State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2018 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,873 North Dakota births in 2018 across 532 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.

#51Aspenoutside the national top 200
#55Elsieoutside the national top 200
#59Beckettoutside the national top 200
#64Jaxoutside the national top 200
#39Lauren#174 nationally
#66Brookeoutside the national top 200
#34Rhett#167 nationally
#30Brooks#161 nationally
#77Theaoutside the national top 200
#78Blakeoutside the national top 200
#82Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#85Laneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia63US #2
#2Emma62US #1
#3Harper60US #9
#4Charlotte49US #6
#5Amelia44US #8
#6Evelyn42US #10
#7Ava35US #3
#8Ella35US #15
#9Nora33US #30
#10Aria32US #19
#11Avery30US #16
#12Hazel30US #42
#13Scarlett28US #20
#14Abigail27US #11
#15Mila27US #14
#16Isla26US #82
#17Mia26US #7
#18Piper25US #88
#19Rylee24US #101
#20Cora23US #73
#21Isabella23US #4
#22Quinn23US #85
#23Aurora22US #44
#24Brooklyn22US #47
#25Elizabeth22US #13
#26Ellie22US #36
#27Grace22US #24
#28Hadley22US #104
#29Sophia22US #5
#30Everly21US #53
#31Lucy21US #51
#32Natalie21US #39
#33Paisley21US #52
#34Hannah20US #33
#35Lillian20US #34
#36Stella20US #38
#37Emily19US #12
#38Kennedy19US #59
#39Lauren18US #174
#40Layla18US #27
#41Willow18US #60
#42Audrey17US #46
#43Claire17US #50
#44Hailey17US #79
#45Lydia17US #89
#46Madison17US #22
#47Anna16US #54
#48Chloe16US #25
#49Clara16US #103
#50Addison15US #35
#51Aspen15
#52Eleanor15US #32
#53Josephine15US #91
#54Madelyn15US #72
#55Elsie14
#56Emersyn14US #148
#57Ivy14US #86
#58Kinsley14US #63
#59Nevaeh14US #83
#60Reagan14US #107
#61Ruby14US #74
#62Sadie14US #87
#63Violet14US #43
#64Zoey14US #29
#65Adeline13US #78
#66Brooke13
#67Eva13US #76
#68Finley13US #165
#69Kaylee13US #97
#70Leah13US #41
#71Lily13US #31
#72Nova13US #55
#73Penelope13US #26
#74Rose13US #123
#75Sofia13US #17
#76Sophie13US #98
#77Thea13
#78Blake12
#79Elise12US #176
#80Eliza12US #131
#81Iris12US #138
#82Kinley12
#83Luna12US #23
#84Lyla12US #128
#85Peyton12US #102
#86Raelynn12US #116
#87Rowan12
#88Aubree11US #110
#89Brynlee11
#90Caroline11US #56
#91Charlee11
#92Emberly11
#93Emery11US #94
#94Henley11
#95Josie11US #192
#96Lola11
#97Paislee11
#98Skylar11US #49
#99Willa11
#100Amara10US #189

Boys

#1Oliver57US #5
#2Henry55US #16
#3Owen49US #25
#4Hudson47US #55
#5Easton45US #66
#6Logan45US #10
#7Noah44US #2
#8Liam43US #1
#9Jack42US #28
#10William42US #3
#11Wyatt42US #27
#12Lincoln41US #41
#13Theodore40US #44
#14Benjamin38US #6
#15Grayson38US #32
#16James37US #4
#17Carson34US #70
#18Elijah34US #7
#19Isaac34US #34
#20Ryker34US #122
#21Mason33US #9
#22Carter32US #24
#23Leo32US #50
#24Lucas32US #8
#25Asher31US #47
#26Jaxon31US #39
#27Connor29US #58
#28Eli29US #57
#29Thomas28US #49
#30Brooks27US #161
#31Everett27US #95
#32Harrison27US #115
#33Jackson27US #17
#34Rhett27US #167
#35Alexander26US #11
#36Maverick26US #73
#37Michael26US #14
#38Samuel26US #21
#39Bentley25US #121
#40Gabriel25US #35
#41Greyson25US #77
#42Jacob25US #13
#43Levi25US #33
#44Elias24US #67
#45Sawyer24US #100
#46Aiden23US #19
#47Beau23US #151
#48Declan23US #101
#49Jameson23US #91
#50Luke23US #30
#51Bennett22US #120
#52Emmett22US #114
#53Ryder22US #131
#54Brody21US #157
#55Charles21US #53
#56Joshua21US #40
#57Finn20US #166
#58Joseph20US #23
#59Beckett19
#60Blake19US #158
#61Caleb19US #45
#62Cooper19US #83
#63Ethan19US #12
#64Jax19
#65Matthew19US #20
#66David18US #22
#67Ezra18US #59
#68Jace18US #90
#69Landon18US #61
#70Micah18US #103
#71Nolan18US #65
#72Andrew17US #43
#73Cameron17US #69
#74Christian17US #54
#75Hunter17US #56
#76Rowan17US #129
#77Weston17US #102
#78Adam16US #78
#79August16US #169
#80Camden16US #152
#81Colton16US #68
#82Parker16US #96
#83Silas16US #110
#84Calvin15US #144
#85Lane15
#86Sebastian15US #18
#87Tucker15US #183
#88Brayden14US #84
#89Holden14
#90Isaiah14US #51
#91Jaxson14US #76
#92Waylon14US #142
#93Abel13US #146
#94Axel13US #94
#95Barrett13
#96Daniel13US #15
#97Elliot13US #162
#98Graham13US #182
#99Jayden13US #29
#100Kai13US #112

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑59Rylee#19
↑55Lauren#39
↑49Brooks#30
↑45Kennedy#38
↑44Emily#37
↑43Leo#23
↑42Aiden#46
↑38Hannah#34

Falling

↓45Cooper#62
↓41Eleanor#52
↓41Brayden#88
↓40Silas#83
↓37Aubree#88
↓36Addison#50
↓34Brynlee#89
↓33Joseph#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.