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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2004 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,845 North Dakota births in 2004 across 369 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.

#31Ellie#189 nationally
#43Annikaoutside the national top 200
#46Kendraoutside the national top 200
#50Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#59Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#60Brynnoutside the national top 200
#62Halleoutside the national top 200
#67Josieoutside the national top 200
#73Jaceoutside the national top 200
#77Alisonoutside the national top 200
#78Jaxonoutside the national top 200
#80Laneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison77US #3
#2Emma74US #2
#3Emily65US #1
#4Grace60US #13
#5Olivia58US #4
#6Hannah57US #5
#7Abigail47US #6
#8Alexis43US #11
#9Elizabeth40US #10
#10Ava38US #25
#11Anna36US #20
#12Morgan33US #31
#13Samantha32US #9
#14Sydney32US #27
#15Brooke31US #46
#16Megan30US #36
#17Taylor30US #22
#18Ella27US #29
#19Paige27US #51
#20Alyssa26US #14
#21Chloe26US #23
#22Hailey26US #24
#23Haley26US #44
#24Ashley24US #8
#25Isabella24US #7
#26Brooklyn23US #101
#27Katelyn22US #59
#28Sophia22US #15
#29Kaitlyn21US #33
#30Lauren21US #16
#31Ellie19US #189
#32Avery18US #77
#33Brianna18US #17
#34Jenna18US #56
#35Mckenzie18US #151
#36Zoe18US #54
#37Bailey17US #100
#38Isabelle17US #107
#39Kayla17US #18
#40Lily17US #53
#41Mackenzie17US #45
#42Sarah17US #12
#43Annika15
#44Jasmine15US #26
#45Julia15US #32
#46Kendra15
#47Kylie15US #49
#48Rylee15US #136
#49Faith14US #52
#50Mckenna14
#51Mia14US #30
#52Mya14US #116
#53Shelby14US #112
#54Claire13US #99
#55Destiny13US #38
#56Gracie13US #114
#57Nevaeh13US #104
#58Reagan13US #145
#59Autumn12US #82
#60Brynn12
#61Danielle12US #91
#62Halle12
#63Natalie12US #19
#64Rebecca12US #70
#65Sierra12US #92
#66Allison11US #40
#67Josie11
#68Kaylee11US #50
#69Leah11US #64
#70Lydia11US #126
#71Marissa11US #78
#72Peyton11US #134
#73Rachel11US #34
#74Victoria11US #28
#75Abby10US #166
#76Alexa10US #72
#77Alison10
#78Ariana10US #79
#79Cheyenne10US #149
#80Jada10US #81
#81Jordyn10US #186
#82Katrina10
#83Maggie10
#84Molly10US #97
#85Piper10
#86Rylie10
#87Skylar10US #154
#88Sophie10US #135
#89Alexandra9US #37
#90Courtney9US #121
#91Isabel9US #88
#92Jadyn9
#93Kadence9
#94Katherine9US #35
#95Katie9US #102
#96Kennedy9US #117
#97Makenna9
#98Mallory9US #188
#99Maria9US #42
#100Payton9US #159

Boys

#1Ethan84US #5
#2Jacob73US #1
#3Andrew57US #6
#4Logan55US #27
#5Mason51US #51
#6Zachary51US #26
#7Tyler50US #16
#8Hunter49US #49
#9Dylan48US #19
#10Cole47US #75
#11Alexander46US #15
#12Carter44US #89
#13Matthew43US #4
#14Samuel42US #23
#15Jack40US #42
#16Joseph40US #9
#17Kaden40US #105
#18Aiden36US #60
#19Benjamin36US #25
#20Carson35US #101
#21Isaac35US #46
#22Joshua35US #3
#23Ashton34US #76
#24Michael34US #2
#25William34US #8
#26Nathan33US #20
#27Noah33US #29
#28John32US #17
#29Brady31US #122
#30Evan31US #39
#31Jackson31US #48
#32Wyatt31US #90
#33Austin30US #35
#34Chase30US #82
#35Elijah30US #31
#36Riley30US #106
#37Ryan30US #12
#38Anthony29US #11
#39Gavin29US #52
#40Luke29US #41
#41Nicholas29US #13
#42Tanner29US #125
#43Gabriel28US #32
#44Caleb27US #33
#45Connor27US #38
#46Ian27US #69
#47Justin27US #30
#48James26US #18
#49Landon24US #86
#50Cody23US #84
#51Colton23US #135
#52Thomas23US #37
#53Blake22US #95
#54Owen22US #67
#55Gage21US #145
#56Lucas21US #66
#57Adam20US #58
#58Alex20US #63
#59Dawson20
#60Jayden20US #62
#61Parker20US #131
#62Brandon19US #22
#63Brayden19US #107
#64Hayden19US #87
#65Christopher18US #10
#66Jordan18US #43
#67Seth18US #80
#68Daniel17US #7
#69Grant17US #141
#70Isaiah17US #45
#71Kyle17US #55
#72Conner16US #134
#73Jace16
#74Jonathan16US #21
#75Levi16US #153
#76Caden15US #104
#77Christian15US #24
#78Jaxon15
#79Kaleb15US #120
#80Lane15
#81Maxwell15US #136
#82Peyton15US #163
#83Robert15US #36
#84Aaron14US #53
#85Cameron14US #50
#86Drew14
#87Jaden14US #83
#88Ty14US #181
#89Xavier14US #88
#90Brody13
#91Eric13US #61
#92Max13US #164
#93Tristan13US #115
#94Aidan12US #40
#95Braden12US #154
#96Dalton12US #167
#97Dominic12US #91
#98Jesse12US #94
#99Tate12
#100Brock11

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑52Katelyn#27
↑52Kendra#46
↑46Kayla#39
↑41Chase#34
↑39John#28
↑36Anthony#38
↑34Aiden#18
↑34Owen#54

Falling

↓54Sophie#88
↓43Kennedy#96
↓40Rachel#73
↓39Allison#66
↓39Jordyn#81
↓39Isaiah#70
↓38Abby#75
↓37Kaylee#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.