State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1967 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,038 South Dakota births in 1967 across 386 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.

#21Kristi#165 nationally
#57Darlaoutside the national top 200
#47Karla#190 nationally
#58Karioutside the national top 200
#68Lynetteoutside the national top 200
#66Jody#194 nationally
#55Kent#181 nationally
#74Wade#192 nationally
#84Heathoutside the national top 200
#27Darin#142 nationally
#86Monteoutside the national top 200
#92Darwinoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa191US #1
#2Michelle114US #3
#3Mary99US #4
#4Kimberly92US #2
#5Dawn82US #27
#6Amy81US #12
#7Brenda79US #31
#8Julie77US #16
#9Lori75US #24
#10Susan74US #5
#11Karen66US #6
#12Patricia54US #11
#13Rhonda52US #41
#14Sandra50US #20
#15Jennifer49US #10
#16Teresa49US #28
#17Nancy48US #37
#18Tina47US #21
#19Pamela46US #17
#20Linda45US #26
#21Kristi44US #165
#22Cynthia43US #18
#23Paula43US #46
#24Michele42US #36
#25Debra41US #38
#26Tammy41US #8
#27Barbara40US #33
#28Angela39US #7
#29Wendy39US #32
#30Denise37US #34
#31Kelly37US #23
#32Sheila37US #56
#33Jill36US #50
#34Kim35US #49
#35Melissa35US #9
#36Deborah34US #22
#37Elizabeth34US #13
#38Kathy33US #64
#39Laura33US #15
#40Tracy33US #29
#41Cheryl32US #35
#42Donna32US #19
#43Tamara32US #86
#44Diane31US #44
#45Stephanie31US #25
#46Jodi30US #103
#47Karla30US #190
#48Shelly30US #94
#49Theresa29US #43
#50Kathleen28US #40
#51Rebecca28US #39
#52Ann27US #57
#53Laurie27US #72
#54Christine26US #14
#55Janet26US #61
#56Cindy23US #59
#57Darla23
#58Kari23
#59Sharon23US #30
#60Sherry23US #51
#61Carol22US #47
#62Renee22US #62
#63Robin22US #45
#64Carla21US #82
#65Connie21US #75
#66Jody21US #194
#67Beth19US #67
#68Lynette19
#69Sarah19US #83
#70Becky18US #162
#71Jean18US #136
#72Kristine18US #106
#73Stacy18US #74
#74Katherine17US #76
#75Kathryn17US #92
#76Sara17US #155
#77Vicki17US #113
#78Catherine16US #55
#79Lynn16US #81
#80Margaret16US #58
#81Shannon16US #101
#82Valerie16US #73
#83Christina15US #53
#84Colleen15US #96
#85Joan15US #149
#86Monica15US #70
#87Peggy15US #151
#88Charlene14US #160
#89Gina14US #54
#90Jacqueline14US #52
#91Judy14US #121
#92Leslie14US #66
#93Stacey14US #69
#94Heidi13US #88
#95Shawn13US #200
#96Tonya13US #68
#97Victoria13US #93
#98Andrea12US #48
#99Anita12US #98
#100Jane12US #127

Boys

#1Michael237US #1
#2David193US #2
#3Mark148US #7
#4James137US #3
#5Scott132US #16
#6Brian128US #10
#7John126US #4
#8Steven125US #14
#9Robert120US #5
#10Todd110US #29
#11Jeffrey95US #13
#12Troy95US #40
#13Timothy90US #11
#14Thomas89US #12
#15Richard80US #8
#16Chad75US #105
#17Daniel72US #19
#18Kevin72US #17
#19Paul71US #18
#20William68US #6
#21Douglas56US #33
#22Patrick56US #30
#23Gregory52US #25
#24Terry47US #42
#25Ronald43US #24
#26Bradley42US #66
#27Darin42US #142
#28Charles41US #20
#29Christopher41US #9
#30Jay41US #87
#31Keith39US #34
#32Gary37US #32
#33Joseph37US #15
#34Donald35US #27
#35Jon35US #71
#36Kelly34US #102
#37Larry34US #38
#38Eric32US #23
#39Alan30US #61
#40Dale29US #89
#41Kenneth29US #22
#42Russell29US #58
#43Anthony28US #21
#44Craig28US #46
#45Randy28US #49
#46Shane27US #145
#47Dean26US #78
#48Lee26US #103
#49Shawn26US #51
#50Dennis25US #43
#51Jason25US #54
#52Curtis24US #77
#53Andrew22US #35
#54Jerry22US #41
#55Kent22US #181
#56Darren21US #63
#57Joel21US #90
#58Brad20US #155
#59Bruce20US #55
#60Bryan20US #52
#61Duane20US #139
#62Raymond20US #48
#63Jeff19US #88
#64Jeffery19US #47
#65Kyle19US #138
#66Matthew19US #28
#67Tony19US #50
#68Roger18US #53
#69Stephen18US #26
#70Allen17US #100
#71Brett17US #111
#72Chris17US #60
#73Edward17US #31
#74Wade17US #192
#75Wayne17US #62
#76Gerald16US #59
#77Rodney16US #37
#78Tracy16US #99
#79Peter15US #39
#80George14US #36
#81Randall14US #72
#82Steve14US #79
#83Travis14US #166
#84Heath13
#85Martin13US #80
#86Monte13
#87Rick13US #167
#88Ricky13US #75
#89Samuel13US #69
#90Tim13US #116
#91Brent12US #108
#92Darwin12
#93Kurt12US #113
#94Lance12US #152
#95Mike12US #84
#96Thad12
#97Tom12US #175
#98Vincent12US #65
#99Darrin11US #141
#100Sean11US #44

On the move since 1966

Rising

↑41Tina#18
↑40Wendy#29
↑35Brad#58
↑30Jon#35
↑30Lee#48
↑30Andrew#53
↑30Darren#56
↑28Raymond#62

Falling

↓51Mike#95
↓41Randall#81
↓40Jane#100
↓39Carol#61
↓34Jacqueline#90
↓28Wayne#75
↓28Rodney#77
↓27Roger#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1966 rankings.