State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1955 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,682 North Dakota births in 1955 across 498 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.

#60Kellyoutside the national top 200
#68Terranceoutside the national top 200
#64Lynn#196 nationally
#70Candaceoutside the national top 200
#75Lyleoutside the national top 200
#79Laureloutside the national top 200
#80Pauletteoutside the national top 200
#85Karlaoutside the national top 200
#86Lorenoutside the national top 200
#66Daryl#178 nationally
#96Lanceoutside the national top 200
#98Rossoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary246US #1
#2Susan206US #5
#3Debra198US #4
#4Nancy160US #9
#5Karen158US #8
#6Barbara151US #7
#7Linda149US #3
#8Cynthia146US #11
#9Patricia137US #6
#10Sandra132US #13
#11Pamela130US #12
#12Deborah122US #2
#13Kathleen116US #17
#14Carol109US #15
#15Diane103US #14
#16Connie85US #35
#17Cheryl78US #19
#18Brenda77US #18
#19Julie69US #67
#20Sharon67US #16
#21Bonnie66US #45
#22Donna65US #10
#23Janet62US #20
#24Peggy62US #51
#25Vicki59US #52
#26Jane58US #50
#27Kathy58US #22
#28Marilyn58US #49
#29Rebecca55US #27
#30Laurie53US #91
#31Beverly51US #34
#32Joyce51US #29
#33Lori51US #89
#34Joan49US #46
#35Cindy47US #79
#36Janice46US #25
#37Sherry46US #56
#38Denise45US #23
#39Gail45US #42
#40Judy45US #32
#41Elizabeth43US #21
#42Kathryn43US #59
#43Rita42US #72
#44Renee40US #117
#45Jean39US #60
#46Lynn39US #62
#47Debbie37US #63
#48Paula37US #39
#49Sheila37US #57
#50Teresa36US #26
#51Darlene34US #76
#52Margaret34US #24
#53Vickie33US #68
#54Elaine32US #77
#55Colleen31US #110
#56Dawn31US #103
#57Judith31US #31
#58Catherine30US #28
#59Kim29US #75
#60Michelle29US #97
#61Rhonda29US #71
#62Roberta29US #113
#63Ann28US #43
#64Shirley28US #37
#65Cathy27US #44
#66Katherine27US #65
#67Laura27US #41
#68Valerie27US #80
#69Virginia27US #66
#70Candace26
#71Marlene26US #142
#72Wanda26US #61
#73Carla25US #135
#74Joann25US #136
#75Kimberly25US #111
#76Jacqueline24US #73
#77Kay24US #157
#78Holly23US #144
#79Laurel23
#80Paulette23
#81Audrey22US #143
#82Beth22US #133
#83Betty22US #36
#84Jan22US #138
#85Karla22
#86Marie22US #92
#87Monica22US #182
#88Wendy22US #90
#89Becky21US #174
#90Jeanne21US #115
#91Marcia21US #98
#92Rose21US #54
#93Roxanne21US #165
#94Shelley21US #192
#95Charlene20US #130
#96Jill20US #102
#97Marla20US #193
#98Marsha20US #106
#99Ruth20US #70
#100Theresa20US #38

Boys

#1David325US #2
#2Michael294US #1
#3James262US #3
#4Robert228US #4
#5Mark217US #9
#6Steven208US #10
#7Timothy185US #22
#8John178US #5
#9Richard174US #7
#10Gary151US #12
#11Thomas142US #8
#12Jeffrey136US #20
#13Paul132US #16
#14Bruce131US #32
#15Randy127US #30
#16Douglas125US #29
#17Ronald124US #18
#18Kenneth118US #15
#19Gregory114US #24
#20Kevin114US #27
#21Donald112US #14
#22William112US #6
#23Daniel100US #17
#24Larry99US #19
#25Dennis97US #23
#26Dale95US #52
#27Rodney89US #65
#28Roger87US #37
#29Terry87US #28
#30Craig77US #50
#31Wayne72US #44
#32Brian70US #40
#33Keith70US #39
#34Bradley65US #107
#35Scott65US #38
#36Dean64US #111
#37Charles63US #11
#38Duane53US #135
#39Kim51US #98
#40Gerald50US #48
#41Patrick48US #41
#42Alan44US #43
#43Joseph43US #13
#44Curtis41US #79
#45Jon40US #115
#46Randall39US #53
#47Allen37US #84
#48Stephen37US #21
#49George33US #26
#50Glenn33US #59
#51Edward32US #25
#52Jerry32US #33
#53Gordon31US #128
#54Jay31US #103
#55Lee31US #96
#56Kent30US #156
#57Allan29US #157
#58Darrell29US #91
#59Dwight29US #142
#60Kelly29
#61Danny28US #45
#62Joel28US #121
#63Russell28US #57
#64Lynn27US #196
#65Leslie26US #138
#66Daryl25US #178
#67Raymond25US #36
#68Terrance25
#69Eugene24US #81
#70Jerome24US #112
#71Calvin23US #110
#72Gene23US #152
#73Anthony22US #31
#74Jeffery21US #73
#75Lyle21
#76Micheal21US #87
#77Neil21US #159
#78Steve21US #72
#79Marvin20US #94
#80Peter20US #35
#81Ricky20US #46
#82Barry19US #70
#83Eric19US #85
#84Lawrence19US #42
#85Lonnie19US #155
#86Loren19
#87Rick19US #109
#88Jack18US #60
#89Melvin18US #95
#90Carl17US #47
#91Harold17US #63
#92Kurt17US #150
#93Robin17US #158
#94Francis16US #100
#95Guy16US #145
#96Lance16
#97Leroy16US #133
#98Ross16
#99Todd16US #173
#100Alvin15US #134

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑51Lori#33
↑32Laurie#30
↑32Danny#61
↑31Michelle#60
↑27Laura#67
↑25Glenn#50
↑24Teresa#50
↑24Gene#72

Falling

↓33Wanda#72
↓33Shelley#94
↓33Ruth#99
↓31Betty#83
↓30Peter#80
↓29Jerome#70
↓27Marcia#91
↓24Rose#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.