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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2017 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,095 North Dakota births in 2017 across 543 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.

#37Elsieoutside the national top 200
#31Rhett#180 nationally
#55Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#59Theaoutside the national top 200
#69Beckettoutside the national top 200
#70Gemmaoutside the national top 200
#73Haydenoutside the national top 200
#74Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#79Brooksoutside the national top 200
#13Ryker#131 nationally
#82Josie#200 nationally
#87Adleyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma70US #1
#2Harper61US #11
#3Olivia53US #2
#4Amelia51US #8
#5Ava49US #3
#6Abigail38US #10
#7Evelyn36US #9
#8Hazel33US #43
#9Ella32US #16
#10Ellie32US #44
#11Eleanor31US #36
#12Quinn31US #76
#13Sophia31US #5
#14Addison30US #34
#15Paisley29US #45
#16Everly27US #82
#17Grace27US #21
#18Layla27US #26
#19Natalie27US #35
#20Scarlett27US #18
#21Nora26US #29
#22Avery25US #14
#23Charlotte25US #7
#24Elizabeth25US #13
#25Willow24US #80
#26Lillian23US #27
#27Mila23US #30
#28Isabella22US #4
#29Stella22US #42
#30Aria21US #20
#31Cora21US #83
#32Ivy21US #108
#33Brooklyn20US #39
#34Claire20US #49
#35Piper20US #81
#36Adeline19US #64
#37Elsie19
#38Lydia19US #85
#39Kinsley18US #59
#40Lily18US #33
#41Penelope18US #24
#42Riley18US #25
#43Eva17US #73
#44Mia17US #6
#45Vivian17US #97
#46Chloe16US #22
#47Clara16US #95
#48Hadley16US #112
#49Zoey16US #28
#50Athena15US #127
#51Aubree15US #86
#52Aubrey15US #31
#53Aurora15US #51
#54Brielle15US #101
#55Brynlee15
#56Lucy15US #52
#57Norah15US #137
#58Sofia15US #15
#59Thea15
#60Violet15US #47
#61Anna14US #53
#62Kaylee14US #84
#63Lyla14US #131
#64Madison14US #17
#65Audrey13US #46
#66Eden13US #139
#67Eliza13US #140
#68Emery13US #115
#69Gabriella13US #65
#70Gemma13
#71Hailey13US #72
#72Hannah13US #32
#73Hayden13
#74Kinley13
#75Leah13US #40
#76Madelyn13US #63
#77Reagan13US #98
#78Rylee13US #104
#79Sadie13US #71
#80Skylar13US #48
#81Emily12US #12
#82Josie12US #200
#83Kennedy12US #58
#84Naomi12US #69
#85Reese12US #171
#86Adaline11US #181
#87Adley11
#88Alayna11
#89Alice11US #70
#90Bella11US #50
#91Blake11
#92Eloise11US #190
#93Finley11US #159
#94Lauren11US #148
#95Nevaeh11US #74
#96Nova11US #94
#97Alaina10US #182
#98Alexis10US #143
#99Bailey10US #125
#100Haven10

Boys

#1Oliver74US #10
#2Henry64US #19
#3Liam61US #1
#4Noah51US #2
#5William49US #3
#6Easton48US #66
#7Owen48US #28
#8Asher45US #59
#9Logan45US #5
#10Jack44US #36
#11Elijah43US #8
#12James41US #4
#13Ryker39US #131
#14Carter37US #24
#15Jaxon36US #43
#16Lincoln36US #41
#17Cooper35US #88
#18Lucas35US #11
#19Theodore34US #61
#20Wyatt34US #25
#21Isaac32US #32
#22Jackson30US #20
#23Sawyer30US #95
#24Hudson29US #64
#25Joseph29US #18
#26Maverick29US #84
#27Thomas29US #49
#28Alexander28US #13
#29Jacob28US #9
#30Michael28US #12
#31Rhett28US #180
#32Samuel28US #21
#33Benjamin27US #6
#34Eli27US #54
#35Gabriel27US #31
#36Greyson27US #80
#37Mason27US #7
#38Ryder27US #122
#39Ethan26US #14
#40Carson25US #83
#41Grayson25US #34
#42John25US #27
#43Silas25US #120
#44Bentley24US #101
#45Brody24US #152
#46Charles24US #48
#47Brayden23US #72
#48Hunter23US #53
#49Luke23US #30
#50Gavin22US #96
#51Landon22US #57
#52Nolan22US #67
#53Bennett21US #123
#54Connor21US #56
#55Everett21US #106
#56Harrison21US #113
#57Isaiah21US #46
#58Colton20US #70
#59Emmett20US #124
#60Roman20US #91
#61Rowan20US #140
#62Andrew19US #40
#63Caleb19US #50
#64Elias19US #78
#65Jace19US #87
#66Leo19US #62
#67Levi19US #35
#68Weston19US #109
#69Beckett18
#70Jaxson18US #79
#71Sebastian18US #23
#72Braxton17US #118
#73Cameron17US #60
#74Cole17US #116
#75Daniel17US #15
#76David17US #22
#77Parker17US #90
#78Ryan17US #44
#79Brooks16
#80Camden16US #148
#81Ezra16US #69
#82Graham16US #185
#83Wesley16US #111
#84Christian15US #52
#85Jameson15US #100
#86Jayden15US #26
#87Joshua15US #38
#88Aiden14US #17
#89Axel14US #104
#90Bryson14US #86
#91Calvin14US #146
#92Colt14
#93Elliot14US #161
#94Evan14US #85
#95Finn14US #167
#96Jason14US #92
#97Jonah14US #154
#98Josiah14US #51
#99Matthew14US #16
#100Mohamed14

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑71Theodore#19
↑70Mila#27
↑68Rhett#31
↑56Willow#25
↑47Everly#16
↑41Norah#57
↑38Brody#45
↑38Isaiah#57

Falling

↓68Aiden#88
↓55Emily#81
↓55Evan#94
↓48Madelyn#76
↓47Kennedy#83
↓43Matthew#99
↓41Madison#64
↓41Lauren#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.