North
67% girls · 33% boys
About North
North's image and gender status was irrevocably changed when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced it as the name of their newborn daughter. But why not? West is firmly established as a name, Easton is coming up strong, and North has a nice solid sound as well -- certainly as appropriate for either gender. South, though, not so much.
North for boys#13350 US
A lot of attention was drawn to this name when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced it as the name of their baby daughter, making it instantly unisex.
North is a word name that's long been used, albeit very quietly, a name with a certain purity and strength. It's a good choice if you're from, say, Wisconsin or Maine, love winter or are an avid skier, or if you just want a name that's both very familiar and very unusual.
North is just one of several cool names with a directional slant-others are West, Weston, and Easton.
A young Elijah Wood played the title character in the 1994 film North.
Pronounced NORTH.
As of October 2026, North ranked #9922 for girls and #13350 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8972 for girls in 2019 and #906 for boys in 1885.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Norths
- North West (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of TV personality Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West.
- Douglass NorthBoy
winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
North in pop culture
- NorthGirl
character in video game "Detroit: Become Human"
- "NorthBoy
" 1994 film and its main character
- NorthBoy
"Rise of the Guardians" fandom nickname for Santa Claus
- North CallaghanBoy
a main character in "Fury on Fire" by Sophie Jordan