State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1996 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,796 North Dakota births in 1996 across 363 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.

#23Brady#176 nationally
#70Karioutside the national top 200
#71Kyleeoutside the national top 200
#74Tyoutside the national top 200
#78Abbyoutside the national top 200
#79Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#80Laneoutside the national top 200
#82Ashleeoutside the national top 200
#44Mckenzie#158 nationally
#74Hope#186 nationally
#90Landonoutside the national top 200
#53Levi#163 nationally

Girls

#1Emily86US #1
#2Taylor77US #6
#3Hannah72US #7
#4Ashley70US #3
#5Madison65US #15
#6Alexis61US #8
#7Samantha59US #5
#8Jessica53US #2
#9Rachel49US #9
#10Sarah47US #4
#11Megan45US #12
#12Alyssa42US #23
#13Brittany42US #14
#14Shelby41US #35
#15Courtney39US #21
#16Paige37US #65
#17Amanda36US #13
#18Morgan36US #25
#19Kayla34US #11
#20Alexandra32US #26
#21Kelsey32US #36
#22Anna30US #33
#23Elizabeth30US #10
#24Brooke29US #45
#25Kaitlyn29US #40
#26Sydney28US #39
#27Brianna27US #17
#28Haley27US #30
#29Katelyn26US #64
#30Danielle25US #29
#31Nicole25US #22
#32Bailey24US #85
#33Breanna24US #74
#34Rebecca24US #24
#35Allison23US #38
#36Katherine23US #31
#37Katie23US #81
#38Sierra23US #62
#39Abigail22US #32
#40Erin22US #51
#41Jordan22US #49
#42Jennifer21US #19
#43Jenna20US #83
#44Mckenzie20US #158
#45Amber19US #27
#46Kaylee19US #110
#47Kylie19US #111
#48Lauren19US #16
#49Mariah19US #63
#50Victoria19US #18
#51Lindsey18US #86
#52Mikayla18US #143
#53Miranda18US #76
#54Cassandra17US #89
#55Mackenzie17US #75
#56Madeline17US #67
#57Michaela17US #102
#58Savannah15US #43
#59Emma14US #53
#60Hailey14US #93
#61Kathryn14US #87
#62Kendra14US #136
#63Marissa14US #59
#64Shania14US #171
#65Stephanie14US #20
#66Alicia13US #91
#67Andrea13US #61
#68Brittney13US #115
#69Chelsea13US #55
#70Kari13
#71Kylee13
#72Cheyenne12US #68
#73Erica12US #79
#74Hope12US #186
#75Laura12US #66
#76Leah12US #98
#77Lindsay12US #134
#78Abby11
#79Alexa11US #100
#80Alexandria11US #77
#81Amy11US #88
#82Ashlee11
#83Autumn11US #104
#84Caitlin11US #84
#85Destiny11US #56
#86Gabrielle11US #54
#87Kristen11US #70
#88Maria11US #37
#89Melissa11US #42
#90Natasha11US #170
#91Olivia11US #34
#92Sara11US #50
#93Brandi10US #161
#94Carly10US #126
#95Cassidy10US #109
#96Crystal10US #92
#97Grace10US #94
#98Heather10US #71
#99Jade10US #145
#100Katelynn10

Boys

#1Jacob120US #3
#2Austin106US #9
#3Tyler90US #7
#4Andrew83US #10
#5Matthew79US #2
#6Brandon74US #8
#7Nicholas74US #6
#8Alexander69US #22
#9Michael66US #1
#10Ryan65US #16
#11Zachary65US #14
#12Logan64US #42
#13Jordan61US #27
#14Tanner59US #90
#15Joshua56US #5
#16Joseph54US #12
#17Benjamin50US #29
#18Cody50US #31
#19Dylan49US #33
#20Justin45US #20
#21Noah41US #50
#22Alex40US #53
#23Brady40US #176
#24Hunter40US #47
#25Daniel39US #11
#26Cole38US #106
#27Jonathan37US #21
#28Taylor36US #82
#29Christian35US #24
#30Kyle35US #25
#31Nathan35US #37
#32Chase34US #76
#33David34US #13
#34Ethan34US #62
#35Thomas34US #28
#36Christopher33US #4
#37John33US #15
#38Samuel33US #30
#39Robert30US #23
#40James29US #17
#41Wyatt29US #134
#42Aaron28US #34
#43Grant28US #119
#44Tristan28US #68
#45Adam27US #39
#46Seth27US #103
#47Garrett26US #85
#48Luke26US #75
#49Devin25US #60
#50Evan25US #65
#51Jared25US #64
#52Jesse25US #51
#53Levi25US #163
#54Trevor25US #63
#55Dalton23US #99
#56Isaac23US #86
#57Patrick23US #44
#58Riley23US #146
#59Mason22US #104
#60Jason21US #41
#61William21US #18
#62Anthony20US #19
#63Colton20US #105
#64Drew20US #165
#65Sean20US #46
#66Travis20US #73
#67Casey19US #142
#68Connor19US #54
#69Eric18US #35
#70Chance17US #154
#71Ian16US #70
#72Spencer16US #109
#73Steven16US #38
#74Ty16
#75Blake15US #84
#76Brett15US #110
#77Bryce15US #120
#78Dillon15US #121
#79Jayden15
#80Lane15
#81Lucas15US #93
#82Timothy15US #40
#83Caleb14US #48
#84Cameron14US #49
#85Isaiah14US #71
#86Kevin14US #26
#87Preston14US #189
#88Brian13US #36
#89Gabriel13US #61
#90Landon13
#91Mitchell13US #88
#92Nathaniel13US #69
#93Zachery13
#94Bailey12US #200
#95Carter12
#96Dustin12US #79
#97Gavin12US #192
#98Jace12
#99Marcus12US #87
#100Reed12

On the move since 1995

Rising

↑57Katherine#36
↑52Tristan#44
↑49Kaylee#46
↑47Lindsey#51
↑33Kathryn#61
↑31Madeline#56
↑31Riley#58
↑30Bailey#32

Falling

↓50Heather#98
↓50Dustin#96
↓40Caitlin#84
↓39Cassidy#95
↓38Mitchell#91
↓34Eric#69
↓32Lucas#81
↓30Olivia#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1995 rankings.