State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2010 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,241 North Dakota births in 2010 across 459 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.

#44Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#50Kendraoutside the national top 200
#53Brynnoutside the national top 200
#55Hadleyoutside the national top 200
#57Josieoutside the national top 200
#65Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#71Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#67Brielle#191 nationally
#77Auroraoutside the national top 200
#77Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#23Easton#145 nationally
#79Gradyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Sophia53US #2
#2Isabella52US #1
#3Addison48US #11
#4Ella48US #13
#5Olivia45US #4
#6Brooklyn42US #34
#7Emma42US #3
#8Elizabeth39US #12
#9Emily39US #6
#10Ava35US #5
#11Taylor35US #37
#12Grace34US #18
#13Hailey34US #19
#14Abigail33US #7
#15Claire33US #53
#16Madison30US #8
#17Peyton28US #51
#18Anna25US #27
#19Kaylee25US #35
#20Alexis24US #16
#21Hannah24US #20
#22Lily24US #17
#23Avery23US #23
#24Chloe22US #9
#25Bailey21US #78
#26Ellie21US #104
#27Harper21US #120
#28Lillian21US #22
#29Natalie21US #14
#30Sophie21US #59
#31Bella20US #48
#32Leah19US #24
#33Mya19US #101
#34Eva18US #91
#35Khloe18US #42
#36Molly18US #87
#37Morgan18US #63
#38Nevaeh18US #25
#39Nora18US #159
#40Riley17US #40
#41Zoey17US #47
#42Aubrey16US #45
#43Gracie16US #130
#44Kinley16
#45Lauren16US #58
#46Gabriella15US #33
#47Paige15US #100
#48Savannah15US #44
#49Allison14US #38
#50Kendra14
#51Madeline14US #77
#52Zoe14US #31
#53Brynn13
#54Faith13US #74
#55Hadley13
#56Hayden13US #162
#57Josie13
#58Katelyn13US #103
#59Kylie13US #57
#60Layla13US #36
#61Reese13US #137
#62Ruby13US #113
#63Victoria13US #32
#64Violet13US #122
#65Aubree12
#66Autumn12US #81
#67Brielle12US #191
#68Evelyn12US #39
#69Jocelyn12US #65
#70Lydia12US #110
#71Mckenna12
#72Mia12US #10
#73Payton12US #79
#74Piper12US #144
#75Sydney12US #60
#76Annabelle11US #117
#77Aurora11
#78Brianna11US #30
#79Eden11US #179
#80Isabel11US #116
#81Jordyn11US #112
#82Kaitlyn11US #90
#83Katie11US #161
#84Kenley11
#85Samantha11US #15
#86Stella11US #85
#87Addyson10US #192
#88Alivia10US #175
#89Amelia10US #41
#90Ashlyn10US #157
#91Julia10US #55
#92Lilly10US #106
#93Lucy10US #75
#94Makayla10US #43
#95Makenna10
#96Mckenzie10US #145
#97Megan10US #131
#98Quinn10
#99Rylee10US #102
#100Serenity10US #83

Boys

#1Mason64US #12
#2Jacob59US #1
#3Logan56US #17
#4Noah51US #7
#5Aiden50US #9
#6Ethan47US #2
#7Liam46US #30
#8Carter42US #48
#9Bentley41US #100
#10Brayden41US #40
#11Gavin41US #38
#12Jaxon39US #99
#13Brody38US #83
#14Jack38US #45
#15Landon37US #33
#16Alexander36US #6
#17Jackson36US #25
#18Owen36US #47
#19Parker36US #85
#20Wyatt36US #57
#21Connor35US #49
#22Cooper35US #75
#23Easton35US #145
#24Benjamin34US #22
#25Isaac34US #39
#26James33US #19
#27William33US #5
#28Caleb32US #32
#29Chase30US #66
#30Evan30US #36
#31Levi30US #70
#32Gabriel29US #21
#33Michael29US #3
#34Jayden27US #4
#35John27US #26
#36Lucas27US #35
#37Luke27US #41
#38Hunter26US #58
#39Matthew26US #16
#40Cole25US #90
#41Eli25US #65
#42Joseph25US #20
#43Brady24US #126
#44Carson24US #82
#45Zachary24US #61
#46Andrew23US #14
#47Jace23US #146
#48Cameron22US #60
#49Elijah22US #18
#50Ian22US #72
#51Oliver22US #88
#52Samuel22US #24
#53Anthony21US #10
#54Blake21US #87
#55Charles21US #63
#56Christian21US #29
#57Colton21US #73
#58David21US #15
#59Riley21US #105
#60Tyler21US #34
#61Joshua20US #11
#62Ryan20US #23
#63Ashton19US #127
#64Daniel19US #8
#65Henry19US #67
#66Hudson19US #139
#67Micah19US #108
#68Nathan19US #27
#69Rylan19US #183
#70Preston18US #131
#71Alex17US #93
#72Austin17US #64
#73Ryder17US #135
#74Tristan17US #84
#75Adam16US #80
#76Kaden16US #106
#77Tucker16
#78Braxton15US #170
#79Grady15
#80Grayson15US #122
#81Max15US #98
#82Dominic14US #74
#83Dylan14US #31
#84Hayden14US #96
#85Isaiah14US #43
#86Nolan14US #104
#87Vincent14US #110
#88Dawson13
#89Drew13
#90Jaxson13US #172
#91Kaleb13US #118
#92Thomas13US #62
#93Asher12US #138
#94Ayden12US #78
#95Beckett12
#96Brennan12
#97Christopher12US #13
#98Devin12US #140
#99Jordan12US #46
#100Josiah12US #77

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑56Kinley#44
↑53Gracie#43
↑52Riley#40
↑51Jaxon#12
↑47John#35
↑41Kendra#50
↑40Cameron#48
↑40Christian#56

Falling

↓60Mckenzie#96
↓58Dylan#83
↓56Amelia#89
↓51Lilly#92
↓45Jordan#99
↓44Sydney#75
↓38Hayden#84
↓37Kaden#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.