State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2014 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,584 North Dakota births in 2014 across 557 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.

#53Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#53Beckettoutside the national top 200
#55Haydenoutside the national top 200
#56Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#38Tucker#176 nationally
#65Elsieoutside the national top 200
#68Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#54Everly#178 nationally
#36Emmett#156 nationally
#81Gageoutside the national top 200
#34Ryker#153 nationally
#49Bennett#166 nationally

Girls

#1Harper69US #11
#2Emma68US #1
#3Olivia60US #2
#4Ava51US #5
#5Avery49US #14
#6Zoey39US #22
#7Amelia38US #15
#8Madison37US #9
#9Nora37US #49
#10Aubrey35US #21
#11Ellie35US #55
#12Sophia35US #3
#13Addison33US #24
#14Ella33US #17
#15Emily33US #7
#16Evelyn33US #16
#17Hadley33US #100
#18Abigail32US #8
#19Paisley31US #53
#20Brooklyn30US #26
#21Hannah30US #28
#22Isabella30US #4
#23Lily30US #27
#24Aria29US #31
#25Elizabeth29US #13
#26Mia28US #6
#27Natalie28US #23
#28Lillian27US #25
#29Piper26US #75
#30Chloe25US #18
#31Grace25US #20
#32Lucy24US #61
#33Charlotte23US #10
#34Claire23US #44
#35Lydia23US #84
#36Riley22US #47
#37Eva21US #83
#38Sadie21US #46
#39Stella21US #66
#40Hazel20US #105
#41Quinn20US #126
#42Scarlett20US #30
#43Audrey19US #36
#44Aubree18US #62
#45Aurora18US #116
#46Hailey18US #51
#47Rylee18US #113
#48Cora17US #103
#49Gracie17US #161
#50Layla17US #29
#51Ruby17US #90
#52Bailey16US #104
#53Brynlee16
#54Everly16US #178
#55Hayden16
#56Kinley16
#57Lauren16US #94
#58Leah16US #35
#59Madelyn16US #60
#60Anna15US #34
#61Jocelyn15US #115
#62Mila15US #72
#63Nevaeh15US #63
#64Violet15US #67
#65Elsie14
#66Julia14US #86
#67Kennedy14US #54
#68Mckenna14
#69Penelope14US #43
#70Peyton14US #56
#71Savannah14US #38
#72Sophie14US #91
#73Zoe14US #32
#74Aaliyah13US #45
#75Alexis13US #65
#76Brooklynn13US #157
#77Clara13US #108
#78Kaylee13US #52
#79Lilly13US #124
#80Reese13US #165
#81Autumn12US #71
#82Brielle12US #118
#83Callie12US #186
#84Kinsley12US #131
#85Maci12
#86Mya12US #138
#87Payton12US #135
#88Sarah12US #50
#89Serenity12US #58
#90Sydney12US #109
#91Taylor12US #77
#92Willow12US #136
#93Aspen11
#94Bria11
#95Jasmine11US #99
#96Josie11
#97Kendall11US #133
#98Molly11US #122
#99Paige11US #134
#100Samantha11US #33

Boys

#1Liam68US #2
#2Mason62US #3
#3William53US #5
#4Noah51US #1
#5Owen48US #36
#6Easton47US #83
#7Henry47US #33
#8Hudson47US #80
#9Jackson46US #18
#10Carter45US #27
#11Jaxon44US #46
#12Michael44US #7
#13Hunter43US #40
#14Jack43US #41
#15Oliver42US #32
#16Logan41US #13
#17Colton39US #65
#18Ethan39US #6
#19James38US #9
#20Parker38US #73
#21Benjamin36US #12
#22Wyatt36US #39
#23Ryder35US #95
#24Alexander34US #8
#25Jace34US #68
#26Cooper32US #86
#27Jacob32US #4
#28Joseph32US #20
#29Elijah31US #11
#30Isaac31US #31
#31Bentley30US #89
#32Andrew29US #22
#33Lucas29US #19
#34Ryker29US #153
#35Blake28US #84
#36Emmett28US #156
#37Luke28US #28
#38Tucker28US #176
#39Eli27US #49
#40Gavin27US #61
#41Grayson26US #63
#42Dominic25US #69
#43Jaxson25US #85
#44Jayden25US #15
#45Nolan25US #81
#46Sawyer25US #110
#47Connor24US #52
#48Levi24US #45
#49Bennett23US #166
#50John23US #26
#51Landon23US #43
#52Weston23US #136
#53Beckett22
#54Brody22US #93
#55Camden22US #101
#56Charles22US #51
#57Harrison22US #127
#58Ian22US #77
#59Matthew22US #16
#60Caleb21US #35
#61Carson21US #91
#62Daniel21US #10
#63Gabriel21US #24
#64Isaiah21US #48
#65Jase21US #105
#66Samuel21US #23
#67Theodore21US #126
#68Aiden20US #14
#69Joshua20US #25
#70Kayden20US #90
#71Leo20US #97
#72Lincoln20US #87
#73Thomas20US #54
#74Austin19US #66
#75Brantley19US #121
#76Cameron19US #53
#77Chase19US #78
#78Braxton18US #120
#79David18US #17
#80Dylan18US #29
#81Gage18
#82Greyson18US #133
#83Riley18US #174
#84Anthony17US #21
#85Asher17US #92
#86Declan17US #123
#87Ryan17US #37
#88Silas17US #137
#89Brayden16US #62
#90Charlie16
#91Tyler16US #72
#92Zachary16US #82
#93Aaron15US #50
#94Beau15
#95Christian15US #42
#96Maximus15US #192
#97Nicholas15US #57
#98Jameson14US #160
#99Jeremiah14US #56
#100Paxton14

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑51Bennett#49
↑45Colton#17
↑44Layla#50
↑42Tucker#38
↑41Emmett#36
↑35Sadie#38
↑34Michael#12
↑33Rylee#47

Falling

↓54Molly#98
↓50Asher#85
↓44Jase#65
↓41Anna#60
↓40Aiden#68
↓39Gabriel#63
↓39Samuel#66
↓39Christian#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.