United States · North Dakota
Baby names in North Dakota
Lifetime totals from North Dakota's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in North Dakota
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlys | 1,070 |
| 2 | Mavis | 703 |
| 3 | Lavonne | 607 |
| 4 | Renae | 488 |
| 5 | Alvina | 463 |
| 6 | Ione | 378 |
| 7 | Ardis | 277 |
| 8 | Erna | 264 |
| 9 | Tillie | 247 |
| 10 | Marvel | 130 |
| 11 | Leone | 123 |
| 12 | Hulda | 105 |
| 13 | Arlys | 98 |
| 14 | Ardella | 92 |
| 15 | Mathilda | 89 |
| 16 | Inga | 68 |
| 17 | Magdalen | 67 |
| 18 | Hertha | 61 |
| 19 | Darlyne | 59 |
| 20 | Deeann | 33 |
| 21 | Larae | 31 |
| 22 | Hilma | 24 |
| 23 | Ardell | 23 |
| 24 | Ardyce | 21 |
| 25 | Helga | 21 |
| 26 | Ardelle | 20 |
| 27 | Dagny | 20 |
| 28 | Gladyce | 20 |
| 29 | Signe | 19 |
| 30 | Magdaline | 15 |
| 31 | Arla | 12 |
| 32 | Palma | 12 |
| 33 | Raymond | 12 |
| 34 | Jozie | 11 |
| 35 | Mataya | 10 |
| 36 | Hildegard | 7 |
| 37 | Sigrid | 6 |
| 38 | Cedar | 5 |
| 39 | Cleone | 5 |
| 40 | Deetta | 5 |
Most registered boys' names in North Dakota
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridger | 202 |
| 2 | Arlen | 163 |
| 3 | Elroy | 158 |
| 4 | Erling | 135 |
| 5 | Reinhold | 132 |
| 6 | Ardell | 116 |
| 7 | Olaf | 112 |
| 8 | Rueben | 112 |
| 9 | Valentine | 93 |
| 10 | Arvid | 90 |
| 11 | Christ | 83 |
| 12 | Duwayne | 81 |
| 13 | Marlyn | 77 |
| 14 | Darold | 65 |
| 15 | Ole | 65 |
| 16 | Darcy | 58 |
| 17 | Tyrel | 44 |
| 18 | Merlyn | 43 |
| 19 | Einar | 41 |
| 20 | Nels | 34 |
| 21 | Orvin | 32 |
| 22 | Arlan | 29 |
| 23 | Alf | 22 |
| 24 | Clemens | 22 |
| 25 | Orlin | 21 |
| 26 | Gustav | 20 |
| 27 | Arne | 18 |
| 28 | Hilbert | 18 |
| 29 | Gerhard | 17 |
| 30 | Iver | 17 |
| 31 | Alois | 15 |
| 32 | Gaylen | 15 |
| 33 | Ludwig | 12 |
| 34 | Delton | 11 |
| 35 | Bernhard | 5 |
| 36 | Croix | 5 |
| 37 | Duaine | 5 |
| 38 | Gust | 5 |
| 39 | Mahir | 5 |
| 40 | Marlow | 5 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026