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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1932 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,822 South Dakota births in 1932 across 412 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.

#42Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#47Mavisoutside the national top 200
#44Deloris#197 nationally
#58Marlysoutside the national top 200
#65Lorenoutside the national top 200
#65Marcella#195 nationally
#51Ramona#180 nationally
#27Lyle#155 nationally
#73Merleoutside the national top 200
#77Harlanoutside the national top 200
#72Lila#193 nationally
#81Myronoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary273US #1
#2Betty184US #2
#3Donna162US #29
#4Beverly128US #28
#5Dorothy116US #4
#6Joyce116US #12
#7Shirley114US #9
#8Darlene106US #122
#9Marilyn103US #16
#10Delores102US #56
#11Helen98US #8
#12Lois98US #20
#13Joan96US #5
#14Doris78US #10
#15Carol77US #32
#16Bonnie72US #64
#17Barbara71US #3
#18Phyllis69US #30
#19Ruth69US #11
#20Alice63US #21
#21Patricia62US #6
#22Virginia58US #14
#23Arlene57US #80
#24Jean56US #15
#25Marjorie55US #37
#26Marlene54US #78
#27Margaret53US #7
#28Norma50US #22
#29Evelyn47US #23
#30Geraldine42US #42
#31Irene41US #43
#32Joann40US #79
#33Elaine39US #68
#34Frances38US #19
#35Gladys38US #54
#36Lorraine38US #55
#37Audrey37US #61
#38Bernice37US #71
#39Janice36US #94
#40Maxine36US #110
#41Mildred36US #26
#42Lavonne35
#43Dolores34US #18
#44Deloris33US #197
#45Janet33US #35
#46Joanne33US #62
#47Mavis33
#48Lucille32US #63
#49Leona31US #134
#50Florence29US #47
#51Ramona29US #180
#52Charlotte27US #74
#53Eleanor27US #45
#54June27US #44
#55Marian27US #86
#56Marie27US #31
#57Rose27US #33
#58Marlys26
#59Nancy26US #13
#60Wilma26US #65
#61Violet25US #132
#62Edna24US #50
#63Esther24US #82
#64Gloria24US #25
#65Marcella24US #195
#66Grace22US #72
#67Jeanette22US #106
#68Lillian22US #48
#69Elizabeth20US #17
#70Jane20US #49
#71Jo20US #103
#72Lila20US #193
#73Ruby20US #38
#74Anna19US #24
#75Elsie19US #97
#76Peggy19US #40
#77Verna19US #165
#78Vivian19US #90
#79Ethel18US #66
#80Pearl18US #138
#81Viola18US #136
#82Wanda18US #52
#83Clara17US #70
#84Edith17US #69
#85Theresa17US #60
#86Eileen16US #114
#87Ellen16US #104
#88Kathleen16US #83
#89Margie16US #102
#90Sylvia16US #96
#91Vera16US #121
#92Yvonne16US #160
#93Ann15US #34
#94Connie15US #153
#95Fern15
#96Kathryn15US #107
#97Rita15US #53
#98Bertha14US #101
#99Hazel14US #75
#100Jeanne14US #112

Boys

#1Robert373US #1
#2Donald272US #7
#3James249US #2
#4Richard192US #5
#5John168US #3
#6William122US #4
#7Charles119US #6
#8Kenneth97US #14
#9George90US #8
#10Gerald82US #24
#11Harold82US #18
#12Dale75US #61
#13Paul72US #13
#14Duane71US #105
#15Marvin68US #46
#16Ronald68US #16
#17Edward67US #11
#18Raymond65US #19
#19Wayne61US #57
#20Eugene58US #22
#21Roger53US #50
#22Thomas53US #10
#23Melvin52US #51
#24Dean50US #123
#25Jack49US #17
#26David48US #12
#27Lyle48US #155
#28Leroy46US #53
#29Larry44US #65
#30Gene43US #64
#31Leo41US #74
#32Vernon39US #78
#33Joseph38US #9
#34Norman37US #37
#35Lawrence36US #35
#36Arthur35US #25
#37Keith35US #133
#38Leonard35US #48
#39Darrell33US #154
#40Earl33US #41
#41Harry33US #32
#42Jerry33US #34
#43Clarence32US #40
#44Howard32US #36
#45Lloyd31US #71
#46Bernard30US #60
#47Gordon30US #81
#48Ralph30US #27
#49Albert28US #26
#50Alvin28US #87
#51Virgil28US #139
#52Dennis27US #121
#53Glenn27US #77
#54Henry27US #23
#55Walter27US #21
#56Arnold26US #100
#57Bill25US #58
#58Delbert25US #151
#59Francis25US #43
#60Frank24US #15
#61Franklin24US #66
#62Glen24US #118
#63Don23US #55
#64Elmer23US #94
#65Loren23
#66Roy23US #38
#67Lester22US #101
#68Russell22US #63
#69Allen21US #80
#70Clifford21US #84
#71Douglas21US #85
#72Lowell21US #150
#73Merle21
#74Ray21US #59
#75Alfred20US #49
#76Bob20US #79
#77Harlan20
#78Louis20US #39
#79Stanley20US #52
#80Floyd19US #68
#81Myron19
#82Rodney19US #172
#83Carl18US #28
#84Harvey18US #95
#85Herbert18US #44
#86Leland18
#87Maynard18
#88Wesley18US #144
#89Darrel17
#90Clayton16US #175
#91Neil16US #162
#92Warren16US #102
#93Daniel15US #42
#94Darwin15
#95Marlin15
#96Martin15US #88
#97Peter15US #62
#98Willard15US #125
#99Daryl14
#100Edwin14US #72

On the move since 1931

Rising

↑53Harry#41
↑36Virgil#51
↑29Jeanette#67
↑25Bill#57
↑25Alfred#75
↑23Allen#69
↑22Gordon#47
↑22Glen#62

Falling

↓38Anna#74
↓31Stanley#79
↓30Viola#81
↓28Clifford#70
↓27Elizabeth#69
↓27Rita#97
↓26Floyd#80
↓24Merle#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1931 rankings.