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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1969 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,292 North Dakota births in 1969 across 386 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.

#24Karioutside the national top 200
#57Karlaoutside the national top 200
#51Wade#193 nationally
#67Janelleoutside the national top 200
#41Cory#160 nationally
#82Kentoutside the national top 200
#43Darin#159 nationally
#74Robyn#188 nationally
#87Sharioutside the national top 200
#87Lorenoutside the national top 200
#93Deannoutside the national top 200
#95Danaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Michelle155US #2
#2Lisa152US #1
#3Kimberly86US #4
#4Jennifer85US #3
#5Melissa82US #5
#6Julie81US #12
#7Amy69US #6
#8Dawn67US #21
#9Mary66US #8
#10Lori63US #20
#11Angela62US #7
#12Brenda62US #38
#13Tammy60US #9
#14Susan58US #11
#15Stephanie56US #19
#16Tracy56US #17
#17Jodi54US #95
#18Laura52US #10
#19Nancy50US #45
#20Karen48US #13
#21Pamela45US #24
#22Wendy43US #29
#23Christine42US #14
#24Kari42
#25Kristi41US #129
#26Heidi39US #80
#27Kelly39US #15
#28Patricia39US #18
#29Rhonda39US #44
#30Tamara39US #78
#31Jill37US #51
#32Shannon35US #31
#33Tina35US #22
#34Heather34US #34
#35Denise33US #35
#36Paula33US #50
#37Shelly32US #102
#38Stacy32US #53
#39Teresa32US #32
#40Barbara29US #39
#41Jacqueline29US #62
#42Kristin29US #76
#43Rebecca29US #28
#44Stacey29US #52
#45Cindy28US #74
#46Deborah28US #27
#47Elizabeth28US #16
#48Theresa28US #49
#49Linda26US #33
#50Debra25US #43
#51Nicole25US #47
#52Sandra25US #25
#53Cynthia24US #23
#54Michele24US #30
#55Carol22US #56
#56Donna22US #26
#57Karla22
#58Kathy22US #77
#59Kim22US #66
#60Sheila21US #68
#61Connie20US #105
#62Kristine20US #110
#63Melanie20US #92
#64Sherry20US #55
#65Tanya20US #91
#66Becky19US #155
#67Janelle19
#68Kathleen19US #42
#69Renee19US #67
#70Beth18US #82
#71Vicki18US #125
#72Wanda18US #126
#73Rachel17US #69
#74Robyn17US #188
#75Terri17US #93
#76Cheryl16US #41
#77Deanna16US #88
#78Sara16US #124
#79Sarah16US #72
#80Sheri16US #132
#81Ann15US #57
#82Anne15US #101
#83Jane15US #170
#84Kristen15US #96
#85Leslie15US #64
#86Robin15US #46
#87Shari15
#88Suzanne15US #75
#89Tara15US #107
#90Tracey15US #65
#91Andrea14US #48
#92Carla14US #90
#93Deann14
#94Jody14US #165
#95Laurie14US #79
#96Lynn14US #103
#97Roberta14
#98Tami14
#99Traci14US #112
#100Carmen13US #149

Boys

#1Michael294US #1
#2David181US #2
#3Scott156US #12
#4Robert135US #5
#5Brian131US #9
#6Mark124US #8
#7Todd124US #28
#8John122US #4
#9Jason120US #25
#10James109US #3
#11Steven108US #14
#12Daniel95US #18
#13Troy93US #42
#14Jeffrey90US #11
#15Richard90US #10
#16Thomas84US #13
#17Kevin83US #16
#18Christopher81US #7
#19Timothy75US #17
#20Paul73US #22
#21Chad66US #69
#22Shawn57US #41
#23William57US #6
#24Patrick51US #31
#25Bradley50US #53
#26Corey48US #58
#27Brent46US #92
#28Shane46US #87
#29Kenneth45US #23
#30Craig42US #39
#31Dean42US #89
#32Joseph42US #15
#33Douglas41US #34
#34Keith40US #36
#35Donald39US #30
#36Darren36US #60
#37Eric36US #21
#38Gregory34US #26
#39Kelly33US #115
#40Charles32US #19
#41Cory32US #160
#42Matthew32US #24
#43Darin31US #159
#44Terry30US #52
#45Bruce29US #72
#46Ronald29US #29
#47Anthony28US #20
#48Gary28US #35
#49Jon27US #68
#50Dennis26US #44
#51Wade25US #193
#52Aaron24US #61
#53Joel24US #80
#54Jonathan24US #46
#55Rodney24US #49
#56Jay23US #95
#57Randy23US #55
#58Ryan23US #135
#59Duane22US #156
#60Larry22US #40
#61Gerald21US #65
#62Raymond21US #50
#63Andrew20US #33
#64Stephen20US #27
#65Jerry19US #45
#66Nathan19US #154
#67Wayne19US #75
#68Allen18US #111
#69Bryan18US #51
#70Curtis18US #81
#71Darrin18US #158
#72Lance18US #103
#73Peter18US #43
#74Brett17US #94
#75Mike17US #112
#76Sean17US #37
#77Travis17US #113
#78Dale16US #96
#79Marc16US #63
#80Jamie15US #179
#81Jeffery15US #48
#82Kent15
#83Mitchell15US #168
#84Russell15US #57
#85Shannon15US #129
#86Chris14US #66
#87Loren14
#88Micheal14US #120
#89Stacy14US #186
#90Steve14US #98
#91Brad13US #145
#92Jeff13US #106
#93Jeremy13US #147
#94Roger13US #59
#95Dana12
#96Edward12US #32
#97Grant12
#98Kyle12US #143
#99Marvin12US #139
#100Myron12

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑53Heather#34
↑41Aaron#52
↑34Kim#59
↑32Cindy#45
↑32Shane#28
↑31Corey#26
↑30Cory#41
↑28Lance#72

Falling

↓49Laurie#95
↓47Kyle#98
↓33Andrea#91
↓33Carla#92
↓30Sarah#79
↓29Sandra#52
↓29Cheryl#76
↓26Jeffery#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.