Most popular baby names in North Dakota — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in North Dakota were Charlotte, Lainey, and Olivia for girls and Liam, Henry, and Theodore for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Indie is 14x more common in North Dakota than nationally, and Ledger is 11x more common in North Dakota than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in North Dakota

Girls

Most distinctive Lainey 4.0x more common ▲28 #2 vs US #30
Also more common
Ivy 3.4x more common ▲32 #7 vs US #39 Ellie 3.2x more common ▲20 #4 vs US #24 Ella 3.0x more common ▲22 #7 vs US #29 Hazel 2.7x more common ▲14 #7 vs US #21
Less common
Mia 1.4x less common ▼52 #58 vs US #6 Sophia 1.2x less common ▼28 #33 vs US #5 Isabella 1.1x less common ▼33 #40 vs US #7 Eliana 1.1x less common ▼48 #58 vs US #10

Boys

Most distinctive Colter 6.9x more common ▲147 #10 vs US #157
Also more common
Bennett 2.8x more common ▲32 #8 vs US #40 Cooper 2.7x more common ▲21 #6 vs US #27 Hudson 2.2x more common ▲10 #7 vs US #17 Henry 2.1x more common ▲3 #2 vs US #5
Less common
Mateo 1.0x less common ▼28 #36 vs US #8 Lucas 1.0x less common ▼34 #44 vs US #10

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