State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1957 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,003 North Dakota births in 1957 across 471 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.

#55Kristioutside the national top 200
#59Lynnoutside the national top 200
#60Wadeoutside the national top 200
#64Karlaoutside the national top 200
#73Shellyoutside the national top 200
#39Kim#162 nationally
#79Lyleoutside the national top 200
#82Monteoutside the national top 200
#76Allan#187 nationally
#89Shelley#200 nationally
#88Roxanne#198 nationally
#91Darlaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary248US #1
#2Cynthia187US #7
#3Susan183US #2
#4Debra174US #4
#5Nancy138US #11
#6Karen135US #5
#7Linda132US #3
#8Cheryl113US #16
#9Julie110US #28
#10Cindy108US #19
#11Barbara104US #9
#12Pamela104US #12
#13Patricia103US #8
#14Brenda96US #13
#15Diane87US #17
#16Lori87US #45
#17Carol84US #18
#18Kathleen84US #21
#19Deborah82US #6
#20Kathy82US #20
#21Sandra79US #15
#22Connie73US #47
#23Sharon73US #14
#24Bonnie71US #64
#25Debbie67US #27
#26Kim66US #35
#27Rebecca65US #34
#28Donna62US #10
#29Judy58US #38
#30Jane55US #56
#31Joan52US #60
#32Laurie48US #73
#33Sheila48US #58
#34Janet47US #23
#35Peggy47US #62
#36Denise46US #25
#37Kimberly46US #42
#38Janice45US #32
#39Rhonda44US #52
#40Vicki44US #51
#41Rita43US #78
#42Gail42US #54
#43Wanda42US #59
#44Elizabeth41US #22
#45Beverly38US #48
#46Paula38US #49
#47Betty37US #50
#48Margaret35US #29
#49Ann34US #44
#50Colleen34US #118
#51Dawn34US #93
#52Kathryn34US #65
#53Renee33US #111
#54Tammy32US #107
#55Kristi31
#56Roberta30US #121
#57Cathy29US #39
#58Marilyn29US #82
#59Shirley29US #46
#60Jean28US #67
#61Laura28US #31
#62Teresa28US #24
#63Carla27US #128
#64Karla27
#65Lynn27US #61
#66Catherine26US #37
#67Elaine26US #96
#68Rose26US #69
#69Ruth26US #84
#70Valerie26US #76
#71Jill25US #100
#72Judith25US #53
#73Shelly25
#74Becky24US #127
#75Charlene24US #136
#76Lisa24US #26
#77Sherry24US #55
#78Jeanne23US #117
#79Joann23US #137
#80Joyce23US #40
#81Kay23US #163
#82Marie23US #98
#83Michelle23US #79
#84Robin23US #30
#85Wendy23US #101
#86Beth22US #108
#87Jennifer22US #87
#88Roxanne21US #198
#89Shelley21US #200
#90Gayle20US #173
#91Darla19
#92Diana19US #43
#93Leslie19US #77
#94Marlene19US #177
#95Melody19US #182
#96Renae19
#97Terri19US #68
#98Vicky19US #142
#99Arlene18
#100Carolyn18US #33

Boys

#1David311US #3
#2Mark253US #7
#3James239US #2
#4Robert238US #4
#5Steven227US #10
#6Michael225US #1
#7John202US #5
#8Kevin164US #20
#9Thomas148US #9
#10Timothy144US #19
#11Richard141US #8
#12Jeffrey140US #21
#13Daniel135US #16
#14Randy129US #31
#15Gary124US #13
#16Paul124US #18
#17Donald107US #15
#18Bruce106US #34
#19Larry103US #22
#20Douglas100US #30
#21Gregory99US #23
#22Scott98US #32
#23William93US #6
#24Dean89US #93
#25Brian88US #26
#26Kenneth87US #14
#27Terry87US #33
#28Keith86US #36
#29Ronald78US #17
#30Dale76US #50
#31Rodney73US #70
#32Dennis69US #28
#33Charles67US #11
#34Craig64US #55
#35Wayne62US #47
#36Roger61US #42
#37Bradley60US #107
#38Curtis51US #80
#39Kim50US #162
#40Patrick47US #41
#41Jay44US #88
#42Kent42US #150
#43Jerry41US #35
#44Duane40US #136
#45Randall40US #59
#46Peter38US #37
#47Steve37US #44
#48Allen36US #91
#49Gerald35US #51
#50Ricky35US #40
#51Russell35US #54
#52Joel34US #104
#53Bryan33US #115
#54Joseph33US #12
#55Greg31US #127
#56Lee30US #105
#57Alan29US #48
#58Glenn29US #62
#59Lynn29
#60Wade29
#61Jon28US #110
#62Dwight27US #159
#63Kelly26US #167
#64Rick26US #87
#65Brad25US #153
#66Jeff24US #96
#67Tim24US #119
#68Jerome23US #126
#69Raymond23US #39
#70Edward22US #25
#71George22US #29
#72Jeffery22US #52
#73Leslie22US #156
#74Micheal22US #85
#75Barry21US #72
#76Allan20US #187
#77Anthony20US #27
#78Jack20US #67
#79Lyle20
#80Robin20US #168
#81Mike19US #53
#82Monte19
#83Neil19US #181
#84Todd19US #143
#85Calvin18US #114
#86Darrell18US #90
#87Marvin18US #112
#88Perry18US #145
#89Stephen18US #24
#90Don17US #117
#91Myron17
#92Clifford16US #130
#93Daryl16US #179
#94Glen16US #129
#95Jim16US #106
#96Wesley16US #160
#97Eugene15US #92
#98Martin15US #69
#99Alvin14US #144
#100Darrel14

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑36Rita#41
↑34Bryan#53
↑31Patrick#40
↑29Russell#51
↑28Jill#71
↑25Steve#47
↑24Elaine#67
↑22Margaret#48

Falling

↓42Sherry#77
↓42Michelle#83
↓36Roxanne#88
↓35Joyce#80
↓33Stephen#89
↓27Marvin#87
↓26Shelley#89
↓26Barry#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.