State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1955 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,078 South Dakota births in 1955 across 499 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.

#53Lorenoutside the national top 200
#70Kellyoutside the national top 200
#73Lyleoutside the national top 200
#78Lynn#196 nationally
#84Kristioutside the national top 200
#87Dixieoutside the national top 200
#88Timoutside the national top 200
#89Karlaoutside the national top 200
#99Randaloutside the national top 200
#83Daryl#178 nationally
#43Duane#135 nationally
#85Becky#174 nationally

Girls

#1Debra314US #4
#2Mary314US #1
#3Susan216US #5
#4Linda215US #3
#5Karen175US #8
#6Patricia174US #6
#7Nancy167US #9
#8Barbara163US #7
#9Deborah152US #2
#10Pamela145US #12
#11Carol133US #15
#12Cynthia131US #11
#13Sandra127US #13
#14Cheryl104US #19
#15Donna104US #10
#16Kathleen97US #17
#17Diane96US #14
#18Sharon91US #16
#19Julie80US #67
#20Janet75US #20
#21Kathy70US #22
#22Connie68US #35
#23Peggy65US #51
#24Jane60US #50
#25Lori59US #89
#26Vicki59US #52
#27Jean57US #60
#28Kathryn57US #59
#29Margaret55US #24
#30Teresa55US #26
#31Judy54US #32
#32Janice52US #25
#33Brenda51US #18
#34Dawn51US #103
#35Joan49US #46
#36Joyce49US #29
#37Bonnie48US #45
#38Rebecca48US #27
#39Elizabeth47US #21
#40Marilyn47US #49
#41Rhonda47US #71
#42Cindy46US #79
#43Gail45US #42
#44Sheila45US #57
#45Laurie44US #91
#46Vickie44US #68
#47Rita43US #72
#48Paula42US #39
#49Laura41US #41
#50Denise40US #23
#51Catherine39US #28
#52Victoria39US #82
#53Betty38US #36
#54Beverly37US #34
#55Wanda37US #61
#56Colleen36US #110
#57Lynn35US #62
#58Dianne34US #121
#59Theresa34US #38
#60Ann33US #43
#61Debbie33US #63
#62Elaine33US #77
#63Lois33US #124
#64Shirley33US #37
#65Sally31US #95
#66Jill30US #102
#67Katherine29US #65
#68Kim29US #75
#69Robin29US #33
#70Anita28US #94
#71Gloria28US #47
#72Jacqueline28US #73
#73Marsha28US #106
#74Ruth28US #70
#75Virginia28US #66
#76Renee27US #117
#77Sherry27US #56
#78Jeanne26US #115
#79Marcia26US #98
#80Roberta26US #113
#81Rose26US #54
#82Constance25US #118
#83Glenda25US #128
#84Kristi25
#85Becky24US #174
#86Charlene24US #130
#87Dixie24
#88Joann24US #136
#89Karla24
#90Marlene24US #142
#91Carla23US #135
#92Darlene23US #76
#93Diana23US #55
#94Valerie23US #80
#95Wendy23US #90
#96Beth22US #133
#97Judith22US #31
#98Monica22US #182
#99Sheryl22US #125
#100Carolyn21US #30

Boys

#1David401US #2
#2Michael375US #1
#3James298US #3
#4Steven292US #10
#5Robert262US #4
#6Mark256US #9
#7Richard230US #7
#8John225US #5
#9Daniel177US #17
#10William176US #6
#11Thomas166US #8
#12Douglas163US #29
#13Gary145US #12
#14Timothy142US #22
#15Randy133US #30
#16Terry129US #28
#17Ronald125US #18
#18Donald120US #14
#19Jeffrey119US #20
#20Kevin119US #27
#21Larry115US #19
#22Gregory110US #24
#23Dale106US #52
#24Dennis106US #23
#25Kenneth105US #15
#26Paul99US #16
#27Charles96US #11
#28Roger91US #37
#29Scott82US #38
#30Rodney76US #65
#31Craig72US #50
#32Wayne72US #44
#33Bruce70US #32
#34Jerry68US #33
#35Joseph59US #13
#36Alan57US #43
#37Keith56US #39
#38Patrick53US #41
#39Bradley50US #107
#40Curtis48US #79
#41Dean47US #111
#42Randall43US #53
#43Duane41US #135
#44Edward41US #25
#45Rick38US #109
#46Brian37US #40
#47Stephen37US #21
#48Gerald35US #48
#49Ricky35US #46
#50Russell34US #57
#51Micheal33US #87
#52Darrell32US #91
#53Loren32
#54Mike32US #123
#55Raymond32US #36
#56Steve32US #72
#57Danny31US #45
#58Lawrence31US #42
#59Peter31US #35
#60Allen30US #84
#61Marvin30US #94
#62Eugene29US #81
#63Jeffery29US #73
#64Kim29US #98
#65Leslie29US #138
#66Stanley29US #64
#67George28US #26
#68Joel26US #121
#69Gordon25US #128
#70Kelly25
#71Kent25US #156
#72Lee24US #96
#73Lyle24
#74Carl23US #47
#75Jon23US #115
#76Martin23US #77
#77Gene22US #152
#78Lynn22US #196
#79Dan21US #136
#80Norman21US #102
#81Philip21US #62
#82Brad20US #153
#83Daryl20US #178
#84Harold20US #63
#85Todd20US #173
#86Calvin19US #110
#87Jay19US #103
#88Tim19
#89Victor19US #101
#90Anthony18US #31
#91Barry18US #70
#92Wesley18US #151
#93Frank17US #34
#94Glenn17US #59
#95Jack17US #60
#96Jerome17US #112
#97Vernon17US #146
#98Walter17US #51
#99Randal16
#100Allan15US #157

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑63Lori#25
↑38Teresa#30
↑36Mike#54
↑33Eugene#62
↑32Betty#53
↑31Kim#68
↑29Debbie#61
↑28Loren#53

Falling

↓58Judith#97
↓39Carolyn#100
↓31Marcia#79
↓28Carla#91
↓28Valerie#94
↓27Shirley#64
↓25Darlene#92
↓25Lyle#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.