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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1974 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,437 North Dakota births in 1974 across 368 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.

#41Joleneoutside the national top 200
#49Wade#197 nationally
#57Darinoutside the national top 200
#68Karlaoutside the national top 200
#21Kari#153 nationally
#79Blaineoutside the national top 200
#87Tamioutside the national top 200
#87Kentoutside the national top 200
#74Dean#184 nationally
#91Trevoroutside the national top 200
#95Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#97Codyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer233US #1
#2Amy115US #2
#3Michelle112US #3
#4Melissa85US #7
#5Heather84US #4
#6Lisa82US #8
#7Nicole80US #11
#8Angela75US #5
#9Stephanie73US #9
#10Rebecca64US #10
#11Kimberly63US #6
#12Heidi53US #60
#13Lori52US #30
#14Dawn46US #22
#15Jessica45US #17
#16Julie45US #14
#17Sara45US #61
#18Sarah45US #20
#19Tanya44US #46
#20Stacy43US #38
#21Kari41US #153
#22Tracy41US #23
#23Shannon40US #18
#24Kristi38US #102
#25Wendy35US #32
#26Jill34US #58
#27Brenda33US #59
#28Christine33US #19
#29Holly33US #56
#30Jodi33US #91
#31Susan33US #27
#32Tammy33US #24
#33Tina33US #25
#34Danielle32US #40
#35Elizabeth32US #12
#36Mary32US #13
#37Rachel32US #36
#38Carrie31US #42
#39Tonya29US #37
#40Karen28US #26
#41Jolene27
#42Laura27US #21
#43Andrea26US #35
#44Beth26US #117
#45Kelly26US #15
#46Kristen25US #45
#47Melanie25US #51
#48Tara25US #39
#49Kristin23US #72
#50Stacey23US #48
#51Denise22US #53
#52April21US #28
#53Ann20US #100
#54Cynthia20US #33
#55Patricia20US #29
#56Rhonda20US #86
#57Tamara20US #64
#58Christina19US #16
#59Amanda18US #34
#60Laurie18US #116
#61Michele18US #50
#62Paula18US #96
#63Tricia18US #143
#64Erin17US #47
#65Nichole16US #161
#66Jody15US #154
#67Joy15US #109
#68Karla15
#69Monica15US #43
#70Nancy15US #78
#71Sandra15US #44
#72Shelly15US #107
#73Sherry15US #89
#74Tiffany15US #41
#75Anne14US #120
#76Jenny14US #131
#77Tracey14US #108
#78Amber13US #92
#79Jamie13US #97
#80Katherine13US #62
#81Misty13US #66
#82Teresa13US #52
#83Carla12US #114
#84Cindy12US #103
#85Donna12US #67
#86Emily12US #69
#87Tami12
#88Valerie12US #93
#89Allison11US #99
#90Jacqueline11US #83
#91Kathryn11US #98
#92Krista11US #152
#93Kristie11US #138
#94Kristina11US #101
#95Lynette11
#96Pamela11US #54
#97Renee11US #85
#98Robin11US #63
#99Terri11US #151
#100Becky10US #177

Boys

#1Jason257US #2
#2Michael221US #1
#3Christopher156US #3
#4Chad150US #26
#5Ryan130US #25
#6Scott119US #18
#7David111US #4
#8Matthew104US #9
#9Brian99US #8
#10Jeremy99US #24
#11James89US #5
#12Robert89US #7
#13Steven76US #19
#14Jeffrey71US #15
#15Mark71US #16
#16Travis71US #54
#17Daniel69US #11
#18Eric68US #13
#19John67US #6
#20Aaron64US #32
#21Shane60US #56
#22Shawn58US #30
#23Kevin57US #14
#24Paul52US #27
#25Brent51US #76
#26Troy51US #63
#27Timothy48US #22
#28Thomas47US #20
#29Joseph45US #12
#30Jamie44US #68
#31Todd44US #39
#32William43US #10
#33Justin42US #43
#34Richard41US #17
#35Bradley40US #58
#36Cory39US #114
#37Nathan39US #52
#38Joshua38US #29
#39Jonathan37US #33
#40Andrew36US #28
#41Anthony32US #21
#42Jay31US #111
#43Adam29US #36
#44Bryan29US #45
#45Douglas29US #53
#46Keith28US #44
#47Kelly28US #143
#48Charles27US #23
#49Wade26US #197
#50Craig25US #57
#51Joel25US #75
#52Patrick25US #38
#53Donald23US #41
#54Gregory23US #31
#55Darren22US #127
#56Benjamin21US #46
#57Darin21
#58Derek21US #74
#59Dustin21US #121
#60Erik20US #90
#61Kyle20US #97
#62Russell20US #84
#63Corey19US #77
#64Jesse19US #67
#65Casey18US #144
#66Lee18US #124
#67Randy18US #79
#68Brandon17US #51
#69Terry17US #69
#70Kenneth16US #34
#71Sean16US #37
#72Wayne16US #120
#73Brett15US #95
#74Dean15US #184
#75Jon15US #94
#76Stephen15US #35
#77Curtis14US #98
#78Ronald14US #42
#79Blaine13
#80Chris13US #116
#81Peter13US #50
#82Shannon13US #101
#83Dennis12US #59
#84Jacob12US #88
#85Brad11US #105
#86Gary11US #48
#87Kent11
#88Lance11US #159
#89Larry11US #55
#90Micheal11US #102
#91Trevor11
#92Allen10US #125
#93Billy10US #78
#94Dale10US #145
#95Duane10US #187
#96Kurt10US #182
#97Cody9
#98Damon9US #110
#99Derrick9US #87
#100Edward9US #40

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑45Adam#43
↑38Beth#44
↑31Jill#26
↑29April#52
↑28Susan#31
↑28Keith#46
↑26Sherry#73
↑26Casey#65

Falling

↓56Teresa#82
↓54Becky#100
↓41Gary#86
↓29Jon#75
↓27Shelly#72
↓26Corey#63
↓25Kristie#93
↓22Andrea#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.