State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1959 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,507 North Dakota births in 1959 across 503 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.

#35Shelly#188 nationally
#54Kristioutside the national top 200
#63Wadeoutside the national top 200
#72Karlaoutside the national top 200
#78Lorenoutside the national top 200
#84Randaloutside the national top 200
#86Jonioutside the national top 200
#90Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#93Karioutside the national top 200
#94Renaeoutside the national top 200
#95Lyleoutside the national top 200
#89Robin#194 nationally

Girls

#1Mary231US #1
#2Susan180US #2
#3Julie152US #26
#4Lori152US #27
#5Karen139US #4
#6Nancy132US #14
#7Linda128US #3
#8Debra126US #7
#9Brenda122US #16
#10Cynthia115US #8
#11Barbara111US #11
#12Pamela107US #12
#13Kathy102US #15
#14Tammy101US #31
#15Diane99US #19
#16Cindy94US #25
#17Debbie87US #20
#18Carol86US #22
#19Cheryl83US #18
#20Sandra81US #13
#21Connie75US #48
#22Kimberly72US #33
#23Denise71US #29
#24Laurie69US #56
#25Patricia69US #6
#26Kim66US #35
#27Sharon66US #17
#28Bonnie63US #71
#29Donna59US #5
#30Kathleen59US #23
#31Sheila55US #52
#32Rebecca53US #38
#33Deborah51US #9
#34Lisa51US #10
#35Shelly51US #188
#36Joan45US #76
#37Dawn43US #54
#38Jane43US #67
#39Rhonda40US #45
#40Elizabeth39US #21
#41Valerie39US #60
#42Janet38US #28
#43Becky37US #102
#44Gail37US #75
#45Paula37US #51
#46Peggy37US #57
#47Teresa37US #24
#48Kelly36US #74
#49Ann35US #44
#50Tamara34US #121
#51Vicki34US #73
#52Margaret33US #36
#53Michelle33US #47
#54Kristi32
#55Carla31US #118
#56Jill31US #86
#57Judy31US #41
#58Renee31US #100
#59Wanda31US #65
#60Colleen30US #110
#61Janice30US #37
#62Jean30US #77
#63Sherry30US #58
#64Tami30US #154
#65Betty29US #59
#66Robin29US #32
#67Terri29US #46
#68Kathryn28US #69
#69Marilyn28US #109
#70Pam28US #125
#71Shirley28US #61
#72Karla26
#73Theresa26US #34
#74Beverly25US #55
#75Cathy25US #39
#76Christine25US #43
#77Elaine25US #105
#78Jeanne25US #129
#79Laura25US #30
#80Tracy25US #131
#81Joyce24US #50
#82Vickie24US #90
#83Ruth23US #97
#84Wendy23US #83
#85Beth22US #80
#86Joni22
#87Lynn22US #63
#88Jennifer21US #78
#89Rita21US #98
#90Roxanne21
#91Amy20US #85
#92Judith20US #70
#93Kari20
#94Renae20
#95Roberta20US #142
#96Carolyn19US #42
#97Jan19US #161
#98Joanne19US #92
#99Jodi19
#100Marlene19US #200

Boys

#1David311US #2
#2Mark275US #6
#3Michael247US #1
#4James227US #3
#5Robert210US #5
#6Kevin190US #14
#7Timothy187US #12
#8John176US #4
#9Steven169US #10
#10Scott168US #24
#11Jeffrey163US #16
#12Richard131US #8
#13Randy124US #31
#14Brian123US #22
#15Paul106US #17
#16Thomas103US #9
#17Daniel101US #18
#18Gary98US #20
#19William95US #7
#20Ronald94US #21
#21Bruce90US #38
#22Donald88US #19
#23Douglas87US #30
#24Gregory86US #23
#25Larry84US #25
#26Terry79US #33
#27Bradley73US #103
#28Todd72US #99
#29Dean71US #95
#30Keith71US #39
#31Dale69US #49
#32Kenneth64US #15
#33Craig63US #44
#34Rodney63US #67
#35Wayne62US #51
#36Dennis58US #29
#37Patrick58US #43
#38Curtis55US #75
#39Jeff55US #52
#40Mike53US #37
#41Jay51US #88
#42Jerry51US #36
#43Joseph51US #13
#44Roger50US #47
#45Steve50US #41
#46Tim50US #60
#47Charles48US #11
#48Kelly45US #143
#49Ricky45US #34
#50Alan43US #50
#51Gerald43US #61
#52Duane42US #126
#53Joel41US #116
#54Tom38US #82
#55Bryan37US #94
#56Eric36US #46
#57Randall36US #59
#58Russell35US #56
#59Greg34US #91
#60Perry32US #132
#61Rick32US #89
#62Peter30US #40
#63Wade30
#64Kent29US #141
#65Lee28US #115
#66Allen27US #97
#67Kurt27US #129
#68Jon26US #105
#69Brent25US #151
#70Frank25US #42
#71Danny24US #48
#72Barry23US #73
#73Eugene23US #106
#74Jeffery23US #55
#75Stephen23US #28
#76George22US #32
#77Jim22US #70
#78Loren21
#79Micheal21US #96
#80Darrell20US #90
#81Edward20US #27
#82Gordon20US #155
#83Mitchell20US #127
#84Randal20
#85Dan19US #110
#86Kirk19US #145
#87Leslie19US #175
#88Jerome18US #133
#89Robin18US #194
#90Brad17US #149
#91Gene17US #163
#92Glenn17US #80
#93Jack17US #85
#94Lawrence17US #62
#95Lyle17
#96Neil17US #185
#97Anthony16US #26
#98Kim16
#99Lynn16
#100Monte16

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑53Shelly#35
↑49Dawn#37
↑28Wade#63
↑25Karla#72
↑22Pam#70
↑22Loren#78
↑21Teresa#47
↑17Tammy#14

Falling

↓36Rita#89
↓29Cathy#75
↓27Brad#90
↓26Peggy#46
↓26Marlene#100
↓26Jim#77
↓25Kathryn#68
↓22Roberta#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.