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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1934 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 10,550 South Dakota births in 1934 across 409 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.

#43Lavonneoutside the national top 200
#46Marlysoutside the national top 200
#25Lyle#155 nationally
#75Mavisoutside the national top 200
#76Darreloutside the national top 200
#77Darwinoutside the national top 200
#81Maynardoutside the national top 200
#76Ramona#193 nationally
#84Harlanoutside the national top 200
#48Delbert#163 nationally
#87Lilaoutside the national top 200
#90Colleenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary243US #1
#2Betty191US #2
#3Shirley151US #4
#4Donna144US #23
#5Dorothy124US #5
#6Beverly121US #22
#7Patricia106US #6
#8Marilyn101US #17
#9Joyce94US #12
#10Carol88US #14
#11Darlene86US #90
#12Lois86US #20
#13Barbara84US #3
#14Marlene81US #57
#15Phyllis77US #28
#16Delores73US #51
#17Joan73US #7
#18Margaret68US #8
#19Doris66US #11
#20Helen57US #9
#21Joann56US #50
#22Bonnie54US #58
#23Norma53US #24
#24Alice52US #25
#25Ruth52US #13
#26Elaine50US #54
#27Jean49US #16
#28Virginia47US #15
#29Janet45US #21
#30Frances42US #19
#31Marjorie42US #41
#32Arlene41US #53
#33Janice41US #68
#34Audrey40US #69
#35Evelyn39US #29
#36Joanne37US #45
#37Lorraine37US #56
#38Rose34US #37
#39Mildred33US #35
#40Bernice31US #82
#41Elizabeth31US #18
#42Gloria31US #30
#43Lavonne31
#44Nancy31US #10
#45Marie30US #34
#46Marlys30
#47Geraldine29US #43
#48Sally29US #62
#49June28US #46
#50Marian28US #97
#51Kathleen27US #74
#52Peggy27US #36
#53Violet27US #148
#54Charlotte26US #72
#55Dolores26US #26
#56Esther25US #91
#57Gladys25US #66
#58Rita25US #63
#59Wilma25US #73
#60Connie23US #145
#61Irene23US #49
#62Kay23US #143
#63Lucille23US #84
#64Carolyn22US #33
#65Jeanette22US #106
#66Jo22US #75
#67Kathryn22US #108
#68Loretta22US #83
#69Maxine22US #114
#70Clara21US #76
#71Florence21US #61
#72Leona21US #140
#73Vivian21US #98
#74Ann20US #32
#75Mavis20
#76Ramona20US #193
#77Yvonne20US #137
#78Anna19US #31
#79Eileen19US #109
#80Grace19US #79
#81Josephine19US #60
#82Sylvia19US #70
#83Deloris18US #189
#84Eleanor18US #44
#85Jacqueline18US #80
#86Jeanne18US #131
#87Lila18
#88Martha18US #27
#89Verna18US #177
#90Colleen16
#91Lillian16US #52
#92Myrna16
#93Wanda16US #47
#94Eva15US #100
#95Sharon15US #150
#96Vera15US #127
#97Ethel14US #78
#98Luella14
#99Margie14US #103
#100Agnes13US #120

Boys

#1Robert312US #1
#2Donald278US #6
#3James276US #2
#4Richard228US #5
#5John156US #3
#6William133US #4
#7Ronald116US #11
#8Charles107US #7
#9Kenneth82US #15
#10Gerald78US #22
#11Raymond75US #19
#12Dale73US #62
#13Roger70US #39
#14Duane67US #104
#15Leroy65US #54
#16David64US #12
#17Marvin63US #44
#18Harold62US #18
#19Thomas62US #9
#20George61US #8
#21Jack58US #17
#22Eugene55US #24
#23Larry53US #43
#24Edward52US #13
#25Lyle52US #155
#26Wayne50US #48
#27Paul49US #14
#28Melvin45US #55
#29Dean43US #118
#30Joseph40US #10
#31Jerry38US #25
#32Dennis37US #95
#33Norman37US #38
#34Walter37US #21
#35Clarence36US #45
#36Don34US #50
#37Gordon34US #71
#38Gary33US #60
#39Leo33US #86
#40Alvin32US #93
#41Clifford31US #85
#42Franklin30US #46
#43Bill29US #59
#44Frank29US #16
#45Gene29US #67
#46Lawrence29US #34
#47Allen28US #88
#48Delbert28US #163
#49Vernon28US #89
#50Albert27US #32
#51Floyd27US #73
#52Howard27US #37
#53Jim27US #90
#54Leonard27US #53
#55Arthur25US #29
#56Harry25US #36
#57Lloyd25US #82
#58Ralph25US #31
#59Roy25US #35
#60Arnold24US #105
#61Francis24US #49
#62Keith24US #125
#63Darrell23US #140
#64Harvey23US #99
#65Stanley23US #58
#66Earl22US #41
#67Henry22US #27
#68Lowell22US #148
#69Glenn21US #81
#70Bruce20US #78
#71Edwin20US #80
#72Jerome20US #107
#73Joe20US #26
#74Russell20US #70
#75Bernard19US #65
#76Darrel19
#77Darwin19
#78Douglas19US #72
#79Glen19US #120
#80Herbert19US #57
#81Maynard19
#82Billy18US #20
#83Dick18US #138
#84Harlan18
#85Leland18US #190
#86Alfred17US #64
#87Carl17US #28
#88Elmer17US #108
#89Lee17US #79
#90Virgil17US #141
#91Daniel16US #42
#92Eldon16
#93Leslie16US #134
#94Lester16US #110
#95Louis16US #40
#96Philip16US #69
#97Wallace16US #129
#98Bob15US #75
#99Jimmy15US #56
#100Maurice15US #132

On the move since 1933

Rising

↑45Peggy#52
↑40Bill#43
↑38Harry#56
↑30Allen#47
↑27Charlotte#54
↑27Kathryn#67
↑25Gary#38
↑24Don#36

Falling

↓39Bob#98
↓37Eleanor#84
↓31Wanda#93
↓30Margie#99
↓30Ralph#58
↓30Darrell#63
↓28Bernard#75
↓26Dolores#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1933 rankings.