↓24Frank#75
↓24Lloyd#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.