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Top names in North Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2023 North Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,932 North Dakota births in 2023 across 506 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.

#38Hattieoutside the national top 200
#41Collinsoutside the national top 200
#51Bridgeroutside the national top 200
#52Briggsoutside the national top 200
#17Rhett#165 nationally
#46Hallie#194 nationally
#53Briaroutside the national top 200
#37Ryker#184 nationally
#56Hayesoutside the national top 200
#58Colteroutside the national top 200
#60Theaoutside the national top 200
#44Stetson#183 nationally

Girls

#1Evelyn46US #9
#2Charlotte37US #3
#3Amelia35US #4
#4Harper35US #11
#5Olivia34US #1
#6Nora31US #24
#7Hazel30US #18
#8Ivy30US #38
#9Willow26US #41
#10Elizabeth25US #15
#11Lainey25US #54
#12Violet25US #16
#13Eleanor24US #14
#14Ella24US #32
#15Isla23US #33
#16Emma22US #2
#17Sophia22US #5
#18Addison21US #62
#19Aurora21US #22
#20Lily21US #20
#21Paisley21US #56
#22Ava20US #8
#23Hadley20US #119
#24Lillian20US #55
#25Quinn20US #86
#26Scarlett20US #17
#27Avery19US #29
#28Chloe19US #26
#29Ellie19US #27
#30Eden18US #77
#31Josephine18US #64
#32Luna18US #10
#33Millie18US #105
#34Penelope18US #23
#35Claire17US #68
#36Elsie17US #163
#37Stella17US #46
#38Hattie16
#39Lucy16US #40
#40Wrenley16US #175
#41Collins15
#42Eloise15US #81
#43Emery15US #70
#44Freya15US #136
#45Grace15US #39
#46Hallie15US #194
#47Lydia15US #94
#48Natalie15US #63
#49Zoey15US #51
#50Abigail14US #31
#51Adeline14US #71
#52Autumn14US #75
#53Briar14
#54Cora14US #93
#55Hannah13US #48
#56Isabella13US #7
#57Lyla13US #99
#58Mila13US #28
#59Nova13US #35
#60Thea13
#61Alice12US #66
#62Aria12US #25
#63Brielle12US #134
#64Everly12US #69
#65Kinsley12US #67
#66Blakely11US #156
#67Haisley11
#68Kennedy11US #72
#69Layla11US #30
#70Lennon11
#71Piper11US #135
#72Riley11US #43
#73Ruby11US #65
#74Sophie11US #60
#75Vivian11US #87
#76Alina10US #150
#77Clara10US #98
#78Eliana10US #34
#79Emersyn10US #147
#80Jade10US #80
#81Lila10
#82Madeline10US #95
#83Oakley10US #153
#84Parker10US #122
#85Reese10US #174
#86Remi10US #127
#87Sage10US #142
#88Sutton10
#89Brooklyn9US #84
#90Camila9US #13
#91Ember9US #169
#92Everleigh9US #149
#93Gianna9US #21
#94Iris9US #78
#95Isabelle9US #159
#96Madison9US #37
#97Maeve9US #73
#98Naomi9US #44
#99Nevaeh9US #117
#100Peyton9US #143

Boys

#1Oliver69US #3
#2Hudson57US #21
#3Henry50US #8
#4Theodore50US #7
#5Asher43US #23
#6James39US #4
#7Noah39US #2
#8Jack38US #14
#9Maverick37US #37
#10Brooks36US #73
#11William33US #10
#12Grayson31US #44
#13Liam31US #1
#14Owen31US #20
#15Cooper30US #52
#16Sawyer30US #127
#17Rhett29US #165
#18Benjamin28US #11
#19Wesley28US #70
#20Wyatt27US #47
#21Bennett26US #74
#22Elijah25US #5
#23Jackson25US #28
#24Beau24US #81
#25Mason24US #30
#26Samuel24US #19
#27Everett23US #89
#28Leo23US #18
#29Miles23US #43
#30Ezra22US #15
#31Lincoln22US #64
#32Parker22US #91
#33Theo22US #78
#34Weston22US #75
#35Colton21US #94
#36Levi21US #12
#37Ryker21US #184
#38Walker21US #85
#39Waylon21US #63
#40Graham20US #141
#41Luka19US #95
#42Michael19US #16
#43Rowan19US #76
#44Stetson19US #183
#45Archer18US #129
#46Gabriel18US #38
#47Jacob18US #35
#48Luke18US #31
#49Aiden17US #40
#50Axel17US #71
#51Bridger17
#52Briggs17
#53Calvin17US #152
#54Carson17US #112
#55Eli17US #79
#56Hayes17
#57Silas17US #80
#58Colter16
#59Daniel16US #17
#60Elias16US #36
#61Luca16US #25
#62Mateo16US #6
#63Matthew16US #32
#64Easton15US #98
#65Emmett15US #117
#66Knox15
#67Lucas15US #9
#68Nathan15US #59
#69Otto15
#70Beckett14US #196
#71Brody14
#72Dawson14US #149
#73Isaac14US #42
#74Jasper14US #122
#75John14US #26
#76Joseph14US #29
#77Logan14US #39
#78Myles14US #107
#79Tate14US #197
#80Xavier14US #105
#81Arthur13US #130
#82Atlas13US #111
#83August13US #104
#84Finley13
#85Harrison13US #119
#86Hayden13US #162
#87Jameson13US #102
#88Malachi13US #146
#89Micah13US #87
#90Thomas13US #41
#91Alexander12US #22
#92Andrew12US #65
#93Carter12US #48
#94Colt12
#95George12US #136
#96Jax12
#97Jaxon12US #86
#98Maddox12US #195
#99Milo12US #121
#100Nash12

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑63Wesley#19
↑52Lillian#24
↑49Jacob#47
↑47Penelope#34
↑47Wyatt#20
↑45Addison#18
↑43Ryker#37
↑42Lainey#11

Falling

↓79Jaxon#97
↓68Carter#93
↓67Alexander#91
↓59Thomas#90
↓53Sophie#74
↓53Remi#86
↓53Jameson#87
↓48Easton#64

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State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.