State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1987 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,001 North Dakota births in 1987 across 360 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.

#35Chelsey#186 nationally
#56Bradyoutside the national top 200
#64Coleoutside the national top 200
#65Prestonoutside the national top 200
#75Tysonoutside the national top 200
#42Kari#167 nationally
#87Brockoutside the national top 200
#85Bryce#195 nationally
#91Tanneroutside the national top 200
#86Levi#193 nationally
#94Hayleyoutside the national top 200
#95Jill#197 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley180US #2
#2Jessica155US #1
#3Amanda153US #3
#4Kayla135US #27
#5Sarah111US #5
#6Amber84US #15
#7Danielle83US #14
#8Brittany82US #7
#9Nicole82US #8
#10Samantha73US #11
#11Jennifer71US #4
#12Megan68US #12
#13Heather66US #9
#14Katie63US #38
#15Elizabeth55US #10
#16Kelsey54US #67
#17Amy53US #24
#18Emily52US #19
#19Rachel52US #17
#20Sara51US #29
#21Stephanie50US #6
#22Whitney50US #32
#23Andrea44US #36
#24Michelle44US #21
#25Alyssa43US #60
#26Lindsey43US #41
#27Jenna41US #57
#28Kimberly39US #23
#29Laura39US #22
#30Rebecca39US #25
#31Erin38US #34
#32Melissa38US #13
#33Allison34US #44
#34Angela31US #35
#35Chelsey31US #186
#36Chelsea30US #47
#37Tiffany30US #18
#38Cassandra28US #68
#39Katherine28US #28
#40Lisa28US #40
#41Courtney27US #33
#42Kari27US #167
#43Lacey27US #117
#44Jamie26US #39
#45Alicia25US #46
#46Crystal24US #26
#47Kristen23US #42
#48Lindsay23US #49
#49Brianna22US #122
#50Brooke22US #94
#51Mary22US #37
#52Tara22US #69
#53Christine20US #48
#54Kelly20US #30
#55Molly20US #97
#56April19US #58
#57Erica19US #31
#58Kathryn19US #51
#59Kristina19US #62
#60Anna18US #52
#61Heidi18US #144
#62Bethany17US #87
#63Hannah17US #66
#64Krista17US #108
#65Alexandra16US #59
#66Vanessa16US #43
#67Christina15US #20
#68Kendra15US #77
#69Shannon15US #45
#70Alison14US #100
#71Leah14US #82
#72Stacy14US #101
#73Holly13US #71
#74Mallory13US #91
#75Rachael13US #98
#76Victoria13US #50
#77Alexis12US #113
#78Alisha12US #118
#79Brittney12US #61
#80Jenny12US #165
#81Lauren12US #16
#82Miranda12US #140
#83Morgan12US #95
#84Natalie12US #56
#85Patricia12US #76
#86Carrie11US #119
#87Jacqueline11US #54
#88Kara11US #104
#89Kelli11US #131
#90Tracy11US #139
#91Caitlin10US #63
#92Casey10US #81
#93Dana10US #83
#94Hayley10
#95Jill10US #197
#96Kathleen10US #72
#97Krystal10US #70
#98Nichole10US #111
#99Anne9US #147
#100Desiree9US #124

Boys

#1Matthew168US #3
#2Michael167US #1
#3Andrew158US #6
#4Joshua141US #4
#5Christopher133US #2
#6Justin126US #9
#7Brandon125US #14
#8Tyler119US #39
#9Ryan115US #13
#10Kyle103US #22
#11Nicholas101US #16
#12Daniel95US #7
#13Adam88US #27
#14Cody87US #49
#15David86US #5
#16Jordan82US #52
#17Eric70US #21
#18Jacob69US #31
#19John67US #11
#20Benjamin66US #28
#21Dustin65US #44
#22Travis65US #42
#23Zachary63US #33
#24James62US #8
#25Nathan62US #45
#26Joseph56US #12
#27Robert56US #10
#28Derek53US #54
#29Jonathan51US #18
#30Casey50US #80
#31Jared50US #58
#32Steven50US #25
#33Aaron47US #34
#34Brian47US #20
#35Jason47US #23
#36Thomas44US #24
#37Anthony43US #17
#38Kevin41US #19
#39Jeffrey40US #32
#40Jesse40US #55
#41Paul39US #46
#42Scott39US #43
#43Alex38US #60
#44William38US #15
#45Shane37US #65
#46Jeremy35US #29
#47Chad33US #63
#48Brett32US #71
#49Timothy32US #26
#50Alexander30US #37
#51Patrick30US #41
#52Austin29US #76
#53Richard29US #30
#54Mark28US #36
#55Seth28US #89
#56Brady27
#57Cory27US #62
#58Sean27US #40
#59Lucas26US #121
#60Trevor26US #93
#61Evan25US #83
#62Mitchell24US #101
#63Shawn24US #59
#64Cole23
#65Preston23
#66Samuel23US #50
#67Brent22US #103
#68Corey21US #57
#69Devin21US #99
#70Luke21US #111
#71Bryan20US #51
#72Erik20US #94
#73Gregory20US #47
#74Bradley19US #56
#75Tyson18
#76Chase17US #139
#77Peter17US #64
#78Charles16US #35
#79Craig16US #88
#80Grant16US #175
#81Joel16US #75
#82Ross16US #162
#83Stephen16US #38
#84Taylor16US #117
#85Bryce15US #195
#86Levi15US #193
#87Brock14
#88Douglas14US #85
#89Logan14US #144
#90Philip14US #84
#91Tanner14
#92Caleb13US #115
#93Dylan13US #141
#94Ian13US #81
#95Lance13US #142
#96Derrick12US #86
#97Garrett12US #113
#98Lee12US #154
#99Gary11US #87
#100Jake11US #166

On the move since 1986

Rising

↑43Chelsey#35
↑33Alexandra#65
↑27Richard#53
↑25Chelsea#36
↑25Molly#55
↑24Alyssa#25
↑24Stacy#72
↑23Brianna#49

Falling

↓32Casey#92
↓25Jill#95
↓24Miranda#82
↓23Brittney#79
↓22Lee#98
↓21Kelly#54
↓21Anna#60
↓21Christina#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1986 rankings.