BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in North Dakota

The most popular baby names in North Dakota in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. North Dakota has recorded 1,139,287 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in North Dakota

  1. #5Evelyn32 in 2025
  2. #10Emma28 in 2025
  3. #17Elizabeth24 in 2025
  4. #24Lillian21 in 2025
  5. #35Ruth18 in 2025
  6. #55Grace14 in 2025
  7. #57Margaret14 in 2025
  8. #102Alice9 in 2025
  9. #102Karen9 in 1989
  10. #107Emily9 in 2025
  11. #119Bonnie9 in 1980
  12. #119Katherine8 in 2024
  13. #131Marilyn9 in 1968
  14. #137Rose8 in 2025
  15. #141Barbara6 in 1989
  16. #141Diane8 in 1983
  17. #142Heather6 in 2001
  18. #145Julie6 in 1993
  19. #150Nicole6 in 2006
  20. #151Joyce7 in 2019
  21. #152Amanda6 in 2008
  22. #157Sarah7 in 2025
  23. #163Ann5 in 1993
  24. #164Cheryl6 in 1984
  25. #165Dorothy8 in 1965

Top boys’ names

Boys in North Dakota

  1. #2Henry49 in 2025
  2. #9James33 in 2025
  3. #12Jack31 in 2025
  4. #13Leo31 in 2025
  5. #19William29 in 2025
  6. #45Benjamin20 in 2025
  7. #46David20 in 2025
  8. #50John19 in 2025
  9. #56Daniel18 in 2025
  10. #58Michael18 in 2025
  11. #60Thomas18 in 2025
  12. #64Joseph17 in 2025
  13. #67Charles16 in 2025
  14. #86Anthony13 in 2025
  15. #87Arthur13 in 2025
  16. #93Andrew12 in 2025
  17. #97Jacob12 in 2025
  18. #102Matthew12 in 2025
  19. #105Walter12 in 2025
  20. #111Christopher11 in 2025
  21. #122Rodney8 in 1980
  22. #128Dennis6 in 1990
  23. #136Adam9 in 2025
  24. #143Duane6 in 1986
  25. #143Gary6 in 1989

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within North Dakota for each year.