Popular baby names in North Dakota, 2005

The most popular baby names in North Dakota in 2005 were Emma for girls (75 babies) and Ethan for boys (81). Emma ranked #2 nationally for girls. Ethan ranked #5 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 5,944 babies born in North Dakota in 2005 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in North Dakota in 2005

Names given at least 15 times in North Dakota that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Kendra: 17 babies, 10.4× the national rate
Mckenna: 15 babies, 6.9× the national rate
Ellie: 16 babies, 6.5× the national rate
Mckenzie: 16 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Rylee: 18 babies, 5.5× the national rate
Mya: 21 babies, 5× the national rate
Paige: 31 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Shelby: 15 babies, 4× the national rate
Avery: 24 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Gracie: 17 babies, 3.9× the national rate

Boys

Rylan: 17 babies, 8.2× the national rate
Dawson: 23 babies, 8.1× the national rate
Jaxon: 15 babies, 5.7× the national rate
Carter: 53 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Kaden: 39 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Jace: 16 babies, 5× the national rate
Drew: 17 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Ty: 20 babies, 4.6× the national rate
Levi: 22 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Colton: 21 babies, 4.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in North Dakota, 2005

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2004	US rank
1	Emma	75	↑1	2
2	Hannah	61	↑4	7
3	Madison	54	↓2	3
4	Olivia	52	↑1	5
5	Grace	50	↓1	14
6	Emily	45	↓3	1
7	Ava	44	↑3	9
8	Abigail	43	↓1	4
9	Ella	43	↑9	23
10	Alexis	36	↓2	13
11	Hailey	36	↑11	26
12	Elizabeth	33	↓3	11
13	Paige	31	↑6	60
14	Morgan	30	↓2	33
15	Alyssa	29	↑5	16
16	Isabella	28	↑9	6
17	Kaylee	28	new	40
18	Chloe	27	↑3	19
19	Samantha	27	↓6	8
20	Megan	26	↓4	41
21	Sydney	26	↓7	30
22	Anna	25	↓11	22
23	Taylor	25	↓6	24
24	Avery	24	↑8	67
25	Kaitlyn	24	↑4	34
26	Lily	24	↑14	39
27	Sophia	24	↑1	12
28	Mya	21	new	98
29	Brooklyn	20	↓3	78
30	Lauren	20	–	21
31	Jenna	19	↑3	62
32	Brooke	18	↓17	47
33	Jada	18	new	76
34	Rylee	18	↑14	>100
35	Ashley	17	↓11	10
36	Gracie	17	new	94
37	Kendra	17	↑9	>100
38	Ellie	16	↓7	>100
39	Kylie	16	↑8	57
40	Mckenzie	16	↓5	>100
41	Rachel	16	new	38
42	Sarah	16	–	15
43	Autumn	15	new	90
44	Mckenna	15	↑6	>100
45	Nevaeh	15	new	69
46	Shelby	15	new	>100
47	Sierra	15	new	>100
48	Allison	14	new	45
49	Ashlyn	14	new	>100
50	Brianna	14	↓17	20

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2004	US rank
1	Ethan	81	–	5
2	Jacob	59	–	1
3	Carter	53	↑9	77
4	Noah	53	↑23	23
5	Dylan	51	↑4	24
6	Logan	50	↓2	26
7	Hunter	48	↑1	53
8	Connor	47	↑37	48
9	Jack	47	↑6	34
10	Alexander	46	↑1	13
11	Andrew	45	↓8	6
12	Michael	45	↑12	2
13	Tyler	45	↓6	16
14	Joseph	43	↑2	9
15	Isaac	41	↑6	49
16	Zachary	41	↓10	29
17	Mason	40	↓12	42
18	Wyatt	40	↑14	81
19	Kaden	39	↓2	100
20	Aiden	37	↓2	50
21	Nicholas	37	↑20	15
22	William	37	↑3	11
23	John	36	↑5	18
24	Evan	35	↑6	39
25	James	35	↑23	17
26	Samuel	35	↓12	21
27	Gavin	34	↑12	47
28	Matthew	34	↓15	4
29	Benjamin	33	↓10	25
30	Austin	32	↑3	38
31	Carson	32	↓11	>100
32	Luke	32	↑8	41
33	Jackson	31	↓2	44
34	Joshua	31	↓12	3
35	Ryan	31	↑2	14
36	Owen	29	new	60
37	Brayden	28	new	80
38	Riley	28	↓2	>100
39	Ian	27	↑7	68
40	Landon	27	↑9	61
41	Nathan	27	↓15	20
42	Brady	25	↓13	>100
43	Elijah	25	↓8	31
44	Lucas	25	new	58
45	Adam	24	new	64
46	Caleb	24	↓2	35
47	Cody	24	↑3	96
48	Cole	24	↓38	79
49	Jordan	24	new	46
50	Dawson	23	new	>100

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