State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2002 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,674 North Dakota births in 2002 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.

#32Ellie#200 nationally
#33Dawson#193 nationally
#49Macyoutside the national top 200
#23Abby#166 nationally
#35Kaden#174 nationally
#38Mckenna#177 nationally
#67Tyoutside the national top 200
#74Cadeoutside the national top 200
#22Brady#147 nationally
#76Annikaoutside the national top 200
#80Ryleeoutside the national top 200
#81Eliseoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison70US #2
#2Hannah68US #3
#3Emily55US #1
#4Grace48US #15
#5Emma47US #4
#6Abigail42US #7
#7Morgan40US #29
#8Elizabeth38US #11
#9Sydney37US #23
#10Taylor37US #18
#11Alexis33US #5
#12Alyssa33US #12
#13Ashley33US #6
#14Kaitlyn33US #32
#15Hailey32US #31
#16Lauren32US #13
#17Anna29US #20
#18Olivia29US #10
#19Paige27US #51
#20Samantha27US #9
#21Chloe26US #25
#22Sophia26US #27
#23Abby25US #166
#24Megan24US #22
#25Jenna23US #47
#26Rachel23US #24
#27Allison20US #44
#28Brooke20US #52
#29Molly20US #107
#30Shelby20US #75
#31Haley19US #35
#32Ellie18US #200
#33Kaylee18US #57
#34Gabrielle17US #66
#35Isabella17US #14
#36Jessica17US #16
#37Makayla17US #50
#38Mckenna17US #177
#39Amber16US #65
#40Brianna16US #17
#41Katie16US #103
#42Mikayla16US #124
#43Savannah16US #39
#44Ava15US #82
#45Bailey15US #84
#46Jasmine15US #26
#47Katelyn15US #53
#48Kayla15US #19
#49Macy15
#50Mia15US #43
#51Danielle14US #71
#52Julia14US #33
#53Sarah14US #8
#54Victoria14US #21
#55Autumn13US #73
#56Brooklyn13US #152
#57Destiny13US #34
#58Ella13US #89
#59Isabelle13US #111
#60Jordan13US #45
#61Kylie13US #61
#62Mackenzie13US #42
#63Mckenzie13US #143
#64Mya13US #145
#65Sierra13US #62
#66Alexandra12US #38
#67Breanna12US #104
#68Cassidy12US #131
#69Courtney12US #88
#70Faith12US #48
#71Gracie12US #153
#72Kylee12US #161
#73Lily12US #79
#74Rebecca12US #54
#75Alexa11US #69
#76Annika11
#77Jada11US #78
#78Jocelyn11US #92
#79Kiara11US #156
#80Rylee11
#81Elise10
#82Erin10US #72
#83Halle10
#84Jade10US #86
#85Jordyn10US #157
#86Natalie10US #30
#87Payton10US #183
#88Tessa10
#89Amanda9US #46
#90Avery9US #132
#91Hanna9US #194
#92Katherine9US #36
#93Kennedy9US #136
#94Lydia9US #137
#95Madeline9US #56
#96Mary9US #49
#97Sara9US #59
#98Trinity9US #70
#99Zoe9US #60
#100Ashlyn8US #158

Boys

#1Jacob93US #1
#2Ethan89US #5
#3Logan72US #29
#4Joshua53US #3
#5Tyler51US #14
#6Hunter50US #38
#7Zachary50US #19
#8Austin48US #26
#9Noah47US #31
#10Matthew45US #4
#11Michael44US #2
#12Alexander42US #15
#13Joseph41US #7
#14Samuel41US #25
#15Isaac40US #48
#16Mason40US #53
#17Adam38US #55
#18Caleb38US #35
#19Dylan36US #23
#20Benjamin35US #27
#21Andrew34US #6
#22Brady34US #147
#23Cole34US #69
#24Nicholas32US #9
#25Alex31US #63
#26Nathan31US #28
#27Riley31US #99
#28Carter30US #108
#29Ryan30US #16
#30William30US #11
#31Connor29US #47
#32Daniel29US #10
#33Dawson29US #193
#34Jack29US #44
#35Kaden29US #174
#36Brandon28US #20
#37Gabriel28US #32
#38Jayden28US #101
#39Parker28US #126
#40Jordan27US #37
#41Elijah26US #41
#42Gavin26US #61
#43Seth26US #72
#44Ian25US #67
#45Jackson25US #50
#46Luke25US #46
#47Tanner25US #112
#48Anthony24US #12
#49Blake24US #76
#50Justin24US #22
#51Wyatt24US #121
#52Brayden23US #138
#53James23US #18
#54Carson22US #105
#55Garrett22US #91
#56Jaden22US #87
#57Bryce21US #97
#58David21US #13
#59Thomas21US #36
#60Gage20US #140
#61Grant20US #127
#62Kaleb20US #111
#63Caden19US #153
#64Christopher19US #8
#65Cody19US #71
#66John19US #17
#67Ty19
#68Chase18US #82
#69Christian18US #24
#70Dalton18US #117
#71Evan18US #56
#72Hayden18US #96
#73Tristan18US #103
#74Cade17
#75Cameron17US #39
#76Colton17US #128
#77Lucas17US #75
#78Nathaniel17US #62
#79Isaiah16US #45
#80Jonathan16US #21
#81Kyle16US #40
#82Levi16US #164
#83Aaron15US #43
#84Jared14US #84
#85Kade14
#86Tucker14
#87Peyton13
#88Preston13US #155
#89Xavier13US #88
#90Braden12US #168
#91Devin12US #74
#92Jaxon12
#93Skyler12
#94Trevor12US #81
#95Brock11
#96Cooper11US #196
#97Dominic11US #83
#98Jace11
#99Jake11US #102
#100Landon11US #142

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑59Molly#29
↑49Macy#49
↑48Kaden#35
↑45Mikayla#42
↑44Isabella#35
↑43Katie#41
↑41Danielle#51
↑39Brady#22

Falling

↓51Zoe#99
↓47Mckenzie#63
↓43Cody#65
↓41Mackenzie#62
↓39Sierra#65
↓38Amanda#89
↓37Faith#70
↓36Sara#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.