State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2006 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,998 North Dakota births in 2006 across 400 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.

#31Kendraoutside the national top 200
#55Brennaoutside the national top 200
#60Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#58Kyra#195 nationally
#64Brynnoutside the national top 200
#66Josieoutside the national top 200
#69Abbyoutside the national top 200
#69Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#56Jace#187 nationally
#73Tyoutside the national top 200
#74Jaxonoutside the national top 200
#82Drewoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava63US #5
#2Emma62US #2
#3Grace58US #16
#4Madison53US #3
#5Alexis48US #14
#6Ella46US #21
#7Emily46US #1
#8Olivia45US #7
#9Hannah39US #8
#10Addison37US #28
#11Abigail36US #6
#12Sydney34US #34
#13Avery33US #52
#14Sophia33US #9
#15Isabella32US #4
#16Elizabeth31US #11
#17Hailey31US #25
#18Taylor31US #23
#19Chloe30US #18
#20Brooklyn26US #66
#21Anna25US #22
#22Samantha25US #10
#23Lauren23US #24
#24Natalie22US #17
#25Paige22US #77
#26Alyssa21US #19
#27Aubrey21US #93
#28Claire21US #86
#29Faith21US #62
#30Isabelle21US #84
#31Kendra20
#32Lily20US #33
#33Mya20US #102
#34Autumn19US #95
#35Gracie19US #103
#36Megan19US #60
#37Morgan19US #35
#38Brooke18US #44
#39Kate18US #142
#40Katelyn18US #61
#41Kylie18US #67
#42Nevaeh18US #43
#43Rylee18US #135
#44Sarah18US #15
#45Allison17US #47
#46Brianna17US #20
#47Kaylee17US #42
#48Keira16US #110
#49Ashlyn15US #141
#50Kaitlyn15US #41
#51Kennedy15US #115
#52Zoe15US #54
#53Alexa14US #39
#54Ashley14US #12
#55Brenna14
#56Jada14US #92
#57Kylee14US #146
#58Kyra14US #195
#59Leah14US #68
#60Mckenna14
#61Sadie14US #157
#62Victoria14US #27
#63Bailey13US #112
#64Brynn13
#65Ellie13US #175
#66Josie13
#67Julia13US #31
#68Sienna13US #177
#69Abby12
#70Arianna12US #76
#71Isabel12US #87
#72Jasmine12US #29
#73Maria12US #46
#74Mia12US #13
#75Molly12US #105
#76Reese12US #161
#77Shelby12US #133
#78Sophie12US #124
#79Gabriella11US #50
#80Gabrielle11US #63
#81Haley11US #75
#82Mckenzie11US #166
#83Miranda11US #139
#84Evelyn10US #65
#85Katelynn10
#86Lillian10US #38
#87Lydia10US #130
#88Madeline10US #71
#89Maya10US #57
#90Riley10US #56
#91Savannah10US #30
#92Serenity10US #134
#93Trinity10US #64
#94Cassidy9US #199
#95Elise9
#96Eva9US #122
#97Haylee9
#98Jenna9US #88
#99Jocelyn9US #73
#100Katherine9US #37

Boys

#1Logan73US #20
#2Jacob65US #1
#3Ethan64US #4
#4Carter59US #75
#5Noah58US #15
#6Benjamin50US #24
#7Alexander48US #12
#8Hunter48US #54
#9Jack44US #36
#10Samuel43US #25
#11Gavin42US #38
#12Mason42US #40
#13Wyatt42US #82
#14Landon41US #50
#15Austin40US #41
#16Isaac40US #48
#17Dylan38US #26
#18Zachary38US #33
#19Joseph37US #11
#20Tyler37US #18
#21Andrew36US #7
#22Jackson36US #35
#23Kaden36US #92
#24Lucas35US #59
#25Ryan35US #14
#26Aiden34US #32
#27Connor34US #53
#28Evan33US #42
#29Joshua33US #3
#30Matthew33US #5
#31Caleb32US #34
#32Carson32US #87
#33Michael32US #2
#34Thomas32US #51
#35Brady30US #106
#36Brayden30US #79
#37Parker30US #116
#38Hayden29US #73
#39James29US #16
#40William29US #10
#41Nicholas28US #17
#42Owen26US #58
#43Luke25US #43
#44Elijah24US #29
#45John24US #19
#46Riley24US #101
#47Gabriel23US #28
#48Jordan23US #46
#49Christian22US #21
#50Christopher22US #8
#51Cole22US #84
#52Levi22US #133
#53Aidan21US #44
#54Brody21US #148
#55Cody21US #105
#56Jace21US #187
#57Ashton20US #121
#58David20US #13
#59Isaiah20US #39
#60Nathan20US #23
#61Anthony19US #9
#62Braden19US #143
#63Daniel19US #6
#64Blake18US #97
#65Chase18US #83
#66Jayden18US #49
#67Kaleb18US #115
#68Tanner18US #142
#69Tucker18
#70Alex17US #67
#71Cameron17US #52
#72Ian17US #80
#73Ty17
#74Jaxon16
#75Jonathan16US #22
#76Micah16US #145
#77Preston16US #114
#78Ayden15US #119
#79Bryce15US #109
#80Caden15US #91
#81Colton15US #135
#82Drew15
#83Gage15US #154
#84Trevor15US #125
#85Adam14US #64
#86Charles14US #60
#87Taylor14
#88Tristan14US #86
#89Aaron13US #57
#90Cooper13US #113
#91Devin13US #100
#92Justin13US #45
#93Keaton13
#94Payton13
#95Sean13US #68
#96Conner12US #144
#97Dawson12
#98Grant12US #155
#99Jake12US #108
#100Kyle12US #81

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑60Addison#10
↑43Kennedy#51
↑41Isabelle#30
↑36Brody#54
↑35Zoe#52
↑35Christopher#50
↑34Claire#28
↑34Faith#29

Falling

↓67Jenna#98
↓47Dawson#97
↓42Mckenzie#82
↓40Adam#85
↓37Jake#99
↓33Ian#72
↓31Shelby#77
↓30Kaylee#47

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.