Most popular baby names in North Dakota

In 2023, the top baby names in North Dakota were Oliver for boys (69 babies) and Evelyn for girls (46 babies). The next most popular were Hudson, Henry and Theodore for boys and Charlotte, Amelia and Harper for girls.

Top 25 boy names in North Dakota, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Oliver	69
2	Hudson	57
3	Henry	50
4	Theodore	50
5	Asher	43
6	James	39
7	Noah	39
8	Jack	38
9	Maverick	37
10	Brooks	36
11	William	33
12	Grayson	31
13	Liam	31
14	Owen	31
15	Cooper	30
16	Sawyer	30
17	Rhett	29
18	Benjamin	28
19	Wesley	28
20	Wyatt	27
21	Bennett	26
22	Elijah	25
23	Jackson	25
24	Beau	24
25	Mason	24

Top 25 girl names in North Dakota, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Evelyn	46
2	Charlotte	37
3	Amelia	35
4	Harper	35
5	Olivia	34
6	Nora	31
7	Hazel	30
8	Ivy	30
9	Willow	26
10	Elizabeth	25
11	Lainey	25
12	Violet	25
13	Eleanor	24
14	Ella	24
15	Isla	23
16	Emma	22
17	Sophia	22
18	Aurora	21
19	Lily	21
20	Paisley	21
21	Addison	20
22	Ava	20
23	Hadley	20
24	Lillian	20
25	Quinn	20

Names more common in North Dakota than nationally

The share of North Dakota babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Sawyer5.2× · 30 babies
Brooks4× · 36 babies
Hudson3.5× · 57 babies
Asher2.7× · 43 babies
Cooper2.7× · 30 babies
Maverick2.6× · 37 babies
Grayson2.4× · 31 babies
Oliver2.3× · 69 babies
Henry2.3× · 50 babies
Theodore2.2× · 50 babies
Jack2.2× · 38 babies
Owen1.9× · 31 babies

Girls

Ivy3.9× · 30 babies
Nora3.4× · 31 babies
Evelyn3.3× · 46 babies
Hazel3.2× · 30 babies
Harper2.9× · 35 babies
Charlotte1.9× · 37 babies
Amelia1.9× · 35 babies
Olivia1.5× · 34 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.