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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1997 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,624 North Dakota births in 1997 across 361 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.

#54Kyleeoutside the national top 200
#67Brennaoutside the national top 200
#17Mckenzie#150 nationally
#69Tyoutside the national top 200
#29Brady#159 nationally
#65Abby#192 nationally
#76Carteroutside the national top 200
#79Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#83Jordynoutside the national top 200
#88Tessaoutside the national top 200
#44Levi#156 nationally
#91Jadenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emily88US #1
#2Hannah82US #5
#3Madison80US #10
#4Samantha67US #6
#5Taylor64US #7
#6Megan59US #11
#7Alexis56US #8
#8Ashley44US #3
#9Sarah41US #4
#10Elizabeth39US #9
#11Kayla39US #12
#12Morgan39US #22
#13Nicole38US #21
#14Alyssa36US #15
#15Paige36US #64
#16Kaitlyn32US #41
#17Mckenzie32US #150
#18Sydney32US #35
#19Courtney31US #28
#20Jessica31US #2
#21Amanda30US #16
#22Rachel30US #13
#23Amber28US #29
#24Haley28US #31
#25Allison27US #39
#26Abigail26US #26
#27Alexandra26US #30
#28Katherine26US #32
#29Rebecca26US #25
#30Brooke25US #45
#31Brianna24US #17
#32Shelby24US #43
#33Brittany23US #20
#34Hailey23US #80
#35Katie23US #87
#36Sierra23US #56
#37Jasmine22US #24
#38Jennifer22US #18
#39Katelyn21US #63
#40Mariah21US #67
#41Mikayla21US #112
#42Danielle20US #34
#43Grace20US #69
#44Kelsey20US #57
#45Lindsey20US #95
#46Kaylee19US #107
#47Mackenzie19US #71
#48Sara19US #50
#49Savannah19US #47
#50Bailey18US #65
#51Emma18US #36
#52Jordan18US #40
#53Jenna17US #76
#54Kylee17
#55Olivia17US #27
#56Sabrina17US #53
#57Anna16US #33
#58Cassidy16US #105
#59Kendra16US #153
#60Victoria16US #19
#61Autumn15US #91
#62Gabrielle15US #51
#63Lauren15US #14
#64Tiffany15US #61
#65Abby14US #192
#66Breanna14US #74
#67Brenna14
#68Carly14US #137
#69Miranda14US #70
#70Alexa13US #106
#71Bethany13US #121
#72Caitlin13US #88
#73Cheyenne13US #68
#74Chloe13US #109
#75Erin13US #52
#76Hanna13US #178
#77Julia13US #37
#78Alexandria12US #78
#79Makayla12US #102
#80Michaela12US #100
#81Andrea11US #58
#82Erica11US #84
#83Jordyn11
#84Marissa11US #60
#85Meghan11US #113
#86Molly11US #98
#87Stephanie11US #23
#88Tessa11
#89Amy10US #92
#90Cassandra10US #81
#91Destiny10US #42
#92Faith10US #124
#93Jade10US #129
#94Kaitlin10US #119
#95Kennedy10US #186
#96Kylie10US #116
#97Leah10US #104
#98Madeline10US #59
#99Maggie10
#100Maria10US #38

Boys

#1Austin123US #9
#2Jacob116US #2
#3Zachary93US #13
#4Tyler83US #10
#5Michael76US #1
#6Nicholas72US #6
#7Alexander70US #22
#8Matthew68US #3
#9Jordan66US #26
#10Cody63US #36
#11Logan62US #42
#12Joshua61US #5
#13Brandon60US #8
#14Dylan60US #30
#15Andrew56US #7
#16Hunter55US #44
#17Christopher53US #4
#18Ethan51US #46
#19Kyle47US #24
#20Ryan47US #16
#21Samuel47US #27
#22Tanner45US #82
#23Benjamin44US #29
#24Nathan42US #34
#25Noah42US #38
#26Joseph41US #12
#27Adam38US #39
#28Cole38US #72
#29Brady36US #159
#30Jonathan36US #21
#31Justin36US #20
#32William36US #19
#33Wyatt35US #137
#34Aaron33US #33
#35John32US #15
#36Seth32US #97
#37Alex30US #55
#38Daniel30US #11
#39Mason30US #89
#40Anthony29US #18
#41Dalton29US #90
#42James28US #17
#43Thomas28US #31
#44Levi27US #156
#45Riley27US #135
#46Christian26US #25
#47Connor26US #52
#48Jesse26US #63
#49Robert26US #23
#50Caleb25US #47
#51David24US #14
#52Devin23US #59
#53Isaac23US #73
#54Lucas23US #98
#55Evan22US #61
#56Luke22US #78
#57Timothy22US #43
#58Colton21US #108
#59Eric21US #35
#60Bryce20US #112
#61Sean20US #48
#62Trevor20US #62
#63Chase19US #77
#64Ian19US #70
#65Tristan19US #92
#66Garrett18US #85
#67Jared18US #56
#68Taylor18US #87
#69Ty18
#70Brett17US #116
#71Drew17US #171
#72Richard17US #51
#73Spencer17US #104
#74Alec16US #123
#75Bailey15US #151
#76Carter15
#77Casey15US #163
#78Jack15US #76
#79Jayden15
#80Parker15US #150
#81Cameron14US #45
#82Grant14US #115
#83Brian13US #37
#84Derek13US #106
#85Jason13US #41
#86Shane13US #114
#87Blake12US #80
#88Gabriel12US #57
#89Gavin12US #136
#90Isaiah12US #60
#91Jaden12
#92Jonah12US #196
#93Lane12
#94Patrick12US #50
#95Travis12US #81
#96Braden11
#97Charles11US #49
#98Devon11US #119
#99Dillon11US #132
#100Gage11US #193

On the move since 1996

Rising

↑54Grace#43
↑44Sara#48
↑37Cassidy#58
↑36Olivia#55
↑33Caleb#50
↑29William#32
↑27Mckenzie#17
↑27Lucas#54

Falling

↓49Kylie#96
↓42Madeline#98
↓40Taylor#68
↓39Grant#82
↓37Patrick#94
↓36Cassandra#90
↓35Anna#57
↓35Erin#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1996 rankings.