The most popular baby names in North Dakota

North Dakota’s most given names in 2025 were Liam (56 boys) and Charlotte (42 girls), of the 6,049 babies SSA’s North Dakota file lists for 2025. Over 2016-2025, North Dakota gave Rhett to boys 2.7 times as often as its national share predicts, more than any other name, and Hadley to girls 2.2 times as often.

Babies SSA recorded in North Dakota each year since 1910

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

North Dakota: SSA state baby-name file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026 (names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year). SSA’s state data.

The top names in North Dakota, 2025

Girls, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Charlotte	42	#2
2	2 Lainey	39	#30
3	3 Olivia	34	#1
4	4 Ellie	33	#24
5	5 Evelyn	32	#8
6	6 Amelia	30	#4
7	7 Ella	29	#29
8	8 Hazel	29	#21
9	9 Ivy	29	#39
10	10 Emma	28	#3
11	11 Aurora	26	#15
12	12 Harper	26	#16
13	13 Isla	26	#28
14	14 Lucy	26	#25
15	15 Nora	26	#20
16	16 Violet	26	#13
17	17 Elizabeth	24	#17
18	18 Eleanor	23	#12
19	19 Elsie	23	#123
20	20 Willow	23	#44
21	21 Clara	22	#63
22	22 Paisley	22	#67
23	23 Eden	21	#70
24	24 Lillian	21	#57
25	25 Scottie	21	#126

Girls: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Ava	20
27	27 Hattie	20
28	28 Millie	20
29	29 Scarlett	20
30	30 Emery	19
31	31 Lennon	19
32	32 Lily	19
33	33 Adeline	18
34	34 Lydia	18
35	35 Ruth	18
36	36 Sophia	18
37	37 Emersyn	17
38	38 Iris	17
39	39 Wrenley	17
40	40 Avery	16
41	41 Brynlee	16
42	42 Hadley	16
43	43 Isabella	16
44	44 Josephine	16
45	45 Josie	16
46	46 Layla	16
47	47 Lyla	16
48	48 Vivian	16
49	49 Eloise	15
50	50 Penelope	15
51	51 Ruby	15
52	52 Zoey	15
53	53 Aria	14
54	54 Chloe	14
55	55 Grace	14
56	56 Hallie	14
57	57 Margaret	14
58	58 Adalynn	13
59	59 Audrey	13
60	60 Cora	13
61	61 Eliana	13
62	62 Eliza	13
63	63 Everly	13
64	64 Gianna	13
65	65 Isabelle	13
66	66 Kinsley	13
67	67 Liliana	13
68	68 Mia	13
69	69 Quinn	13
70	70 Riley	13
71	71 Stella	13
72	72 Addison	12
73	73 Aubrey	12
74	74 Brooklyn	12
75	75 Freya	12
76	76 Mila	12
77	77 Oaklynn	12
78	78 Palmer	12
79	79 Parker	12
80	80 Aspen	11
81	81 Blakely	11
82	82 Collins	11
83	83 Ember	11
84	84 Indie	11
85	85 Natalie	11
86	86 Nova	11
87	87 Sage	11
88	88 Sutton	11
89	89 Tatum	11
90	90 Victoria	11
91	91 Ada	10
92	92 Alina	10
93	93 Charlie	10
94	94 Elena	10
95	95 Gracie	10
96	96 Jade	10
97	97 Maria	10
98	98 Olive	10
99	99 Sloane	10
100	100 Sophie	10

Girls: #101 to #255

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Abigail	9
102	102 Alice	9
103	103 Briar	9
104	104 Delilah	9
105	105 Elliana	9
106	106 Emilia	9
107	107 Emily	9
108	108 Hailey	9
109	109 Kendall	9
110	110 Kennedy	9
111	111 Maeve	9
112	112 Maisie	9
113	113 Melody	9
114	114 Phoebe	9
115	115 Willa	9
116	116 Zara	9
117	117 Adaline	8
118	118 Amira	8
119	119 Anastasia	8
120	120 Athena	8
121	121 Ayla	8
122	122 Della	8
123	123 Etta	8
124	124 June	8
125	125 Juniper	8
126	126 Kate	8
127	127 Lilah	8
128	128 Lilly	8
129	129 Luna	8
130	130 Madelyn	8
131	131 Molly	8
132	132 Navy	8
133	133 Presley	8
134	134 Raelynn	8
135	135 Reese	8
136	136 Remi	8
137	137 Rose	8
138	138 Sofia	8
139	139 Sylvie	8
140	140 Vera	8
141	141 Alora	7
142	142 Blair	7
143	143 Brielle	7
144	144 Callie	7
145	145 Colette	7
146	146 Daisy	7
147	147 Edith	7
148	148 Emerson	7
149	149 Finley	7
150	150 Kehlani	7
151	151 Leah	7
152	152 Madison	7
153	153 Norah	7
154	154 Piper	7
155	155 Rory	7
156	156 Sadie	7
157	157 Sarah	7
158	158 Saylor	7
159	159 Scout	7
160	160 Stevie	7
161	161 Sunny	7
162	162 Ainsley	6
163	163 Annie	6
164	164 Arya	6
165	165 Bella	6
166	166 Blaire	6
167	167 Blake	6
168	168 Brynn	6
169	169 Cecilia	6
170	170 Elaina	6
171	171 Elowyn	6
172	172 Esme	6
173	173 Eva	6
174	174 Gemma	6
175	175 Haven	6
176	176 Hayden	6
177	177 Indy	6
178	178 Jocelyn	6
179	179 Julia	6
180	180 Letty	6
181	181 Lucia	6
182	182 Madeline	6
183	183 Mavis	6
184	184 Mya	6
185	185 Myla	6
186	186 Naomi	6
187	187 Ophelia	6
188	188 Reagan	6
189	189 Rosalie	6
190	190 Rylee	6
191	191 Savannah	6
192	192 Skylar	6
193	193 Thea	6
194	194 Wrenlee	6
195	195 Addilyn	5
196	196 Alaina	5
197	197 Alayna	5
198	198 Aniyah	5
199	199 Anna	5
200	200 Autumn	5
201	201 Berkley	5
202	202 Brooke	5
203	203 Cecelia	5
204	204 Celeste	5
205	205 Dahlia	5
206	206 Dakota	5
207	207 Daphne	5
208	208 Diana	5
209	209 Elise	5
210	210 Esther	5
211	211 Evie	5
212	212 Faith	5
213	213 Frances	5
214	214 Gabriella	5
215	215 Haley	5
216	216 Harlow	5
217	217 Ila	5
218	218 Jasmine	5
219	219 Jovi	5
220	220 Jovie	5
221	221 Kora	5
222	222 Laken	5
223	223 Lauren	5
224	224 Lena	5
225	225 Lettie	5
226	226 Lorelai	5
227	227 Loretta	5
228	228 Lucille	5
229	229 Mabel	5
230	230 Magnolia	5
231	231 Margot	5
232	232 Mariana	5
233	233 Mary	5
234	234 Mckenna	5
235	235 Monroe	5
236	236 Nellie	5
237	237 Noah	5
238	238 Oaklee	5
239	239 Oakley	5
240	240 Octavia	5
241	241 Opal	5
242	242 Peyton	5
243	243 Poppy	5
244	244 Remington	5
245	245 River	5
246	246 Selah	5
247	247 Serenity	5
248	248 Sienna	5
249	249 Sydney	5
250	250 Sylvia	5
251	251 Teagan	5
252	252 Valentina	5
253	253 Valerie	5
254	254 Vivienne	5
255	255 Winona	5

Boys, 2025
#	Name	Births 2025	U.S. rank
1	1 Liam	56	#1
2	2 Henry	49	#5
3	3 Theodore	49	#4
4	4 Noah	48	#2
5	5 Oliver	47	#3
6	6 Cooper	40	#27
7	7 Hudson	37	#17
8	8 Bennett	34	#40
9	9 James	33	#6
10	10 Colter	32	#157
11	11 Asher	31	#28
12	12 Jack	31	#15
13	13 Leo	31	#19
14	14 Elias	30	#13
15	15 Elijah	30	#7
16	16 Stetson	30	#136
17	17 Brooks	29	#64
18	18 Wesley	29	#52
19	19 William	29	#9
20	20 Owen	28	#31
21	21 Weston	28	#55
22	22 Luke	27	#33
23	23 Rowan	26	#59
24	24 Walker	26	#78
25	25 Waylon	26	#56

Boys: #26 to #100

#	Name	Births 2025
26	26 Beau	25
27	27 Archer	24
28	28 Lincoln	24
29	29 Maverick	24
30	30 Hayes	23
31	31 Jett	23
32	32 Carter	22
33	33 Myles	22
34	34 Samuel	22
35	35 Silas	22
36	36 Everett	21
37	37 Ezekiel	21
38	38 Graham	21
39	39 Grayson	21
40	40 Luca	21
41	41 Mateo	21
42	42 Nolan	21
43	43 Wyatt	21
44	44 Atlas	20
45	45 Benjamin	20
46	46 David	20
47	47 Isaac	20
48	48 Lucas	20
49	49 Gabriel	19
50	50 John	19
51	51 Levi	19
52	52 Roman	19
53	53 Axel	18
54	54 Beckham	18
55	55 Briggs	18
56	56 Daniel	18
57	57 Easton	18
58	58 Michael	18
59	59 Otto	18
60	60 Thomas	18
61	61 Baker	17
62	62 Beckett	17
63	63 Ezra	17
64	64 Joseph	17
65	65 Arlo	16
66	66 Benson	16
67	67 Charles	16
68	68 Jackson	16
69	69 Josiah	16
70	70 Alexander	15
71	71 Barrett	15
72	72 Caleb	15
73	73 Camden	15
74	74 Harrison	15
75	75 Isaiah	15
76	76 Rhett	15
77	77 Colton	14
78	78 Emmett	14
79	79 Harvey	14
80	80 Jace	14
81	81 Knox	14
82	82 Ryker	14
83	83 Sebastian	14
84	84 Theo	14
85	85 Tucker	14
86	86 Anthony	13
87	87 Arthur	13
88	88 Dawson	13
89	89 Jasper	13
90	90 Jude	13
91	91 Luka	13
92	92 Tate	13
93	93 Andrew	12
94	94 Eli	12
95	95 Elliot	12
96	96 Griffin	12
97	97 Jacob	12
98	98 Jameson	12
99	99 Ledger	12
100	100 Logan	12

Boys: #101 to #263

#	Name	Births 2025
101	101 Mason	12
102	102 Matthew	12
103	103 Sawyer	12
104	104 Tatum	12
105	105 Walter	12
106	106 Wells	12
107	107 Aiden	11
108	108 Baylor	11
109	109 Callahan	11
110	110 Callum	11
111	111 Christopher	11
112	112 Jaxon	11
113	113 Jonah	11
114	114 Kai	11
115	115 Max	11
116	116 Miles	11
117	117 Nash	11
118	118 Vincent	11
119	119 Xavier	11
120	120 Ace	10
121	121 Boden	10
122	122 Callan	10
123	123 Calvin	10
124	124 Cameron	10
125	125 Carson	10
126	126 Chase	10
127	127 Ethan	10
128	128 Greyson	10
129	129 Holden	10
130	130 Jeremiah	10
131	131 Julian	10
132	132 Kade	10
133	133 Nathaniel	10
134	134 Parker	10
135	135 Riggs	10
136	136 Adam	9
137	137 August	9
138	138 Austin	9
139	139 Declan	9
140	140 Dylan	9
141	141 Enzo	9
142	142 Finn	9
143	143 Hayden	9
144	144 Jordan	9
145	145 Jose	9
146	146 Micah	9
147	147 Ryan	9
148	148 Ryder	9
149	149 Sullivan	9
150	150 Sutton	9
151	151 Victor	9
152	152 Adrian	8
153	153 Archie	8
154	154 Bodie	8
155	155 Charlie	8
156	156 Cohen	8
157	157 Colt	8
158	158 Elliott	8
159	159 Everest	8
160	160 George	8
161	161 Hunter	8
162	162 Jax	8
163	163 Jayce	8
164	164 Joshua	8
165	165 Landon	8
166	166 Mark	8
167	167 Odin	8
168	168 Peter	8
169	169 River	8
170	170 Amir	7
171	171 Bowen	7
172	172 Bridger	7
173	173 Brody	7
174	174 Christian	7
175	175 Daxton	7
176	176 Dean	7
177	177 Edward	7
178	178 Ellis	7
179	179 Forrest	7
180	180 Gideon	7
181	181 Hank	7
182	182 Jayden	7
183	183 Jesse	7
184	184 Jonathan	7
185	185 Karter	7
186	186 Milo	7
187	187 Patrick	7
188	188 Warren	7
189	189 Winston	7
190	190 Adler	6
191	191 Amias	6
192	192 Augustus	6
193	193 Banks	6
194	194 Boone	6
195	195 Braxton	6
196	196 Brian	6
197	197 Briar	6
198	198 Bryson	6
199	199 Cade	6
200	200 Cal	6
201	201 Clayton	6
202	202 Cody	6
203	203 Corbin	6
204	204 Crew	6
205	205 Dakota	6
206	206 Drew	6
207	207 Grant	6
208	208 Jagger	6
209	209 Jensen	6
210	210 Joel	6
211	211 Judah	6
212	212 Lewis	6
213	213 Louis	6
214	214 Mack	6
215	215 Marcus	6
216	216 Miller	6
217	217 Paul	6
218	218 Porter	6
219	219 Robert	6
220	220 Russell	6
221	221 Rylan	6
222	222 Tobias	6
223	223 Tripp	6
224	224 Zayn	6
225	225 Alex	5
226	226 Ambrose	5
227	227 Angel	5
228	228 Ashton	5
229	229 Boston	5
230	230 Creed	5
231	231 Croix	5
232	232 Eithan	5
233	233 Emerson	5
234	234 Evan	5
235	235 Huxley	5
236	236 Kaizen	5
237	237 Kingston	5
238	238 Kolter	5
239	239 Kyrie	5
240	240 Lance	5
241	241 Lane	5
242	242 Leon	5
243	243 Leonardo	5
244	244 Louie	5
245	245 Lux	5
246	246 Maddox	5
247	247 Magnus	5
248	248 Malakai	5
249	249 Malcolm	5
250	250 Matthias	5
251	251 Maximus	5
252	252 Nathan	5
253	253 Onyx	5
254	254 Paxton	5
255	255 Phoenix	5
256	256 Rory	5
257	257 Ryatt	5
258	258 Santiago	5
259	259 Sterling	5
260	260 Timothy	5
261	261 Turner	5
262	262 Wade	5
263	263 Zayden	5

U.S. rank: the same name’s rank in the 2025 national file. The state list holds every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state.

Which names does North Dakota give more often than the nation today?

Each name’s births in the state over 2016-2025 against the births its national share, year by year, would predict there; names given to at least 200 babies in the state in those years. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, 2016-2025

Hadley2.2×

Quinn1.9×

Cora1.7×

Ivy1.5×

Hazel1.4×

Paisley1.3×

Nora1.3×

Ellie1.3×

Isla1.3×

Harper1.2×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, 2016-2025

Rhett2.7×

Ryker2.5×

Brooks2.1×

Easton2.0×

Sawyer1.9×

Emmett1.7×

Bennett1.6×

Beau1.5×

Hudson1.5×

Everett1.5×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

Which names has North Dakota given more often than the nation since 1910?

The same measure over every year since 1910; names given to at least 500 babies in the state. Both charts share one scale.

Girls, since 1910

Marlys20.3×

Lavonne6.5×

Mavis5.3×

Kari4.5×

Luella4.4×

Kristi3.1×

Fern3.1×

Jodi2.9×

Delores2.8×

Adeline2.7×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Boys, since 1910

Anton6.3×

Duane5.6×

Lyle5.3×

Myron4.3×

Loren3.8×

Orville3.5×

Ervin3.5×

Lynn3.4×

Kelly3.3×

Brady3.1×

Bars start at 1× (as often as the national share predicts).

Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.

North Dakota’s number one names over time

Year	Girls’ #1	Boys’ #1
2025	Charlotte	Liam
2020	Hazel	Oliver
2015	Ava	Liam
2010	Sophia	Mason
2005	Emma	Ethan
2000	Madison	Jacob
1995	Ashley	Tyler
1990	Ashley	Matthew
1985	Ashley	Joshua
1980	Jennifer	Joshua
1975	Jennifer	Jason
1970	Michelle	Michael
1965	Lisa	Michael
1960	Mary	David
1955	Mary	David
1950	Linda	David
1945	Mary	James
1940	Mary	Robert
1935	Shirley	Robert
1930	Betty	Robert
1925	Dorothy	Robert
1920	Helen	John
1915	Helen	John
1910	Mary	John

Decade by decade

1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Number ones: the most given name per sex in each year’s state file.

Every state’s top names