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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1963 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,477 North Dakota births in 1963 across 465 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.

#38Kristioutside the national top 200
#35Karla#189 nationally
#61Karioutside the national top 200
#66Wadeoutside the national top 200
#65Jodi#196 nationally
#74Jodyoutside the national top 200
#76Renaeoutside the national top 200
#77Monteoutside the national top 200
#83Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#83Blaineoutside the national top 200
#65Kyle#180 nationally
#87Lorenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa169US #1
#2Mary143US #2
#3Lori142US #8
#4Brenda133US #15
#5Karen121US #4
#6Susan102US #3
#7Julie101US #22
#8Tammy86US #12
#9Nancy84US #23
#10Barbara80US #17
#11Kimberly72US #11
#12Pamela72US #14
#13Debra66US #21
#14Sandra64US #9
#15Laurie62US #47
#16Linda61US #5
#17Michelle61US #26
#18Carol60US #33
#19Cheryl55US #24
#20Patricia55US #7
#21Cindy53US #37
#22Cynthia52US #10
#23Dawn52US #52
#24Diane52US #31
#25Teresa52US #18
#26Shelly51US #117
#27Kelly49US #32
#28Paula49US #42
#29Denise48US #27
#30Sheila48US #50
#31Donna46US #6
#32Kim46US #39
#33Laura46US #16
#34Connie43US #55
#35Karla43US #189
#36Kathy43US #34
#37Wendy39US #60
#38Kristi38
#39Debbie37US #41
#40Jane36US #75
#41Kathleen36US #28
#42Sherry36US #49
#43Ann35US #57
#44Penny34US #86
#45Rebecca34US #44
#46Tracy34US #48
#47Bonnie32US #83
#48Deborah32US #13
#49Sharon32US #19
#50Colleen31US #98
#51Elizabeth30US #20
#52Robin30US #25
#53Valerie30US #69
#54Christine29US #29
#55Jill29US #68
#56Joan28US #95
#57Rhonda28US #45
#58Terri28US #58
#59Beth27US #66
#60Jean27US #97
#61Kari27
#62Annette26US #71
#63Darla26US #165
#64Gail26US #105
#65Jodi26US #196
#66Peggy26US #106
#67Suzanne26US #65
#68Jennifer25US #36
#69Renee25US #74
#70Angela24US #30
#71Janet24US #40
#72Theresa24US #38
#73Amy23US #54
#74Jody23
#75Melissa23US #61
#76Renae22
#77Shelley22US #148
#78Sherri22US #78
#79Holly21US #132
#80Jacqueline21US #51
#81Judy21US #70
#82Kathryn21US #93
#83Roxanne21
#84Sara21US #162
#85Tamara21US #111
#86Vicki21US #100
#87Becky20US #126
#88Beverly20US #81
#89Carla20US #82
#90Lynn20US #73
#91Margaret20US #46
#92Michele20US #59
#93Stacey20US #127
#94Cathy19US #67
#95Deanna19US #133
#96Doreen19US #200
#97Joni19
#98Leslie19US #72
#99Andrea18US #89
#100Marilyn18US #125

Boys

#1Michael251US #1
#2David249US #3
#3Mark244US #6
#4James215US #4
#5John199US #2
#6Scott198US #12
#7Kevin179US #11
#8Robert173US #5
#9Todd173US #30
#10Steven162US #14
#11Jeffrey159US #10
#12Brian147US #20
#13Paul133US #17
#14Richard122US #8
#15Thomas115US #9
#16Timothy107US #15
#17Daniel103US #19
#18Douglas87US #28
#19Randy86US #37
#20William86US #7
#21Bradley80US #82
#22Bruce75US #43
#23Gregory72US #21
#24Gary69US #24
#25Dean66US #86
#26Ronald64US #23
#27Keith62US #33
#28Troy61US #66
#29Kenneth60US #18
#30Craig59US #51
#31Joseph57US #13
#32Terry55US #32
#33Larry53US #36
#34Wayne52US #63
#35Dale50US #69
#36Kelly49US #126
#37Charles48US #16
#38Jay46US #85
#39Jon43US #84
#40Jeff42US #48
#41Joel41US #110
#42Curtis40US #72
#43Dennis40US #39
#44Patrick40US #35
#45Rodney37US #76
#46Mike36US #44
#47Donald35US #25
#48Duane35US #130
#49Tim34US #79
#50Barry31US #67
#51Jeffery31US #46
#52Shawn31US #108
#53Eric30US #31
#54Kent30US #141
#55Ricky30US #47
#56Brent29US #125
#57Jerry29US #38
#58Russell29US #57
#59Steve29US #49
#60Alan28US #56
#61Christopher28US #26
#62Peter27US #40
#63Roger27US #53
#64Gerald26US #60
#65Kyle26US #180
#66Wade26
#67Andrew24US #42
#68Allen23US #90
#69Bryan23US #73
#70Greg23US #81
#71Kurt22US #116
#72Matthew22US #50
#73Randall22US #65
#74Tom21US #103
#75Dan20US #124
#76Jim20US #92
#77Monte19
#78Mitchell18US #127
#79Anthony17US #22
#80Danny17US #55
#81Edward17US #27
#82Stephen17US #29
#83Blaine16
#84Glenn16US #64
#85Jerome16US #128
#86Jonathan16US #88
#87Loren16
#88Micheal16US #106
#89Rick16US #111
#90Gregg15US #168
#91Myron15
#92Raymond15US #45
#93Stuart15US #187
#94Daryl14US #183
#95Frank14US #41
#96Lynn14
#97Martin14US #62
#98Perry14US #171
#99Shane14
#100Allan13

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑58Wendy#37
↑42Christine#54
↑39Shawn#52
↑37Kristi#38
↑36Colleen#50
↑31Paula#28
↑24Christopher#61
↑23Kurt#71

Falling

↓46Jacqueline#80
↓34Carla#89
↓34Michele#92
↓32Jodi#65
↓28Janet#71
↓24Bryan#69
↓23Deborah#48
↓23Randall#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.