State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1966 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,067 North Dakota births in 1966 across 399 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.

#28Karla#193 nationally
#45Kristi#185 nationally
#47Wade#183 nationally
#73Darlaoutside the national top 200
#75Karioutside the national top 200
#78Leannoutside the national top 200
#85Jamieoutside the national top 200
#22Chad#135 nationally
#88Coryoutside the national top 200
#89Danaoutside the national top 200
#91Lyleoutside the national top 200
#65Kent#172 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa199US #1
#2Michelle121US #4
#3Lori110US #21
#4Julie107US #13
#5Kimberly101US #2
#6Mary94US #3
#7Karen81US #5
#8Brenda77US #25
#9Susan75US #6
#10Tammy71US #8
#11Patricia64US #7
#12Dawn63US #24
#13Nancy60US #33
#14Denise59US #32
#15Michele58US #36
#16Melissa53US #22
#17Jennifer50US #10
#18Pamela48US #15
#19Rhonda47US #39
#20Barbara46US #27
#21Sheila46US #51
#22Tracy46US #31
#23Cynthia44US #11
#24Diane44US #45
#25Jodi44US #118
#26Sandra44US #17
#27Amy42US #30
#28Karla41US #193
#29Linda41US #18
#30Donna39US #12
#31Jill39US #49
#32Kelly38US #26
#33Paula38US #50
#34Shelly38US #89
#35Laura37US #19
#36Laurie37US #63
#37Connie36US #70
#38Debra36US #35
#39Stephanie36US #38
#40Angela35US #9
#41Cheryl34US #34
#42Deborah34US #14
#43Rebecca34US #40
#44Cindy33US #56
#45Kristi33US #185
#46Teresa33US #29
#47Kim31US #43
#48Carol29US #48
#49Christine29US #20
#50Kathleen29US #37
#51Robin29US #42
#52Elizabeth28US #16
#53Jane27US #111
#54Joan26US #133
#55Tina26US #23
#56Andrea25US #52
#57Heidi25US #87
#58Kathy25US #59
#59Kristin25US #107
#60Holly24US #101
#61Jacqueline24US #47
#62Beth23US #65
#63Sheri23US #134
#64Debbie22US #73
#65Kathryn22US #86
#66Carla21US #77
#67Renee21US #66
#68Sharon20US #28
#69Tamara20US #98
#70Theresa20US #46
#71Vicki20US #115
#72Wanda20US #84
#73Darla19
#74Janet19US #57
#75Kari19
#76Sherry19US #53
#77Wendy19US #41
#78Leann18
#79Shannon18US #120
#80Stacey18US #76
#81Stacy18US #91
#82Ann17US #61
#83Carmen17US #163
#84Catherine17US #54
#85Jean17US #123
#86Terri17US #72
#87Valerie17US #74
#88Judy16US #97
#89Kristine16US #104
#90Penny16US #112
#91Sarah16US #85
#92Annette15US #79
#93Deanna15US #105
#94Jody15US #186
#95Melanie15US #116
#96Renae15
#97Roberta15US #180
#98Shari15US #196
#99Suzanne15US #62
#100Bonnie14US #90

Boys

#1Michael245US #1
#2David206US #2
#3John173US #4
#4Todd156US #29
#5James155US #3
#6Scott153US #16
#7Robert152US #5
#8Mark148US #7
#9Steven134US #13
#10Jeffrey124US #9
#11Brian122US #14
#12Kevin121US #17
#13Paul117US #18
#14Timothy114US #11
#15Richard103US #8
#16Daniel100US #19
#17Thomas84US #10
#18Troy66US #48
#19William58US #6
#20Bradley57US #68
#21Christopher53US #12
#22Chad52US #135
#23Keith52US #32
#24Dean49US #84
#25Patrick48US #31
#26Douglas46US #33
#27Craig44US #46
#28Jay44US #91
#29Rodney44US #35
#30Wayne43US #59
#31Randy42US #45
#32Shawn42US #54
#33Darin40US #134
#34Joseph40US #15
#35Terry40US #40
#36Donald39US #27
#37Kenneth39US #21
#38Ronald38US #24
#39Bruce37US #53
#40Gary37US #28
#41Jon37US #76
#42Jason36US #89
#43Eric35US #25
#44Gregory35US #23
#45Peter35US #39
#46Curtis34US #75
#47Wade34US #183
#48Bryan32US #52
#49Charles31US #20
#50Dennis31US #44
#51Kelly31US #111
#52Dale29US #85
#53Anthony27US #22
#54Allen25US #97
#55Jerry25US #41
#56Roger25US #51
#57Duane24US #140
#58Jeffery24US #42
#59Brent23US #114
#60Joel23US #102
#61Darren22US #63
#62Alan21US #57
#63Andrew21US #36
#64Gerald21US #60
#65Kent21US #172
#66Larry21US #38
#67Matthew21US #34
#68Randall21US #70
#69Steve21US #67
#70Lee20US #106
#71Kurt19US #110
#72Tim19US #103
#73Greg17US #126
#74Jerome17US #147
#75Kyle17US #146
#76Ricky17US #64
#77Stephen17US #26
#78Chris16US #55
#79Daryl16US #185
#80Russell16US #61
#81Shane16US #186
#82Barry15US #87
#83Danny15US #62
#84Darrin15US #119
#85Jamie15
#86Jeff15US #72
#87Brad14US #150
#88Cory14
#89Dana14
#90Jesse14US #132
#91Lyle14
#92Raymond14US #47
#93Tom14US #153
#94Brett13US #118
#95Glenn13US #90
#96Jonathan13US #65
#97Loren13
#98Martin13US #78
#99Mitchell13US #163
#100Monte13

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑52Chad#22
↑44Jennifer#17
↑41Michele#15
↑39Amy#27
↑31Melissa#16
↑30Christopher#21
↑27Matthew#67
↑25Andrew#63

Falling

↓49Wendy#77
↓39Ann#82
↓36Bonnie#100
↓32Darren#61
↓31Kim#47
↓29Annette#92
↓28Sharon#68
↓28Darrin#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.