State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1960 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,991 North Dakota births in 1960 across 500 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.

#66Karlaoutside the national top 200
#72Wadeoutside the national top 200
#30Shelly#157 nationally
#76Kimoutside the national top 200
#80Karioutside the national top 200
#77Jody#196 nationally
#82Darlaoutside the national top 200
#79Allan#197 nationally
#83Kristioutside the national top 200
#83Myronoutside the national top 200
#84Roryoutside the national top 200
#88Lorenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary202US #1
#2Susan155US #2
#3Lori148US #20
#4Julie146US #28
#5Karen134US #4
#6Brenda126US #13
#7Linda121US #3
#8Pamela105US #14
#9Nancy96US #15
#10Sandra95US #11
#11Debra92US #8
#12Cynthia91US #9
#13Tammy87US #31
#14Laurie80US #37
#15Patricia79US #7
#16Cheryl77US #17
#17Diane75US #22
#18Barbara74US #12
#19Cindy73US #30
#20Lisa71US #6
#21Carol67US #23
#22Kathy67US #21
#23Debbie65US #24
#24Deborah64US #10
#25Kim62US #34
#26Sharon61US #16
#27Connie60US #47
#28Donna60US #5
#29Kimberly60US #26
#30Shelly59US #157
#31Kelly58US #52
#32Robin58US #33
#33Teresa57US #19
#34Joan56US #80
#35Denise52US #29
#36Kathleen52US #27
#37Judy51US #48
#38Janet48US #32
#39Rebecca47US #38
#40Wanda47US #66
#41Dawn46US #57
#42Elizabeth44US #18
#43Michelle44US #39
#44Sheila44US #56
#45Jane43US #67
#46Bonnie42US #71
#47Peggy42US #69
#48Colleen41US #107
#49Tracy40US #84
#50Sherry38US #54
#51Laura37US #25
#52Carla36US #110
#53Vicki36US #73
#54Paula33US #55
#55Tamara33US #124
#56Janice32US #41
#57Jill32US #76
#58Rhonda32US #44
#59Roberta32US #149
#60Annette31US #62
#61Beth31US #72
#62Beverly31US #60
#63Theresa31US #35
#64Valerie31US #65
#65Becky30US #111
#66Karla30
#67Betty29US #68
#68Ann27US #51
#69Gail27US #90
#70Jean26US #86
#71Renee26US #93
#72Cathy25US #46
#73Lynn25US #64
#74Terri25US #49
#75Penny24US #113
#76Shirley24US #70
#77Jody23US #196
#78Jacqueline22US #85
#79Jennifer22US #61
#80Kari22
#81Tami22US #176
#82Darla21
#83Kristi21
#84Patty21US #145
#85Wendy21US #63
#86Deanna20US #173
#87Jan20US #166
#88Margaret20US #36
#89Renae20
#90Amy19US #77
#91Catherine19US #42
#92Doreen19US #194
#93Jodi19
#94Kathryn19US #82
#95Pam19US #132
#96Shelley19US #182
#97Carolyn18US #43
#98Diana18US #53
#99Joni18
#100Kay18US #192

Boys

#1David308US #1
#2Mark262US #6
#3Michael227US #2
#4Kevin199US #15
#5Robert199US #5
#6John190US #4
#7James187US #3
#8Steven180US #10
#9Jeffrey177US #14
#10Scott163US #23
#11Timothy142US #11
#12Thomas130US #9
#13Brian115US #20
#14Richard113US #8
#15Randy112US #32
#16Paul111US #18
#17Daniel108US #17
#18Todd108US #71
#19Gary95US #22
#20Douglas89US #30
#21Gregory88US #24
#22Terry86US #34
#23William85US #7
#24Keith80US #35
#25Bradley77US #90
#26Dale76US #54
#27Craig73US #41
#28Dean70US #94
#29Larry70US #28
#30Ronald68US #21
#31Bruce63US #39
#32Donald62US #19
#33Randall62US #59
#34Roger60US #47
#35Dennis59US #31
#36Patrick59US #45
#37Kenneth58US #16
#38Charles57US #13
#39Joseph57US #12
#40Jeff55US #49
#41Tim54US #60
#42Wayne54US #58
#43Rodney53US #68
#44Curtis52US #79
#45Jay51US #78
#46Kelly50US #128
#47Duane47US #127
#48Jerry42US #37
#49Steve41US #43
#50Bryan40US #88
#51Mike40US #36
#52Alan39US #50
#53Jon39US #97
#54Joel36US #110
#55Barry34US #72
#56Peter34US #42
#57Brent33US #154
#58Russell33US #56
#59Tom33US #86
#60Jim32US #75
#61Kent32US #148
#62Ricky30US #38
#63Allen29US #99
#64Greg28US #83
#65Anthony27US #25
#66Glenn27US #74
#67Rick27US #101
#68Gerald25US #62
#69Brad24US #134
#70Danny24US #48
#71Edward24US #26
#72Wade24
#73Jeffery23US #55
#74Eric21US #44
#75Eugene21US #109
#76Kim21
#77Lee21US #116
#78Leslie21US #185
#79Allan19US #197
#80Dan19US #111
#81Dwight19US #181
#82George19US #33
#83Myron19
#84Rory19
#85Darrell18US #104
#86Dave18US #122
#87Jerome18US #133
#88Loren18
#89Randal18
#90Tracy18US #137
#91Bill17US #95
#92Lyle17
#93Martin17US #77
#94Wesley17US #164
#95Christopher16US #29
#96Frank16US #40
#97Jody16
#98Kurt16US #130
#99Lonnie16US #183
#100Marty16US #195

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑36Roberta#59
↑34Robin#32
↑32Anthony#65
↑31Tracy#49
↑28Laura#51
↑26Glenn#66
↑24Beth#61
↑24Randall#33

Falling

↓36Margaret#88
↓31Kurt#98
↓29Kristi#83
↓26Kathryn#94
↓26Frank#96
↓25Gail#69
↓25Pam#95
↓23Valerie#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.