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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2013 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,049 North Dakota births in 2013 across 510 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.

#39Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#65Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#71Zanderoutside the national top 200
#73Beckettoutside the national top 200
#75Corbinoutside the national top 200
#70Emery#195 nationally
#40Ryker#164 nationally
#82Adleyoutside the national top 200
#84Brinleyoutside the national top 200
#84Laneoutside the national top 200
#85Brynnoutside the national top 200
#86Simonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma92US #2
#2Olivia70US #3
#3Harper63US #16
#4Sophia56US #1
#5Ava54US #5
#6Abigail41US #8
#7Avery41US #12
#8Ella40US #15
#9Addison38US #19
#10Isabella37US #4
#11Nora36US #83
#12Emily34US #7
#13Grace33US #22
#14Madison33US #9
#15Evelyn32US #20
#16Piper32US #97
#17Brooklyn31US #28
#18Hadley31US #110
#19Anna30US #35
#20Aubrey30US #18
#21Elizabeth30US #10
#22Lily30US #27
#23Amelia27US #17
#24Aria27US #41
#25Zoey27US #24
#26Hailey26US #43
#27Lillian26US #26
#28Natalie26US #21
#29Ellie25US #74
#30Hannah24US #23
#31Ruby23US #93
#32Paisley22US #80
#33Charlotte21US #11
#34Sophie21US #76
#35Aubree20US #53
#36Claire20US #50
#37Lucy20US #66
#38Peyton20US #51
#39Brynlee19
#40Mia19US #6
#41Alexis18US #47
#42Cora18US #127
#43Lydia18US #95
#44Molly18US #102
#45Chloe17US #14
#46Khloe17US #78
#47Leah17US #32
#48Nevaeh17US #46
#49Quinn17US #119
#50Bella16US #58
#51Brielle16US #117
#52Eva16US #88
#53Lilly16US #122
#54Mya16US #116
#55Scarlett16US #42
#56Annabelle15US #81
#57Eden15US #158
#58Elise15US #159
#59Savannah15US #36
#60Stella15US #70
#61Audrey14US #33
#62Autumn14US #64
#63Gabriella14US #38
#64Kennedy14US #65
#65Kinley14
#66Kinsley14US #161
#67Aaliyah13US #37
#68Alyssa13US #57
#69Arianna13US #44
#70Emery13US #195
#71Madelyn13US #68
#72Reese13US #156
#73Sadie13US #49
#74Willow13US #155
#75Zoe13US #31
#76Brooke12US #115
#77Gracie12US #165
#78Lauren12US #92
#79Penelope12US #56
#80Rylee12US #109
#81Sofia12US #13
#82Adley11
#83Alice11US #107
#84Brinley11
#85Brynn11
#86Caroline11US #63
#87Faith11US #89
#88Isabelle11US #114
#89Jasmine11US #103
#90Jordyn11US #133
#91Julia11US #75
#92Kate11US #185
#93Kaylee11US #40
#94Layla11US #30
#95Mckenna11
#96Morgan11US #100
#97Payton11US #123
#98Samantha11US #29
#99Tatum11
#100Taylor11US #59

Boys

#1Mason66US #4
#2Liam60US #3
#3William54US #5
#4Easton47US #88
#5Jack47US #40
#6Wyatt47US #42
#7Eli46US #43
#8Jaxon45US #45
#9Ethan44US #6
#10Noah44US #1
#11Elijah43US #11
#12Hunter41US #36
#13Jackson39US #16
#14Logan39US #18
#15Alexander38US #8
#16Henry38US #37
#17Owen38US #38
#18Carter37US #33
#19Gavin37US #50
#20Andrew36US #22
#21Jase36US #89
#22Levi36US #49
#23Benjamin35US #14
#24Gabriel35US #24
#25Oliver35US #52
#26Brody34US #94
#27Samuel34US #25
#28Aiden33US #12
#29Cooper33US #84
#30Isaac33US #28
#31Lucas33US #23
#32Blake32US #75
#33Hudson32US #87
#34Parker31US #74
#35Asher30US #104
#36Bentley30US #81
#37Caleb30US #32
#38Jacob30US #2
#39Jace29US #66
#40Ryker29US #164
#41James28US #13
#42Nolan27US #86
#43Ryder27US #103
#44Dominic25US #68
#45Joshua25US #21
#46Michael25US #7
#47Thomas25US #61
#48Jaxson24US #92
#49Evan23US #55
#50Chase22US #78
#51Connor22US #56
#52John22US #27
#53Joseph22US #20
#54Ryan22US #30
#55Sawyer22US #120
#56Christian21US #35
#57Luke21US #34
#58Carson20US #90
#59Lincoln20US #95
#60Brayden19US #48
#61Grayson19US #77
#62Colton18US #65
#63Jayden18US #9
#64Maxwell18US #108
#65Camden17US #99
#66Declan17US #121
#67Josiah17US #69
#68Landon17US #39
#69Max17US #111
#70Micah17US #105
#71Zander17
#72Aaron16US #51
#73Beckett16
#74Braxton16US #123
#75Corbin16
#76Dylan16US #29
#77Emmett16US #173
#78Isaiah16US #44
#79Matthew16US #15
#80Tucker16US #179
#81Weston16US #163
#82Charles15US #57
#83David15US #17
#84Lane15
#85Robert15US #62
#86Simon15
#87Tanner15US #197
#88Xavier15US #83
#89Austin14US #64
#90Daniel14US #10
#91Dawson14
#92Elliot14
#93Everett14US #189
#94Jameson14US #181
#95Leo14US #112
#96Rylan14
#97Silas14US #116
#98Anthony13US #19
#99Ashton13US #152
#100Bennett13US #194

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑43Molly#44
↑42Ruby#31
↑41Aubree#35
↑38Joshua#45
↑34Charlotte#33
↑34Sawyer#55
↑34Maxwell#64
↑31Evelyn#15

Falling

↓52Layla#94
↓48Payton#97
↓45Kinley#65
↓41Rylee#80
↓41Brynn#85
↓41Landon#68
↓39Daniel#90
↓39Rylan#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.