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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2024 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,736 South Dakota births in 2024 across 572 distinct names.

Distinctively South Dakota

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say South Dakota more than they say America.

#25Colteroutside the national top 200
#34Palmeroutside the national top 200
#47Mabeloutside the national top 200
#53Wrenoutside the national top 200
#52Sutton#198 nationally
#55Lennonoutside the national top 200
#41Ryker#183 nationally
#64Briggsoutside the national top 200
#66Collinsoutside the national top 200
#22Emersyn#154 nationally
#55Barrett#187 nationally
#35Beckett#166 nationally

Girls

#1Amelia47US #3
#2Charlotte45US #4
#3Lainey45US #38
#4Harper43US #12
#5Olivia38US #1
#6Emma36US #2
#7Nora34US #22
#8Eleanor33US #14
#9Ellie32US #21
#10Violet32US #15
#11Willow32US #41
#12Evelyn31US #8
#13Aurora30US #16
#14Hazel27US #19
#15Sophia26US #6
#16Ella25US #30
#17Isla25US #35
#18Ava24US #9
#19Paisley24US #61
#20Hadley23US #115
#21Ivy23US #36
#22Emersyn21US #154
#23Mia21US #5
#24Isabella20US #7
#25Kinsley20US #85
#26Lily20US #24
#27Lucy20US #34
#28Lydia20US #97
#29Wrenley20US #148
#30Abigail19US #32
#31Avery19US #31
#32Cora19US #103
#33Elsie19US #155
#34Palmer19
#35Riley19US #42
#36Addison18US #68
#37Sofia18US #10
#38Aria17US #26
#39Eden17US #71
#40Ember17US #135
#41Grace17US #40
#42Sophie17US #60
#43Vivian17US #77
#44Chloe16US #20
#45Emery16US #70
#46Lillian16US #54
#47Mabel16
#48Mila16US #33
#49Nova16US #39
#50Parker16US #104
#51Remi16US #145
#52Sutton16US #198
#53Wren16
#54Layla15US #37
#55Lennon15
#56Maeve15US #75
#57Sadie15US #57
#58Stella15US #49
#59Adeline14US #58
#60Clara14US #78
#61Eliana14US #18
#62Everly14US #81
#63Penelope14US #28
#64Quinn14US #96
#65Ruby14US #62
#66Collins13
#67Eloise13US #64
#68Juniper13US #111
#69Natalie13US #73
#70Bailey12US #182
#71Gianna12US #23
#72Josephine12US #56
#73Josie12US #88
#74Magnolia12US #138
#75Margot12US #127
#76Noelle12
#77Oakley12US #157
#78Rory12
#79Sienna12US #139
#80Camila11US #11
#81Claire11US #67
#82Delilah11US #50
#83Elliana11US #141
#84Genesis11US #55
#85Hattie11
#86Isabel11US #167
#87Lucille11
#88Luna11US #13
#89Madelyn11US #65
#90Maya11US #51
#91Millie11US #87
#92Oaklynn11US #156
#93Reagan11
#94Rylee11US #125
#95Sawyer11
#96Amara10US #121
#97Amari10
#98Anna10US #94
#99Athena10US #90
#100Brooklyn10US #107

Boys

#1Liam52US #1
#2Oliver52US #3
#3Henry51US #6
#4Theodore42US #4
#5Asher41US #20
#6Brooks37US #67
#7Jack36US #15
#8Noah36US #2
#9William36US #10
#10Hudson35US #22
#11Elijah32US #8
#12Beau31US #69
#13Cooper31US #50
#14Bennett30US #60
#15James28US #5
#16Levi28US #12
#17Miles28US #37
#18Wesley28US #58
#19Easton27US #103
#20Lincoln27US #73
#21Maverick27US #36
#22Sawyer27US #131
#23Wyatt27US #38
#24Ezra26US #13
#25Colter25
#26Mason25US #42
#27Everett24US #85
#28Grayson24US #48
#29Michael24US #18
#30Rowan24US #71
#31Elias23US #25
#32Luke23US #34
#33Owen23US #26
#34Weston23US #70
#35Beckett22US #166
#36Carter22US #46
#37Harrison22US #121
#38Isaiah22US #56
#39Parker22US #97
#40Roman22US #52
#41Ryker22US #183
#42Daniel21US #16
#43Emmett21US #119
#44Waylon21US #65
#45Charles20US #51
#46Dawson20US #139
#47Ezekiel20US #54
#48Graham20US #129
#49Hayes20US #160
#50Jackson20US #35
#51Leo20US #24
#52Lucas20US #9
#53Mateo20US #7
#54Theo20US #80
#55Barrett19US #187
#56Caleb19US #49
#57Dylan19US #28
#58Gabriel19US #43
#59Logan19US #45
#60Luka19US #94
#61Milo19US #120
#62Walker19US #82
#63Benjamin18US #11
#64Briggs18
#65Silas18US #81
#66Camden17US #193
#67Matthew17US #33
#68River17US #112
#69Beckham16US #168
#70Colt16
#71Jaxon16US #96
#72John16US #21
#73Thomas16US #39
#74Atlas15US #101
#75Baker15
#76Bentley15
#77Crew15
#78Jace15US #114
#79Jacob15US #40
#80Jameson15US #118
#81Josiah15US #53
#82Myles15US #99
#83Anthony14US #44
#84Archer14US #115
#85Arthur14US #105
#86Benson14
#87Calvin14US #140
#88Christopher14US #61
#89Jonathan14US #83
#90Joseph14US #32
#91Knox14
#92Stetson14US #155
#93Sutton14
#94Aiden13US #47
#95August13US #88
#96Jasper13US #133
#97Jude13US #156
#98Nolan13US #64
#99Otto13
#100Adrian12US #72

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑58Beau#12
↑53Ezekiel#47
↑50Ember#40
↑50Mila#48
↑47Addison#36
↑47Mason#26
↑44Parker#39
↑41Isaiah#38

Falling

↓71Stetson#92
↓54Luna#88
↓51Nolan#98
↓50Claire#81
↓47Thomas#73
↓46Knox#91
↓45Quinn#64
↓44Walker#62

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State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.