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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1949 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,028 North Dakota births in 1949 across 436 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.

#45Daryloutside the national top 200
#58Lyleoutside the national top 200
#72Lorenoutside the national top 200
#74Lelandoutside the national top 200
#55Terrence#181 nationally
#77Laureloutside the national top 200
#43Renee#166 nationally
#80Terranceoutside the national top 200
#66Bonita#186 nationally
#90Myronoutside the national top 200
#93Marlysoutside the national top 200
#30Duane#137 nationally

Girls

#1Linda401US #1
#2Mary269US #2
#3Carol194US #8
#4Susan174US #5
#5Kathleen161US #9
#6Barbara160US #4
#7Karen158US #11
#8Patricia156US #3
#9Sandra150US #6
#10Sharon141US #10
#11Nancy125US #7
#12Diane119US #19
#13Judith109US #16
#14Donna101US #12
#15Cheryl94US #28
#16Deborah94US #15
#17Judy91US #20
#18Shirley91US #18
#19Connie84US #43
#20Margaret83US #14
#21Janice79US #24
#22Bonnie72US #35
#23Beverly70US #31
#24Jane67US #41
#25Cynthia65US #27
#26Marilyn57US #33
#27Pamela55US #21
#28Peggy55US #38
#29Betty52US #22
#30Gloria52US #29
#31Joyce51US #26
#32Elaine50US #57
#33Janet50US #23
#34Vicki50US #70
#35Darlene48US #75
#36Ruth46US #47
#37Joan45US #36
#38Brenda42US #13
#39Katherine42US #59
#40Kathryn40US #52
#41Jean39US #45
#42Rita39US #54
#43Renee38US #166
#44Elizabeth37US #25
#45Paulette37US #125
#46Carolyn36US #17
#47Constance36US #83
#48Gail36US #51
#49Joanne36US #61
#50Kathy36US #42
#51Geraldine34US #90
#52Colleen33US #146
#53Marcia32US #78
#54Phyllis32US #50
#55Charlotte31US #71
#56Dorothy31US #32
#57Lois31US #73
#58Helen30US #46
#59Joann29US #101
#60Julie29US #113
#61Marlene29US #110
#62Rebecca29US #40
#63Sheila29US #76
#64Virginia28US #39
#65Catherine27US #37
#66Bonita26US #186
#67Jacqueline25US #58
#68Dianne24US #85
#69Jeanette23US #129
#70Valerie23US #108
#71Alice22US #53
#72Claudia22US #127
#73Diana22US #48
#74Gayle22US #137
#75Jennifer22US #121
#76Charlene21US #100
#77Laurel21
#78Debra20US #134
#79Kay20US #119
#80Roberta20US #97
#81Victoria20US #96
#82Eileen19US #95
#83Wanda19US #56
#84Ann18US #44
#85Candace18US #174
#86Delores18US #126
#87Doris18US #69
#88Marie18US #67
#89Theresa18US #63
#90Cathy17US #81
#91Jeanne17US #92
#92Laura17US #65
#93Marlys17
#94Paula17US #55
#95Sherry17US #68
#96Audrey16US #161
#97Loretta16US #117
#98Lynda16US #93
#99Maureen16US #89
#100Ellen15US #64

Boys

#1David292US #6
#2James290US #1
#3Robert290US #2
#4Richard254US #7
#5John223US #3
#6Michael218US #5
#7Gary200US #12
#8Dennis185US #16
#9Ronald185US #11
#10Larry175US #10
#11Thomas168US #8
#12Steven153US #20
#13Kenneth147US #15
#14Donald141US #13
#15William132US #4
#16Roger130US #25
#17Charles122US #9
#18Timothy116US #34
#19Bruce115US #26
#20Douglas114US #29
#21Paul96US #17
#22Wayne96US #35
#23Mark94US #24
#24Gregory85US #31
#25Daniel82US #22
#26Dale81US #54
#27Terry76US #28
#28Gerald74US #33
#29Rodney74US #87
#30Duane66US #137
#31Jerome62US #104
#32Jerry62US #23
#33Keith58US #85
#34Allen51US #71
#35Raymond49US #30
#36Darrell48US #117
#37Patrick47US #39
#38Stephen47US #19
#39Lawrence45US #32
#40Craig41US #77
#41Eugene41US #58
#42Jeffrey41US #48
#43Joseph41US #14
#44Alan37US #45
#45Daryl37
#46Glenn37US #61
#47Curtis36US #97
#48Harold34US #42
#49Dwight32US #151
#50Dean31US #129
#51Frank30US #27
#52Gordon30US #113
#53Lynn30US #159
#54Gene29US #119
#55Terrence29US #181
#56Edward28US #21
#57Francis28US #78
#58Lyle28
#59Marvin28US #89
#60Warren28US #115
#61George27US #18
#62Leslie27US #126
#63Stanley27US #60
#64Jack26US #47
#65Leon25US #121
#66Vernon25US #141
#67Randall24US #79
#68Scott24US #99
#69Brian23US #86
#70Jon23US #144
#71Leroy23US #101
#72Loren22
#73Bradley21US #174
#74Leland21
#75Norman21US #90
#76Steve21US #68
#77Clifford20US #103
#78Leonard20US #74
#79Peter20US #38
#80Terrance20
#81Barry19US #73
#82Carl19US #43
#83Danny19US #40
#84Howard19US #63
#85Lee19US #93
#86Leo19US #153
#87Roy19US #51
#88Russell19US #69
#89Theodore19US #100
#90Myron18
#91Allan17US #143
#92Philip17US #55
#93Randy17US #92
#94Walter17US #37
#95Martin16US #83
#96Albert15US #56
#97Joel15US #138
#98Kevin15US #95
#99Mike15US #88
#100Neil15US #161

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑50Katherine#39
↑30Kathy#50
↑30Warren#60
↑27Dwight#49
↑26Jacqueline#67
↑26Craig#40
↑25Ruth#36
↑23Joanne#49

Falling

↓42Eileen#82
↓34Ann#84
↓33Allan#91
↓30Dianne#68
↓30Myron#90
↓29Lynda#98
↓29Neil#100
↓25Marlys#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.