State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1968 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,017 North Dakota births in 1968 across 401 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.

#28Karioutside the national top 200
#36Wadeoutside the national top 200
#61Karlaoutside the national top 200
#59Kent#194 nationally
#71Coryoutside the national top 200
#83Lorenoutside the national top 200
#21Kristi#138 nationally
#30Darin#147 nationally
#57Corey#171 nationally
#91Lynnoutside the national top 200
#94Kirstenoutside the national top 200
#95Kristieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa165US #1
#2Michelle120US #2
#3Julie86US #16
#4Kimberly83US #3
#5Tammy74US #8
#6Brenda72US #34
#7Mary71US #6
#8Susan69US #10
#9Melissa64US #5
#10Lori61US #22
#11Jennifer59US #4
#12Dawn50US #21
#13Angela47US #7
#14Laura47US #11
#15Nancy46US #39
#16Karen45US #9
#17Pamela45US #20
#18Rhonda45US #42
#19Jill44US #46
#20Kelly42US #12
#21Kristi41US #138
#22Tracy41US #25
#23Sandra38US #26
#24Amy36US #13
#25Denise36US #35
#26Stephanie36US #23
#27Teresa36US #30
#28Kari35
#29Patricia35US #15
#30Deborah34US #27
#31Wendy34US #31
#32Paula33US #45
#33Tina33US #18
#34Heidi32US #89
#35Jodi32US #97
#36Shelly32US #98
#37Stacy32US #64
#38Elizabeth31US #17
#39Linda31US #28
#40Rebecca30US #33
#41Shannon29US #53
#42Sheila29US #59
#43Tamara28US #80
#44Christine27US #14
#45Kathleen27US #40
#46Laurie27US #79
#47Cheryl26US #37
#48Donna26US #24
#49Sarah26US #78
#50Cynthia25US #19
#51Carol23US #49
#52Michele23US #29
#53Barbara22US #36
#54Diane22US #51
#55Jacqueline22US #50
#56Kathy22US #76
#57Renee22US #65
#58Andrea21US #48
#59Carla21US #91
#60Debra21US #38
#61Karla21
#62Kristine21US #105
#63Connie20US #87
#64Stacey20US #55
#65Valerie20US #77
#66Carrie19US #86
#67Sherry19US #52
#68Deanna18US #104
#69Holly18US #103
#70Robin18US #43
#71Sheri18US #119
#72Ann17US #54
#73Becky17US #161
#74Beth17US #74
#75Theresa17US #47
#76Bonnie16US #116
#77Cindy16US #67
#78Debbie16US #111
#79Joan16US #182
#80Jody16US #169
#81Lynn16US #85
#82Sharon16US #32
#83Vicki16US #114
#84Wanda16US #115
#85Annette15US #102
#86Carolyn15US #61
#87Heather15US #62
#88Janet15US #73
#89Kathryn15US #100
#90Melanie15US #94
#91Peggy15US #155
#92Sara15US #130
#93Kim14US #57
#94Kirsten14
#95Kristie14
#96Leah14US #195
#97Tami14US #191
#98Terri14US #83
#99Gina13US #58
#100Kristen13US #107

Boys

#1Michael215US #1
#2David191US #2
#3James143US #4
#4John143US #3
#5Scott141US #14
#6Robert130US #5
#7Steven122US #15
#8Brian120US #10
#9Todd117US #28
#10Mark116US #7
#11Jeffrey113US #11
#12Timothy98US #13
#13Paul96US #19
#14Kevin95US #17
#15Troy94US #40
#16Richard77US #8
#17Bradley73US #57
#18Daniel70US #18
#19Thomas67US #12
#20Jason64US #47
#21Chad61US #104
#22Christopher60US #9
#23Dean54US #78
#24William52US #6
#25Douglas48US #33
#26Patrick47US #30
#27Terry44US #48
#28Charles42US #20
#29Craig42US #41
#30Darin42US #147
#31Brent41US #102
#32Kelly41US #97
#33Jay40US #88
#34Joseph40US #16
#35Shawn39US #43
#36Wade38
#37Keith37US #35
#38Gary36US #32
#39Jon34US #65
#40Donald33US #29
#41Gregory33US #26
#42Randy33US #54
#43Ronald33US #25
#44Darren32US #60
#45Bryan31US #51
#46Dennis31US #45
#47Rodney28US #42
#48Stephen28US #27
#49Wayne27US #63
#50Jonathan26US #53
#51Kyle26US #148
#52Anthony25US #21
#53Bruce25US #61
#54Curtis25US #75
#55Jeffery25US #46
#56Kenneth25US #23
#57Corey24US #171
#58Dale24US #91
#59Kent23US #194
#60Shane23US #120
#61Eric22US #22
#62Larry22US #38
#63Matthew22US #24
#64Duane21US #146
#65Lee21US #106
#66Stacy21US #157
#67Joel20US #80
#68Sean20US #37
#69Andrew19US #34
#70Russell19US #56
#71Cory17
#72Gerald17US #62
#73Roger17US #55
#74Ryan17US #131
#75Shannon17US #159
#76Mike16US #93
#77Ricky16US #70
#78Brett15US #105
#79Edward15US #31
#80Jerry15US #44
#81Barry14US #107
#82Daryl14US #176
#83Loren14
#84Peter14US #39
#85Steve14US #89
#86Brad13US #158
#87Chris13US #64
#88George13US #36
#89Mitchell13US #166
#90Tracy13US #111
#91Lynn12
#92Theodore12US #149
#93Aaron11US #87
#94Alan11US #74
#95Carl11US #59
#96Daren11
#97Jeff11US #90
#98Jerome11US #161
#99Kurt11US #123
#100Lance11US #144

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑41Sarah#49
↑37Heidi#34
↑35Kathleen#45
↑30Angela#13
↑28Jill#19
↑27Holly#69
↑26Valerie#65
↑26Kyle#51

Falling

↓42Alan#94
↓34Kurt#99
↓32Annette#85
↓26Dale#58
↓25Karla#61
↓25Cindy#77
↓25Kenneth#56
↓25Roger#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.