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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2020 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,164 North Dakota births in 2020 across 508 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.

#54Briggsoutside the national top 200
#55Coltoutside the national top 200
#57Hayesoutside the national top 200
#58Hattieoutside the national top 200
#65Elsieoutside the national top 200
#44Freya#178 nationally
#74Beckettoutside the national top 200
#77Jettoutside the national top 200
#78Oaklynoutside the national top 200
#80Blakeoutside the national top 200
#73Barrett#193 nationally
#82Daxtonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Hazel44US #31
#2Amelia42US #6
#3Olivia42US #1
#4Ava41US #3
#5Emma37US #2
#6Evelyn37US #9
#7Eleanor35US #22
#8Harper35US #10
#9Charlotte34US #5
#10Ellie29US #29
#11Quinn29US #84
#12Everly28US #43
#13Aurora27US #36
#14Ella27US #15
#15Lydia27US #95
#16Sophia27US #4
#17Ivy26US #57
#18Aria25US #27
#19Cora25US #88
#20Hadley25US #111
#21Isabella24US #7
#22Grace23US #28
#23Madison23US #23
#24Abigail22US #12
#25Nora22US #30
#26Scarlett22US #21
#27Emily21US #18
#28Penelope21US #26
#29Claire20US #58
#30Elizabeth20US #16
#31Lillian20US #46
#32Lucy19US #50
#33Willow19US #48
#34Addison18US #47
#35Avery18US #19
#36Eden18US #129
#37Luna18US #14
#38Hannah17US #39
#39Josie17US #135
#40Aubrey16US #56
#41Charlie16US #122
#42Mia16US #8
#43Chloe15US #25
#44Freya15US #178
#45Isla15US #44
#46Kinsley15US #59
#47Natalie15US #51
#48Paisley15US #49
#49Riley15US #33
#50Rylee15US #102
#51Stella15US #42
#52Vivian15US #101
#53Zoey15US #32
#54Audrey14US #60
#55Brielle14US #100
#56Clara14US #103
#57Emery14US #89
#58Hattie14
#59Isabelle14US #121
#60Piper14US #91
#61Sophie14US #75
#62Adeline13US #99
#63Arya13US #113
#64Autumn13US #82
#65Elsie13
#66Emilia13US #41
#67Everleigh13US #94
#68Genevieve13US #169
#69Lyla13US #118
#70Parker13US #128
#71Peyton13US #98
#72Ruby13US #74
#73Violet13US #37
#74Brooklyn12US #54
#75Layla12US #24
#76Mila12US #20
#77Millie12US #190
#78Oaklyn12
#79Adalynn11US #116
#80Blake11
#81Eliana11US #53
#82Faith11US #134
#83Gianna11US #13
#84Hailey11US #81
#85Lauren11
#86Leah11US #45
#87Lily11US #35
#88Nova11US #38
#89Remi11US #125
#90Sawyer11
#91Thea11
#92Ainsley10
#93Anna10US #68
#94Berkley10
#95Brynlee10US #191
#96Elena10US #55
#97Julia10US #108
#98Kennedy10US #72
#99Lennon10
#100Madeline10US #96

Boys

#1Oliver51US #3
#2Liam48US #1
#3Hudson45US #43
#4Asher44US #32
#5Noah40US #2
#6Benjamin39US #7
#7Jack39US #21
#8Theodore39US #23
#9Henry38US #9
#10Lincoln38US #40
#11James37US #6
#12Maverick37US #50
#13Elijah35US #4
#14Jackson33US #17
#15Grayson30US #35
#16William30US #5
#17Wyatt30US #29
#18Luke28US #31
#19Owen28US #22
#20Levi27US #18
#21Easton26US #73
#22Logan25US #16
#23Mason25US #11
#24Thomas25US #45
#25Carter24US #33
#26Eli24US #60
#27Brooks23US #92
#28Jameson23US #79
#29Emmett22US #107
#30Everett22US #90
#31Isaac22US #39
#32Jaxon22US #48
#33Leo22US #36
#34Carson21US #84
#35Declan21US #102
#36Ezekiel21US #64
#37Greyson21US #81
#38Miles21US #59
#39Sawyer21US #116
#40Silas21US #100
#41Wesley21US #98
#42Harrison20US #114
#43Nolan20US #61
#44Rhett20US #159
#45Anthony19US #41
#46Axel19US #72
#47Colton19US #66
#48Connor19US #78
#49Hunter19US #68
#50Isaiah19US #51
#51Michael19US #12
#52Samuel19US #25
#53Aiden18US #24
#54Briggs18
#55Colt18
#56Gabriel18US #38
#57Hayes18
#58Archer17US #160
#59Beau17US #109
#60Bennett17US #101
#61Charles17US #46
#62Ezra17US #44
#63Joseph17US #26
#64Kai17US #93
#65Ryder17US #108
#66Alexander16US #10
#67Cameron16US #65
#68Cooper16US #75
#69Daniel16US #14
#70Jacob16US #15
#71Rowan16US #113
#72August15US #155
#73Barrett15US #193
#74Beckett15
#75Caleb15US #56
#76Elliot15US #164
#77Jett15
#78Josiah15US #49
#79Micah15US #106
#80Milo15US #134
#81Myles15US #124
#82Daxton14
#83Elias14US #54
#84Lucas14US #8
#85Parker14US #95
#86Theo14US #172
#87Abel13US #181
#88Andrew13US #52
#89Arthur13US #163
#90Bentley13US #141
#91Ian13US #83
#92John13US #27
#93Knox13
#94Tucker13US #191
#95Waylon13US #103
#96Weston13US #104
#97Adam12US #97
#98Braxton12US #131
#99Crew12
#100Dawson12US #197

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑70Madison#23
↑64Ezekiel#36
↑55Luna#37
↑55Silas#40
↑47Rylee#50
↑45Luke#18
↑42Wesley#41
↑41Miles#38

Falling

↓66Lily#87
↓58Mila#76
↓57Waylon#95
↓55Anna#93
↓51Weston#96
↓45Brynlee#95
↓45Parker#85
↓43John#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.