State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2009 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,959 North Dakota births in 2009 across 430 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.

#41Rylan#197 nationally
#47Eastonoutside the national top 200
#48Brynnoutside the national top 200
#60Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#40Harper#173 nationally
#68Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#65Sierra#196 nationally
#70Makennaoutside the national top 200
#66Camden#194 nationally
#71Nora#198 nationally
#75Brielleoutside the national top 200
#36Mckenzie#155 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia63US #3
#2Ava61US #5
#3Emma59US #2
#4Ella50US #15
#5Isabella48US #1
#6Chloe44US #9
#7Taylor43US #22
#8Abigail40US #8
#9Addison38US #12
#10Lily38US #18
#11Elizabeth36US #11
#12Emily36US #6
#13Brooklyn35US #37
#14Madison35US #7
#15Sophia34US #4
#16Alexis33US #13
#17Grace32US #17
#18Anna31US #28
#19Hailey30US #25
#20Aubrey25US #41
#21Avery25US #32
#22Kaylee25US #26
#23Hannah24US #23
#24Lauren24US #46
#25Morgan24US #57
#26Lillian22US #27
#27Sophie21US #65
#28Claire20US #53
#29Ellie20US #145
#30Mya20US #97
#31Sydney20US #48
#32Peyton19US #42
#33Amelia18US #55
#34Madelyn18US #59
#35Leah17US #29
#36Mckenzie17US #155
#37Mia17US #10
#38Alyssa16US #19
#39Brooke16US #54
#40Harper16US #173
#41Lilly16US #116
#42Lydia16US #117
#43Autumn15US #81
#44Bella15US #58
#45Isabelle15US #100
#46Layla15US #45
#47Bailey14US #85
#48Brynn14
#49Gabriella14US #33
#50Keira14US #141
#51Khloe14US #95
#52Kylie14US #62
#53Molly14US #92
#54Nevaeh14US #34
#55Savannah14US #39
#56Zoey14US #75
#57Destiny13US #56
#58Jocelyn13US #71
#59Katelyn13US #90
#60Mckenna13
#61Natalie13US #16
#62Piper13US #147
#63Rachel13US #89
#64Samantha13US #14
#65Sierra13US #196
#66Eva12US #99
#67Evelyn12US #40
#68Kennedy12US #115
#69Madeline12US #64
#70Makenna12
#71Nora12US #198
#72Paige12US #98
#73Rylee12US #118
#74Audrey11US #49
#75Brielle11
#76Faith11US #79
#77Isabel11US #109
#78Jenna11US #121
#79Mackenzie11US #77
#80Shelby11US #169
#81Aaliyah10US #63
#82Abby10
#83Allison10US #30
#84Arianna10US #52
#85Brenna10
#86Hadley10
#87Hayden10US #131
#88Julia10US #50
#89Katie10US #143
#90Kendall10US #133
#91Kendra10
#92Riley10US #38
#93Serenity10US #93
#94Aubree9
#95Cora9
#96Gracie9US #114
#97Hope9
#98Jillian9US #157
#99Kara9
#100Kinley9

Boys

#1Ethan60US #2
#2Logan60US #17
#3Jack48US #42
#4Carter47US #50
#5Jacob47US #1
#6Mason45US #34
#7Brayden42US #48
#8Gavin42US #33
#9Aiden40US #12
#10Jackson40US #27
#11Owen39US #51
#12Isaac38US #40
#13Noah38US #9
#14Lucas37US #39
#15Benjamin36US #19
#16Brody36US #77
#17Wyatt36US #60
#18Hunter35US #56
#19Landon34US #36
#20Liam34US #49
#21Parker34US #96
#22Caleb33US #31
#23Alexander32US #4
#24Andrew32US #16
#25Dylan31US #30
#26James31US #18
#27Michael31US #3
#28Cooper30US #84
#29Evan30US #35
#30Joshua30US #6
#31Eli29US #90
#32Matthew29US #13
#33Tyler29US #28
#34Samuel28US #24
#35Gabriel27US #22
#36Joseph27US #15
#37William26US #5
#38Connor25US #52
#39Kaden24US #102
#40Ryan24US #20
#41Rylan24US #197
#42Austin23US #63
#43Blake23US #89
#44Carson23US #88
#45Elijah23US #21
#46Hayden23US #91
#47Easton22
#48Hudson22US #150
#49Levi22US #85
#50Ian21US #73
#51Jayden21US #8
#52Nicholas21US #32
#53Daniel20US #7
#54Jordan20US #45
#55Luke20US #47
#56Riley20US #107
#57Thomas20US #57
#58Zachary20US #53
#59Ayden18US #87
#60Gage18US #141
#61Henry18US #71
#62Jace18US #167
#63Jaxon18US #124
#64Peyton18US #148
#65Brady17US #110
#66Camden17US #194
#67Chase17US #61
#68Dawson17
#69Nathan17US #25
#70Charles16US #64
#71Cole16US #82
#72Nolan16US #122
#73Ryder16US #146
#74Adam15US #74
#75Anthony15US #11
#76Dominic15US #81
#77Kaleb15US #108
#78Oliver15US #98
#79Caden14US #103
#80Isaiah14US #41
#81Jason14US #66
#82John14US #26
#83Kayden14US #138
#84Keaton14
#85Kyler14
#86Sawyer14
#87Ashton13US #115
#88Cameron13US #58
#89Christopher13US #10
#90David13US #14
#91Grant13US #145
#92Preston13US #120
#93Tucker13
#94Ty13
#95Braxton12US #174
#96Christian12US #23
#97Cody12US #135
#98Jaxson12
#99Robert12US #55
#100Tanner12US #159

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑61Ellie#29
↑51Liam#20
↑45Autumn#43
↑43Savannah#55
↑42Amelia#33
↑41Brynn#48
↑38Lydia#42
↑35Mckenzie#36

Falling

↓52Brady#65
↓49Allison#83
↓47Gracie#96
↓44Cody#97
↓41Faith#76
↓40Cameron#88
↓36Kendra#91
↓35Katelyn#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.