State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2016 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,427 North Dakota births in 2016 across 541 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.

#32Beckettoutside the national top 200
#60Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#66Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#75Brooksoutside the national top 200
#76Gretaoutside the national top 200
#76Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#77Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#80Theaoutside the national top 200
#74August#193 nationally
#31Ryker#148 nationally
#84Hattieoutside the national top 200
#85Kateoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia66US #2
#2Harper65US #11
#3Emma63US #1
#4Evelyn59US #12
#5Amelia47US #10
#6Charlotte46US #7
#7Ella43US #17
#8Nora43US #36
#9Addison39US #29
#10Ava38US #3
#11Grace36US #19
#12Avery35US #16
#13Hazel35US #52
#14Lydia32US #80
#15Sophia32US #4
#16Hadley31US #108
#17Ellie30US #43
#18Paisley30US #46
#19Piper30US #67
#20Isabella29US #5
#21Lillian28US #28
#22Lily28US #24
#23Madison28US #15
#24Scarlett28US #18
#25Elizabeth27US #13
#26Emily26US #9
#27Quinn26US #79
#28Madelyn25US #62
#29Mia25US #6
#30Abigail24US #8
#31Aubrey24US #25
#32Claire24US #40
#33Hannah24US #33
#34Cora23US #87
#35Chloe22US #20
#36Kennedy22US #59
#37Zoey22US #26
#38Ruby21US #71
#39Anna20US #49
#40Layla20US #30
#41Lucy20US #55
#42Adeline19US #63
#43Isla19US #127
#44Audrey18US #39
#45Eleanor18US #41
#46Rylee18US #105
#47Autumn17US #65
#48Brooklyn17US #34
#49Natalie17US #31
#50Aria16US #23
#51Brielle16US #121
#52Kinsley16US #86
#53Lauren16US #134
#54Mya16US #167
#55Riley16US #22
#56Stella16US #45
#57Victoria16US #21
#58Violet16US #47
#59Aurora15US #66
#60Brynlee15
#61Clara15US #100
#62Eva15US #74
#63Everly15US #107
#64Ivy15US #112
#65Peyton15US #81
#66Sawyer15
#67Aubree14US #84
#68Eden14US #148
#69Gabriella14US #61
#70Hailey14US #68
#71Kylie14US #83
#72Leah14US #37
#73Paige14US #149
#74Savannah14US #38
#75Alice13US #76
#76Greta13
#77Kinley13
#78Lilly13US #143
#79Sadie13US #60
#80Thea13
#81Willow13US #96
#82Charlie12US #185
#83Faith12US #99
#84Hattie12
#85Kate12
#86Molly12US #157
#87Morgan12US #132
#88Reagan12US #98
#89Rose12US #151
#90Aaliyah11US #53
#91Allison11US #50
#92Briella11
#93Eliana11US #93
#94Emery11US #130
#95Isabelle11US #102
#96Josephine11US #114
#97Mila11US #48
#98Norah11US #154
#99Samantha11US #44
#100Skylar11US #42

Boys

#1Oliver74US #12
#2William63US #3
#3Easton54US #66
#4Owen53US #24
#5Liam52US #2
#6Mason49US #4
#7James47US #5
#8Henry45US #22
#9Wyatt45US #33
#10Hudson43US #61
#11Lincoln41US #51
#12Eli40US #50
#13Elijah38US #9
#14Jaxon38US #41
#15Asher37US #71
#16Grayson37US #37
#17Jack37US #38
#18Jacob37US #7
#19Noah37US #1
#20Aiden36US #16
#21Benjamin36US #6
#22Logan36US #18
#23Isaac34US #31
#24Jackson34US #17
#25Thomas34US #48
#26Ethan32US #10
#27Luke31US #29
#28Leo30US #74
#29Sawyer30US #97
#30Gabriel29US #25
#31Ryker29US #148
#32Beckett28
#33Carson28US #81
#34Cooper28US #79
#35Michael28US #8
#36Carter27US #26
#37Landon27US #53
#38Lucas27US #14
#39Evan26US #69
#40Hunter26US #45
#41Andrew25US #34
#42Levi25US #42
#43Nolan24US #67
#44Parker24US #87
#45Braxton23US #125
#46Caleb23US #44
#47Colton23US #68
#48Joseph23US #20
#49Alexander22US #11
#50Blake22US #127
#51Emmett22US #136
#52John22US #28
#53Ryder22US #102
#54Brayden21US #64
#55Cameron21US #57
#56Matthew21US #15
#57Weston21US #121
#58Connor20US #54
#59David20US #19
#60Harrison20US #107
#61Josiah20US #55
#62Samuel20US #21
#63Tucker20US #173
#64Jordan19US #65
#65Silas19US #119
#66Abel18US #137
#67Axel18US #116
#68Bennett18US #140
#69Charles18US #52
#70Daniel18US #13
#71Declan18US #109
#72Greyson18US #95
#73Jaxson18US #82
#74August17US #193
#75Brooks17
#76Dawson17
#77Ezekiel17US #120
#78Ezra17US #85
#79Gavin17US #80
#80Jameson17US #128
#81Micah17US #115
#82Ryan17US #40
#83Brody16US #135
#84Camden16US #124
#85Chase16US #86
#86Clayton16
#87Maxwell16US #111
#88Miles16US #105
#89Nash16
#90Theodore16US #83
#91Adam15US #75
#92Barrett15
#93Dylan15US #32
#94Hayden15US #168
#95Isaiah15US #47
#96Jace15US #76
#97Joshua15US #35
#98Paxton15
#99Rhett15
#100Xavier15US #88

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑67Scarlett#24
↑54Adeline#42
↑49Brielle#51
↑47Grayson#16
↑43Leo#28
↑39Cameron#55
↑36Beckett#32
↑32Carson#33

Falling

↓58Gavin#79
↓54Mila#97
↓48Emery#94
↓46Jace#96
↓41Joshua#97
↓40Norah#98
↓40Isaiah#95
↓36Bennett#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.