State roster

Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2019 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,626 North Dakota births in 2019 across 522 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.

#39Elsieoutside the national top 200
#50Brynlee#187 nationally
#64Theaoutside the national top 200
#68Bristoloutside the national top 200
#35Rhett#166 nationally
#70Hayesoutside the national top 200
#72Oaklynoutside the national top 200
#75Blakeoutside the national top 200
#77Freya#199 nationally
#52Brody#172 nationally
#56Finn#173 nationally
#84Barrettoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Amelia55US #7
#2Evelyn53US #10
#3Harper46US #9
#4Emma43US #2
#5Olivia42US #1
#6Ava38US #3
#7Sophia35US #4
#8Charlotte34US #6
#9Nora31US #29
#10Everly30US #42
#11Isabella30US #5
#12Quinn30US #83
#13Ella29US #13
#14Isla29US #57
#15Paisley28US #53
#16Avery27US #18
#17Hadley27US #112
#18Mila27US #19
#19Abigail26US #11
#20Grace26US #28
#21Lily26US #34
#22Cora25US #71
#23Natalie25US #41
#24Ellie24US #35
#25Hazel24US #33
#26Piper24US #84
#27Aria23US #20
#28Aurora23US #39
#29Eleanor23US #27
#30Hannah23US #32
#31Violet23US #36
#32Stella22US #40
#33Emery21US #93
#34Claire20US #55
#35Lydia20US #94
#36Ivy19US #67
#37Peyton19US #97
#38Anna18US #63
#39Elsie18
#40Layla18US #23
#41Kinsley17US #74
#42Lillian17US #37
#43Lyla17US #121
#44Penelope17US #22
#45Ruby17US #66
#46Elizabeth16US #14
#47Lucy16US #48
#48Nova16US #51
#49Aubrey15US #46
#50Brynlee15US #187
#51Mia15US #8
#52Addison14US #47
#53Emily14US #12
#54Scarlett14US #21
#55Zoey14US #31
#56Autumn13US #82
#57Eden13US #145
#58Josephine13US #90
#59Josie13US #155
#60Leah13US #43
#61Parker13US #143
#62Reese13US #159
#63Remi13US #154
#64Thea13
#65Alice12US #73
#66Audrey12US #49
#67Blakely12US #183
#68Bristol12
#69Brooklyn12US #52
#70Chloe12US #24
#71Madelyn12US #72
#72Oaklyn12
#73Willow12US #45
#74Amara11US #140
#75Blake11
#76Clara11US #95
#77Freya11US #199
#78Kennedy11US #68
#79Raelynn11US #113
#80Riley11US #30
#81Savannah11US #54
#82Adeline10US #91
#83Athena10US #104
#84Elliana10US #146
#85Emilia10US #44
#86Everleigh10US #108
#87Gianna10US #79
#88Kendall10
#89Lauren10
#90Lennon10
#91Lola10
#92Luna10US #16
#93Madison10US #26
#94Nevaeh10US #89
#95Olive10
#96Rachel10US #191
#97Rylee10US #100
#98Sophie10US #85
#99Victoria10US #25
#100Willa10

Boys

#1Liam63US #1
#2Owen61US #21
#3Oliver58US #3
#4Henry48US #13
#5William47US #4
#6Carter46US #30
#7Jack46US #19
#8James44US #6
#9Wyatt44US #29
#10Noah43US #2
#11Easton42US #74
#12Logan39US #16
#13Asher38US #43
#14Maverick38US #58
#15Leo36US #40
#16Lincoln36US #41
#17Theodore35US #36
#18Elijah31US #5
#19Grayson30US #33
#20Sawyer30US #106
#21Ezra29US #49
#22Levi29US #25
#23Ryker29US #135
#24Hudson28US #50
#25Jaxon28US #42
#26Bennett27US #108
#27Cooper27US #80
#28Emmett27US #107
#29Jackson27US #17
#30Thomas26US #47
#31Benjamin25US #7
#32Colton25US #59
#33Isaac25US #34
#34Isaiah25US #53
#35Rhett25US #166
#36Alexander24US #10
#37Mason24US #9
#38Waylon24US #113
#39Daniel23US #15
#40Parker23US #98
#41Everett22US #94
#42Gabriel22US #37
#43Harrison22US #111
#44Jameson22US #77
#45Weston22US #104
#46Carson21US #82
#47Ethan21US #11
#48Hunter21US #66
#49John21US #28
#50Samuel21US #22
#51Aiden20US #20
#52Brody20US #172
#53Brooks20US #110
#54Caleb20US #51
#55Cameron20US #67
#56Finn20US #173
#57Axel19US #84
#58Landon19US #63
#59Michael19US #14
#60Nolan19US #65
#61Connor18US #68
#62Lucas18US #8
#63Luke18US #32
#64Dominic17US #85
#65Eli17US #62
#66Jasper17US #136
#67Max17US #137
#68Declan16US #95
#69Greyson16US #79
#70Hayes16
#71Jace16US #93
#72Jacob16US #12
#73Jeremiah16US #69
#74Joseph16US #24
#75River16US #168
#76Ryder16US #116
#77Adam15US #91
#78Charles15US #52
#79Miles15US #75
#80Myles15US #143
#81Roman15US #72
#82Theo15US #195
#83Wesley15US #99
#84Barrett14
#85Beau14US #132
#86Briggs14
#87Calvin14US #145
#88Camden14US #159
#89Dawson14
#90Gavin14US #128
#91Ian14US #81
#92Luca14US #87
#93Nash14
#94Rowan14US #118
#95Silas14US #105
#96Bridger13
#97Cole13US #123
#98David13US #27
#99Elliot13US #171
#100Ezekiel13US #71

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑60Emery#33
↑57Daniel#39
↑56Isaiah#34
↑54Waylon#38
↑50Lily#21
↑49Colton#32
↑48Peyton#37
↑46Ezra#21

Falling

↓78Rylee#97
↓50Lauren#89
↓47Madison#93
↓45Brooklyn#69
↓41Scarlett#54
↓40Kennedy#78
↓38Lucas#62
↓38Beau#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.