North Dakota · 1927

Top 100 names in North Dakota, 1927, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	238
#2	Betty	210
#3	Dorothy	191
#4	Helen	128
#5	Ruth	128
#6	Margaret	123
#7	Lois	119
#8	Doris	112
#9	Alice	105
#10	Irene	100
#11	Shirley	95
#12	Joyce	90
#13	Lorraine	89
#14	Donna	75
#15	Evelyn	74
#16	Florence	73
#17	Delores	71
#18	Beverly	70
#19	Phyllis	69
#20	Esther	69
#21	Jean	65
#22	Elaine	65
#23	Marjorie	64
#24	Mildred	63
#25	Patricia	62
#26	Rose	60
#27	Violet	59
#28	Frances	57
#29	June	56
#30	Anna	55
#31	Agnes	53
#32	Virginia	51
#33	Dolores	50
#34	Eleanor	50
#35	Elizabeth	49
#36	Marian	48
#37	Carol	48
#38	Leona	47
#39	Lucille	47
#40	Edna	47
#41	Gloria	47
#42	Barbara	46
#43	Norma	45
#44	Bernice	44
#45	Lillian	44
#46	Marie	44
#47	Marilyn	43
#48	Viola	42
#49	Gladys	42
#50	Pauline	39
#51	Marion	38
#52	Arlene	37
#53	Verna	36
#54	Eunice	34
#55	Grace	33
#56	Maxine	32
#57	Ethel	32
#58	Geraldine	30
#59	Adeline	29
#60	Laverne	29
#61	Ruby	29
#62	Vivian	29
#63	Clara	28
#64	Hazel	28
#65	Luella	27
#66	Joan	27
#67	Josephine	27
#68	Martha	27
#69	Beatrice	26
#70	Colleen	26
#71	Eva	26
#72	Elsie	26
#73	Kathryn	25
#74	Louise	25
#75	Edith	25
#76	Pearl	24
#77	Sylvia	24
#78	Katherine	24
#79	Fern	24
#80	Mavis	24
#81	Ann	23
#82	Harriet	23
#83	Theresa	23
#84	Gertrude	23
#85	Ellen	23
#86	Marlys	23
#87	Myrtle	22
#88	Jeanne	22
#89	Audrey	22
#90	Alma	22
#91	Mabel	22
#92	Eileen	22
#93	Darlene	21
#94	Thelma	21
#95	Ella	21
#96	Jeanette	20
#97	Laura	20
#98	Genevieve	20
#99	Ida	20
#100	Charlotte	20

Uniquely popular in North Dakota

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Marlys	23	37	1
Mavis	24	38	5
Luella	27	43	6
Adeline	29	46	7
Delores	71	113	17
Fern	24	38	7
Colleen	26	42	9
Verna	36	58	13
Violet	59	94	23
Laverne	29	46	11
Leona	47	75	19
Darlene	21	34	9

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.