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Most popular baby names in North Dakota, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in North Dakota in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 2,700 girls and 3,356 boys are in the North Dakota list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
42 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Liam
56 babies · #1 in the US
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Top 25 girls · North Dakota 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”42▲ 8
  2. #2LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202539same
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”34▲ 4
  4. #4EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records33▲ 3
  5. #5EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”32▼ 4
  6. #6Amelia“vigor, bravery”30▼ 4
  7. #7EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”29▲ 7
  8. #7HazelFrom the word “hazel”29▲ 3
  9. #7IvyFrom the word “ivy”29▼ 3
  10. #10Emma“entire”28same
  11. #11AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”26▼ 7
  12. #11HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”26▼ 1
  13. #11IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters26▲ 5
  14. #11Lucy“light”26▲ 5
  15. #11NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”26▼ 7
  16. #11VioletFrom the word “violet”26▲ 3
  17. #17Elizabeth“my God is an oath”24▲ 12
  18. #18Eleanorpossibly “other”23▲ 3
  19. #18ElsieDiminutive of Alison, meaning “of noble kind”23▲ 11
  20. #18WillowFrom the word “willow”23▲ 11
  21. #21Clara“bright, shining, clear”22▲ 54
  22. #21Paisley“pasture”22▲ 8
  23. #23Edenpossibly “steppe, garden”21▲ 13
  24. #23Lillianpossibly “lily”21new
  25. #23ScottieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,533 in 2015, #126 in 202521▲ 13

Top 25 boys · North Dakota 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”56▲ 4
  2. #2HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records49same
  3. #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202549▲ 1
  4. #4NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records48▲ 5
  5. #5OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records47▼ 4
  6. #6CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202540▲ 13
  7. #7HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records37▲ 1
  8. #8BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”34▲ 45
  9. #9James“May He Heel”33▲ 4
  10. #10ColterEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #157 vs #1,466 in 202532▲ 24
  11. #11AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202531▼ 2
  12. #11JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”31▲ 10
  13. #11Leo“lion”31▲ 5
  14. #14EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”30▲ 20
  15. #14Elijah“Yahweh is my god”30▼ 3
  16. #14Stetson“site in the Parish of South Brent”30▲ 35
  17. #17BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”29▼ 13
  18. #17Wesley“west + wood, clearing”29▲ 46
  19. #17William“will + helmet”29▲ 2
  20. #20OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202528▼ 13
  21. #20WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202528▲ 14
  22. #22LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records27▲ 5
  23. #23Rowan“little red one”26▲ 7
  24. #23WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 202526▼ 7
  25. #23WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202526▲ 48

Names that stand out in North Dakota

Names in the North Dakota top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of North Dakota births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameNDUSShare vs US
Indie#80#63214.3×
Hattie#26#33412.9×
Lennon#30#2148.0×
Brynlee#40#2437.4×
Elsie#18#1236.1×
Ruth#33#1736.0×
Scottie#23#1265.6×
Aspen#80#2665.6×

Boys

NameNDUSShare vs US
Ledger#93#55311.3×
Briggs#53#3569.9×
Otto#53#2777.4×
Colter#10#1576.9×
Benson#65#2796.7×
Wells#93#3456.5×
Stetson#14#1365.7×
Jett#30#1695.4×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in North Dakota). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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