State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2015 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,495 North Dakota births in 2015 across 537 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.

#29Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#55Charlieoutside the national top 200
#62Elsieoutside the national top 200
#68Beckettoutside the national top 200
#73Beauoutside the national top 200
#77Lolaoutside the national top 200
#32Bennett#154 nationally
#79Josieoutside the national top 200
#81Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#31Ryker#149 nationally
#83Jaxoutside the national top 200
#84Edithoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava71US #4
#2Emma71US #1
#3Olivia64US #2
#4Harper59US #10
#5Avery43US #16
#6Sophia42US #3
#7Charlotte40US #9
#8Paisley38US #45
#9Aubrey37US #21
#10Nora37US #41
#11Addison36US #24
#12Ella33US #18
#13Grace32US #19
#14Piper31US #67
#15Abigail30US #7
#16Hazel30US #63
#17Isabella29US #5
#18Amelia28US #12
#19Evelyn28US #15
#20Lily28US #25
#21Natalie28US #27
#22Cora27US #88
#23Layla27US #30
#24Elizabeth26US #13
#25Hadley26US #103
#26Lillian26US #26
#27Mia26US #6
#28Aria25US #29
#29Brynlee25
#30Chloe25US #17
#31Hannah25US #28
#32Lucy25US #55
#33Madison25US #11
#34Brooklyn24US #31
#35Ellie23US #48
#36Anna22US #44
#37Claire22US #49
#38Aubree21US #79
#39Emily21US #8
#40Lydia21US #80
#41Stella21US #51
#42Clara20US #98
#43Mila20US #53
#44Zoey20US #23
#45Aurora19US #78
#46Emery18US #134
#47Kinsley18US #113
#48Quinn18US #97
#49Sadie18US #52
#50Zoe18US #33
#51Eden17US #156
#52Violet17US #50
#53Autumn16US #69
#54Everly16US #138
#55Charlie15
#56Lauren15US #119
#57Madelyn15US #59
#58Norah15US #159
#59Peyton15US #72
#60Ruby15US #83
#61Audrey14US #37
#62Elsie14
#63Josephine14US #131
#64Kennedy14US #58
#65Khloe14US #101
#66Molly14US #144
#67Payton14US #153
#68Savannah14US #38
#69Victoria14US #20
#70Willow14US #111
#71Alexis13US #85
#72Eva13US #76
#73Isla13US #142
#74Julia13US #89
#75Kaylee13US #61
#76Lilly13US #139
#77Lola13
#78Gracie12US #165
#79Josie12
#80Kendall12US #147
#81Kinley12
#82Annabelle11US #92
#83Arianna11US #56
#84Edith11
#85Eliza11US #175
#86Ember11
#87Hailey11US #64
#88Ivy11US #130
#89Millie11
#90Penelope11US #34
#91Scarlett11US #22
#92Sophie11US #104
#93Sydney11US #122
#94Tessa11
#95Vivian11US #95
#96Adeline10US #135
#97Arya10US #200
#98Bella10US #74
#99Blakely10
#100Brielle10US #128

Boys

#1Liam63US #2
#2Oliver57US #19
#3Carter52US #24
#4Owen52US #36
#5Henry51US #29
#6Mason51US #3
#7William50US #5
#8Noah49US #1
#9Easton47US #78
#10Wyatt47US #34
#11Jaxon46US #44
#12Hudson44US #65
#13Lucas44US #16
#14Elijah41US #11
#15Lincoln41US #66
#16James39US #7
#17Caleb38US #37
#18Jackson38US #17
#19Jack37US #40
#20Asher35US #82
#21Gavin35US #70
#22Jacob35US #4
#23Logan35US #14
#24Levi34US #42
#25Isaac33US #31
#26Joseph32US #21
#27Luke32US #28
#28Alexander31US #8
#29Aiden30US #13
#30Eli30US #53
#31Ryker30US #149
#32Bennett29US #154
#33Matthew29US #15
#34Michael29US #9
#35Ryder28US #98
#36Bentley27US #92
#37Connor27US #55
#38Nolan27US #71
#39Parker27US #72
#40Sawyer26US #94
#41Andrew25US #30
#42Benjamin25US #10
#43David25US #18
#44Ethan25US #6
#45Hunter25US #41
#46Thomas25US #51
#47Blake24US #96
#48Brody24US #106
#49Gabriel24US #22
#50Jace24US #75
#51Jaxson24US #84
#52John24US #26
#53Landon24US #46
#54Evan23US #67
#55Isaiah23US #49
#56Joshua23US #33
#57Samuel23US #23
#58Silas23US #128
#59Weston23US #120
#60Brantley22US #122
#61Braxton22US #121
#62Cooper22US #77
#63Grayson22US #47
#64Camden21US #104
#65Carson21US #89
#66Christian21US #43
#67Colton21US #60
#68Beckett20
#69Brayden20US #61
#70Chase20US #74
#71Leo20US #91
#72Theodore20US #99
#73Beau19
#74Daniel19US #12
#75Emmett19US #139
#76Everett19US #136
#77Miles19US #107
#78Tucker19US #186
#79Abel18US #124
#80Greyson18US #111
#81Jude18US #156
#82Dylan17US #27
#83Jax17
#84Nicholas17US #62
#85Rhett17
#86Anthony16US #25
#87Christopher16US #32
#88Corbin16
#89Dawson16
#90Declan16US #112
#91Dominic16US #68
#92Ryan16US #39
#93Austin15US #69
#94Cameron15US #56
#95Crosby15
#96Jayden15US #20
#97Riley15US #194
#98Rylan15
#99Wesley15US #126
#100Xavier15US #90

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑65Asher#20
↑57Lincoln#15
↑43Caleb#17
↑39Aiden#29
↑37Kinsley#47
↑36David#43
↑35Clara#42
↑32Molly#66

Falling

↓52Jayden#96
↓50Colton#67
↓49Scarlett#91
↓49Dominic#91
↓41Hailey#87
↓40Tucker#78
↓39Emmett#75
↓38Zoey#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.