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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2022 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,960 North Dakota births in 2022 across 488 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.

#41Griffinoutside the national top 200
#44Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#54Hayesoutside the national top 200
#46Elsie#189 nationally
#58Collinsoutside the national top 200
#61Beckett#195 nationally
#67Gracieoutside the national top 200
#69Briggsoutside the national top 200
#74Hallieoutside the national top 200
#53Lainey#174 nationally
#81Tateoutside the national top 200
#83Sawyeroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Olivia46US #1
#2Amelia39US #4
#3Nora37US #28
#4Ellie35US #33
#5Evelyn34US #9
#6Harper34US #11
#7Sophia34US #5
#8Eleanor31US #16
#9Aurora30US #31
#10Emma30US #2
#11Ivy28US #42
#12Ava27US #7
#13Charlotte27US #3
#14Elizabeth26US #15
#15Violet26US #20
#16Hazel25US #27
#17Cora24US #75
#18Ella24US #25
#19Luna24US #10
#20Everly23US #56
#21Sophie23US #63
#22Hadley22US #112
#23Isla22US #36
#24Lucy22US #48
#25Nova22US #32
#26Paisley21US #53
#27Willow21US #37
#28Claire20US #66
#29Scarlett20US #14
#30Freya19US #129
#31Quinn19US #73
#32Lily18US #30
#33Remi18US #118
#34Isabella17US #6
#35Layla17US #29
#36Zoey17US #45
#37Grace16US #35
#38Kinsley16US #61
#39Millie16US #128
#40Riley16US #39
#41River16US #150
#42Stella16US #40
#43Adeline15US #92
#44Brynlee15
#45Chloe15US #19
#46Elsie15US #189
#47Juniper15US #113
#48Lyla15US #105
#49Natalie15US #55
#50Rylee15US #107
#51Avery14US #26
#52Eden14US #116
#53Lainey14US #174
#54Reese14US #168
#55Aubrey13US #81
#56Blakely13US #167
#57Clara13US #110
#58Collins13
#59Hannah13US #47
#60Madelyn13US #60
#61Parker13US #115
#62Ruby13US #62
#63Addison12US #54
#64Alice12US #64
#65Delilah12US #58
#66Emersyn12US #135
#67Gracie12
#68Kennedy12US #74
#69Lydia12US #93
#70Myla12US #185
#71Aria11US #23
#72Eloise11US #86
#73Hailey11US #79
#74Hallie11
#75Iris11US #84
#76Lillian11US #50
#77Maria11US #91
#78Mary11US #134
#79Mia11US #8
#80Mila11US #18
#81Penelope11US #21
#82Sadie11US #68
#83Sawyer11
#84Sloane11US #140
#85Stevie11
#86Teagan11
#87Vivian11US #104
#88Wren11US #184
#89Adalynn10US #132
#90Brielle10US #117
#91Cecilia10US #145
#92Ember10US #158
#93Gabriella10US #89
#94Lennon10
#95Oaklynn10US #160
#96Peyton10US #125
#97Piper10US #114
#98Saylor10
#99Aaliyah9US #69
#100Ada9US #181

Boys

#1Oliver52US #3
#2Theodore47US #10
#3Henry45US #7
#4Asher44US #20
#5Maverick44US #40
#6Hudson43US #27
#7William43US #6
#8Cooper40US #53
#9Noah40US #2
#10Leo38US #22
#11Liam38US #1
#12Brooks37US #77
#13James36US #4
#14Jack35US #15
#15Benjamin34US #9
#16Easton33US #80
#17Owen30US #18
#18Jaxon28US #67
#19Nolan28US #65
#20Lincoln27US #54
#21Miles26US #56
#22Walker26US #78
#23Weston26US #82
#24Alexander25US #17
#25Carter25US #47
#26Grayson25US #37
#27Jackson25US #23
#28Elijah24US #5
#29Everett24US #81
#30Logan23US #33
#31Thomas23US #45
#32Bennett22US #83
#33Emmett22US #116
#34Jameson22US #85
#35Levi22US #12
#36Sebastian22US #13
#37Mason21US #24
#38Rhett21US #151
#39Aiden19US #29
#40Daniel19US #14
#41Griffin19
#42Lucas19US #8
#43Luke19US #34
#44Michael19US #16
#45Rowan19US #96
#46Ryder19US #115
#47Samuel19US #19
#48Beau18US #90
#49Calvin18US #148
#50Gabriel18US #36
#51Luca18US #28
#52Theo18US #98
#53Ezra17US #25
#54Hayes17
#55Joseph17US #30
#56Sawyer17US #131
#57Silas17US #87
#58Andrew16US #61
#59Archer16US #126
#60August16US #109
#61Beckett16US #195
#62Hayden16US #162
#63Matthew16US #39
#64Milo16US #120
#65Parker16US #94
#66Waylon16US #66
#67Wyatt16US #38
#68Axel15US #76
#69Briggs15
#70Cameron15US #64
#71Connor15US #118
#72Eli15US #69
#73Ethan15US #21
#74Graham15US #155
#75Hunter15US #101
#76Jeremiah15US #93
#77Luka15US #117
#78River15US #105
#79Roman15US #68
#80Ryker15US #175
#81Tate15
#82Wesley15US #70
#83David14US #31
#84Elias14US #43
#85Harrison14US #128
#86Isaac14US #41
#87John14US #26
#88Knox14US #199
#89Atlas13US #130
#90Jasper13US #129
#91Josiah13US #51
#92Arlo12US #169
#93Dominic12US #102
#94Elliot12US #150
#95George12US #142
#96Jacob12US #32
#97Jett12
#98Mateo12US #11
#99Myles12US #112
#100Nash12

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑64Layla#35
↑57Miles#21
↑54Rowan#45
↑50Elsie#46
↑48Riley#40
↑48River#41
↑48Walker#22
↑46Sophie#21

Falling

↓66Mila#80
↓64Jacob#96
↓61Mia#79
↓57Lennon#94
↓48Lydia#69
↓45Lillian#76
↓42Aria#71
↓41Eli#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.