State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2003 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,812 North Dakota births in 2003 across 372 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.

#49Brynnoutside the national top 200
#54Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#61Halleoutside the national top 200
#63Laneoutside the national top 200
#50Ellie#187 nationally
#65Drewoutside the national top 200
#63Mckenna#193 nationally
#71Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#37Abby#164 nationally
#65Addison#191 nationally
#77Josieoutside the national top 200
#78Jaceoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma93US #2
#2Madison83US #3
#3Hannah66US #4
#4Emily65US #1
#5Alexis57US #7
#6Olivia57US #5
#7Grace56US #13
#8Abigail53US #6
#9Morgan43US #29
#10Taylor42US #19
#11Sydney41US #25
#12Elizabeth36US #9
#13Isabella32US #12
#14Paige32US #47
#15Chloe29US #24
#16Kylie29US #52
#17Megan29US #30
#18Hailey28US #26
#19Lauren26US #15
#20Samantha26US #10
#21Anna25US #21
#22Brooklyn22US #118
#23Sophia22US #20
#24Alyssa21US #14
#25Ava21US #39
#26Destiny21US #37
#27Allison20US #46
#28Brooke20US #43
#29Jenna20US #55
#30Jordan20US #48
#31Kaylee20US #53
#32Faith19US #50
#33Rachel19US #28
#34Sophie19US #151
#35Trinity19US #56
#36Kaitlyn18US #32
#37Abby17US #164
#38Claire17US #92
#39Madeline17US #61
#40Ella16US #44
#41Haley16US #34
#42Jordyn16US #155
#43Ashley15US #8
#44Avery15US #89
#45Isabelle15US #110
#46Sierra15US #73
#47Victoria15US #22
#48Brianna14US #17
#49Brynn14
#50Ellie14US #187
#51Gracie14US #126
#52Jasmine14US #27
#53Kennedy14US #122
#54Mackenzie14US #45
#55Madelyn14US #115
#56Mckenzie14US #149
#57Molly14US #99
#58Mya14US #116
#59Sarah14US #11
#60Gabrielle13US #66
#61Halle13
#62Lily13US #69
#63Mckenna13US #193
#64Zoe13US #57
#65Addison12US #191
#66Autumn12US #75
#67Bailey12US #98
#68Danielle12US #82
#69Kylee12US #154
#70Leah12US #81
#71Maggie12US #188
#72Natalie12US #23
#73Rebecca12US #63
#74Rylee12US #167
#75Amanda11US #54
#76Amber11US #74
#77Josie11
#78Julia11US #33
#79Katelyn11US #58
#80Peyton11US #192
#81Savannah11US #41
#82Shelby11US #94
#83Courtney10US #103
#84Hope10US #172
#85Kayla10US #16
#86Macy10
#87Mariah10US #113
#88Nicole10US #40
#89Skylar10US #144
#90Alexa9US #67
#91Amy9US #120
#92Brenna9
#93Cassidy9US #150
#94Erica9US #159
#95Gabriella9US #77
#96Jayden9
#97Jocelyn9US #87
#98Kendra9
#99Lindsey9US #132
#100Mikayla9US #138

Boys

#1Ethan83US #7
#2Jacob75US #1
#3Logan61US #28
#4Hunter56US #41
#5Samuel53US #23
#6Andrew50US #5
#7Zachary48US #20
#8Dylan46US #19
#9Isaac43US #48
#10Matthew43US #4
#11Austin42US #33
#12Benjamin42US #24
#13Cole40US #69
#14Tyler40US #15
#15Mason38US #54
#16Nicholas38US #12
#17Noah38US #31
#18Ryan38US #13
#19Gavin37US #51
#20Evan36US #44
#21Michael35US #2
#22Caleb34US #34
#23Carter34US #102
#24Jack34US #45
#25Alexander33US #16
#26Kaden33US #121
#27Luke33US #46
#28James32US #18
#29Joshua32US #3
#30William32US #11
#31Isaiah31US #49
#32Justin30US #27
#33Joseph29US #6
#34Nathan29US #26
#35Wyatt29US #109
#36Jackson28US #52
#37Connor27US #43
#38Ashton26US #101
#39Alex25US #62
#40Brady25US #142
#41Carson25US #89
#42Blake24US #79
#43Brandon24US #21
#44Tanner24US #120
#45Thomas24US #36
#46Caden23US #113
#47Elijah23US #37
#48Gabriel23US #29
#49Jayden23US #75
#50Jonathan23US #22
#51Riley23US #104
#52Aiden22US #73
#53Hayden22US #84
#54Dawson21
#55Adam20US #58
#56Brayden20US #110
#57Colton20US #135
#58Jaden20US #82
#59Daniel19US #8
#60Jordan19US #38
#61Lucas19US #71
#62Seth19US #80
#63Lane18
#64Cody17US #78
#65Drew17
#66Ian17US #65
#67John17US #17
#68Christian16US #25
#69Robert16US #35
#70Trevor16US #99
#71Tucker16
#72Ty16US #193
#73Aidan15US #39
#74Anthony15US #10
#75Chase15US #87
#76Christopher15US #9
#77Garrett15US #106
#78Jace15
#79Kaleb15US #118
#80Kyle15US #53
#81Landon15US #97
#82Charles14US #57
#83David14US #14
#84Dominic14US #81
#85Gage14US #136
#86Jonah14US #164
#87Nathaniel14US #63
#88Owen14US #72
#89Aaron13US #50
#90Bryce13US #103
#91Dillon13US #188
#92Grant13US #137
#93Jesse13US #94
#94Maxwell13US #132
#95Parker13US #125
#96Cameron12US #40
#97Devin12US #74
#98Timothy12US #76
#99Brody11
#100Cade11

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑63Trinity#35
↑56Madeline#39
↑51Evan#20
↑48Isaiah#31
↑46Avery#44
↑45Kylie#16
↑43Jordyn#42
↑40Kennedy#53

Falling

↓58Mikayla#100
↓56Parker#95
↓52Shelby#82
↓38Savannah#81
↓38Adam#55
↓37Amber#76
↓37Kayla#85
↓37Macy#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.