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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2005 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,944 North Dakota births in 2005 across 388 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.

#37Kendraoutside the national top 200
#44Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#50Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#38Ellie#184 nationally
#58Tarynoutside the national top 200
#59Abby#198 nationally
#72Jaydenoutside the national top 200
#74Rylanoutside the national top 200
#72Drew#198 nationally
#40Mckenzie#163 nationally
#78Allieoutside the national top 200
#79Jaceoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma75US #2
#2Hannah61US #7
#3Madison54US #3
#4Olivia52US #5
#5Grace50US #14
#6Emily45US #1
#7Ava44US #9
#8Abigail43US #4
#9Ella43US #23
#10Alexis36US #13
#11Hailey36US #26
#12Elizabeth33US #11
#13Paige31US #60
#14Morgan30US #33
#15Alyssa29US #16
#16Isabella28US #6
#17Kaylee28US #40
#18Chloe27US #19
#19Samantha27US #8
#20Megan26US #41
#21Sydney26US #30
#22Anna25US #22
#23Taylor25US #24
#24Avery24US #67
#25Kaitlyn24US #34
#26Lily24US #39
#27Sophia24US #12
#28Mya21US #98
#29Brooklyn20US #78
#30Lauren20US #21
#31Jenna19US #62
#32Brooke18US #47
#33Jada18US #76
#34Rylee18US #128
#35Ashley17US #10
#36Gracie17US #94
#37Kendra17
#38Ellie16US #184
#39Kylie16US #57
#40Mckenzie16US #163
#41Rachel16US #38
#42Sarah16US #15
#43Autumn15US #90
#44Mckenna15
#45Nevaeh15US #69
#46Shelby15US #117
#47Sierra15US #105
#48Allison14US #45
#49Ashlyn14US #127
#50Brianna14US #20
#51Haley14US #53
#52Julia14US #31
#53Mackenzie14US #51
#54Sophie14US #136
#55Alexa13US #66
#56Mia13US #17
#57Natalie13US #18
#58Taryn13
#59Abby12US #198
#60Aubrey12US #153
#61Bailey12US #108
#62Claire12US #95
#63Faith12US #49
#64Jasmine12US #29
#65Katelyn12US #59
#66Kayla12US #25
#67Leah12US #68
#68Marissa12US #91
#69Riley12US #54
#70Addison11US #106
#71Isabelle11US #96
#72Jayden11
#73Jocelyn11US #87
#74Katherine11US #36
#75Peyton11US #131
#76Rebecca11US #81
#77Savannah11US #35
#78Allie10
#79Amanda10US #79
#80Jordyn10US #188
#81Kathryn10US #125
#82Katie10US #99
#83Lillian10US #50
#84Lydia10US #119
#85Molly10US #97
#86Payton10US #158
#87Zoe10US #58
#88Breanna9US #124
#89Destiny9US #32
#90Erin9US #112
#91Gabrielle9US #55
#92Jennifer9US #42
#93Jessica9US #27
#94Kennedy9US #118
#95Madelyn9US #107
#96Sofia9US #52
#97Summer9US #140
#98Trinity9US #48
#99Alison8
#100Amelia8US #84

Boys

#1Ethan81US #5
#2Jacob59US #1
#3Carter53US #77
#4Noah53US #23
#5Dylan51US #24
#6Logan50US #26
#7Hunter48US #53
#8Connor47US #48
#9Jack47US #34
#10Alexander46US #13
#11Andrew45US #6
#12Michael45US #2
#13Tyler45US #16
#14Joseph43US #9
#15Isaac41US #49
#16Zachary41US #29
#17Mason40US #42
#18Wyatt40US #81
#19Kaden39US #100
#20Aiden37US #50
#21Nicholas37US #15
#22William37US #11
#23John36US #18
#24Evan35US #39
#25James35US #17
#26Samuel35US #21
#27Gavin34US #47
#28Matthew34US #4
#29Benjamin33US #25
#30Austin32US #38
#31Carson32US #101
#32Luke32US #41
#33Jackson31US #44
#34Joshua31US #3
#35Ryan31US #14
#36Owen29US #60
#37Brayden28US #80
#38Riley28US #106
#39Ian27US #68
#40Landon27US #61
#41Nathan27US #20
#42Brady25US #110
#43Elijah25US #31
#44Lucas25US #58
#45Adam24US #64
#46Caleb24US #35
#47Cody24US #96
#48Cole24US #79
#49Jordan24US #46
#50Dawson23
#51Parker23US #119
#52Anthony22US #8
#53Ashton22US #107
#54Gabriel22US #28
#55Levi22US #141
#56Alex21US #71
#57Brandon21US #27
#58Christian21US #22
#59Colton21US #155
#60Jonathan21US #19
#61Hayden20US #76
#62Jake20US #103
#63Peyton20US #138
#64Thomas20US #40
#65Ty20US #169
#66Aidan19US #43
#67Jayden19US #54
#68Chase18US #82
#69Daniel18US #7
#70David18US #12
#71Blake17US #99
#72Drew17US #198
#73Justin17US #36
#74Rylan17
#75Aaron16US #57
#76Braden16US #133
#77Gage16US #151
#78Grant16US #154
#79Jace16
#80Jaden16US #88
#81Kyle16US #69
#82Trevor16US #112
#83Tristan16US #113
#84Ayden15US #147
#85Christopher15US #10
#86Eli15US #152
#87Jaxon15
#88Tanner15US #131
#89Braxton14
#90Brody14US #193
#91Cooper14US #120
#92Isaiah14US #45
#93Keaton14
#94Preston14US #146
#95Brock13
#96Caden13US #98
#97Dalton13US #180
#98Hudson13
#99Jesse13US #89
#100Marcus13US #116

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑51Kaylee#17
↑47Jada#33
↑37Connor#8
↑34Sophie#54
↑32Rachel#41
↑28Aidan#66
↑26Brayden#37
↑24Mya#28

Falling

↓51Zoe#87
↓46Tanner#88
↓38Katelyn#65
↓38Cole#48
↓34Destiny#89
↓34Chase#68
↓33Isabelle#71
↓30Ashton#53

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.