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Most Popular Baby Names In North Dakota

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from North Dakota, 2016–2025 — 64,314 applications in that window. Below them: the names North Dakota uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Olivia4641.7%
  2. 2Harper4411.6%
  3. 3Evelyn4321.5%
  4. 4Emma4301.5%
  5. 5Amelia4231.5%
  6. 6Charlotte3611.3%
  7. 7Ava3301.2%
  8. 8Nora3151.1%
  9. 9Hazel3071.1%
  10. 10Ella2881.0%
  11. 11Ellie2791.0%
  12. 12Sophia2781.0%
  13. 13Eleanor2530.9%
  14. 14Aurora2460.9%
  15. 15Ivy2360.8%
  16. 16Quinn2330.8%
  17. 17Scarlett2320.8%
  18. 18Hadley2230.8%
  19. 19Paisley2220.8%
  20. 20Isla2210.8%
  21. 21Elizabeth2190.8%
  22. 22Avery2160.8%
  23. 23Violet2070.7%
  24. 24Isabella2050.7%
  25. 25Cora2030.7%
  26. 26Grace2030.7%
  27. 27Willow2010.7%
  28. 28Lydia1980.7%
  29. 29Abigail1970.7%
  30. 30Everly1970.7%
  31. 31Lucy1970.7%
  32. 32Aria1900.7%
  33. 33Lily1860.7%
  34. 34Stella1850.7%
  35. 35Addison1810.6%
  36. 36Lillian1790.6%
  37. 37Mila1790.6%
  38. 38Mia1710.6%
  39. 39Claire1690.6%
  40. 40Natalie1680.6%
  41. 41Chloe1670.6%
  42. 42Piper1650.6%
  43. 43Layla1640.6%
  44. 44Zoey1570.6%
  45. 45Elsie1550.6%
  46. 46Eden1490.5%
  47. 47Penelope1490.5%
  48. 48Ruby1490.5%
  49. 49Adeline1480.5%
  50. 50Kinsley1480.5%
  51. 51Hannah1470.5%
  52. 52Clara1410.5%
  53. 53Madison1400.5%
  54. 54Lainey1390.5%
  55. 55Emery1370.5%
  56. 56Nova1370.5%
  57. 57Emily1350.5%
  58. 58Brooklyn1310.5%
  59. 59Rylee1310.5%
  60. 60Riley1290.5%
  61. 61Lyla1270.5%
  62. 62Sophie1260.4%
  63. 63Aubrey1230.4%
  64. 64Josie1230.4%
  65. 65Brynlee1220.4%
  66. 66Luna1220.4%
  67. 67Vivian1200.4%
  68. 68Anna1170.4%
  69. 69Josephine1170.4%
  70. 70Kennedy1150.4%
  71. 71Millie1150.4%
  72. 72Emersyn1120.4%
  73. 73Hattie1110.4%
  74. 74Madelyn1100.4%
  75. 75Freya1080.4%
  76. 76Sadie1080.4%
  77. 77Alice1070.4%
  78. 78Peyton1070.4%
  79. 79Blakely1060.4%
  80. 80Lennon1050.4%
  81. 81Thea1050.4%
  82. 82Audrey1030.4%
  83. 83Autumn1030.4%
  84. 84Isabelle1010.4%
  85. 85Remi1010.4%
  86. 86Aspen1000.4%
  87. 87Hailey1000.4%
  88. 88Leah980.3%
  89. 89Lauren970.3%
  90. 90Brielle960.3%
  91. 91Parker960.3%
  92. 92Charlie940.3%
  93. 93Blake900.3%
  94. 94Eva900.3%
  95. 95Eliana880.3%
  96. 96Iris880.3%
  97. 97Raelynn880.3%
  98. 98Gianna870.3%
  99. 99Norah870.3%
  100. 100Adalynn860.3%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Oliver5951.6%
  2. 2Liam4881.3%
  3. 3Henry4831.3%
  4. 4Noah4131.1%
  5. 5Hudson4081.1%
  6. 6Owen4041.1%
  7. 7William4001.1%
  8. 8Theodore3991.1%
  9. 9Asher3911.1%
  10. 10Jack3801.0%
  11. 11James3781.0%
  12. 12Easton3310.9%
  13. 13Lincoln3300.9%
  14. 14Elijah3280.9%
  15. 15Maverick3210.9%
  16. 16Wyatt3050.8%
  17. 17Leo2960.8%
  18. 18Benjamin2940.8%
  19. 19Brooks2920.8%
  20. 20Cooper2910.8%
  21. 21Grayson2880.8%
  22. 22Logan2870.8%
  23. 23Carter2670.7%
  24. 24Jackson2670.7%
  25. 25Mason2610.7%
  26. 26Sawyer2440.7%
  27. 27Jaxon2390.7%
  28. 28Levi2380.7%
  29. 29Bennett2360.7%
  30. 30Luke2350.6%
  31. 31Thomas2340.6%
  32. 32Ryker2320.6%
  33. 33Everett2260.6%
  34. 34Rhett2230.6%
  35. 35Samuel2190.6%
  36. 36Eli2180.6%
  37. 37Lucas2120.6%
  38. 38Michael2120.6%
  39. 39Isaac2110.6%
  40. 40Weston2090.6%
  41. 41Emmett2060.6%
  42. 42Gabriel2050.6%
  43. 43Joseph2030.6%
  44. 44Beau2020.6%
  45. 45Jacob2010.6%
  46. 46Nolan2010.6%
  47. 47Ezra1990.5%
  48. 48Alexander1910.5%
  49. 49Aiden1900.5%
  50. 50Jameson1880.5%
  51. 51Silas1840.5%
  52. 52Carson1830.5%
  53. 53Miles1790.5%
  54. 54Elias1770.5%
  55. 55Ethan1770.5%
  56. 56Wesley1770.5%
  57. 57Harrison1760.5%
  58. 58Rowan1750.5%
  59. 59Daniel1710.5%
  60. 60Waylon1700.5%
  61. 61Colton1690.5%
  62. 62Beckett1680.5%
  63. 63Ryder1680.5%
  64. 64Andrew1670.5%
  65. 65Parker1670.5%
  66. 66Hunter1660.5%
  67. 67Caleb1630.4%
  68. 68John1630.4%
  69. 69Walker1600.4%
  70. 70Axel1580.4%
  71. 71Isaiah1580.4%
  72. 72Charles1550.4%
  73. 73Greyson1550.4%
  74. 74Hayes1540.4%
  75. 75Connor1500.4%
  76. 76Cameron1490.4%
  77. 77David1490.4%
  78. 78Declan1470.4%
  79. 79Roman1440.4%
  80. 80Archer1430.4%
  81. 81Graham1430.4%
  82. 82August1420.4%
  83. 83Ezekiel1420.4%
  84. 84Briggs1410.4%
  85. 85Matthew1370.4%
  86. 86Calvin1350.4%
  87. 87Jace1340.4%
  88. 88Landon1340.4%
  89. 89Myles1330.4%
  90. 90Brody1320.4%
  91. 91Micah1300.4%
  92. 92Theo1300.4%
  93. 93Tucker1300.4%
  94. 94Braxton1280.4%
  95. 95Joshua1270.4%
  96. 96Josiah1260.3%
  97. 97Sebastian1250.3%
  98. 98Barrett1240.3%
  99. 99Nash1240.3%
  100. 100Dawson1230.3%

North Dakota's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in North Dakota as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares North Dakota's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how North Dakota does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Briar7.9× · 82 recorded
  2. Greta7.7× · 54 recorded
  3. Hattie7.5× · 111 recorded
  4. Elsie5.2× · 155 recorded
  5. Kora5× · 58 recorded
  6. Lennon4.9× · 105 recorded
  7. Thea4.9× · 105 recorded
  8. Bristol4.6× · 54 recorded
  9. Hadley4.2× · 223 recorded
  10. Brynlee4.2× · 122 recorded
  11. Aspen3.9× · 100 recorded
  12. Kinley3.9× · 57 recorded
  13. Collins3.8× · 71 recorded
  14. Wrenley3.8× · 60 recorded
  15. Quinn3.6× · 233 recorded
  16. Sutton3.6× · 78 recorded
  17. Brynn3.6× · 69 recorded
  18. Lauren3.5× · 97 recorded
  19. Willa3.5× · 56 recorded
  20. Blake3.4× · 90 recorded
  21. Cora3.2× · 203 recorded
  22. Lydia3.2× · 198 recorded
  23. Lainey3.2× · 139 recorded
  24. Freya3.2× · 108 recorded
  25. Blakely3.2× · 106 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Bridger19.2× · 115 recorded
  2. Boden10× · 50 recorded
  3. Briggs8.7× · 141 recorded
  4. Colter5.8× · 92 recorded
  5. Soren5.5× · 64 recorded
  6. Otto5.3× · 112 recorded
  7. Dax5.2× · 70 recorded
  8. Porter4.6× · 68 recorded
  9. Hayes4.5× · 154 recorded
  10. Stetson4.4× · 119 recorded
  11. Rhett4.2× · 223 recorded
  12. Odin4.1× · 85 recorded
  13. Ryker3.9× · 232 recorded
  14. Kade3.9× · 80 recorded
  15. Nash3.8× · 124 recorded
  16. Beckett3.7× · 168 recorded
  17. Hank3.7× · 58 recorded
  18. Benson3.7× · 53 recorded
  19. Daxton3.6× · 85 recorded
  20. Tate3.5× · 94 recorded
  21. Harvey3.5× · 73 recorded
  22. Brooks3.4× · 292 recorded
  23. Jett3.4× · 123 recorded
  24. Cohen3.3× · 96 recorded
  25. Jax3.2× · 106 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything North Dakota has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary13,0962.4%
  2. 2Linda5,2371.0%
  3. 3Margaret5,1991.0%
  4. 4Patricia5,1430.9%
  5. 5Dorothy5,0990.9%
  6. 6Carol4,9600.9%
  7. 7Elizabeth4,9000.9%
  8. 8Helen4,6870.9%
  9. 9Barbara4,6690.9%
  10. 10Karen4,6590.9%
  11. 11Betty4,6080.8%
  12. 12Jennifer4,4880.8%
  13. 13Susan4,3720.8%
  14. 14Ruth4,0840.8%
  15. 15Donna4,0780.8%
  16. 16Shirley3,8530.7%
  17. 17Sharon3,5770.7%
  18. 18Sandra3,5580.7%
  19. 19Evelyn3,3420.6%
  20. 20Jessica3,3130.6%
  21. 21Nancy3,3130.6%
  22. 22Alice3,2610.6%
  23. 23Kathleen3,1670.6%
  24. 24Lisa3,1300.6%
  25. 25Sarah3,0210.6%
  26. 26Anna2,9920.6%
  27. 27Michelle2,9170.5%
  28. 28Julie2,8910.5%
  29. 29Irene2,8810.5%
  30. 30Doris2,8720.5%
  31. 31Lois2,8420.5%
  32. 32Joyce2,8150.5%
  33. 33Diane2,7360.5%
  34. 34Amanda2,7100.5%
  35. 35Beverly2,7080.5%
  36. 36Janice2,6850.5%
  37. 37Amy2,6120.5%
  38. 38Jean2,5850.5%
  39. 39Rebecca2,5740.5%
  40. 40Emma2,5360.5%
  41. 41Laura2,4450.5%
  42. 42Melissa2,4250.4%
  43. 43Esther2,3620.4%
  44. 44Ashley2,3600.4%
  45. 45Emily2,3580.4%
  46. 46Rose2,3050.4%
  47. 47Marilyn2,3000.4%
  48. 48Nicole2,2610.4%
  49. 49Pamela2,2570.4%
  50. 50Debra2,2510.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert16,3492.7%
  2. 2James15,4692.6%
  3. 3John15,1252.5%
  4. 4Michael12,3662.1%
  5. 5David12,1182.0%
  6. 6Richard9,8591.7%
  7. 7William9,5661.6%
  8. 8Donald9,0401.5%
  9. 9Thomas7,0651.2%
  10. 10Kenneth6,2071.0%
  11. 11Daniel6,0101.0%
  12. 12Joseph5,9431.0%
  13. 13Paul5,8021.0%
  14. 14Mark5,7261.0%
  15. 15Charles5,6390.9%
  16. 16Steven5,4240.9%
  17. 17Gary5,0560.8%
  18. 18Ronald5,0120.8%
  19. 19Matthew4,7990.8%
  20. 20Christopher4,6300.8%
  21. 21Scott4,3770.7%
  22. 22Larry4,3240.7%
  23. 23Timothy4,3050.7%
  24. 24Dennis4,2850.7%
  25. 25George4,2610.7%
  26. 26Brian4,0690.7%
  27. 27Raymond4,0430.7%
  28. 28Ryan3,9950.7%
  29. 29Andrew3,9550.7%
  30. 30Jason3,9400.7%
  31. 31Jeffrey3,9280.7%
  32. 32Joshua3,8500.6%
  33. 33Kevin3,7150.6%
  34. 34Gerald3,5760.6%
  35. 35Jacob3,5190.6%
  36. 36Harold3,4140.6%
  37. 37Douglas3,4040.6%
  38. 38Roger3,3900.6%
  39. 39Edward3,2930.6%
  40. 40Dale3,2530.5%
  41. 41Duane3,1770.5%
  42. 42Wayne3,1060.5%
  43. 43Tyler2,8260.5%
  44. 44Justin2,7840.5%
  45. 45Jack2,7360.5%
  46. 46Patrick2,6750.4%
  47. 47Bruce2,6540.4%
  48. 48Eric2,6460.4%
  49. 49Benjamin2,6340.4%
  50. 50Arthur2,4860.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in North Dakota in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.