State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2007 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,123 North Dakota births in 2007 across 419 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.

#29Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#33Annikaoutside the national top 200
#44Abbyoutside the national top 200
#39Jaxon#190 nationally
#51Danicaoutside the national top 200
#64Drewoutside the national top 200
#65Eastonoutside the national top 200
#67Rylanoutside the national top 200
#66Jace#198 nationally
#71Alainaoutside the national top 200
#75Josieoutside the national top 200
#78Kendra#200 nationally

Girls

#1Emma64US #3
#2Olivia59US #7
#3Ava58US #4
#4Madison55US #5
#5Abigail47US #8
#6Addison44US #11
#7Emily44US #1
#8Grace43US #20
#9Hannah41US #9
#10Sophia41US #6
#11Taylor40US #24
#12Ella37US #21
#13Brooklyn36US #57
#14Elizabeth35US #10
#15Hailey35US #23
#16Anna31US #25
#17Alexis30US #19
#18Chloe28US #16
#19Lauren28US #28
#20Isabella27US #2
#21Lily27US #27
#22Morgan27US #43
#23Mya25US #102
#24Bailey24US #84
#25Nevaeh24US #31
#26Kaylee23US #35
#27Aubrey22US #69
#28Avery21US #48
#29Mckenna20
#30Sydney20US #37
#31Kaitlyn19US #44
#32Katelyn19US #75
#33Annika18
#34Brooke18US #45
#35Claire18US #66
#36Paige18US #89
#37Sadie18US #107
#38Leah17US #67
#39Megan17US #78
#40Alyssa16US #14
#41Madelyn16US #104
#42Isabelle15US #79
#43Victoria15US #29
#44Abby14
#45Isabel14US #87
#46Natalie14US #17
#47Samantha14US #12
#48Savannah14US #30
#49Ashlyn13US #155
#50Autumn13US #90
#51Danica13
#52Gracie13US #96
#53Haley13US #76
#54Jasmine13US #32
#55Jenna13US #103
#56Kennedy13US #110
#57Peyton13US #123
#58Rachel13US #59
#59Rylee13US #130
#60Amelia12US #77
#61Ashley12US #13
#62Audrey12US #51
#63Ellie12US #175
#64Evelyn12US #55
#65Jocelyn12US #50
#66Mia12US #15
#67Reese12US #150
#68Riley12US #52
#69Sierra12US #168
#70Aaliyah11US #83
#71Alaina11
#72Faith11US #74
#73Gabriella11US #38
#74Jessica11US #42
#75Josie11
#76Julia11US #34
#77Katie11US #114
#78Kendra11US #200
#79Kylie11US #63
#80Mackenzie11US #65
#81Mckenzie11US #160
#82Molly11US #97
#83Nora11
#84Sarah11US #18
#85Sienna11US #170
#86Alexa10US #40
#87Alexandra10US #49
#88Allison10US #46
#89Brooklynn10US #193
#90Eva10US #117
#91Gabrielle10US #68
#92Greta10
#93Jade10US #113
#94Kiera10
#95Lydia10US #124
#96Macy10
#97Sophie10US #82
#98Adrianna9US #169
#99Aspen9
#100Brynn9

Boys

#1Logan67US #17
#2Ethan64US #3
#3Jacob61US #1
#4Jack51US #38
#5Alexander48US #11
#6Gavin47US #32
#7Owen44US #56
#8Aiden43US #27
#9Mason43US #37
#10Andrew42US #10
#11Brody42US #106
#12Isaac42US #41
#13Dylan41US #29
#14Landon38US #49
#15Matthew38US #9
#16Brayden37US #64
#17Carter37US #80
#18Michael37US #2
#19Noah37US #14
#20Lucas36US #53
#21Tyler36US #21
#22Benjamin35US #26
#23James34US #15
#24Wyatt34US #69
#25Cole32US #84
#26Gabriel32US #28
#27Joseph32US #13
#28Samuel32US #25
#29Jayden31US #18
#30Hunter30US #57
#31Luke30US #46
#32Parker30US #108
#33Ryan30US #16
#34William30US #8
#35Austin29US #48
#36Chase29US #79
#37Elijah29US #30
#38Jackson29US #33
#39Jaxon28US #190
#40Carson27US #91
#41Cameron26US #50
#42Evan26US #40
#43Blake25US #88
#44Caleb25US #36
#45Hayden25US #71
#46Joshua25US #4
#47Kaden25US #98
#48Zachary25US #42
#49Anthony24US #7
#50Connor24US #55
#51Ian24US #75
#52Brady23US #93
#53Cooper23US #96
#54Daniel23US #5
#55Levi23US #131
#56Riley23US #109
#57Christian22US #22
#58Nathan22US #24
#59Bryce21US #111
#60Alex20US #72
#61Nicholas20US #20
#62Adam19US #65
#63Christopher19US #6
#64Drew19
#65Easton19
#66Jace19US #198
#67Rylan19
#68Caden18US #92
#69Peyton18US #125
#70Tristan18US #87
#71Aaron17US #51
#72Aidan17US #54
#73David17US #12
#74Gage17US #149
#75Grant17US #161
#76Jordan17US #44
#77Thomas17US #52
#78Charles16US #62
#79Dawson16
#80Zander16
#81Ashton15US #124
#82Isaiah15US #43
#83Ryder15
#84Tanner15US #150
#85Xavier15US #68
#86John14US #19
#87Jonathan14US #23
#88Kaleb14US #113
#89Liam14US #89
#90Tucker14
#91Avery13
#92Braden13US #156
#93Grady13
#94Jaden13US #74
#95Nathaniel13US #82
#96Robert13US #47
#97Brandon12US #31
#98Jake12US #112
#99Kyler12
#100Micah12US #126

On the move since 2006

Rising

↑43Savannah#48
↑43Jenna#55
↑43Brody#11
↑39Bailey#24
↑37Jayden#29
↑37Cooper#53
↑35Owen#7
↑35Jaxon#39

Falling

↓47Kendra#78
↓43Faith#72
↓43Allison#88
↓43Thomas#77
↓41John#86
↓40Sarah#84
↓38Kylie#79
↓36Brynn#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2006 rankings.