State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1998 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,180 North Dakota births in 1998 across 347 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.

#60Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#63Laneoutside the national top 200
#27Brady#163 nationally
#63Jordyn#197 nationally
#68Jadenoutside the national top 200
#79Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#81Shaniaoutside the national top 200
#82Skyleroutside the national top 200
#25Mckenzie#142 nationally
#84Chanceoutside the national top 200
#42Levi#158 nationally
#74Carter#189 nationally

Girls

#1Emily92US #1
#2Madison76US #9
#3Taylor72US #7
#4Hannah69US #2
#5Alexis59US #6
#6Megan54US #13
#7Sarah53US #4
#8Samantha49US #3
#9Ashley46US #5
#10Elizabeth45US #10
#11Kaitlyn40US #35
#12Morgan38US #23
#13Abigail36US #18
#14Bailey35US #60
#15Paige34US #63
#16Kayla33US #12
#17Alyssa32US #11
#18Sierra32US #51
#19Sydney32US #28
#20Allison30US #38
#21Brooke30US #46
#22Jessica29US #8
#23Mariah28US #62
#24Anna27US #31
#25Mckenzie27US #142
#26Katelyn26US #58
#27Shelby25US #49
#28Alexandra24US #27
#29Amanda24US #19
#30Courtney24US #39
#31Haley24US #36
#32Jordan24US #42
#33Lauren24US #14
#34Brianna22US #17
#35Brittany22US #25
#36Mikayla22US #82
#37Olivia22US #21
#38Emma21US #22
#39Rachel21US #15
#40Grace20US #53
#41Kaylee19US #86
#42Jenna18US #65
#43Amber17US #37
#44Rebecca17US #30
#45Victoria17US #16
#46Destiny16US #34
#47Erin15US #57
#48Hailey15US #70
#49Jasmine15US #26
#50Julia15US #32
#51Kaitlin15US #120
#52Cassidy14US #113
#53Katherine14US #33
#54Lindsey14US #97
#55Mackenzie14US #64
#56Molly14US #108
#57Nicole14US #24
#58Sara14US #48
#59Sophia14US #73
#60Autumn13US #77
#61Caitlin13US #78
#62Gabrielle13US #47
#63Jordyn13US #197
#64Kendra13US #154
#65Kylie13US #117
#66Laura13US #74
#67Marissa13US #66
#68Bethany12US #132
#69Cassandra12US #85
#70Faith12US #107
#71Heather12US #99
#72Kathryn12US #89
#73Makayla12US #71
#74Tiffany12US #67
#75Breanna11US #76
#76Carly11US #141
#77Kelsey11US #56
#78Madeline11US #50
#79Mckenna11
#80Natalie11US #40
#81Shania11
#82Abby10US #194
#83Brittney10US #143
#84Danielle10US #41
#85Jamie10US #112
#86Krista10
#87Leah10US #106
#88Mary10US #44
#89Miranda10US #80
#90Shayla10
#91Caitlyn9US #115
#92Cheyenne9US #72
#93Claire9US #91
#94Hayley9US #151
#95Kiana9
#96Kylee9
#97Mckayla9
#98Mercedes9
#99Vanessa9US #52
#100Adrianna8US #191

Boys

#1Jacob116US #2
#2Matthew89US #3
#3Austin88US #10
#4Tyler83US #8
#5Zachary71US #16
#6Dylan70US #25
#7Michael70US #1
#8Joshua66US #4
#9Hunter65US #36
#10Nicholas60US #6
#11Cole59US #77
#12Brandon58US #7
#13Andrew55US #9
#14Ethan55US #38
#15Noah48US #29
#16Alexander45US #22
#17Benjamin44US #30
#18Kyle43US #24
#19Nathan42US #34
#20Cody41US #43
#21Jordan40US #27
#22Christopher39US #5
#23Joseph39US #11
#24Mason38US #83
#25Samuel37US #28
#26Logan36US #44
#27Brady35US #163
#28Alex34US #55
#29Isaac33US #65
#30Tanner33US #82
#31John32US #15
#32Ryan32US #17
#33Justin31US #20
#34David28US #13
#35Thomas28US #31
#36Wyatt28US #137
#37Adam27US #45
#38Trevor27US #58
#39Aaron26US #37
#40Eric26US #39
#41Jonathan25US #21
#42Levi25US #158
#43Bryce24US #94
#44Evan24US #63
#45William24US #14
#46Anthony23US #19
#47Colton23US #106
#48Connor23US #47
#49Daniel23US #12
#50Riley23US #128
#51Spencer23US #84
#52Blake22US #85
#53Christian22US #26
#54Lucas22US #93
#55Caleb21US #42
#56Luke21US #75
#57Seth21US #86
#58Jack20US #61
#59James20US #18
#60Jayden20
#61Taylor20US #104
#62Jesse19US #70
#63Lane19
#64Robert19US #23
#65Chase18US #67
#66Dalton18US #88
#67Dawson18US #175
#68Jaden18
#69Jared18US #51
#70Alec17US #112
#71Brett17US #133
#72Dillon17US #134
#73Tristan17US #92
#74Carter16US #189
#75Devin16US #62
#76Isaiah16US #59
#77Kaleb16US #156
#78Sean16US #50
#79Cameron15US #35
#80Elijah15US #66
#81Ian15US #73
#82Skyler15
#83Casey14US #170
#84Chance14
#85Collin14US #130
#86Garrett14US #80
#87Grant14US #127
#88Jace14
#89Parker14US #142
#90Preston14US #176
#91Steven14US #46
#92Gavin13US #116
#93Jackson13US #100
#94Patrick13US #57
#95Ty13
#96Brian12US #41
#97Charles12US #48
#98Drew12US #188
#99Mitchell12US #103
#100Derek11US #110

On the move since 1997

Rising

↑45Destiny#46
↑43Kaitlin#51
↑36Bailey#14
↑35Blake#52
↑33Anna#24
↑31Kylie#65
↑30Lauren#33
↑30Molly#56

Falling

↓44Nicole#57
↓42Danielle#84
↓42Kylee#96
↓33Kelsey#77
↓27Drew#98
↓26Ty#95
↓25Katherine#53
↓25Dalton#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1997 rankings.