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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2012 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,662 North Dakota births in 2012 across 485 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.

#32Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#20Kinley#180 nationally
#44Brynn#189 nationally
#47Ivy#186 nationally
#54Alivia#187 nationally
#69Rykeroutside the national top 200
#71Makennaoutside the national top 200
#57Rylan#179 nationally
#79Norahoutside the national top 200
#83Jaydaoutside the national top 200
#84Paxtonoutside the national top 200
#85Josieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma64US #2
#2Olivia61US #4
#3Sophia59US #1
#4Harper52US #24
#5Ava51US #5
#6Ella44US #12
#7Avery42US #13
#8Zoey41US #20
#9Aubrey36US #15
#10Brooklyn36US #29
#11Grace36US #21
#12Nora32US #108
#13Isabella31US #3
#14Abigail30US #7
#15Addison29US #14
#16Hailey29US #32
#17Chloe26US #11
#18Elizabeth26US #10
#19Emily26US #6
#20Kinley26US #180
#21Lily26US #16
#22Hadley25US #131
#23Peyton25US #53
#24Piper24US #98
#25Hannah23US #22
#26Amelia22US #23
#27Madison22US #9
#28Anna21US #34
#29Stella21US #62
#30Lilly20US #110
#31Bailey19US #81
#32Brynlee19
#33Ellie19US #85
#34Leah19US #33
#35Natalie19US #17
#36Sophie19US #52
#37Claire18US #45
#38Mia18US #8
#39Rylee18US #109
#40Audrey17US #41
#41Lauren17US #72
#42Layla17US #31
#43Aria16US #92
#44Brynn16US #189
#45Cora16US #155
#46Evelyn16US #27
#47Ivy16US #186
#48Paige16US #106
#49Payton16US #103
#50Savannah16US #43
#51Lydia15US #95
#52Mya15US #124
#53Reagan15US #97
#54Alivia14US #187
#55Autumn14US #68
#56Brielle14US #111
#57Kaylee14US #35
#58Lillian14US #25
#59Lucy14US #66
#60Morgan14US #82
#61Paisley14US #104
#62Quinn14US #153
#63Violet14US #89
#64Alexis13US #40
#65Annabelle13US #99
#66Brooke13US #102
#67Charlotte13US #19
#68Clara13US #136
#69Gracie13US #158
#70Kylie13US #59
#71Makenna13
#72Nevaeh13US #39
#73Ruby13US #105
#74Scarlett13US #61
#75Alyssa12US #44
#76Aubree12US #60
#77Gabriella12US #37
#78Mariah12US #107
#79Norah12
#80Riley12US #47
#81Taylor12US #46
#82Aurora11US #166
#83Jayda11
#84Jocelyn11US #93
#85Josie11
#86Kendall11US #116
#87Molly11US #90
#88Sydney11US #78
#89Aaliyah10US #36
#90Adley10
#91Allison10US #38
#92Arianna10US #49
#93Julia10US #65
#94Kenley10
#95Kylee10US #156
#96Macy10
#97Makayla10US #70
#98Presley10
#99Reese10US #128
#100Serenity10US #58

Boys

#1Mason61US #2
#2Liam60US #6
#3Ethan56US #3
#4James51US #14
#5Noah51US #4
#6Jackson48US #21
#7Jacob48US #1
#8Eli47US #43
#9Carter46US #36
#10Elijah46US #13
#11Isaac46US #30
#12William44US #5
#13Wyatt44US #41
#14Aiden43US #10
#15Jack41US #46
#16Gavin40US #40
#17Jaxon40US #66
#18Samuel38US #25
#19Gabriel36US #24
#20Alexander35US #9
#21Evan35US #47
#22Jace35US #85
#23Logan35US #22
#24Henry34US #44
#25Hudson34US #93
#26Hunter34US #45
#27Landon34US #35
#28Connor33US #59
#29Easton33US #96
#30Bentley32US #75
#31Michael32US #7
#32Andrew31US #18
#33Levi31US #55
#34Benjamin29US #16
#35Nolan29US #89
#36Carson28US #87
#37Colton28US #65
#38Joseph28US #19
#39Oliver28US #73
#40Parker28US #81
#41Brody27US #91
#42Cooper27US #83
#43Blake26US #71
#44Caleb26US #32
#45Lucas26US #27
#46Brayden25US #39
#47Chase25US #77
#48Owen25US #38
#49Ryan24US #26
#50Charles23US #62
#51Daniel23US #11
#52Luke23US #37
#53Ryder23US #100
#54Camden22US #156
#55Matthew22US #12
#56Isaiah21US #42
#57Rylan21US #179
#58Asher20US #108
#59Austin20US #58
#60Brady20US #136
#61Christian20US #33
#62Gage20US #172
#63Riley20US #133
#64Braxton19US #125
#65Cameron19US #54
#66Jayden19US #8
#67John19US #28
#68Nathan19US #29
#69Ryker19
#70Grant18US #163
#71Bryson17US #94
#72Dominic17US #70
#73Thomas17US #63
#74Weston17US #171
#75Zachary17US #67
#76Cole16US #102
#77David16US #20
#78Grayson16US #86
#79Jaxson16US #106
#80Max16US #105
#81Tucker16US #185
#82Dylan15US #31
#83Joshua15US #17
#84Paxton15
#85Tristan15US #88
#86Tyler15US #50
#87Jeremiah14US #52
#88Miles14US #111
#89Sawyer14US #147
#90Tyson14
#91Adam13US #82
#92Bennett13
#93Cruz13
#94Dawson13
#95Everett13
#96Kaden13US #129
#97Lane13
#98Maxwell13US #114
#99Robert13US #60
#100Anthony12US #15

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑46Leah#34
↑39Henry#24
↑35Stella#29
↑34Kinley#20
↑32Mia#38
↑30Cora#45
↑30Jace#22
↑29Bailey#31

Falling

↓59Julia#93
↓53Taylor#81
↓40Owen#48
↓40Asher#58
↓40Tucker#81
↓37Morgan#60
↓31Jocelyn#84
↓31Dylan#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.