State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1952 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,787 South Dakota births in 1952 across 463 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.

#61Lorenoutside the national top 200
#67Lyleoutside the national top 200
#78Daryl#193 nationally
#57Lynn#167 nationally
#98Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#100Terranceoutside the national top 200
#75Jim#172 nationally
#73Wesley#166 nationally
#40Duane#131 nationally
#99Roxanne#187 nationally
#81Kent#164 nationally
#45Kim#126 nationally

Girls

#1Linda303US #1
#2Mary299US #2
#3Patricia195US #3
#4Nancy192US #7
#5Debra185US #9
#6Barbara183US #6
#7Susan174US #5
#8Deborah166US #4
#9Sandra154US #10
#10Karen137US #8
#11Pamela137US #17
#12Carol134US #12
#13Kathleen129US #11
#14Donna107US #13
#15Diane105US #16
#16Janet90US #19
#17Cynthia89US #18
#18Sharon89US #14
#19Cheryl87US #31
#20Connie83US #44
#21Margaret81US #21
#22Janice77US #23
#23Peggy75US #43
#24Judy72US #26
#25Bonnie70US #41
#26Julie69US #85
#27Jean66US #50
#28Judith63US #25
#29Kathryn63US #48
#30Jane62US #42
#31Shirley60US #28
#32Vicki58US #61
#33Marilyn57US #38
#34Joan56US #37
#35Joyce56US #27
#36Brenda54US #15
#37Rebecca53US #30
#38Kathy52US #29
#39Beverly51US #35
#40Gloria49US #36
#41Marcia47US #80
#42Katherine46US #59
#43Gail43US #39
#44Catherine42US #34
#45Rita42US #66
#46Dianne40US #96
#47Elaine38US #73
#48Elizabeth38US #22
#49Ruth38US #57
#50Ann36US #45
#51Carolyn36US #24
#52Dorothy36US #46
#53Teresa36US #52
#54Sheila35US #64
#55Darlene34US #77
#56Lois34US #86
#57Marlene34US #117
#58Christine32US #20
#59Diana32US #51
#60Jacqueline32US #58
#61Virginia32US #49
#62Betty31US #32
#63Colleen31US #108
#64Joann31US #116
#65Paula31US #47
#66Cathy30US #56
#67Sherry30US #68
#68Theresa30US #60
#69Charlotte29US #89
#70Constance29US #92
#71Ellen29US #70
#72Marsha29US #75
#73Sally29US #81
#74Vickie29US #76
#75Victoria29US #74
#76Jeanne28US #98
#77Marie28US #82
#78Lynn27US #71
#79Rhonda27US #95
#80Valerie27US #87
#81Roberta26US #88
#82Wanda26US #54
#83Carla25US #138
#84Alice24US #69
#85Kay24US #133
#86Gayle23US #135
#87Penny23US #157
#88Anita22US #91
#89Charlene22US #106
#90Jeanette22US #137
#91Glenda21US #97
#92Rose21US #62
#93Laurie20US #115
#94Vicky20US #174
#95Denise19US #33
#96Jill19US #118
#97Laura19US #53
#98Lynette19
#99Roxanne19US #187
#100Suzanne19US #84

Boys

#1David393US #5
#2James358US #1
#3Michael343US #4
#4Robert330US #2
#5John283US #3
#6Richard272US #7
#7Steven254US #11
#8Gary212US #10
#9Thomas202US #8
#10William182US #6
#11Douglas169US #28
#12Mark165US #17
#13Donald160US #13
#14Daniel157US #20
#15Ronald151US #15
#16Dennis150US #18
#17Charles143US #9
#18Larry139US #14
#19Terry130US #29
#20Roger123US #30
#21Kenneth119US #16
#22Paul97US #19
#23Randy96US #41
#24Gregory92US #24
#25Timothy91US #27
#26Bruce90US #25
#27Jeffrey74US #31
#28Wayne74US #38
#29Dale73US #46
#30Jerry72US #26
#31Rodney69US #84
#32Gerald66US #39
#33Stephen65US #21
#34Keith64US #49
#35Randall61US #63
#36Craig60US #59
#37Patrick56US #37
#38Alan55US #42
#39Joseph54US #12
#40Duane51US #131
#41Raymond50US #33
#42Allen43US #78
#43Eugene42US #71
#44Kevin42US #43
#45Kim42US #126
#46Dean41US #103
#47Curtis39US #86
#48Scott39US #54
#49Edward35US #23
#50Jack35US #52
#51Micheal35US #94
#52Danny33US #40
#53Jerome32US #105
#54Anthony31US #34
#55Gordon31US #110
#56Ricky30US #81
#57Lynn29US #167
#58George28US #22
#59Stanley28US #58
#60Darrell27US #109
#61Loren27
#62Rick27US #119
#63Gene26US #138
#64Peter26US #36
#65Bradley25US #141
#66Lawrence25US #35
#67Lyle25
#68Marvin24US #95
#69Glen23US #121
#70Carl22US #45
#71Jon22US #135
#72Norman22US #96
#73Wesley22US #166
#74Brian21US #64
#75Jim21US #172
#76Russell21US #70
#77Glenn20US #61
#78Daryl19US #193
#79Dwight19US #123
#80Frank19US #32
#81Kent19US #164
#82Calvin18US #108
#83Harold18US #51
#84Leon18US #124
#85Barry17US #69
#86Jay17US #106
#87Joel17US #132
#88Lee17US #92
#89Leonard17US #83
#90Martin17US #80
#91Roy17US #55
#92Arthur16US #47
#93Clifford16US #99
#94Leslie16US #125
#95Lonnie16US #148
#96Philip16US #60
#97Ralph16US #56
#98Ronnie16US #82
#99Steve16US #85
#100Terrance16

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑50Elaine#47
↑44Kim#45
↑33Peter#64
↑29Cathy#66
↑28Christine#58
↑24Sheila#54
↑22Rick#62
↑21Ricky#56

Falling

↓40Glenda#91
↓31Betty#62
↓29Kay#85
↓26Colleen#63
↓26Rose#92
↓24Lee#88
↓23Barry#85
↓21Gayle#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.