North Dakota baby name patterns
Names that are unusually common in North Dakota compared with the U.S. overall. State data is latest-year only; national history lives on each name report.
In North Dakota, Briggs is about 9.0× as common as nationally among the strongest returned state signals.
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Most distinctive names
State rank #47; national rank #326.
OttoMState rank #44; national rank #273.
BakerMState rank #64; national rank #314.
ScottieFState rank #40; national rank #207.
SuttonFState rank #41; national rank #203.
ColterMState rank #38; national rank #219.
WrenleyFState rank #26; national rank #151.
HadleyFState rank #21; national rank #118.
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Familiar local favorites
Recognizable national names that are still especially local to North Dakota.
National rank #326; 55.2 per 10k in North Dakota.
OttoMNational rank #273; 58.3 per 10k in North Dakota.
BakerMNational rank #314; 46.0 per 10k in North Dakota.
ScottieFNational rank #207; 62.5 per 10k in North Dakota.
SuttonFNational rank #203; 62.5 per 10k in North Dakota.
ColterMNational rank #219; 61.4 per 10k in North Dakota.
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| Name | Sex | State rank | National rank | State rate | National rate | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs | M | #47 | #326 | 55.2 | 6.2 | 9.0× |
| Otto | M | #44 | #273 | 58.3 | 7.2 | 8.1× |
| Baker | M | #64 | #314 | 46.0 | 6.3 | 7.3× |
| Scottie | F | #40 | #207 | 62.5 | 9.4 | 6.6× |
| Sutton | F | #41 | #203 | 62.5 | 9.7 | 6.5× |
| Colter | M | #38 | #219 | 61.4 | 9.6 | 6.4× |
| Wrenley | F | #26 | #151 | 74.2 | 12.4 | 6.0× |
| Hadley | F | #21 | #118 | 85.9 | 14.8 | 5.8× |
| Elsie | F | #30 | #160 | 66.4 | 11.9 | 5.6× |
| Ryker | M | #34 | #181 | 64.5 | 11.7 | 5.5× |
| Cohen | M | #67 | #240 | 46.0 | 8.6 | 5.4× |
| Oaklynn | F | #25 | #116 | 74.2 | 14.9 | 5.0× |
| Rhett | M | #41 | #173 | 61.4 | 12.5 | 4.9× |
| Brooks | M | #4 | #67 | 135.1 | 27.9 | 4.8× |
| Tatum | M | #63 | #192 | 49.1 | 10.7 | 4.6× |
| Millie | F | #23 | #93 | 82.0 | 18.0 | 4.5× |
| Lainey | F | #3 | #39 | 144.5 | 31.9 | 4.5× |
| Sawyer | M | #29 | #133 | 70.6 | 16.1 | 4.4× |
| Josie | F | #24 | #94 | 78.1 | 18.0 | 4.3× |
| Easton | M | #22 | #104 | 82.9 | 19.4 | 4.3× |
| Ivy | F | #5 | #37 | 140.6 | 33.0 | 4.3× |
| Hayes | M | #49 | #163 | 55.2 | 13.1 | 4.2× |
| Everett | M | #15 | #87 | 89.0 | 23.1 | 3.8× |
| Stetson | M | #54 | #160 | 52.2 | 13.6 | 3.8× |
| Walker | M | #17 | #85 | 89.0 | 23.5 | 3.8× |
| Nora | F | #6 | #26 | 140.6 | 38.5 | 3.7× |
| Beckett | M | #65 | #165 | 46.0 | 12.9 | 3.6× |
| Quinn | F | #49 | #101 | 58.6 | 16.8 | 3.5× |
| Jameson | M | #40 | #120 | 61.4 | 17.6 | 3.5× |
| Beau | M | #13 | #70 | 95.2 | 27.4 | 3.5× |
| Arlo | M | #55 | #149 | 49.1 | 14.5 | 3.4× |
| Maverick | M | #6 | #37 | 128.9 | 39.3 | 3.3× |
| Aurora | F | #4 | #17 | 140.6 | 42.9 | 3.3× |
| Eden | F | #39 | #81 | 62.5 | 19.3 | 3.2× |
| Ruby | F | #28 | #69 | 70.3 | 21.8 | 3.2× |
| Declan | M | #51 | #131 | 52.2 | 16.2 | 3.2× |
| Callum | M | #66 | #146 | 46.0 | 14.7 | 3.1× |
| Myles | M | #32 | #100 | 64.5 | 20.7 | 3.1× |
| Ellie | F | #8 | #25 | 121.0 | 39.1 | 3.1× |
| Isla | F | #16 | #36 | 101.5 | 33.3 | 3.1× |
| Lucy | F | #17 | #35 | 101.5 | 33.6 | 3.0× |
| Paisley | F | #33 | #66 | 66.4 | 22.0 | 3.0× |
| Evelyn | F | #1 | #9 | 187.4 | 62.8 | 3.0× |
| Ella | F | #14 | #28 | 105.4 | 36.0 | 2.9× |
| Sadie | F | #34 | #62 | 66.4 | 23.1 | 2.9× |
| Josephine | F | #31 | #61 | 66.4 | 23.3 | 2.9× |
| Owen | M | #7 | #29 | 122.8 | 44.2 | 2.8× |
| Hazel | F | #13 | #21 | 109.3 | 39.8 | 2.7× |
| Emmett | M | #59 | #115 | 49.1 | 18.2 | 2.7× |
| Alice | F | #42 | #67 | 58.6 | 21.8 | 2.7× |
| Lincoln | M | #27 | #75 | 70.6 | 26.8 | 2.6× |
| Cooper | M | #18 | #50 | 85.9 | 33.2 | 2.6× |
| Theo | M | #42 | #81 | 61.4 | 24.0 | 2.6× |
| Hudson | M | #8 | #25 | 116.6 | 46.6 | 2.5× |
| Stella | F | #35 | #53 | 66.4 | 26.5 | 2.5× |
| Violet | F | #15 | #16 | 105.4 | 43.8 | 2.4× |
| Harper | F | #12 | #13 | 109.3 | 45.7 | 2.4× |
| Miles | M | #14 | #38 | 92.1 | 38.5 | 2.4× |
| Rowan | M | #33 | #72 | 64.5 | 27.1 | 2.4× |
| Elliot | M | #31 | #69 | 64.5 | 27.6 | 2.3× |
| Asher | M | #10 | #23 | 110.5 | 47.4 | 2.3× |
| Willow | F | #36 | #44 | 66.4 | 28.8 | 2.3× |
| Weston | M | #43 | #71 | 61.4 | 27.2 | 2.3× |
| Henry | M | #2 | #8 | 150.4 | 67.4 | 2.2× |
| Scarlett | F | #19 | #20 | 89.8 | 40.4 | 2.2× |
| Andrew | M | #37 | #68 | 61.4 | 27.8 | 2.2× |
| August | M | #56 | #90 | 49.1 | 22.6 | 2.2× |
| Nova | F | #32 | #40 | 66.4 | 31.4 | 2.1× |
| Micah | M | #69 | #89 | 46.0 | 22.8 | 2.0× |
| Theodore | M | #3 | #6 | 138.1 | 70.0 | 2.0× |
| Joseph | M | #23 | #35 | 82.9 | 42.1 | 2.0× |
| Oliver | M | #1 | #3 | 171.9 | 89.5 | 1.9× |
| Leo | M | #20 | #26 | 85.9 | 45.4 | 1.9× |
| Eleanor | F | #22 | #14 | 82.0 | 44.4 | 1.8× |
| Nolan | M | #53 | #64 | 52.2 | 28.5 | 1.8× |
| Roman | M | #45 | #53 | 58.3 | 31.9 | 1.8× |
| Amelia | F | #2 | #4 | 144.5 | 79.2 | 1.8× |
| Ava | F | #18 | #10 | 97.6 | 53.8 | 1.8× |
| Avery | F | #38 | #31 | 62.5 | 34.9 | 1.8× |
| Layla | F | #45 | #38 | 58.6 | 32.9 | 1.8× |