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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1965 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,963 North Dakota births in 1965 across 423 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.

#25Kristioutside the national top 200
#48Karioutside the national top 200
#49Karla#188 nationally
#74Chadoutside the national top 200
#68Wade#194 nationally
#76Martyoutside the national top 200
#80Jodyoutside the national top 200
#80Kyleoutside the national top 200
#82Shaneoutside the national top 200
#84Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#49Kent#161 nationally
#91Darlaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa197US #1
#2Mary117US #2
#3Julie116US #14
#4Karen112US #3
#5Susan106US #5
#6Brenda96US #23
#7Kimberly95US #4
#8Lori89US #19
#9Michelle86US #18
#10Dawn74US #26
#11Tammy68US #11
#12Cynthia65US #9
#13Nancy62US #32
#14Sandra56US #15
#15Barbara51US #25
#16Kim51US #43
#17Linda51US #8
#18Pamela51US #12
#19Sheila51US #50
#20Cheryl50US #31
#21Denise49US #28
#22Jodi48US #127
#23Patricia43US #6
#24Cindy42US #53
#25Kristi41
#26Rhonda41US #37
#27Debra40US #27
#28Wendy39US #39
#29Donna38US #7
#30Laurie38US #60
#31Angela37US #10
#32Jill37US #51
#33Laura37US #17
#34Paula37US #49
#35Rebecca37US #41
#36Tracy37US #36
#37Connie36US #61
#38Deborah36US #13
#39Kelly36US #30
#40Sharon36US #22
#41Stephanie36US #44
#42Carla35US #76
#43Ann34US #59
#44Beth34US #66
#45Diane34US #40
#46Elizabeth34US #16
#47Melissa34US #38
#48Kari33
#49Karla33US #188
#50Robin33US #33
#51Shelly33US #98
#52Teresa33US #24
#53Theresa33US #45
#54Tamara32US #104
#55Kathleen31US #34
#56Michele31US #48
#57Renee31US #68
#58Carol30US #42
#59Kathy29US #54
#60Christine28US #21
#61Jennifer28US #20
#62Peggy28US #124
#63Annette27US #71
#64Bonnie27US #89
#65Debbie27US #62
#66Amy26US #35
#67Sherry25US #56
#68Jacqueline24US #47
#69Stacey24US #84
#70Tina24US #29
#71Jane23US #95
#72Heidi22US #105
#73Holly22US #113
#74Janet22US #55
#75Joan22US #116
#76Melanie21US #122
#77Terri21US #69
#78Colleen20US #93
#79Jackie20US #156
#80Jody20
#81Sherri20US #91
#82Kristine19US #120
#83Lynn19US #80
#84Roxanne19
#85Gail18US #134
#86Kathryn18US #87
#87Margaret18US #52
#88Shannon18US #144
#89Shelley18US #148
#90Stacy18US #119
#91Darla17
#92Renae17
#93Ruth17US #118
#94Vicki17US #114
#95Janelle16
#96Lynette16
#97Monica16US #72
#98Shari16US #184
#99Suzanne16US #65
#100Becky15US #143

Boys

#1Michael225US #1
#2David219US #3
#3Mark187US #7
#4John174US #2
#5James173US #4
#6Scott172US #15
#7Todd171US #30
#8Robert155US #5
#9Kevin149US #13
#10Steven145US #14
#11Brian136US #19
#12Paul124US #16
#13Daniel119US #17
#14Jeffrey113US #10
#15Timothy96US #12
#16Thomas89US #9
#17Patrick80US #31
#18Richard77US #8
#19Bradley70US #72
#20William68US #6
#21Troy65US #53
#22Douglas60US #32
#23Dean53US #88
#24Gregory53US #23
#25Kenneth52US #21
#26Donald51US #26
#27Joseph51US #11
#28Keith51US #35
#29Darren48US #52
#30Randy48US #42
#31Charles46US #20
#32Gary46US #27
#33Ronald46US #24
#34Terry46US #40
#35Bruce44US #50
#36Eric44US #25
#37Dale43US #83
#38Curtis42US #75
#39Darin41US #123
#40Rodney39US #33
#41Bryan38US #63
#42Jay38US #90
#43Dennis37US #44
#44Larry37US #38
#45Mike36US #51
#46Brent35US #131
#47Shawn35US #69
#48Jon34US #78
#49Kent34US #161
#50Craig33US #46
#51Christopher32US #18
#52Wayne32US #65
#53Roger31US #49
#54Jerry30US #41
#55Tim30US #97
#56Darrin28US #102
#57Kelly28US #136
#58Steve28US #55
#59Jeff27US #62
#60Jeffery27US #47
#61Allen26US #92
#62Duane26US #135
#63Jason26US #111
#64Alan25US #59
#65Peter25US #39
#66Stephen24US #28
#67Ricky23US #57
#68Wade23US #194
#69Tom22US #127
#70Anthony21US #22
#71Lee21US #117
#72Joel20US #114
#73Kurt20US #112
#74Chad19
#75Lance19US #169
#76Marty19
#77Barry18US #86
#78Dan18US #155
#79Danny18US #56
#80Kyle18
#81Mitchell18US #159
#82Shane18
#83Perry17US #186
#84Raymond17US #45
#85Chris16US #60
#86Edward16US #29
#87Russell16US #58
#88Andrew15US #37
#89Gerald15US #64
#90Greg15US #105
#91Jerome15US #142
#92Jonathan15US #74
#93Loren15
#94Matthew15US #36
#95Neil15US #192
#96Tracy15US #110
#97Dwight14
#98Eugene14US #120
#99Leslie14US #180
#100Marc14US #108

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑54Darin#39
↑34Michele#56
↑33Rebecca#35
↑32Stephanie#41
↑32Jason#63
↑31Kristi#25
↑31Angela#31
↑25Dawn#10

Falling

↓40Carol#58
↓35Greg#90
↓32Jacqueline#68
↓30Bonnie#64
↓26Karla#49
↓25Colleen#78
↓25Suzanne#99
↓24Annette#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.