State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1986 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,413 North Dakota births in 1986 across 381 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.

#49Bradyoutside the national top 200
#65Coleoutside the national top 200
#67Kellyoutside the national top 200
#71Brockoutside the national top 200
#72Bryceoutside the national top 200
#47Kari#170 nationally
#78Chelseyoutside the national top 200
#81Tanneroutside the national top 200
#82Alissaoutside the national top 200
#85Levioutside the national top 200
#88Mandyoutside the national top 200
#90Tessaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ashley172US #2
#2Jessica157US #1
#3Amanda147US #3
#4Jennifer110US #4
#5Sarah109US #5
#6Megan88US #11
#7Kayla87US #64
#8Brittany83US #8
#9Amy81US #22
#10Nicole80US #7
#11Amber78US #13
#12Heather76US #9
#13Stephanie70US #6
#14Elizabeth65US #10
#15Katie64US #38
#16Danielle63US #16
#17Lindsey57US #39
#18Samantha57US #21
#19Sara55US #27
#20Melissa54US #12
#21Rachel50US #15
#22Laura49US #20
#23Whitney49US #32
#24Andrea48US #36
#25Jenna48US #55
#26Kelsey47US #112
#27Alicia42US #45
#28Rebecca42US #26
#29Erin41US #30
#30Emily38US #24
#31Kimberly37US #18
#32Lisa35US #40
#33Kelly33US #29
#34Cassandra32US #60
#35Allison31US #42
#36Katherine31US #28
#37Tiffany31US #17
#38Jamie30US #34
#39Anna29US #51
#40Angela28US #33
#41Michelle28US #23
#42Courtney26US #35
#43Crystal26US #25
#44Kathryn26US #48
#45Lindsay25US #46
#46Christina24US #19
#47Kari24US #170
#48Kristin24US #50
#49Alyssa23US #85
#50Heidi23US #131
#51Kristen23US #41
#52Alison21US #96
#53Lacey21US #121
#54Shannon21US #44
#55Tara21US #56
#56Brittney20US #65
#57Krista20US #93
#58Miranda20US #137
#59Vanessa20US #43
#60Casey19US #80
#61Chelsea19US #73
#62Leah18US #78
#63Bethany17US #91
#64Brooke17US #104
#65Christine17US #47
#66Mary17US #37
#67April16US #53
#68Erika16US #74
#69Holly16US #63
#70Jill16US #159
#71Natasha16US #70
#72Brianna15US #154
#73Erica15US #31
#74Julie15US #58
#75Kelli15US #142
#76Mallory15US #83
#77Meghan15US #71
#78Chelsey14
#79Brandi13US #79
#80Molly13US #110
#81Tracy13US #117
#82Alissa12
#83Catherine12US #67
#84Hannah12US #82
#85Jacqueline12US #57
#86Kara12US #102
#87Kristi12US #168
#88Mandy12
#89Marissa12US #115
#90Tessa12
#91Trista12
#92Ashlee11US #132
#93Bridget11US #172
#94Krystal11US #61
#95Natalie11US #52
#96Stacy11US #87
#97Abby10
#98Alexandra10US #72
#99Alexis10US #129
#100Brandy10US #84

Boys

#1Michael192US #1
#2Christopher174US #2
#3Matthew159US #3
#4Joshua153US #4
#5Andrew144US #8
#6Ryan125US #11
#7Tyler120US #40
#8Brandon113US #13
#9Kyle105US #23
#10Adam98US #24
#11Jacob97US #31
#12Justin91US #14
#13Daniel90US #6
#14Nicholas90US #17
#15Dustin87US #42
#16Eric83US #22
#17Jordan83US #53
#18Cody81US #56
#19David78US #5
#20Nathan76US #43
#21Joseph73US #12
#22Aaron71US #33
#23James68US #7
#24Anthony67US #19
#25Benjamin67US #30
#26John66US #10
#27Zachary64US #38
#28Jason58US #18
#29Brian56US #20
#30Thomas56US #26
#31Jeremy54US #28
#32Robert53US #9
#33Jared52US #58
#34Travis47US #49
#35Kevin46US #21
#36Derek45US #57
#37Jesse45US #48
#38Steven44US #25
#39Casey42US #83
#40Jonathan41US #16
#41Scott40US #44
#42Paul37US #45
#43Chad36US #59
#44Patrick35US #39
#45William35US #15
#46Jeffrey34US #32
#47Sean34US #37
#48Timothy34US #27
#49Brady32
#50Alexander31US #41
#51Shawn31US #55
#52Corey30US #62
#53Alex29US #64
#54Brett29US #69
#55Cory29US #68
#56Bradley28US #54
#57Luke26US #106
#58Shane25US #67
#59Trevor25US #98
#60Bryan24US #47
#61Mark24US #35
#62Austin23US #90
#63Charles23US #34
#64Mitchell23US #105
#65Cole21
#66Erik21US #92
#67Kelly21
#68Lucas21US #126
#69Seth20US #97
#70Brent19US #94
#71Brock19
#72Bryce19
#73Craig19US #80
#74Evan19US #81
#75Lance19US #134
#76Lee19US #145
#77Nathaniel19US #78
#78Blake18US #101
#79Devin18US #113
#80Richard18US #29
#81Tanner18
#82Stephen16US #36
#83Dylan15US #149
#84Ian15US #85
#85Levi15
#86Gabriel14US #95
#87Garrett14US #117
#88Logan14US #192
#89Peter14US #60
#90Todd14US #110
#91Gregory13US #46
#92Derrick12US #87
#93Grant12US #179
#94Philip12US #86
#95Ross12US #152
#96Cameron11US #135
#97Chase11US #142
#98Darin11
#99Douglas11US #82
#100Drew11US #138

On the move since 1985

Rising

↑34Sean#47
↑31Lacey#53
↑30Heidi#50
↑27Brooke#64
↑26Kelsey#26
↑25Cassandra#34
↑25Brett#54
↑24Alex#53

Falling

↓40Krystal#94
↓34Peter#89
↓29Brandy#100
↓28Holly#69
↓26Stacy#96
↓25April#67
↓23Richard#80
↓22Erica#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1985 rankings.