State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2011 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,261 North Dakota births in 2011 across 454 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.

#16Hadley#178 nationally
#40Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#41Tucker#196 nationally
#47Makennaoutside the national top 200
#55Rykeroutside the national top 200
#58Teaganoutside the national top 200
#54Kinley#195 nationally
#66Tenleyoutside the national top 200
#67Bennettoutside the national top 200
#57Quinn#188 nationally
#75Coraoutside the national top 200
#68Brynn#192 nationally

Girls

#1Emma67US #3
#2Ava63US #5
#3Sophia54US #1
#4Olivia49US #4
#5Harper47US #54
#6Isabella43US #2
#7Abigail41US #7
#8Ella40US #12
#9Avery39US #18
#10Brooklyn39US #21
#11Hannah34US #25
#12Zoey34US #28
#13Chloe33US #10
#14Lily32US #15
#15Sophie31US #51
#16Hadley30US #178
#17Madison29US #8
#18Addison28US #13
#19Layla28US #35
#20Aubrey27US #20
#21Grace27US #16
#22Lydia26US #96
#23Morgan25US #75
#24Claire24US #50
#25Emily24US #6
#26Nora24US #137
#27Kaylee23US #36
#28Taylor22US #44
#29Elizabeth21US #11
#30Peyton21US #53
#31Anna20US #38
#32Lillian20US #22
#33Piper20US #110
#34Julia19US #58
#35Savannah19US #41
#36Alexis18US #26
#37Hailey18US #32
#38Paige17US #107
#39Autumn16US #69
#40Brynlee16
#41Ellie16US #97
#42Lilly16US #103
#43Rylee16US #102
#44Samantha16US #17
#45Evelyn15US #24
#46Lauren15US #62
#47Makenna15
#48Natalie15US #14
#49Amelia14US #30
#50Bella14US #60
#51Brooke14US #86
#52Faith14US #70
#53Jocelyn14US #71
#54Kinley14US #195
#55Mya14US #105
#56Nevaeh14US #33
#57Quinn14US #188
#58Teagan14
#59Aubree13US #99
#60Bailey13US #88
#61Gracie13US #135
#62Maci13US #180
#63Ruby13US #109
#64Stella13US #74
#65Sydney13US #65
#66Tenley13
#67Audrey12US #43
#68Brynn12US #192
#69Kennedy12US #91
#70Mia12US #9
#71Paisley12US #194
#72Serenity12US #66
#73Aaliyah11US #46
#74Brielle11US #126
#75Cora11
#76Eden11US #181
#77Josephine11US #182
#78Kaitlyn11US #100
#79Katelyn11US #106
#80Leah11US #29
#81Lola11
#82Mckenna11
#83Norah11
#84Scarlett11US #80
#85Alice10US #142
#86Gabriella10US #34
#87Hope10
#88Kendall10US #124
#89Khloe10US #49
#90Kylee10US #138
#91Kylie10US #57
#92Molly10US #78
#93Riley10US #47
#94Sarah10US #39
#95Victoria10US #23
#96Willow10US #199
#97Zoe10US #31
#98Addyson9
#99Alyssa9US #37
#100Arianna9US #52

Boys

#1Mason71US #2
#2Carter52US #41
#3Ethan50US #7
#4Jacob50US #1
#5Liam49US #15
#6Logan46US #21
#7Noah45US #5
#8Owen44US #44
#9Easton43US #103
#10Wyatt41US #48
#11James39US #17
#12Parker39US #79
#13Elijah38US #13
#14Jack38US #45
#15Jackson38US #23
#16Gabriel37US #24
#17Aiden35US #9
#18Asher34US #113
#19Hunter34US #55
#20William34US #3
#21Bentley33US #75
#22Caleb33US #32
#23Eli33US #58
#24Jaxon33US #86
#25Brayden32US #36
#26Lucas32US #29
#27Isaac31US #35
#28Gavin30US #37
#29Chase29US #69
#30Levi29US #66
#31Michael29US #6
#32Brody28US #83
#33Landon28US #34
#34Matthew28US #12
#35Benjamin27US #19
#36Joseph27US #22
#37Ryder27US #108
#38Cooper26US #82
#39Luke26US #39
#40Samuel26US #26
#41Tucker26US #196
#42Alexander25US #8
#43Blake25US #73
#44Colton25US #74
#45Hudson25US #112
#46Evan24US #40
#47Oliver24US #78
#48Andrew23US #16
#49Braxton23US #153
#50Carson22US #85
#51Dylan22US #33
#52Jace22US #106
#53Connor21US #54
#54Jayden21US #4
#55Ryker21
#56Charles20US #61
#57Gage20US #154
#58Nicholas20US #42
#59Nolan20US #92
#60Thomas20US #63
#61Daniel19US #10
#62Hayden19US #90
#63Henry19US #57
#64Riley19US #111
#65Ryan19US #25
#66Zachary19US #64
#67Bennett18
#68Jaxson18US #141
#69Rylan18US #146
#70Aaron17US #51
#71Austin17US #60
#72Brady17US #135
#73Bryson17US #97
#74Christian17US #30
#75Grant17US #151
#76Isaiah17US #43
#77Max17US #96
#78Anthony16US #11
#79Drew16
#80John16US #27
#81Paxton16
#82Tanner16US #182
#83Tyler16US #38
#84David15US #18
#85Julian15US #50
#86Ayden14US #70
#87Cameron14US #53
#88Christopher14US #20
#89Kaden14US #119
#90Micah14US #102
#91Alex13US #95
#92Charlie13
#93Ian13US #72
#94Joshua13US #14
#95Nathan13US #28
#96Tyson13
#97Weston13
#98Zander13
#99Adam12US #81
#100Ashton12US #109

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑75Asher#18
↑57Julia#34
↑56Rylee#43
↑50Lilly#42
↑48Lydia#22
↑48Makenna#47
↑41Layla#19
↑41Piper#33

Falling

↓56Molly#92
↓54Khloe#89
↓53Riley#93
↓48Leah#80
↓45Zoe#97
↓45John#80
↓43Ian#93
↓40Gabriella#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.