State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1959 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 15,400 South Dakota births in 1959 across 519 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.

#61Darlaoutside the national top 200
#62Kristioutside the national top 200
#76Karlaoutside the national top 200
#81Lorenoutside the national top 200
#60Doug#179 nationally
#83Marty#198 nationally
#90Jodioutside the national top 200
#91Lyleoutside the national top 200
#80Shelly#188 nationally
#97Lynnoutside the national top 200
#82Kay#182 nationally
#91Jody#190 nationally

Girls

#1Mary226US #1
#2Susan200US #2
#3Debra174US #7
#4Julie168US #26
#5Linda157US #3
#6Lori156US #27
#7Karen125US #4
#8Nancy120US #14
#9Barbara115US #11
#10Pamela113US #12
#11Cynthia108US #8
#12Cindy106US #25
#13Patricia106US #6
#14Cheryl101US #18
#15Brenda99US #16
#16Diane95US #19
#17Donna95US #5
#18Dawn90US #54
#19Debbie89US #20
#20Kathy89US #15
#21Carol78US #22
#22Sandra76US #13
#23Janet73US #28
#24Kim72US #35
#25Connie70US #48
#26Lisa66US #10
#27Peggy66US #57
#28Tammy66US #31
#29Judy64US #41
#30Deborah61US #9
#31Rhonda59US #45
#32Sharon59US #17
#33Tamara59US #121
#34Teresa59US #24
#35Denise53US #29
#36Jane53US #67
#37Kimberly52US #33
#38Bonnie51US #71
#39Kathleen51US #23
#40Elizabeth50US #21
#41Laurie50US #56
#42Jean47US #77
#43Kelly47US #74
#44Robin46US #32
#45Joan44US #76
#46Theresa43US #34
#47Jill41US #86
#48Rebecca41US #38
#49Sheila41US #52
#50Terri41US #46
#51Ann40US #44
#52Janice38US #37
#53Kathryn36US #69
#54Sherry36US #58
#55Wanda36US #65
#56Cathy35US #39
#57Colleen35US #110
#58Beth34US #80
#59Laura34US #30
#60Valerie34US #60
#61Darla33
#62Kristi33
#63Gail32US #75
#64Paula31US #51
#65Marcia30US #141
#66Michelle30US #47
#67Carla29US #118
#68Margaret29US #36
#69Pam29US #125
#70Lynn28US #63
#71Renee28US #100
#72Michele27US #89
#73Wendy27US #83
#74Becky26US #102
#75Catherine26US #40
#76Karla26
#77Penny25US #122
#78Shirley25US #61
#79Rita24US #98
#80Shelly24US #188
#81Vickie24US #90
#82Kay23US #182
#83Marilyn23US #109
#84Sheryl23US #128
#85Christine22US #43
#86Patty22US #140
#87Ruth22US #97
#88Betty21US #59
#89Jan21US #161
#90Jodi21
#91Jody21US #190
#92Katherine21US #79
#93Monica21US #160
#94Vicki21US #73
#95Roberta20US #142
#96Rose20US #88
#97Charlene19US #153
#98Gloria19US #81
#99Lois19US #162
#100Tami19US #154

Boys

#1David358US #2
#2Michael291US #1
#3Mark289US #6
#4Robert242US #5
#5James225US #3
#6Steven182US #10
#7Kevin179US #14
#8John178US #4
#9Richard169US #8
#10Timothy165US #12
#11Scott151US #24
#12William145US #7
#13Brian140US #22
#14Douglas139US #30
#15Thomas134US #9
#16Daniel131US #18
#17Jeffrey130US #16
#18Randy117US #31
#19Gary109US #20
#20Paul104US #17
#21Donald102US #19
#22Ronald100US #21
#23Larry91US #25
#24Terry89US #33
#25Gregory87US #23
#26Dennis85US #29
#27Todd84US #99
#28Dale79US #49
#29Rodney78US #67
#30Kenneth76US #15
#31Bradley75US #103
#32Craig73US #44
#33Mike73US #37
#34Charles69US #11
#35Tim65US #60
#36Joseph64US #13
#37Bruce63US #38
#38Jeff61US #52
#39Patrick61US #43
#40Roger58US #47
#41Steve58US #41
#42Keith55US #39
#43Wayne53US #51
#44Dean52US #95
#45Randall50US #59
#46Alan45US #50
#47Jerry44US #36
#48Duane42US #126
#49Curtis40US #75
#50Jay40US #88
#51Gerald39US #61
#52Ricky39US #34
#53Russell39US #56
#54Jon38US #105
#55Jim37US #70
#56Tom37US #82
#57Danny36US #48
#58Stephen35US #28
#59Bryan32US #94
#60Doug30US #179
#61Allen29US #97
#62Edward29US #27
#63Kelly29US #143
#64Rick29US #89
#65Anthony28US #26
#66Brad28US #149
#67Greg28US #91
#68Joe28US #57
#69Dan27US #110
#70Lawrence27US #62
#71Eric25US #46
#72Perry25US #132
#73Bill24US #93
#74Joel24US #116
#75Brett23US #154
#76Christopher23US #35
#77Jerome23US #133
#78Kent23US #141
#79Jack22US #85
#80Lee22US #115
#81Loren22
#82Bob21US #128
#83Marty21US #198
#84Calvin20US #125
#85Darrell20US #90
#86Martin20US #79
#87Peter20US #40
#88Barry19US #73
#89Dave19US #119
#90Kurt19US #129
#91Lyle19
#92Micheal19US #96
#93Tony19US #53
#94Brent18US #151
#95Jeffery18US #55
#96Leonard18US #109
#97Lynn18
#98Matthew18US #63
#99Don17US #111
#100Frank17US #42

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑48Kelly#43
↑33Valerie#60
↑31Cathy#56
↑30Janice#52
↑30Wanda#55
↑29Pam#69
↑29Jon#54
↑28Kimberly#37

Falling

↓54Vicki#94
↓35Kay#82
↓26Christine#85
↓26Frank#100
↓25Patty#86
↓24Catherine#75
↓24Rose#96
↓22Joel#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.