North Dakota Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1997

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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North Dakota Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1997

In 1997, the most popular name for baby boys in North Dakota was Austin, with a count of 123 boys out of a total of 3,783 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.25% of the total number of new-born baby boys in North Dakota in 1997). The second most popular boy name was Jacob (116 boys, 3.07% of total). The third most popular boy name was Zachary (93 boys, 2.46% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in North Dakota in 1997

Austin

Jacob

Zachary

Tyler

Michael

Nicholas

Alexander

Matthew

Jordan

Cody

The table below below shows the top 187 most popular male baby names in North Dakota in 1997. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in North Dakota over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in North Dakota in 1997

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Austin	123	3.25
2	Jacob	116	3.07
3	Zachary	93	2.46
4	Tyler	83	2.19
5	Michael	76	2.01
6	Nicholas	72	1.90
7	Alexander	70	1.85
8	Matthew	68	1.80
9	Jordan	66	1.75
10	Cody	63	1.67
11	Logan	62	1.64
12	Joshua	61	1.61
13	Brandon	60	1.59
13	Dylan	60	1.59
14	Andrew	56	1.48
15	Hunter	55	1.45
16	Christopher	53	1.40
17	Ethan	51	1.35
18	Kyle	47	1.24
18	Ryan	47	1.24
18	Samuel	47	1.24
19	Tanner	45	1.19
20	Benjamin	44	1.16
21	Nathan	42	1.11
21	Noah	42	1.11
22	Joseph	41	1.08
23	Adam	38	1.00
23	Cole	38	1.00
24	Brady	36	0.95
24	Jonathan	36	0.95
24	Justin	36	0.95
24	William	36	0.95
25	Wyatt	35	0.93
26	Aaron	33	0.87
27	John	32	0.85
27	Seth	32	0.85
28	Alex	30	0.79
28	Daniel	30	0.79
28	Mason	30	0.79
29	Anthony	29	0.77
29	Dalton	29	0.77
30	James	28	0.74
30	Thomas	28	0.74
31	Levi	27	0.71
31	Riley	27	0.71
32	Christian	26	0.69
32	Connor	26	0.69
32	Jesse	26	0.69
32	Robert	26	0.69
33	Caleb	25	0.66
34	David	24	0.63
35	Devin	23	0.61
35	Isaac	23	0.61
35	Lucas	23	0.61
36	Evan	22	0.58
36	Luke	22	0.58
36	Timothy	22	0.58
37	Colton	21	0.56
37	Eric	21	0.56
38	Bryce	20	0.53
38	Sean	20	0.53
38	Trevor	20	0.53
39	Chase	19	0.50
39	Ian	19	0.50
39	Tristan	19	0.50
40	Garrett	18	0.48
40	Jared	18	0.48
40	Taylor	18	0.48
40	Ty	18	0.48
41	Brett	17	0.45
41	Drew	17	0.45
41	Richard	17	0.45
41	Spencer	17	0.45
42	Alec	16	0.42
43	Bailey	15	0.40
43	Carter	15	0.40
43	Casey	15	0.40
43	Jack	15	0.40
43	Jayden	15	0.40
43	Parker	15	0.40
44	Cameron	14	0.37
44	Grant	14	0.37
45	Brian	13	0.34
45	Derek	13	0.34
45	Jason	13	0.34
45	Shane	13	0.34
46	Blake	12	0.32
46	Gabriel	12	0.32
46	Gavin	12	0.32
46	Isaiah	12	0.32
46	Jaden	12	0.32
46	Jonah	12	0.32
46	Lane	12	0.32
46	Patrick	12	0.32
46	Travis	12	0.32
47	Braden	11	0.29
47	Charles	11	0.29
47	Devon	11	0.29
47	Dillon	11	0.29
47	Gage	11	0.29
47	Nathaniel	11	0.29
48	Chance	10	0.26
48	Josiah	10	0.26
48	Marcus	10	0.26
48	Preston	10	0.26
48	Scott	10	0.26
48	Steven	10	0.26
49	Colin	9	0.24
49	Harrison	9	0.24
49	Jace	9	0.24
49	Jackson	9	0.24
49	Jeremy	9	0.24
49	Kody	9	0.24
49	Mark	9	0.24
49	Quentin	9	0.24
49	Shawn	9	0.24
49	Zachery	9	0.24
50	Dominic	8	0.21
50	Gregory	8	0.21
50	Jake	8	0.21
50	Jarod	8	0.21
50	Kenneth	8	0.21
50	Kevin	8	0.21
50	Paul	8	0.21
50	Tristen	8	0.21
50	Troy	8	0.21
50	Tucker	8	0.21
51	Bradley	7	0.19
51	Brock	7	0.19
51	Collin	7	0.19
51	Dallas	7	0.19
51	Dustin	7	0.19
51	Elijah	7	0.19
51	Jakob	7	0.19
51	Jonathon	7	0.19
51	Jose	7	0.19
51	Kaleb	7	0.19
51	Mathew	7	0.19
51	Nolan	7	0.19
51	Payton	7	0.19
51	Quinn	7	0.19
51	Reed	7	0.19
51	Trenton	7	0.19
51	Zane	7	0.19
52	Ashton	6	0.16
52	Brayden	6	0.16
52	Brent	6	0.16
52	Bryan	6	0.16
52	Carson	6	0.16
52	Clay	6	0.16
52	Clayton	6	0.16
52	Corey	6	0.16
52	Gunnar	6	0.16
52	Jeffrey	6	0.16
52	Keaton	6	0.16
52	Keenan	6	0.16
52	Kobe	6	0.16
52	Landon	6	0.16
52	Maxwell	6	0.16
52	Nicolas	6	0.16
52	Peter	6	0.16
52	Skyler	6	0.16
52	Trey	6	0.16
53	Alan	5	0.13
53	Bennett	5	0.13
53	Brendan	5	0.13
53	Brody	5	0.13
53	Chandler	5	0.13
53	Colby	5	0.13
53	Cory	5	0.13
53	Donovan	5	0.13
53	Erik	5	0.13
53	Hayden	5	0.13
53	Jade	5	0.13
53	Jamison	5	0.13
53	Jay	5	0.13
53	Johnathan	5	0.13
53	Kaden	5	0.13
53	Lance	5	0.13
53	Layton	5	0.13
53	Mitchell	5	0.13
53	Peyton	5	0.13
53	Ross	5	0.13
53	Tate	5	0.13
53	Tayler	5	0.13
53	Walker	5	0.13
53	Wesley	5	0.13

North Dakota Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1997

In 1997, the most popular name for baby girls in North Dakota was Emily, with a count of 88 girls out of a total of 2,841 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 3.10% of the total number of new-born baby girls in North Dakota in 1997). The second most popular girl name was Hannah (82 girls, 2.89% of total). The third most popular girl name was Madison (80 girls, 2.82% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in North Dakota in 1997

Emily

Hannah

Madison

Samantha

Taylor

Megan

Alexis

Ashley

Sarah

Elizabeth

The table below below shows the top 187 most popular female baby names in North Dakota in 1997. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in North Dakota over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in North Dakota in 1997

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Emily	88	3.10
2	Hannah	82	2.89
3	Madison	80	2.82
4	Samantha	67	2.36
5	Taylor	64	2.25
6	Megan	59	2.08
7	Alexis	56	1.97
8	Ashley	44	1.55
9	Sarah	41	1.44
10	Elizabeth	39	1.37
10	Kayla	39	1.37
10	Morgan	39	1.37
11	Nicole	38	1.34
12	Alyssa	36	1.27
12	Paige	36	1.27
13	Kaitlyn	32	1.13
13	Mckenzie	32	1.13
13	Sydney	32	1.13
14	Courtney	31	1.09
14	Jessica	31	1.09
15	Amanda	30	1.06
15	Rachel	30	1.06
16	Amber	28	0.99
16	Haley	28	0.99
17	Allison	27	0.95
18	Abigail	26	0.92
18	Alexandra	26	0.92
18	Katherine	26	0.92
18	Rebecca	26	0.92
19	Brooke	25	0.88
20	Brianna	24	0.85
20	Shelby	24	0.85
21	Brittany	23	0.81
21	Hailey	23	0.81
21	Katie	23	0.81
21	Sierra	23	0.81
22	Jasmine	22	0.77
22	Jennifer	22	0.77
23	Katelyn	21	0.74
23	Mariah	21	0.74
23	Mikayla	21	0.74
24	Danielle	20	0.70
24	Grace	20	0.70
24	Kelsey	20	0.70
24	Lindsey	20	0.70
25	Kaylee	19	0.67
25	Mackenzie	19	0.67
25	Sara	19	0.67
25	Savannah	19	0.67
26	Bailey	18	0.63
26	Emma	18	0.63
26	Jordan	18	0.63
27	Jenna	17	0.60
27	Kylee	17	0.60
27	Olivia	17	0.60
27	Sabrina	17	0.60
28	Anna	16	0.56
28	Cassidy	16	0.56
28	Kendra	16	0.56
28	Victoria	16	0.56
29	Autumn	15	0.53
29	Gabrielle	15	0.53
29	Lauren	15	0.53
29	Tiffany	15	0.53
30	Abby	14	0.49
30	Breanna	14	0.49
30	Brenna	14	0.49
30	Carly	14	0.49
30	Miranda	14	0.49
31	Alexa	13	0.46
31	Bethany	13	0.46
31	Caitlin	13	0.46
31	Cheyenne	13	0.46
31	Chloe	13	0.46
31	Erin	13	0.46
31	Hanna	13	0.46
31	Julia	13	0.46
32	Alexandria	12	0.42
32	Makayla	12	0.42
32	Michaela	12	0.42
33	Andrea	11	0.39
33	Erica	11	0.39
33	Jordyn	11	0.39
33	Marissa	11	0.39
33	Meghan	11	0.39
33	Molly	11	0.39
33	Stephanie	11	0.39
33	Tessa	11	0.39
34	Amy	10	0.35
34	Cassandra	10	0.35
34	Destiny	10	0.35
34	Faith	10	0.35
34	Jade	10	0.35
34	Kaitlin	10	0.35
34	Kennedy	10	0.35
34	Kylie	10	0.35
34	Leah	10	0.35
34	Madeline	10	0.35
34	Maggie	10	0.35
34	Maria	10	0.35
34	Melissa	10	0.35
35	Angela	9	0.32
35	Brandi	9	0.32
35	Caitlyn	9	0.32
35	Chelsey	9	0.32
35	Christina	9	0.32
35	Jamie	9	0.32
35	Mckayla	9	0.32
35	Payton	9	0.32
36	Alissa	8	0.28
36	Angel	8	0.28
36	Chelsea	8	0.28
36	Cierra	8	0.28
36	Claire	8	0.28
36	Kiana	8	0.28
36	Kourtney	8	0.28
36	Kyra	8	0.28
36	Mary	8	0.28
36	Mercedes	8	0.28
36	Savanna	8	0.28
36	Tayler	8	0.28
36	Tia	8	0.28
37	Anne	7	0.25
37	Ariana	7	0.25
37	Callie	7	0.25
37	Heather	7	0.25
37	Ivy	7	0.25
37	Jayden	7	0.25
37	Kailey	7	0.25
37	Kari	7	0.25
37	Karlee	7	0.25
37	Kathryn	7	0.25
37	Laura	7	0.25
37	Mckenna	7	0.25
37	Michelle	7	0.25
37	Mikaela	7	0.25
37	Rebekah	7	0.25
38	Adrianna	6	0.21
38	Alicia	6	0.21
38	Bailee	6	0.21
38	Brittney	6	0.21
38	Ellie	6	0.21
38	Heidi	6	0.21
38	Hope	6	0.21
38	Justine	6	0.21
38	Kelly	6	0.21
38	Kimberly	6	0.21
38	Kristin	6	0.21
38	Lexi	6	0.21
38	Naomi	6	0.21
38	Natalie	6	0.21
38	Shania	6	0.21
38	Shayla	6	0.21
38	Sophie	6	0.21
38	Summer	6	0.21
38	Whitney	6	0.21
38	Zoe	6	0.21
39	Alexia	5	0.18
39	Alison	5	0.18
39	Ashlee	5	0.18
39	Ashlynn	5	0.18
39	Breann	5	0.18
39	Brooklyn	5	0.18
39	Bryce	5	0.18
39	Camille	5	0.18
39	Elisabeth	5	0.18
39	Emilee	5	0.18
39	Erika	5	0.18
39	Haylee	5	0.18
39	Hayley	5	0.18
39	Isabella	5	0.18
39	Jacqueline	5	0.18
39	Jocelyn	5	0.18
39	Karly	5	0.18
39	Kathleen	5	0.18
39	Krista	5	0.18
39	Lacey	5	0.18
39	Lisa	5	0.18
39	Marisa	5	0.18
39	Monica	5	0.18
39	Shantel	5	0.18
39	Veronica	5	0.18