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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1930 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,391 South Dakota births in 1930 across 427 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.

#36Mavisoutside the national top 200
#44Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#49Delorisoutside the national top 200
#33Darrell#173 nationally
#64Marlysoutside the national top 200
#24Lyle#160 nationally
#62Merle#196 nationally
#10Darlene#141 nationally
#68Myron#195 nationally
#81Donaoutside the national top 200
#69Orville#187 nationally
#34Ramona#149 nationally

Girls

#1Betty258US #2
#2Mary238US #1
#3Dorothy181US #3
#4Donna165US #37
#5Beverly127US #34
#6Shirley115US #11
#7Lois113US #17
#8Delores111US #66
#9Joyce109US #18
#10Darlene105US #141
#11Doris104US #9
#12Helen103US #4
#13Patricia94US #7
#14Ruth88US #10
#15Phyllis87US #28
#16Margaret76US #5
#17Marilyn73US #22
#18Joan71US #8
#19Virginia70US #12
#20Lorraine67US #46
#21Evelyn65US #19
#22Marjorie63US #32
#23Alice62US #20
#24Arlene61US #103
#25Jean60US #14
#26Dolores58US #13
#27Carol51US #54
#28Norma50US #25
#29Elaine49US #69
#30Irene49US #33
#31Bonnie48US #78
#32Barbara46US #6
#33Esther44US #77
#34Ramona44US #149
#35Gladys42US #48
#36Mavis42
#37Mildred41US #21
#38Rose40US #29
#39Florence39US #38
#40Frances38US #16
#41Bernice37US #58
#42Elizabeth36US #15
#43Maxine35US #93
#44Lavonne33
#45Leona33US #130
#46Anna31US #23
#47Gloria31US #30
#48Lucille31US #59
#49Deloris30
#50June30US #47
#51Ruby30US #36
#52Audrey29US #63
#53Grace29US #62
#54Marian28US #80
#55Violet28US #120
#56Edna27US #51
#57Loretta27US #105
#58Lillian26US #44
#59Martha26US #27
#60Lila25US #170
#61Agnes24US #102
#62Geraldine24US #43
#63Jeanette24US #106
#64Marlys24
#65Rita24US #42
#66Viola24US #116
#67Ethel22US #65
#68Joann22US #118
#69Joanne22US #81
#70Thelma22US #45
#71Janet21US #53
#72Marie21US #26
#73Eleanor20US #39
#74Myrtle20US #123
#75Pearl20US #121
#76Velma20US #127
#77Eileen19US #110
#78Juanita19US #57
#79Vivian19US #91
#80Wilma19US #68
#81Dona18
#82Pauline18US #52
#83Verna18US #151
#84Hazel17US #71
#85Jane17US #55
#86Kathleen17US #84
#87Charlotte16US #75
#88Edith16US #61
#89Eunice16US #148
#90Kathryn16US #101
#91Louise16US #31
#92Theresa16US #50
#93Vera16US #104
#94Clarice15
#95Fern15
#96Gertrude15US #96
#97Rosemary15US #82
#98Wanda15US #56
#99Adeline14
#100Anita14US #115

Boys

#1Robert384US #1
#2Donald325US #7
#3James220US #2
#4John202US #3
#5Richard189US #5
#6William151US #4
#7Charles114US #6
#8Kenneth113US #17
#9Harold108US #18
#10George89US #8
#11Dale74US #64
#12Raymond73US #16
#13Marvin72US #48
#14Eugene71US #21
#15Wayne70US #65
#16Duane68US #120
#17Jack68US #14
#18Edward63US #10
#19Walter58US #19
#20Gerald56US #30
#21Paul56US #12
#22Leonard54US #45
#23Leroy54US #53
#24Lyle52US #160
#25Clarence49US #39
#26Thomas47US #11
#27Ronald46US #37
#28Melvin45US #50
#29David42US #15
#30Frank42US #13
#31Ralph40US #25
#32Vernon40US #72
#33Darrell39US #173
#34Joseph38US #9
#35Roger38US #58
#36Francis37US #42
#37Lawrence36US #36
#38Roy36US #33
#39Albert35US #24
#40Bernard35US #52
#41Earl35US #38
#42Gene35US #70
#43Harry35US #28
#44Dean34US #129
#45Don34US #68
#46Arthur33US #23
#47Elmer32US #80
#48Gordon32US #77
#49Jerry32US #51
#50Clifford31US #73
#51Edwin31US #66
#52Glenn31US #71
#53Larry31US #108
#54Alvin30US #79
#55Glen30US #114
#56Henry30US #22
#57Lloyd30US #69
#58Herbert29US #35
#59Howard29US #31
#60Louis29US #34
#61Norman29US #40
#62Merle27US #196
#63Stanley27US #49
#64Leo26US #63
#65Delbert24US #151
#66Keith24US #130
#67Harvey23US #92
#68Myron23US #195
#69Orville23US #187
#70Floyd22US #61
#71Virgil22US #128
#72Dennis21US #145
#73Ernest21US #43
#74Lester21US #95
#75Wallace21US #112
#76Arnold20US #98
#77Leslie20US #139
#78Allen19US #85
#79Billy19US #20
#80Carl19US #26
#81Clayton19US #178
#82Lee19US #82
#83Maurice19US #116
#84Willard19US #117
#85Alan18US #136
#86Bill18US #59
#87Bob18US #88
#88Calvin18US #111
#89Douglas18US #89
#90Warren18US #96
#91Alfred17US #46
#92Eldon17
#93Martin17US #83
#94Daniel16US #47
#95Harlan16
#96Laverne16
#97Wesley16US #142
#98Darrel15
#99Joe15US #27
#100Lowell15US #191

On the move since 1929

Rising

↑45Darrell#33
↑35Larry#53
↑26Harvey#67
↑25Roger#35
↑24Marilyn#17
↑24Gloria#47
↑24Jeanette#63
↑23Ruby#51

Falling

↓37Norman#61
↓35Marie#72
↓33Charlotte#87
↓31Herbert#58
↓31Howard#59
↓28Vivian#79
↓28Alvin#54
↓27Wesley#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1929 rankings.