State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1957 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,092 South Dakota births in 1957 across 491 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.

#47Karlaoutside the national top 200
#74Darlaoutside the national top 200
#76Monteoutside the national top 200
#69Tamara#191 nationally
#82Lynnoutside the national top 200
#56Kelly#167 nationally
#90Lyleoutside the national top 200
#93Joleneoutside the national top 200
#96Darwinoutside the national top 200
#99Lorenoutside the national top 200
#68Kim#162 nationally
#75Gene#169 nationally

Girls

#1Debra243US #4
#2Mary239US #1
#3Cynthia188US #7
#4Susan162US #2
#5Cindy157US #19
#6Karen149US #5
#7Julie146US #28
#8Linda135US #3
#9Nancy134US #11
#10Pamela133US #12
#11Patricia122US #8
#12Barbara115US #9
#13Brenda110US #13
#14Sandra108US #15
#15Lori103US #45
#16Cheryl101US #16
#17Carol100US #18
#18Diane96US #17
#19Donna95US #10
#20Deborah94US #6
#21Kathy81US #20
#22Peggy81US #62
#23Kathleen77US #21
#24Janet71US #23
#25Sharon70US #14
#26Kim69US #35
#27Connie63US #47
#28Debbie55US #27
#29Jean55US #67
#30Joan55US #60
#31Teresa54US #24
#32Jane53US #56
#33Denise51US #25
#34Rhonda48US #52
#35Judy47US #38
#36Elizabeth46US #22
#37Dawn45US #93
#38Kathryn44US #65
#39Rebecca44US #34
#40Laurie43US #73
#41Vicki43US #51
#42Ann40US #44
#43Bonnie39US #64
#44Margaret39US #29
#45Betty38US #50
#46Robin37US #30
#47Karla36
#48Paula35US #49
#49Catherine34US #37
#50Shirley34US #46
#51Colleen33US #118
#52Gloria33US #66
#53Ruth33US #84
#54Cathy32US #39
#55Joyce32US #40
#56Marilyn32US #82
#57Kimberly31US #42
#58Beverly30US #48
#59Janice30US #32
#60Laura30US #31
#61Rita30US #78
#62Diana29US #43
#63Marcia29US #126
#64Sheila29US #58
#65Jill27US #100
#66Michelle27US #79
#67Tammy27US #107
#68Becky26US #127
#69Tamara26US #191
#70Valerie26US #76
#71Lisa25US #26
#72Sheryl25US #112
#73Carolyn24US #33
#74Darla24
#75Gail24US #54
#76Katherine24US #72
#77Theresa24US #36
#78Vickie24US #70
#79Jennifer23US #87
#80Judith23US #53
#81Terri23US #68
#82Terry23US #92
#83Wanda23US #59
#84Carla22US #128
#85Lois22US #145
#86Vicky22US #142
#87Rose21US #69
#88Glenda20US #134
#89Renee20US #111
#90Roberta20US #121
#91Sally20US #115
#92Constance19US #154
#93Jolene19
#94Marlene19US #177
#95Pam19US #184
#96Joann18US #137
#97Lynn18US #61
#98Melanie18US #152
#99Penny18US #138
#100Sherry18US #55

Boys

#1Michael340US #1
#2David317US #3
#3Mark269US #7
#4James255US #2
#5Steven230US #10
#6Robert208US #4
#7Richard206US #8
#8John199US #5
#9Kevin193US #20
#10Douglas157US #30
#11Thomas154US #9
#12Timothy151US #19
#13Daniel139US #16
#14Donald132US #15
#15Gary129US #13
#16Ronald129US #17
#17Randy124US #31
#18William112US #6
#19Scott106US #32
#20Terry106US #33
#21Jeffrey104US #21
#22Paul103US #18
#23Gregory102US #23
#24Roger100US #42
#25Brian99US #26
#26Larry98US #22
#27Charles96US #11
#28Bruce89US #34
#29Dale87US #50
#30Kenneth87US #14
#31Craig81US #55
#32Rodney78US #70
#33Dennis74US #28
#34Keith68US #36
#35Patrick67US #41
#36Wayne63US #47
#37Joseph61US #12
#38Jerry58US #35
#39Randall57US #59
#40Bradley52US #107
#41Ricky49US #40
#42Alan48US #48
#43Duane47US #136
#44Dean46US #93
#45Russell44US #54
#46Rick40US #87
#47Curtis39US #80
#48Jay36US #88
#49Mike36US #53
#50Allen35US #91
#51Steve35US #44
#52Tim35US #119
#53Raymond33US #39
#54Tom32US #116
#55Darrell31US #90
#56Kelly31US #167
#57Peter31US #37
#58Stephen31US #24
#59Jeffery30US #52
#60Joel30US #104
#61Kent30US #150
#62Martin30US #69
#63Brad29US #153
#64Danny29US #45
#65Edward29US #25
#66Jim29US #106
#67George28US #29
#68Kim27US #162
#69Todd27US #143
#70Jeff26US #96
#71Lee26US #105
#72Micheal26US #85
#73Gerald25US #51
#74Dan24US #121
#75Gene24US #169
#76Monte24
#77Barry23US #72
#78Greg22US #127
#79Philip22US #68
#80Glen21US #129
#81Lawrence21US #46
#82Lynn20
#83Eugene19US #92
#84Jack19US #67
#85Tony19US #71
#86Anthony18US #27
#87Frank18US #38
#88Jon18US #110
#89Lonnie18US #157
#90Lyle18
#91Carl17US #49
#92Joe17US #57
#93Leslie17US #156
#94Neil17US #181
#95Stanley17US #81
#96Darwin16
#97Gordon16US #140
#98Gregg16US #188
#99Loren16
#100Marvin16US #112

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑51Mike#49
↑42Gloria#52
↑37Tom#54
↑33Denise#33
↑28Tim#52
↑28Danny#64
↑27Debbie#28
↑27Diana#62

Falling

↓42Vickie#78
↓34Jon#88
↓30Gerald#73
↓30Anthony#86
↓29Janice#59
↓29Stanley#95
↓28Lois#85
↓28Loren#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.