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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2021 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,359 North Dakota births in 2021 across 507 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.

#37Lennonoutside the national top 200
#39Hayesoutside the national top 200
#42Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#51Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#58Hattieoutside the national top 200
#61Lillyoutside the national top 200
#68Jettoutside the national top 200
#74Daxtonoutside the national top 200
#76Aspen#200 nationally
#77Blake#199 nationally
#35Blakely#156 nationally
#81Beckett#198 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia52US #1
#2Harper50US #10
#3Emma47US #2
#4Evelyn44US #9
#5Amelia43US #4
#6Charlotte37US #3
#7Ava36US #5
#8Eleanor32US #15
#9Aurora31US #35
#10Nora30US #27
#11Hazel29US #28
#12Isla29US #34
#13Scarlett29US #20
#14Mila28US #26
#15Sophia28US #6
#16Quinn27US #81
#17Willow27US #39
#18Mia25US #8
#19Stella25US #41
#20Ellie24US #30
#21Lydia24US #89
#22Madison24US #29
#23Chloe23US #25
#24Cora22US #87
#25Hadley22US #112
#26Violet22US #36
#27Abigail21US #17
#28Remi21US #122
#29Aria20US #22
#30Claire19US #59
#31Lillian19US #51
#32Ella18US #16
#33Isabelle18US #117
#34Ivy18US #49
#35Blakely17US #156
#36Elizabeth17US #14
#37Lennon17
#38Paisley17US #52
#39Zoey17US #38
#40Avery16US #19
#41Eliana16US #47
#42Isabella16US #7
#43Lucy16US #48
#44Natalie16US #56
#45Ruby16US #62
#46Charlie15US #127
#47Eden15US #121
#48Emilia15US #40
#49Everly15US #50
#50Nova15US #32
#51Sawyer15
#52Emery14US #90
#53Lily14US #31
#54Rylee14US #97
#55Adeline13US #94
#56Clara13US #102
#57Grace13US #33
#58Hattie13
#59Josephine13US #72
#60Kinsley13US #57
#61Lilly13
#62Luna13US #11
#63Millie13US #173
#64Norah13US #160
#65Penelope13US #23
#66Piper13US #96
#67Sophie13US #76
#68Ada12US #180
#69Aubrey12US #64
#70Emily12US #21
#71Hailey12US #77
#72Naomi12US #54
#73Addison11US #45
#74Alice11US #65
#75Amara11US #142
#76Aspen11US #200
#77Blake11US #199
#78Brynlee11US #188
#79Emersyn11US #147
#80Gianna11US #13
#81Hannah11US #44
#82Iris11US #107
#83Julia11US #114
#84Juniper11US #137
#85Leah11US #46
#86Madelyn11US #71
#87Peyton11US #100
#88Riley11US #37
#89River11US #149
#90Sloane11US #145
#91Vivian11US #101
#92Alivia10
#93Autumn10US #66
#94Brielle10US #118
#95Cecilia10US #133
#96Elsie10
#97Everleigh10US #99
#98Josie10US #130
#99Layla10US #24
#100Madilyn10

Boys

#1Oliver57US #3
#2Liam53US #1
#3Theodore44US #10
#4Asher42US #25
#5Brooks42US #78
#6Hudson41US #34
#7Lincoln41US #45
#8Henry40US #9
#9Jack40US #11
#10Logan37US #21
#11Elijah36US #4
#12Leo36US #31
#13Owen36US #22
#14William36US #6
#15James34US #5
#16Noah34US #2
#17Bennett33US #90
#18Grayson33US #35
#19Jackson33US #14
#20Maverick33US #47
#21Cooper28US #68
#22Ezra27US #37
#23Sawyer27US #114
#24Carter26US #39
#25Emmett26US #103
#26Everett26US #83
#27Mason26US #18
#28Beau25US #94
#29Luke25US #32
#30Wyatt25US #29
#31Eli24US #64
#32Jacob24US #24
#33Benjamin23US #7
#34Easton23US #72
#35Joseph23US #28
#36Rhett23US #149
#37Andrew22US #57
#38Archer22US #139
#39Hayes22
#40Kai22US #70
#41Nolan22US #60
#42Bridger21
#43Jameson21US #80
#44Levi21US #12
#45Milo21US #127
#46Ryker21US #153
#47Waylon21US #69
#48Weston21US #95
#49Caleb20US #51
#50Greyson20US #84
#51Michael20US #17
#52River19US #110
#53Silas19US #91
#54Thomas19US #46
#55Aiden18US #26
#56Braxton18US #146
#57Elias18US #48
#58Ezekiel18US #53
#59Hunter18US #86
#60Jaxon18US #54
#61Parker18US #93
#62August17US #120
#63Charles17US #50
#64Lucas17US #8
#65Alexander16US #13
#66Axel16US #76
#67Isaiah16US #56
#68Jett16
#69Joshua16US #58
#70Walker16US #130
#71Wesley16US #85
#72Connor15US #98
#73David15US #30
#74Daxton15
#75Ethan15US #20
#76Gabriel15US #38
#77John15US #27
#78Miles15US #55
#79Theo15US #142
#80Adam14US #104
#81Beckett14US #198
#82Calvin14US #145
#83Christian14US #71
#84Dawson14
#85Declan14US #106
#86Jaxson14US #102
#87Jude14US #152
#88Landon14US #73
#89Mateo14US #15
#90Matthew14US #36
#91Samuel14US #23
#92Tucker14US #180
#93Briggs13
#94Graham13US #161
#95Knox13
#96Nash13
#97Robert13US #79
#98Roman13US #74
#99Rowan13US #105
#100Stetson13

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑62Mila#14
↑62Lennon#37
↑61Remi#28
↑51Andrew#37
↑48Waylon#47
↑48Weston#48
↑47Violet#26
↑47Cooper#21

Falling

↓59Josie#98
↓50Declan#85
↓43Emily#70
↓43Hannah#81
↓40Miles#78
↓39Addison#73
↓39Riley#88
↓39Vivian#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.