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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1950 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,222 North Dakota births in 1950 across 432 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.

#53Lyleoutside the national top 200
#63Lorenoutside the national top 200
#67Daryloutside the national top 200
#53Bonita#181 nationally
#78Marlysoutside the national top 200
#47Renee#168 nationally
#83Terranceoutside the national top 200
#90Myronoutside the national top 200
#28Duane#137 nationally
#47Bradley#152 nationally
#96Byronoutside the national top 200
#98Darryloutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Linda336US #1
#2Mary290US #2
#3Kathleen191US #10
#4Sandra186US #8
#5Susan182US #5
#6Carol174US #9
#7Karen162US #12
#8Barbara161US #4
#9Patricia161US #3
#10Deborah133US #7
#11Diane127US #16
#12Sharon122US #11
#13Cheryl120US #29
#14Donna115US #13
#15Nancy110US #6
#16Janice95US #22
#17Judith88US #21
#18Bonnie83US #33
#19Judy82US #25
#20Shirley81US #19
#21Cynthia78US #23
#22Pamela74US #17
#23Margaret71US #15
#24Connie68US #44
#25Jane65US #39
#26Joan64US #40
#27Peggy63US #41
#28Marilyn59US #37
#29Vicki59US #61
#30Beverly57US #31
#31Betty56US #26
#32Debra54US #59
#33Janet52US #18
#34Rebecca52US #36
#35Brenda51US #14
#36Gloria48US #30
#37Kathryn48US #46
#38Rita46US #56
#39Constance44US #85
#40Jean43US #48
#41Kathy43US #38
#42Darlene42US #79
#43Charlotte38US #80
#44Colleen38US #124
#45Elizabeth37US #24
#46Marlene37US #112
#47Renee37US #168
#48Katherine36US #58
#49Dorothy35US #35
#50Gail35US #42
#51Jacqueline35US #55
#52Wanda33US #52
#53Bonita32US #181
#54Lois32US #83
#55Ruth32US #49
#56Elaine30US #60
#57Catherine29US #34
#58Julie29US #111
#59Marie29US #72
#60Phyllis29US #53
#61Sheila29US #70
#62Alice28US #57
#63Diana28US #47
#64Marcia28US #77
#65Roberta28US #96
#66Audrey27US #158
#67Joyce27US #27
#68Virginia27US #43
#69Carolyn26US #20
#70Charlene26US #103
#71Paulette26US #151
#72Eileen25US #91
#73Helen25US #50
#74Joanne24US #67
#75Sally24US #78
#76Victoria24US #94
#77Claudia23US #126
#78Marlys22
#79Theresa21US #65
#80Ellen20US #66
#81Joann20US #98
#82Sherry20US #62
#83Ann19US #45
#84Jeanne19US #95
#85Kay19US #123
#86Sheryl19US #145
#87Dianne18US #90
#88Maureen18US #89
#89Suzanne18US #71
#90Arlene17US #132
#91Cathy17US #75
#92Irene17US #92
#93June17US #137
#94Lorraine17US #105
#95Norma17US #104
#96Paula17US #54
#97Rose17US #69
#98Terry17US #127
#99Doris16US #74
#100Laura16US #63

Boys

#1David298US #5
#2Robert290US #2
#3James283US #1
#4Richard232US #7
#5John225US #3
#6Michael225US #4
#7Larry198US #11
#8Gary191US #10
#9Donald182US #14
#10Ronald180US #12
#11Thomas168US #8
#12Dennis156US #17
#13Steven149US #16
#14William137US #6
#15Mark134US #23
#16Kenneth125US #15
#17Douglas121US #28
#18Bruce108US #26
#19Roger108US #27
#20Timothy104US #32
#21Gerald103US #34
#22Charles101US #9
#23Terry95US #30
#24Dale94US #49
#25Daniel94US #21
#26Wayne91US #35
#27Paul78US #18
#28Duane74US #137
#29Gregory72US #25
#30Rodney69US #88
#31Jerry62US #24
#32Keith62US #78
#33Jerome55US #103
#34Joseph53US #13
#35Curtis47US #97
#36Dean47US #120
#37Patrick46US #38
#38Stephen45US #19
#39Alan41US #41
#40Allen41US #71
#41Raymond41US #31
#42Brian39US #79
#43George39US #20
#44Jeffrey39US #43
#45Eugene38US #58
#46Marvin38US #93
#47Bradley37US #152
#48Craig37US #69
#49Darrell36US #116
#50Lawrence35US #33
#51Dwight34US #146
#52Peter33US #37
#53Lyle30
#54Randall30US #70
#55Randy30US #80
#56Gene29US #122
#57Frank28US #29
#58Leroy28US #102
#59Edward27US #22
#60Stanley27US #60
#61Allan26US #142
#62Glenn25US #59
#63Loren25
#64Lynn25US #154
#65Scott25US #82
#66Wesley25US #165
#67Daryl24
#68Gordon24US #108
#69Joel24US #130
#70Leon24US #119
#71Leslie24US #126
#72Harold23US #45
#73Danny22US #39
#74Jack21US #48
#75Micheal21US #104
#76Theodore21US #99
#77Anthony20US #36
#78Barry20US #74
#79Francis20US #86
#80Kevin20US #73
#81Roy20US #51
#82Russell20US #67
#83Terrance20
#84Arnold19US #166
#85Jay19US #115
#86Lee19US #91
#87Leonard19US #77
#88Terrence18US #176
#89Jon17US #138
#90Myron17
#91Ricky17US #128
#92Steve17US #83
#93Carl16US #44
#94Howard16US #63
#95Melvin16US #87
#96Byron15
#97Calvin15US #105
#98Darryl15
#99Leo15US #160
#100Lonnie15US #135

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑46Debra#32
↑38Randy#55
↑31Wanda#52
↑30Audrey#66
↑30Allan#61
↑29Marie#59
↑28Rebecca#34
↑28Joel#69

Falling

↓36Joyce#67
↓33Terrence#88
↓26Paulette#71
↓25Joanne#74
↓24Elaine#56
↓24Harold#72
↓23Carolyn#69
↓22Joann#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.