State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1954 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,861 North Dakota births in 1954 across 487 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.

#56Terranceoutside the national top 200
#69Lorenoutside the national top 200
#72Lyleoutside the national top 200
#60Lynn#187 nationally
#74Monteoutside the national top 200
#76Pauletteoutside the national top 200
#77Bonitaoutside the national top 200
#78Myronoutside the national top 200
#83Laureloutside the national top 200
#90Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#59Kent#167 nationally
#32Duane#136 nationally

Girls

#1Mary269US #1
#2Debra226US #6
#3Susan202US #5
#4Linda197US #2
#5Deborah185US #3
#6Karen183US #8
#7Cynthia180US #10
#8Sandra147US #13
#9Patricia145US #4
#10Nancy144US #9
#11Pamela144US #12
#12Barbara137US #7
#13Kathleen118US #14
#14Diane115US #17
#15Carol107US #15
#16Sharon86US #16
#17Connie84US #39
#18Cheryl78US #22
#19Julie77US #70
#20Rebecca75US #26
#21Bonnie74US #52
#22Donna72US #11
#23Brenda71US #18
#24Marilyn66US #35
#25Vicki65US #50
#26Jane63US #49
#27Peggy61US #48
#28Beverly60US #31
#29Margaret55US #21
#30Kathryn54US #51
#31Denise53US #24
#32Elizabeth53US #20
#33Colleen52US #119
#34Gail50US #37
#35Janet50US #19
#36Joan50US #40
#37Janice49US #25
#38Jean49US #56
#39Wanda46US #58
#40Judy45US #29
#41Judith42US #30
#42Kathy42US #23
#43Shirley42US #33
#44Rita40US #67
#45Sheila40US #60
#46Renee36US #132
#47Darlene35US #76
#48Joyce35US #28
#49Paula35US #38
#50Sherry35US #62
#51Ann34US #44
#52Betty34US #36
#53Elaine32US #74
#54Valerie31US #87
#55Catherine29US #32
#56Roberta28US #102
#57Cindy27US #91
#58Constance27US #111
#59Joann27US #129
#60Lois27US #110
#61Shelley27US #161
#62Laurie26US #98
#63Lynn26US #63
#64Marcia26US #90
#65Michele26US #89
#66Ruth26US #66
#67Jacqueline25US #68
#68Rose25US #54
#69Roxanne25US #158
#70Jan24US #131
#71Katherine24US #64
#72Marlene24US #141
#73Rhonda24US #71
#74Teresa24US #34
#75Carla23US #135
#76Paulette23
#77Bonita22
#78Dianne22US #116
#79Gloria22US #42
#80Cathy21US #59
#81Christine21US #43
#82Diana21US #57
#83Laurel21
#84Lori21US #121
#85Holly20US #166
#86Joanne20US #78
#87Victoria20US #85
#88Gayle19US #147
#89Kay19US #146
#90Lynette19
#91Michelle19US #94
#92Robin19US #41
#93Dorothy18US #55
#94Laura18US #45
#95Sally18US #84
#96Theresa18US #47
#97Charlotte17US #113
#98Ellen17US #77
#99Jennifer17US #108
#100Marie17US #79

Boys

#1David329US #5
#2Michael288US #1
#3James266US #3
#4Robert255US #2
#5John229US #4
#6Steven215US #11
#7Mark211US #12
#8Richard193US #7
#9Thomas177US #8
#10Gary165US #9
#11Timothy149US #26
#12Ronald142US #15
#13Daniel137US #18
#14William131US #6
#15Paul130US #16
#16Douglas121US #29
#17Larry120US #19
#18Donald113US #14
#19Jeffrey113US #23
#20Bruce112US #30
#21Gregory106US #25
#22Terry106US #27
#23Kenneth101US #17
#24Wayne100US #41
#25Dale96US #50
#26Dennis88US #21
#27Rodney88US #66
#28Kevin85US #28
#29Roger85US #34
#30Randy84US #33
#31Scott80US #40
#32Duane76US #136
#33Charles75US #10
#34Dean72US #110
#35Craig68US #51
#36Gerald63US #44
#37Bradley56US #106
#38Curtis55US #84
#39Keith55US #45
#40Patrick50US #38
#41Jerome47US #114
#42Joseph44US #13
#43Kim44US #109
#44Allen42US #82
#45Jerry41US #31
#46Brian40US #48
#47Randall40US #55
#48Edward39US #22
#49Alan37US #43
#50Peter36US #37
#51Dwight35US #145
#52George35US #24
#53Jon35US #111
#54Allan34US #149
#55Leslie32US #137
#56Terrance32
#57Jay31US #101
#58Joel30US #127
#59Kent30US #167
#60Lynn30US #187
#61Darrell28US #95
#62Russell28US #69
#63Stephen28US #20
#64Lawrence27US #39
#65Lee27US #96
#66Frank25US #36
#67Raymond25US #35
#68Gordon24US #122
#69Loren24
#70Stanley24US #58
#71Eugene23US #77
#72Lyle22
#73Rick22US #102
#74Monte21
#75Glenn20US #63
#76Jack20US #57
#77Micheal20US #88
#78Myron20
#79Daryl19US #180
#80Glen19US #131
#81Melvin19US #92
#82Neil19US #147
#83Philip19US #62
#84Ricky19US #46
#85Brad18US #154
#86Harold18US #60
#87Jeffery18US #90
#88Lonnie18US #146
#89Marvin18US #97
#90Vernon18US #144
#91Barry17US #68
#92Carl17US #47
#93Danny17US #42
#94Steve17US #76
#95Alvin16US #135
#96Gene16US #151
#97Jonathan16US #121
#98Terrence16US #184
#99Clyde15US #161
#100Randolph15US #163

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑31Sherry#50
↑30Peter#50
↑29Lois#60
↑28Allan#54
↑27Denise#31
↑24Renee#46
↑22Rhonda#73
↑22Jay#57

Falling

↓39Gayle#88
↓32Charlotte#97
↓28Carl#92
↓22Glenn#75
↓22Danny#93
↓21Neil#82
↓20Marcia#64
↓20Jacqueline#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.