State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2001 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,641 North Dakota births in 2001 across 366 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.

#57Mckenna#194 nationally
#59Kylee#195 nationally
#48Dawson#183 nationally
#63Caden#195 nationally
#72Tateoutside the national top 200
#62Brett#188 nationally
#39Abby#163 nationally
#16Mckenzie#135 nationally
#53Brooklyn#172 nationally
#83Kadenoutside the national top 200
#83Kate#200 nationally
#54Gracie#170 nationally

Girls

#1Madison91US #2
#2Hannah59US #3
#3Emily56US #1
#4Grace52US #16
#5Emma45US #13
#6Abigail44US #8
#7Alexis43US #5
#8Olivia41US #10
#9Sydney41US #23
#10Taylor41US #12
#11Kaitlyn36US #31
#12Megan36US #20
#13Morgan34US #29
#14Hailey32US #33
#15Elizabeth31US #9
#16Mckenzie31US #135
#17Ashley30US #4
#18Samantha30US #7
#19Brooke29US #57
#20Paige29US #71
#21Mackenzie28US #40
#22Sarah28US #6
#23Anna27US #19
#24Kayla26US #17
#25Kaylee25US #66
#26Sierra25US #55
#27Brianna23US #18
#28Jenna23US #45
#29Shelby22US #68
#30Lauren21US #15
#31Rachel21US #24
#32Bailey20US #69
#33Faith20US #53
#34Victoria20US #21
#35Chloe19US #30
#36Jasmine19US #25
#37Jessica19US #11
#38Sophia19US #37
#39Abby18US #163
#40Allison18US #44
#41Autumn18US #72
#42Destiny18US #22
#43Alyssa17US #14
#44Amber17US #51
#45Haley17US #34
#46Mya16US #149
#47Nicole16US #36
#48Zoe16US #65
#49Julia15US #27
#50Marissa15US #79
#51Amanda14US #39
#52Breanna14US #94
#53Brooklyn14US #172
#54Gracie14US #170
#55Kylie14US #95
#56Mariah14US #85
#57Mckenna14US #194
#58Savannah14US #42
#59Kylee13US #195
#60Leah13US #87
#61Sara13US #58
#62Courtney12US #73
#63Hope12US #150
#64Jordyn12US #174
#65Katelyn12US #52
#66Kennedy12US #138
#67Lily12US #103
#68Lindsey12US #105
#69Makayla12US #54
#70Payton12US #164
#71Alexandra11US #38
#72Brittany11US #115
#73Caitlyn11US #133
#74Maria11US #41
#75Trinity11US #67
#76Cassandra10US #122
#77Claire10US #82
#78Erin10US #60
#79Isabella10US #28
#80Jada10US #75
#81Jade10US #98
#82Jordan10US #47
#83Kate10US #200
#84Katie10US #99
#85Kendra10
#86Madeline10US #56
#87Mikayla10US #109
#88Molly10US #90
#89Peyton10US #173
#90Sophie10US #151
#91Andrea9US #49
#92Danielle9US #63
#93Josie9
#94Kaitlin9US #180
#95Kelsey9US #100
#96Laura9US #86
#97Lydia9US #140
#98Macy9
#99Madelyn9US #121
#100Michaela9US #178

Boys

#1Jacob89US #1
#2Ethan72US #17
#3Matthew62US #3
#4Dylan58US #21
#5Hunter54US #36
#6Tyler53US #13
#7Austin50US #25
#8Cole50US #74
#9Andrew44US #7
#10Benjamin41US #27
#11Nicholas41US #6
#12Zachary41US #16
#13Logan40US #29
#14Michael40US #2
#15Mason39US #54
#16Noah38US #28
#17Alexander36US #20
#18Carter35US #111
#19Isaac35US #47
#20Joshua35US #4
#21Parker34US #123
#22Cody33US #64
#23Thomas32US #33
#24Luke31US #50
#25Joseph30US #8
#26Samuel30US #26
#27Tanner30US #101
#28William30US #10
#29Connor29US #49
#30Jack29US #48
#31Jackson29US #60
#32Justin27US #22
#33Seth27US #68
#34Wyatt27US #107
#35Brandon26US #18
#36Caleb26US #37
#37Evan26US #56
#38Gabriel26US #38
#39Chase25US #79
#40Ian25US #70
#41Alex24US #62
#42James24US #19
#43Adam23US #51
#44Carson23US #95
#45Gavin23US #78
#46Ryan23US #15
#47Cameron22US #35
#48Dawson22US #183
#49Isaiah22US #43
#50Jayden22US #140
#51John22US #14
#52Jordan22US #39
#53Riley22US #105
#54Nathan21US #31
#55Christian20US #24
#56Dalton20US #98
#57David20US #12
#58Garrett20US #80
#59Elijah19US #45
#60Levi19US #171
#61Brady18US #174
#62Brett18US #188
#63Caden18US #195
#64Christopher18US #5
#65Daniel18US #9
#66Preston17US #152
#67Robert17US #30
#68Blake16US #77
#69Eric16US #44
#70Kaleb16US #116
#71Nathaniel16US #61
#72Tate16
#73Anthony15US #11
#74Devin15US #71
#75Gage15US #144
#76Jared15US #65
#77Kyle15US #40
#78Aaron14US #42
#79Braden14US #191
#80Bryce14US #92
#81Jake14US #100
#82Jonathan14US #23
#83Kaden14
#84Brayden13US #176
#85Derek13US #132
#86Jace13
#87Jaden13US #114
#88Cade12
#89Charles12US #55
#90Drew12
#91Lane12
#92Trevor12US #76
#93Colby11US #99
#94Collin11US #136
#95Colton11US #118
#96Grant11US #135
#97Kevin11US #32
#98Lucas11US #83
#99Peyton11US #177
#100Steven11US #63

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑50Carter#18
↑49Jasmine#36
↑43Cameron#47
↑42Mya#46
↑42Zoe#48
↑42Ian#40
↑41Hailey#14
↑40Caleb#36

Falling

↓48Christopher#64
↓45Kyle#77
↓40Aaron#78
↓38Katelyn#65
↓37Brady#61
↓36Kendra#85
↓36Mikayla#87
↓36Colton#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.