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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1962 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 13,046 North Dakota births in 1962 across 467 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.

#33Jodi#198 nationally
#63Wadeoutside the national top 200
#57Karla#192 nationally
#67Karioutside the national top 200
#75Kristioutside the national top 200
#78Jodyoutside the national top 200
#73Darla#190 nationally
#87Shaneoutside the national top 200
#88Allanoutside the national top 200
#89Renaeoutside the national top 200
#89Coryoutside the national top 200
#92Joleneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lori197US #11
#2Mary169US #2
#3Susan148US #3
#4Brenda136US #12
#5Karen135US #4
#6Lisa122US #1
#7Julie119US #22
#8Nancy104US #19
#9Laurie100US #42
#10Linda97US #5
#11Debra89US #15
#12Sandra83US #10
#13Pamela78US #13
#14Kimberly77US #16
#15Michelle77US #31
#16Carol69US #28
#17Diane68US #26
#18Barbara66US #14
#19Cheryl66US #24
#20Patricia66US #6
#21Kathy62US #27
#22Tammy60US #23
#23Dawn57US #50
#24Cynthia54US #8
#25Deborah53US #9
#26Denise53US #30
#27Sheila53US #52
#28Kim52US #37
#29Cindy51US #34
#30Donna51US #7
#31Robin49US #25
#32Teresa49US #18
#33Jodi46US #198
#34Jacqueline45US #44
#35Shelly45US #130
#36Kelly44US #38
#37Rhonda44US #45
#38Connie43US #51
#39Elizabeth43US #20
#40Kathleen43US #29
#41Laura43US #21
#42Sharon43US #17
#43Janet42US #35
#44Beth41US #66
#45Bonnie41US #79
#46Tracy38US #55
#47Debbie36US #32
#48Sherry36US #48
#49Rebecca34US #47
#50Jane33US #73
#51Jill33US #72
#52Peggy33US #93
#53Wanda33US #77
#54Ann31US #56
#55Carla31US #78
#56Joan31US #94
#57Karla31US #192
#58Michele31US #59
#59Paula30US #60
#60Penny30US #92
#61Theresa30US #40
#62Gail29US #103
#63Judy29US #63
#64Terri29US #54
#65Becky28US #122
#66Annette27US #75
#67Kari27
#68Renee27US #76
#69Valerie27US #67
#70Tamara26US #119
#71Angela25US #36
#72Carolyn25US #46
#73Darla25US #190
#74Jennifer25US #41
#75Kristi25
#76Melanie25US #106
#77Tina25US #33
#78Jody24
#79Lynn24US #71
#80Carrie23US #141
#81Jean23US #95
#82Roberta23US #159
#83Vicki23US #85
#84Jackie22US #126
#85Amy21US #61
#86Colleen21US #101
#87Heidi21US #156
#88Kathryn21US #89
#89Renae21
#90Sue21US #135
#91Cathy20US #62
#92Jolene20
#93Roxanne20
#94Shirley20US #96
#95Wendy20US #64
#96Christine19US #39
#97Judith19US #86
#98Patti19US #189
#99Anita18US #81
#100Beverly18US #69

Boys

#1David259US #2
#2Michael248US #1
#3Mark240US #6
#4James209US #4
#5Jeffrey200US #10
#6Scott196US #11
#7Todd190US #30
#8Kevin182US #14
#9John172US #3
#10Robert168US #5
#11Steven161US #12
#12Brian126US #20
#13Paul115US #19
#14Thomas110US #9
#15Timothy107US #16
#16Daniel104US #17
#17Richard100US #8
#18William92US #7
#19Gregory85US #21
#20Randy76US #35
#21Bradley67US #87
#22Bruce67US #41
#23Douglas67US #27
#24Dale66US #62
#25Jay66US #80
#26Terry66US #34
#27Dean64US #86
#28Donald61US #23
#29Keith59US #36
#30Dennis58US #37
#31Joseph58US #13
#32Curtis56US #73
#33Gary55US #22
#34Craig52US #51
#35Charles49US #15
#36Jeff49US #44
#37Kent49US #136
#38Ronald49US #25
#39Kelly47US #125
#40Kenneth46US #18
#41Larry46US #31
#42Patrick44US #40
#43Roger44US #47
#44Mike43US #39
#45Bryan42US #82
#46Joel41US #113
#47Jon41US #84
#48Wayne40US #63
#49Troy39US #67
#50Randall38US #64
#51Brent37US #139
#52Russell37US #57
#53Rodney35US #76
#54Gerald34US #65
#55Tim33US #72
#56Duane32US #135
#57Greg32US #77
#58Alan31US #53
#59Barry29US #61
#60Danny28US #54
#61Jerry28US #38
#62Steve28US #46
#63Wade28
#64Jeffery27US #45
#65Peter27US #43
#66Ricky27US #50
#67Stephen27US #28
#68Edward26US #29
#69Allen25US #93
#70Jim24US #85
#71Tom24US #98
#72Lance22US #160
#73Anthony21US #24
#74Eric21US #33
#75Kyle21US #176
#76Perry21US #164
#77Tracy21US #111
#78Darren20US #165
#79Lee20US #115
#80Rick20US #110
#81Glenn19US #55
#82Jerome19US #131
#83Andrew18US #49
#84Chris18US #60
#85Christopher18US #26
#86Matthew18US #56
#87Shane18
#88Allan17
#89Cory17
#90Leslie17US #183
#91Shawn17US #124
#92Brad16US #158
#93Glen16US #129
#94Kurt16US #121
#95Mitchell16US #128
#96Marvin15US #118
#97Robin15US #197
#98Warren15US #151
#99Bill14US #108
#100Kirk14US #138

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑41Troy#49
↑34Sheila#27
↑26Robin#31
↑19Stephen#67
↑18Becky#65
↑18Joseph#31
↑17Wanda#53
↑16Rick#80

Falling

↓35Mitchell#95
↓34Colleen#86
↓28Debbie#47
↓21Kathryn#88
↓20Kirk#100
↓19Roberta#82
↓19Christine#96
↓18Roxanne#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.