Most Popular Baby Names in North Dakota (2025)

The most popular baby names in North Dakota in 2025 were Charlotte for girls and Liam for boys, based on Social Security data for babies born in the state.

Names that rank much higher in North Dakota than in the country as a whole include Elsie, Clara, Paisley, Colter, Stetson, and Brooks.

State data is published a year behind the national list, and it only includes names given to at least five babies of one sex in the state.

Top 100 baby names in North Dakota

Girls

Girls
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Charlotte	42	↑ 8
2	Lainey	39	↑ 1
3	Olivia	34	↑ 5
4	Ellie	33	↑ 3
5	Evelyn	32	↓ 4
6	Amelia	30	↓ 4
7	Ella	29	↑ 7
8	Hazel	29	↑ 4
9	Ivy	29	↓ 4
10	Emma	28	–
11	Aurora	26	↓ 7
12	Harper	26	↓ 1
13	Isla	26	↑ 3
14	Lucy	26	↑ 3
15	Nora	26	↓ 9
16	Violet	26	↓ 1
17	Elizabeth	24	↑ 12
18	Eleanor	23	↑ 3
19	Elsie	23	↑ 11
20	Willow	23	↑ 15
21	Clara	22	↑ 56
22	Paisley	22	↑ 11
23	Eden	21	↑ 15
24	Lillian	21	new
25	Scottie	21	↑ 14
26	Ava	20	↓ 8
27	Hattie	20	↑ 73
28	Millie	20	↓ 6
29	Scarlett	20	↓ 10
30	Emery	19	↑ 39
31	Lennon	19	↑ 49
32	Lily	19	↓ 5
33	Adeline	18	↑ 25
34	Lydia	18	↑ 18
35	Ruth	18	new
36	Sophia	18	↓ 23
37	Emersyn	17	↑ 12
38	Iris	17	↑ 26
39	Wrenley	17	↓ 13
40	Avery	16	↓ 3
41	Brynlee	16	new
42	Hadley	16	↓ 22
43	Isabella	16	–
44	Josephine	16	↓ 13
45	Josie	16	↓ 22
46	Layla	16	↓ 2
47	Lyla	16	↑ 24
48	Vivian	16	↑ 9
49	Eloise	15	new
50	Penelope	15	↑ 4
51	Ruby	15	↓ 26
52	Zoey	15	↑ 22
53	Aria	14	↓ 17
54	Chloe	14	↓ 12
55	Grace	14	↑ 24
56	Hallie	14	↓ 6
57	Margaret	14	new
58	Adalynn	13	new
59	Audrey	13	↑ 24
60	Cora	13	–
61	Eliana	13	↑ 17
62	Eliza	13	↑ 36
63	Everly	13	↓ 1
64	Gianna	13	↑ 35
65	Isabelle	13	new
66	Kinsley	13	↓ 15
67	Liliana	13	new
68	Mia	13	↓ 23
69	Quinn	13	↓ 22
70	Riley	13	↑ 12
71	Stella	13	↓ 43
72	Addison	12	↑ 23
73	Aubrey	12	new
74	Brooklyn	12	↑ 10
75	Freya	12	↓ 5
76	Mila	12	↓ 30
77	Oaklynn	12	↓ 53
78	Palmer	12	new
79	Parker	12	↓ 26
80	Aspen	11	↓ 32
81	Blakely	11	↑ 16
82	Collins	11	new
83	Ember	11	↑ 3
84	Indie	11	new
85	Natalie	11	new
86	Nova	11	↓ 54
87	Sage	11	↑ 4
88	Sutton	11	↓ 48
89	Tatum	11	new
90	Victoria	11	new
91	Ada	10	↑ 3
92	Alina	10	new
93	Charlie	10	↓ 8
94	Elena	10	new
95	Gracie	10	new
96	Jade	10	new
97	Maria	10	new
98	Olive	10	new
99	Sloane	10	new
100	Sophie	10	↓ 44

Boys

Boys
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Liam	56	↑ 4
2	Henry	49	–
3	Theodore	49	–
4	Noah	48	↑ 6
5	Oliver	47	↓ 4
6	Cooper	40	↑ 13
7	Hudson	37	↑ 1
8	Bennett	34	↑ 47
9	James	33	↑ 4
10	Colter	32	↑ 25
11	Asher	31	↓ 2
12	Jack	31	↑ 10
13	Leo	31	↑ 4
14	Elias	30	↑ 22
15	Elijah	30	↓ 4
16	Stetson	30	↑ 36
17	Brooks	29	↓ 13
18	Wesley	29	↑ 52
19	William	29	↑ 1
20	Owen	28	↓ 13
21	Weston	28	↑ 19
22	Luke	27	↑ 5
23	Rowan	26	↑ 8
24	Walker	26	↓ 6
25	Waylon	26	↑ 53
26	Beau	25	↓ 14
27	Archer	24	new
28	Lincoln	24	↓ 2
29	Maverick	24	↓ 23
30	Hayes	23	↑ 17
31	Jett	23	new
32	Carter	22	↑ 24
33	Myles	22	↓ 3
34	Samuel	22	↓ 10
35	Silas	22	↑ 42
36	Everett	21	↓ 20
37	Ezekiel	21	new
38	Graham	21	new
39	Grayson	21	↑ 7
40	Luca	21	↑ 47
41	Mateo	21	↑ 35
42	Nolan	21	↑ 9
43	Wyatt	21	↓ 10
44	Atlas	20	new
45	Benjamin	20	↓ 20
46	David	20	new
47	Isaac	20	↑ 12
48	Lucas	20	↑ 21
49	Gabriel	19	↑ 32
50	John	19	new
51	Levi	19	↓ 37
52	Roman	19	↓ 9
53	Axel	18	new
54	Beckham	18	new
55	Briggs	18	↓ 10
56	Daniel	18	↓ 27
57	Easton	18	↓ 36
58	Michael	18	↑ 3
59	Otto	18	↓ 17
60	Thomas	18	↓ 16
61	Baker	17	↑ 2
62	Beckett	17	↑ 2
63	Ezra	17	↓ 22
64	Joseph	17	↓ 41
65	Arlo	16	↓ 12
66	Benson	16	new
67	Charles	16	↑ 25
68	Jackson	16	↓ 18
69	Josiah	16	new
70	Alexander	15	new
71	Barrett	15	new
72	Caleb	15	↑ 7
73	Camden	15	new
74	Harrison	15	↑ 20
75	Isaiah	15	↓ 1
76	Rhett	15	↓ 38
77	Colton	14	new
78	Emmett	14	↓ 21
79	Harvey	14	↑ 16
80	Jace	14	new
81	Knox	14	new
82	Ryker	14	↓ 50
83	Sebastian	14	new
84	Theo	14	↓ 45
85	Tucker	14	↑ 14
86	Anthony	13	new
87	Arthur	13	↓ 15
88	Dawson	13	↓ 15
89	Jasper	13	↓ 6
90	Jude	13	new
91	Luka	13	↓ 16
92	Tate	13	new
93	Andrew	12	↓ 59
94	Eli	12	↓ 14
95	Elliot	12	↓ 28
96	Griffin	12	new
97	Jacob	12	↓ 15
98	Jameson	12	↓ 61
99	Ledger	12	new
100	Logan	12	new

Names more popular in North Dakota

Names in the state's top 50 that rank far higher in North Dakota than across the US.

Girls

Name	North Dakota	US
Elsie	#19	#123
Clara	#21	#63
Paisley	#22	#67
Eden	#23	#70
Scottie	#25	#126
Hattie	#27	#334
Millie	#28	#73
Emery	#30	#74

Boys

Name	North Dakota	US
Colter	#10	#157
Stetson	#16	#136
Brooks	#17	#64
Walker	#24	#78
Archer	#27	#98
Lincoln	#28	#69
Hayes	#30	#162
Jett	#31	#169

Number-one names in North Dakota by year

Year	Girls	Boys
2025	Charlotte (42)	Liam (56)
2024	Evelyn (49)	Oliver (56)
2023	Evelyn (46)	Oliver (69)
2022	Olivia (47)	Oliver (52)
2021	Olivia (52)	Oliver (57)
2020	Hazel (44)	Oliver (51)
2019	Amelia (55)	Liam (63)
2018	Olivia (63)	Oliver (57)
2017	Emma (70)	Oliver (74)
2016	Olivia (66)	Oliver (74)
2015	Ava (71)	Liam (63)
2014	Harper (69)	Liam (68)

Source: US Social Security Administration state files. A name only appears in a state list if at least five babies of one sex received it there that year.

Top 100 baby names in North Dakota

Girls

Boys

Names more popular in North Dakota

Girls

Boys

Number-one names in North Dakota by year

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