State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2008 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,194 North Dakota births in 2008 across 428 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.

#32Rylanoutside the national top 200
#36Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#42Eastonoutside the national top 200
#52Danicaoutside the national top 200
#55Kendraoutside the national top 200
#59Callieoutside the national top 200
#64Addysonoutside the national top 200
#48Brooklynn#183 nationally
#66Claraoutside the national top 200
#72Noraoutside the national top 200
#72Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#74Abbyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava65US #5
#2Emma62US #1
#3Sophia54US #7
#4Addison50US #12
#5Ella48US #19
#6Olivia47US #4
#7Abigail42US #8
#8Chloe41US #10
#9Grace39US #21
#10Lily38US #24
#11Isabella37US #2
#12Madison37US #6
#13Elizabeth36US #9
#14Alexis34US #15
#15Avery29US #38
#16Morgan29US #46
#17Aubrey28US #42
#18Emily28US #3
#19Hailey28US #25
#20Lauren28US #30
#21Claire27US #62
#22Brooklyn25US #48
#23Hannah25US #17
#24Katelyn22US #80
#25Kaylee22US #31
#26Leah21US #40
#27Natalie21US #13
#28Bailey20US #82
#29Samantha20US #11
#30Taylor20US #22
#31Anna19US #26
#32Isabelle19US #93
#33Madelyn19US #64
#34Allison18US #32
#35Faith18US #90
#36Mckenna17
#37Megan17US #100
#38Molly17US #104
#39Peyton17US #60
#40Rylee17US #116
#41Sophie17US #75
#42Sydney17US #49
#43Alyssa16US #16
#44Brooke16US #52
#45Lillian16US #29
#46Mia16US #14
#47Bella15US #122
#48Brooklynn15US #183
#49Gracie15US #99
#50Makayla15US #37
#51Audrey14US #44
#52Danica14
#53Jordyn14US #144
#54Kaitlyn14US #53
#55Kendra14
#56Paige14US #89
#57Rachel14US #74
#58Zoey14US #98
#59Callie13
#60Keira13US #123
#61Mya13US #103
#62Nevaeh13US #34
#63Payton13US #91
#64Addyson12
#65Alivia12US #181
#66Clara12
#67Hayden12US #127
#68Kylee12US #142
#69Kylie12US #51
#70Lucy12US #112
#71Mckenzie12US #151
#72Nora12
#73Victoria12US #27
#74Abby11
#75Amelia11US #68
#76Ashlyn11US #152
#77Aubree11
#78Gabrielle11US #79
#79Isabel11US #97
#80Lydia11US #120
#81Mackenzie11US #65
#82Madeline11US #56
#83Miley11US #129
#84Mylee11
#85Piper11US #172
#86Trinity11US #70
#87Alexa10US #50
#88Autumn10US #87
#89Brynn10
#90Ellie10US #167
#91Haley10US #102
#92Josie10
#93Katherine10US #45
#94Kennedy10US #115
#95Kinley10
#96Sadie10US #109
#97Sarah10US #20
#98Savannah10US #33
#99Sienna10US #179
#100Sierra10US #175

Boys

#1Carter62US #65
#2Aiden58US #16
#3Mason56US #35
#4Gavin54US #30
#5Wyatt54US #62
#6Logan53US #19
#7Brody50US #70
#8Landon49US #45
#9Brayden48US #51
#10Ethan46US #3
#11Jacob44US #1
#12Elijah42US #22
#13Brady41US #94
#14Hunter41US #54
#15Jack41US #39
#16Jackson41US #32
#17William39US #8
#18Noah38US #15
#19Owen37US #58
#20Isaac36US #37
#21Samuel36US #27
#22Andrew35US #12
#23Joseph35US #13
#24Alexander33US #6
#25Benjamin33US #25
#26James32US #17
#27Ryan31US #18
#28Caleb30US #34
#29Dylan30US #31
#30Jayden30US #11
#31Kaden30US #100
#32Rylan30
#33Lucas29US #46
#34Matthew28US #10
#35Riley28US #106
#36Gabriel27US #24
#37Michael27US #2
#38Nathan27US #21
#39Carson26US #89
#40Connor26US #57
#41Evan26US #38
#42Easton25
#43Tyler25US #28
#44Austin24US #55
#45Eli24US #99
#46Parker24US #103
#47Anthony23US #7
#48Cameron23US #53
#49Colton23US #98
#50Hayden23US #76
#51Joshua23US #4
#52Zachary23US #47
#53Cody22US #123
#54Daniel22US #5
#55Isaiah22US #42
#56Thomas22US #52
#57Hudson21US #176
#58Nolan21US #131
#59Jaxon20US #153
#60Luke20US #43
#61Caden19US #96
#62Chase19US #67
#63Cooper19US #92
#64Jordan19US #48
#65Levi19US #116
#66Adam18US #72
#67Cole18US #85
#68Gage18US #146
#69Ian18US #80
#70Justin18US #44
#71Liam18US #75
#72Tucker18
#73Blake17US #90
#74Charles17US #63
#75Nicholas17US #29
#76Peyton17US #130
#77Ashton16US #122
#78Ryder16
#79Seth16US #128
#80Tyson16
#81Ayden15US #91
#82Drew15
#83Grady15
#84Kyle15US #97
#85Tristan15US #81
#86Aidan14US #59
#87Brandon14US #33
#88Dominic14US #93
#89Jason14US #60
#90John14US #20
#91Bryce13US #117
#92Christian13US #23
#93Christopher13US #9
#94Henry13US #78
#95Preston13US #124
#96Zander13
#97Aaron12US #50
#98Braden12US #156
#99Brock12
#100Grant12US #143

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑56Sophie#41
↑54Allison#34
↑44Molly#38
↑41Brooklynn#48
↑39Brady#13
↑37Faith#35
↑35Rylan#32
↑27Isaiah#55

Falling

↓59Sadie#96
↓50Savannah#98
↓42Cole#67
↓38Mya#61
↓38Autumn#88
↓38Haley#91
↓38Kennedy#94
↓37Nevaeh#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.