State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1965 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,212 South Dakota births in 1965 across 440 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.

#42Kristioutside the national top 200
#65Chadoutside the national top 200
#71Darwinoutside the national top 200
#72Jodyoutside the national top 200
#67Wade#194 nationally
#78Lorenoutside the national top 200
#79Martyoutside the national top 200
#80Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#80Shaneoutside the national top 200
#82Darlaoutside the national top 200
#70Karla#188 nationally
#93Monteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa272US #1
#2Julie139US #14
#3Lori118US #19
#4Mary115US #2
#5Brenda101US #23
#6Dawn100US #26
#7Susan98US #5
#8Karen85US #3
#9Kimberly75US #4
#10Michelle74US #18
#11Linda66US #8
#12Jill64US #51
#13Nancy64US #32
#14Patricia64US #6
#15Pamela63US #12
#16Barbara60US #25
#17Sandra59US #15
#18Tammy57US #11
#19Rhonda55US #37
#20Cheryl54US #31
#21Donna54US #7
#22Teresa53US #24
#23Debra52US #27
#24Laura51US #17
#25Laurie51US #60
#26Robin50US #33
#27Cynthia46US #9
#28Amy45US #35
#29Deborah45US #13
#30Theresa42US #45
#31Carol41US #42
#32Sheila39US #50
#33Stephanie39US #44
#34Tamara39US #104
#35Ann37US #59
#36Kelly37US #30
#37Connie35US #61
#38Cindy34US #53
#39Jodi34US #127
#40Kathy34US #54
#41Michele34US #48
#42Kristi33
#43Melissa33US #38
#44Denise32US #28
#45Diane32US #40
#46Paula31US #49
#47Beth30US #66
#48Jane30US #95
#49Jennifer30US #20
#50Christine29US #21
#51Lynn29US #80
#52Peggy28US #124
#53Wendy28US #39
#54Angela27US #10
#55Kathleen27US #34
#56Kathryn27US #87
#57Kim27US #43
#58Shelly27US #98
#59Jacqueline25US #47
#60Renee25US #68
#61Tina25US #29
#62Debbie24US #62
#63Janet24US #55
#64Joan24US #116
#65Rebecca24US #41
#66Valerie24US #67
#67Carla23US #76
#68Elizabeth23US #16
#69Terri23US #69
#70Karla22US #188
#71Sharon22US #22
#72Jody21
#73Sherry21US #56
#74Tracy21US #36
#75Annette20US #71
#76Becky20US #143
#77Stacy20US #119
#78Judy19US #86
#79Vicki19US #114
#80Lynette18
#81Crystal17US #146
#82Darla17
#83Deanna17US #110
#84Gail17US #134
#85Heidi17US #105
#86Katherine17US #79
#87Leslie17US #75
#88Sheri17US #141
#89Anita16US #94
#90Charlene16US #142
#91Colleen16US #93
#92Gina16US #70
#93Holly16US #113
#94Janelle16
#95Jean16US #112
#96Monica16US #72
#97Roberta16US #167
#98Carmen15US #165
#99Kari15
#100Kristine15US #120

Boys

#1Michael249US #1
#2David231US #3
#3James211US #4
#4John181US #2
#5Todd177US #30
#6Mark175US #7
#7Scott175US #15
#8Robert161US #5
#9Steven154US #14
#10Kevin150US #13
#11Brian126US #19
#12Jeffrey116US #10
#13Timothy112US #12
#14Douglas107US #32
#15Daniel103US #17
#16Richard98US #8
#17Paul93US #16
#18Thomas91US #9
#19William89US #6
#20Troy76US #53
#21Joseph70US #11
#22Patrick59US #31
#23Bradley57US #72
#24Gary54US #27
#25Terry54US #40
#26Gregory49US #23
#27Jay49US #90
#28Dennis48US #44
#29Craig47US #46
#30Ronald46US #24
#31Donald45US #26
#32Kenneth45US #21
#33Dale44US #83
#34Keith43US #35
#35Randy42US #42
#36Bryan40US #63
#37Alan39US #59
#38Charles39US #20
#39Jon39US #78
#40Dean37US #88
#41Anthony36US #22
#42Darin36US #123
#43Jeff35US #62
#44Wayne35US #65
#45Larry34US #38
#46Darren33US #52
#47Mike33US #51
#48Duane32US #135
#49Roger32US #49
#50Eric31US #25
#51Rodney31US #33
#52Christopher30US #18
#53Jeffery30US #47
#54Russell30US #58
#55Joel29US #114
#56Kelly29US #136
#57Randall29US #73
#58Matthew28US #36
#59Curtis27US #75
#60Tim27US #97
#61Shawn26US #69
#62Brett25US #132
#63Chris25US #60
#64Brad24US #148
#65Chad24
#66Tony24US #48
#67Wade24US #194
#68Brent23US #131
#69Lee23US #117
#70Steve23US #55
#71Darwin22
#72Edward22US #29
#73Jerry22US #41
#74Bruce21US #50
#75Rick21US #137
#76Stephen21US #28
#77Kent20US #161
#78Loren20
#79Marty20
#80Shane20
#81Allen19US #92
#82Andrew18US #37
#83Darrell18US #91
#84Barry17US #86
#85Greg17US #105
#86Lonnie17US #175
#87Martin17US #67
#88Danny16US #56
#89George16US #34
#90Jason15US #111
#91Jim15US #116
#92Joe15US #71
#93Monte15
#94Peter15US #39
#95Ricky14US #57
#96Travis14
#97Bill13US #151
#98Gerald13US #64
#99Raymond13US #45
#100Tom13US #127

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑42Stephanie#33
↑39Matthew#58
↑36Chris#63
↑35Duane#48
↑29Wendy#53
↑28Theresa#30
↑27Ann#35
↑27Michele#41

Falling

↓48Jean#95
↓37Tom#100
↓36Bruce#74
↓35Sharon#71
↓33Jim#91
↓30Jerry#73
↓29Karla#70
↓28George#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.