North Dakota · 1936

Top 100 names in North Dakota, 1936, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Shirley	278
#2	Mary	236
#3	Betty	129
#4	Carol	123
#5	Janice	122
#6	Marlene	121
#7	Darlene	114
#8	Donna	110
#9	Patricia	106
#10	Beverly	93
#11	Marilyn	91
#12	Joyce	90
#13	Barbara	88
#14	Joan	84
#15	Dorothy	78
#16	Lois	77
#17	Delores	72
#18	Jean	70
#19	Arlene	65
#20	Phyllis	65
#21	Joanne	64
#22	Helen	64
#23	Margaret	63
#24	Doris	61
#25	Irene	57
#26	Elaine	56
#27	Ruth	54
#28	Yvonne	50
#29	Audrey	49
#30	Sharon	48
#31	Virginia	48
#32	Alice	47
#33	Lorraine	45
#34	Gloria	45
#35	Janet	44
#36	Marlys	43
#37	Evelyn	43
#38	Joann	43
#39	Eileen	43
#40	Marjorie	42
#41	Frances	38
#42	Loretta	35
#43	Karen	35
#44	Rose	34
#45	Bonnie	33
#46	Elizabeth	32
#47	Marion	31
#48	Bernice	30
#49	Nancy	29
#50	Florence	29
#51	Lucille	28
#52	Mavis	28
#53	Marian	28
#54	Grace	28
#55	Ann	27
#56	Rita	27
#57	Viola	26
#58	Kathleen	26
#59	Gladys	26
#60	Marie	26
#61	Jeanette	26
#62	Leona	25
#63	Anna	25
#64	Gail	25
#65	Caroline	25
#66	Kay	24
#67	Lavonne	24
#68	Roberta	24
#69	Judith	22
#70	Mildred	22
#71	Charlotte	22
#72	Eunice	22
#73	Jacqueline	22
#74	Lillian	22
#75	Sylvia	22
#76	Eleanor	22
#77	Dolores	21
#78	Sandra	21
#79	Esther	21
#80	Agnes	21
#81	Colleen	20
#82	Rosemary	20
#83	Norma	20
#84	Carole	20
#85	Geraldine	19
#86	Deloris	18
#87	Violet	18
#88	June	18
#89	Louise	18
#90	Edna	18
#91	Katherine	17
#92	Ellen	17
#93	Verna	17
#94	Laverne	16
#95	Linda	16
#96	Luella	16
#97	Martha	16
#98	Ruby	16
#99	Ramona	16
#100	Carolyn	16

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	43	77	4
Mavis	28	50	4
Lavonne	24	43	4
Darlene	114	204	28
Colleen	20	36	8
Caroline	25	45	10
Marlene	121	216	51
Viola	26	46	11
Eunice	22	39	10
Karen	35	63	17
Leona	25	45	12
Janice	122	218	59

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.