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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1933 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,404 South Dakota births in 1933 across 399 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.

#35Marlysoutside the national top 200
#38Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#56Mavisoutside the national top 200
#63Lilaoutside the national top 200
#26Lyle#158 nationally
#70Merleoutside the national top 200
#33Darrell#148 nationally
#87Merlinoutside the national top 200
#81Orville#192 nationally
#91Marcellaoutside the national top 200
#72Ramona#180 nationally
#93Harlanoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary245US #1
#2Betty207US #2
#3Donna175US #24
#4Dorothy120US #4
#5Shirley101US #9
#6Beverly99US #26
#7Delores99US #52
#8Darlene97US #96
#9Patricia96US #6
#10Joan95US #5
#11Joyce95US #12
#12Marilyn90US #16
#13Lois85US #19
#14Doris82US #10
#15Marlene81US #50
#16Barbara80US #3
#17Carol78US #20
#18Margaret76US #7
#19Phyllis76US #28
#20Alice73US #22
#21Helen71US #8
#22Norma55US #23
#23Jean52US #14
#24Ruth52US #13
#25Bonnie50US #68
#26Evelyn50US #30
#27Virginia50US #15
#28Marjorie46US #41
#29Dolores45US #21
#30Joanne44US #56
#31Lorraine44US #54
#32Arlene42US #74
#33Elaine41US #61
#34Joann41US #72
#35Marlys39
#36Frances38US #18
#37Gladys38US #60
#38Lavonne38
#39June36US #45
#40Rose36US #35
#41Janice33US #81
#42Irene32US #46
#43Maxine31US #110
#44Gloria30US #31
#45Janet30US #25
#46Marie30US #33
#47Eleanor28US #38
#48Elizabeth28US #17
#49Mildred28US #32
#50Bernice27US #83
#51Kathleen27US #77
#52Lucille27US #78
#53Audrey26US #59
#54Anna25US #29
#55Esther24US #88
#56Mavis24
#57Vivian24US #98
#58Eileen23US #115
#59Geraldine23US #42
#60Leona23US #139
#61Loretta23US #87
#62Wanda23US #48
#63Lila22
#64Marian22US #89
#65Viola22US #138
#66Nancy21US #11
#67Sylvia21US #84
#68Violet21US #136
#69Margie20US #95
#70Thelma20US #57
#71Grace19US #69
#72Ramona19US #180
#73Carolyn18US #40
#74Clara18US #67
#75Vera18US #121
#76Carole17US #107
#77Florence17US #49
#78Jacqueline17US #86
#79Pauline17US #64
#80Rita17US #53
#81Charlotte16US #79
#82Edith16US #80
#83Jeanne16US #125
#84Velma16US #137
#85Agnes15US #118
#86Ann15US #34
#87Elsie15US #99
#88Ethel15US #71
#89Jane15US #47
#90Laura15US #91
#91Marcella15
#92Patty15US #191
#93Ellen14US #104
#94Kathryn14US #108
#95Lillian14US #51
#96Luella14
#97Peggy14US #36
#98Ruby14US #43
#99Yvonne14US #159
#100Colleen13

Boys

#1Robert297US #1
#2Donald289US #7
#3Richard234US #5
#4James232US #2
#5John172US #3
#6William133US #4
#7Charles103US #6
#8Kenneth96US #15
#9Ronald94US #12
#10Marvin88US #44
#11George78US #8
#12Eugene70US #23
#13Harold69US #18
#14Dale67US #65
#15Duane66US #102
#16Raymond65US #19
#17Gerald64US #22
#18Wayne56US #52
#19Roger55US #48
#20Edward51US #11
#21David49US #13
#22Jack49US #17
#23Gordon47US #71
#24Larry47US #58
#25Dean46US #128
#26Lyle45US #158
#27Melvin45US #51
#28Ralph45US #29
#29Jerry44US #31
#30Leroy41US #56
#31Norman39US #37
#32Paul38US #14
#33Darrell37US #148
#34Dennis37US #106
#35Walter37US #21
#36Joseph36US #9
#37Alvin35US #88
#38Franklin34US #33
#39Arthur33US #25
#40Clifford33US #86
#41Earl33US #41
#42Thomas33US #10
#43Lloyd30US #73
#44Vernon30US #83
#45Frank29US #16
#46Keith29US #127
#47Bernard28US #63
#48Curtis28US #107
#49Fred28US #34
#50Lawrence28US #38
#51Clarence27US #43
#52Delbert27US #157
#53Francis27US #45
#54Leonard27US #47
#55Gene26US #66
#56Henry26US #24
#57Leo26US #75
#58Arnold24US #103
#59Bob24US #82
#60Don23US #54
#61Roy23US #39
#62Albert22US #30
#63Gary22US #80
#64Herbert22US #49
#65Ray22US #62
#66Stanley22US #55
#67Glenn21US #74
#68Howard21US #36
#69Jim21US #98
#70Merle21
#71Theodore21US #68
#72Alfred20US #57
#73Floyd20US #69
#74Jerome20US #105
#75Russell20US #67
#76Douglas19US #81
#77Allen18US #84
#78Dick18US #144
#79Maurice18US #129
#80Milton18US #113
#81Orville18US #192
#82Warren18US #99
#83Bill17US #59
#84Daniel17US #42
#85Frederick17US #78
#86Harvey17US #97
#87Merlin17
#88Vincent17US #94
#89Calvin16US #112
#90Virgil16US #138
#91Wallace16US #120
#92Elmer15US #101
#93Harlan15
#94Harry15US #35
#95Leland15US #189
#96Darwin14
#97Laverne14
#98Lester14US #108
#99Patrick14US #110
#100Rodney14US #173

On the move since 1932

Rising

↑37Kathleen#51
↑30Clifford#40
↑28Eileen#58
↑24Gordon#23
↑23Marlys#35
↑23Sylvia#67
↑23Franklin#38
↑21Elizabeth#48

Falling

↓53Harry#94
↓39Virgil#90
↓31Lester#98
↓29Geraldine#59
↓29Charlotte#81
↓28Elmer#92
↓27Florence#77
↓27Lillian#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1932 rankings.