State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 1972 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,270 South Dakota births in 1972 across 393 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.

#37Darinoutside the national top 200
#55Wadeoutside the national top 200
#74Tamioutside the national top 200
#82Rochelleoutside the national top 200
#73Heath#190 nationally
#54Becky#165 nationally
#78Kari#186 nationally
#93Joleneoutside the national top 200
#93Codyoutside the national top 200
#94Karlaoutside the national top 200
#94Darrinoutside the national top 200
#96Lynetteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer207US #1
#2Amy126US #5
#3Michelle119US #2
#4Lisa107US #3
#5Nicole80US #10
#6Melissa75US #7
#7Angela70US #6
#8Heather58US #9
#9Dawn57US #20
#10Stephanie57US #8
#11Kimberly56US #4
#12Julie50US #12
#13Susan50US #24
#14Rebecca47US #14
#15Lori45US #28
#16Tammy43US #11
#17Stacy41US #33
#18Heidi38US #64
#19Kristi37US #102
#20Mary37US #13
#21Stacey37US #41
#22Shannon35US #22
#23Christine34US #16
#24Tracy33US #19
#25Laura32US #17
#26Denise31US #35
#27Jodi31US #97
#28Melanie30US #42
#29Brenda28US #44
#30Karen28US #21
#31Ann26US #91
#32Kristin26US #67
#33Pamela26US #34
#34Tanya26US #54
#35Tara26US #38
#36Teresa26US #39
#37Tina26US #18
#38Jill24US #62
#39Paula24US #72
#40Sandra24US #31
#41Elizabeth23US #15
#42Michele23US #36
#43Nancy23US #63
#44Sarah23US #49
#45Tamara23US #84
#46Jessica22US #46
#47Shelly22US #94
#48Kristine21US #127
#49Rhonda21US #60
#50Tonya21US #37
#51Wendy21US #29
#52Cindy19US #80
#53Holly19US #71
#54Becky18US #165
#55Nichole18US #146
#56Carrie17US #53
#57Lynn17US #135
#58Patricia17US #27
#59Beth16US #113
#60Christina16US #26
#61Donna16US #45
#62Kelly16US #23
#63Leslie16US #75
#64Linda16US #51
#65Renee16US #77
#66Sara16US #101
#67Theresa16US #68
#68Tiffany16US #61
#69Andrea15US #30
#70Barbara15US #58
#71Carla15US #106
#72Crystal15US #59
#73Diane15US #105
#74Tami15
#75Vicki15US #177
#76Danielle14US #73
#77Jody14US #172
#78Kari14US #186
#79Kathy14US #108
#80Misty14US #125
#81Monica14US #47
#82Rochelle14
#83Amber13US #161
#84Carmen13US #144
#85Cheryl13US #56
#86Debra13US #66
#87Kristen13US #85
#88Laurie13US #98
#89Robin13US #55
#90Cynthia12US #25
#91Jacqueline12US #79
#92Jamie12US #114
#93Jolene12
#94Karla12
#95Katherine12US #69
#96Lynette12
#97Rachel12US #40
#98Shawn12US #184
#99Sherry12US #70
#100Tricia12US #120

Boys

#1Jason213US #7
#2Michael207US #1
#3Chad167US #25
#4Christopher142US #2
#5Robert125US #6
#6David118US #4
#7Scott115US #11
#8Brian110US #8
#9James104US #3
#10John94US #5
#11Steven91US #19
#12Daniel85US #15
#13Jeffrey76US #17
#14Troy68US #49
#15Kevin67US #13
#16Travis65US #57
#17Mark62US #18
#18Eric61US #16
#19Matthew58US #10
#20Ryan58US #39
#21Paul57US #24
#22William54US #9
#23Richard51US #14
#24Shawn50US #28
#25Thomas48US #20
#26Timothy48US #21
#27Patrick44US #35
#28Bradley43US #61
#29Todd43US #31
#30Shane42US #55
#31Gregory41US #26
#32Jeremy38US #42
#33Justin38US #60
#34Joseph36US #12
#35Charles34US #23
#36Anthony32US #22
#37Darin32
#38Jon31US #89
#39Cory30US #136
#40Douglas29US #43
#41Aaron28US #40
#42Brett27US #80
#43Craig26US #46
#44Nathan26US #79
#45Brent25US #77
#46Dennis25US #52
#47Andrew24US #30
#48Kelly24US #140
#49Larry24US #47
#50Ronald24US #32
#51Donald23US #36
#52Jamie23US #72
#53Keith23US #38
#54Sean23US #33
#55Wade23
#56Kyle22US #113
#57Corey21US #95
#58Jonathan21US #37
#59Chris20US #82
#60Jerry20US #53
#61Kenneth20US #27
#62Lance20US #126
#63Terry20US #62
#64Curtis19US #92
#65Lee19US #125
#66Bryan18US #45
#67Jeffery18US #58
#68Dale17US #131
#69Joel17US #78
#70Tony17US #68
#71Tracy17US #111
#72Adam16US #51
#73Heath16US #190
#74Joshua16US #59
#75Randy16US #70
#76Stephen16US #29
#77Erik14US #86
#78Gary14US #41
#79Jay14US #115
#80Peter14US #48
#81Alan13US #110
#82Derek13US #67
#83Dustin13US #165
#84Shannon13US #94
#85Wayne13US #103
#86Darren12US #106
#87Duane12US #158
#88Jesse12US #88
#89Micheal12US #108
#90Raymond12US #54
#91Benjamin11US #64
#92Brad11US #149
#93Cody11
#94Darrin11
#95Edward11US #34
#96Jody11US #181
#97Samuel11US #66
#98Tyler11
#99Bruce10US #121
#100Dana10

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑56Melanie#28
↑46Jamie#52
↑42Tonya#50
↑41Kristine#48
↑40Beth#59
↑39Jeremy#32
↑33Pamela#33
↑27Sarah#44

Falling

↓48Cynthia#90
↓46Debra#86
↓46Tricia#100
↓35Jay#79
↓32Kari#78
↓32Laurie#88
↓31Darren#86
↓29Barbara#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.