State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1958 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,789 South Dakota births in 1958 across 473 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.

#55Karlaoutside the national top 200
#68Lorenoutside the national top 200
#77Darlaoutside the national top 200
#47Kay#169 nationally
#80Lyleoutside the national top 200
#87Marty#198 nationally
#94Deannaoutside the national top 200
#96Darwinoutside the national top 200
#97Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#97Kimoutside the national top 200
#98Terranceoutside the national top 200
#99Wadeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary229US #1
#2Susan213US #2
#3Julie212US #23
#4Debra186US #6
#5Linda154US #3
#6Lori131US #30
#7Nancy131US #12
#8Barbara125US #9
#9Karen123US #4
#10Cindy116US #25
#11Pamela116US #11
#12Carol111US #20
#13Cynthia111US #8
#14Sandra109US #15
#15Kathy108US #14
#16Brenda96US #16
#17Patricia95US #5
#18Diane90US #18
#19Cheryl87US #13
#20Peggy84US #42
#21Debbie80US #24
#22Janet70US #28
#23Tammy70US #44
#24Donna68US #10
#25Rhonda64US #48
#26Deborah63US #7
#27Dawn62US #84
#28Kathleen58US #21
#29Judy57US #36
#30Kim57US #40
#31Denise55US #27
#32Teresa55US #26
#33Sharon54US #17
#34Jane51US #61
#35Jean51US #73
#36Lisa50US #19
#37Connie48US #50
#38Joan48US #68
#39Tamara47US #127
#40Vicki47US #57
#41Kathryn43US #58
#42Ann42US #47
#43Rebecca40US #41
#44Laura39US #29
#45Laurie39US #70
#46Colleen38US #116
#47Kay38US #169
#48Elizabeth37US #22
#49Carla36US #126
#50Robin36US #32
#51Catherine34US #38
#52Bonnie33US #63
#53Jill32US #98
#54Gail31US #72
#55Karla31
#56Renee31US #105
#57Terri31US #51
#58Theresa31US #33
#59Christine30US #43
#60Joyce30US #46
#61Patty30US #146
#62Paula30US #53
#63Beverly29US #55
#64Diana29US #45
#65Kimberly29US #39
#66Sheila29US #59
#67Becky27US #111
#68Beth26US #95
#69Betty26US #54
#70Carolyn26US #37
#71Lynn26US #60
#72Rose26US #78
#73Marcia25US #128
#74Margaret25US #31
#75Ruth25US #90
#76Vickie25US #75
#77Darla24
#78Joann24US #122
#79Judith24US #62
#80Patti24US #137
#81Shirley24US #52
#82Janice23US #35
#83Jody23US #170
#84Sue23US #102
#85Wanda23US #66
#86Anita22US #82
#87Cathy22US #34
#88Gloria22US #77
#89Michelle22US #56
#90Rita22US #88
#91Kelly21US #108
#92Marilyn21US #96
#93Valerie21US #64
#94Deanna20
#95Debora20US #167
#96Leslie20US #79
#97Lynette20
#98Pam20US #139
#99Penny20US #124
#100Jolene19

Boys

#1David322US #2
#2Michael299US #1
#3James255US #3
#4Robert247US #4
#5Mark243US #7
#6Steven202US #10
#7Richard197US #8
#8John186US #5
#9Kevin186US #20
#10Thomas159US #9
#11Timothy151US #13
#12Daniel143US #16
#13Douglas143US #30
#14William138US #6
#15Randy132US #32
#16Scott131US #25
#17Gary118US #17
#18Jeffrey117US #21
#19Brian115US #24
#20Ronald110US #19
#21Larry106US #22
#22Dennis93US #29
#23Paul93US #15
#24Donald91US #18
#25Bruce88US #36
#26Terry88US #33
#27Dale85US #46
#28Kenneth84US #14
#29Craig80US #53
#30Gregory76US #23
#31Charles72US #11
#32Keith63US #37
#33Rodney63US #65
#34Alan61US #49
#35Bradley60US #108
#36Joseph59US #12
#37Mike59US #40
#38Patrick57US #42
#39Roger55US #47
#40Wayne55US #48
#41Jerry51US #35
#42Todd51US #116
#43Ricky42US #34
#44Tim42US #74
#45Dean38US #97
#46Rick38US #77
#47Anthony36US #27
#48Jim36US #87
#49Randall36US #62
#50Allen35US #92
#51Jeff35US #68
#52Joel35US #120
#53Raymond35US #43
#54Steve34US #44
#55Bryan33US #101
#56Jay33US #86
#57Duane32US #136
#58Gerald32US #58
#59Russell32US #54
#60Edward31US #28
#61George31US #31
#62Curtis30US #82
#63Greg29US #105
#64Kelly29US #148
#65Kent29US #144
#66Bill27US #99
#67Danny27US #45
#68Loren27
#69Tom26US #96
#70Eugene25US #103
#71Lee25US #114
#72Dan24US #109
#73Brad22US #151
#74Frank22US #38
#75Daryl21US #170
#76Micheal21US #91
#77Stephen21US #26
#78Barry20US #79
#79Glen20US #131
#80Lyle20
#81Bernard19US #143
#82Darrell19US #90
#83Jon19US #117
#84Leonard19US #102
#85Leslie19US #161
#86Martin19US #71
#87Marty19US #198
#88Jeffery18US #59
#89Jerome18US #129
#90Peter18US #41
#91Philip18US #67
#92Brett17US #155
#93Kirk17US #147
#94Marvin17US #119
#95Matthew17US #60
#96Darwin16
#97Kim16
#98Terrance16
#99Wade16
#100Calvin15US #123

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑44Tammy#23
↑39Anthony#47
↑35Lisa#36
↑35Carla#49
↑33Renee#56
↑31Loren#68
↑30Tamara#39
↑27Todd#42

Falling

↓36Gloria#88
↓36Marilyn#92
↓33Cathy#87
↓33Peter#90
↓31Shirley#81
↓30Margaret#74
↓29Rita#90
↓29Jeffery#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.