State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2003 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,239 South Dakota births in 2003 across 453 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.

#41Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#50Maggie#188 nationally
#69Josieoutside the national top 200
#59Ellie#187 nationally
#77Paytonoutside the national top 200
#78Tessaoutside the national top 200
#79Torioutside the national top 200
#45Abby#164 nationally
#76Ty#193 nationally
#84Laneoutside the national top 200
#86Abbieoutside the national top 200
#88Hannaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma88US #2
#2Hannah75US #4
#3Emily69US #1
#4Olivia65US #5
#5Madison58US #3
#6Abigail56US #6
#7Taylor53US #19
#8Alexis52US #7
#9Grace51US #13
#10Elizabeth44US #9
#11Paige40US #47
#12Samantha39US #10
#13Megan37US #30
#14Sydney34US #25
#15Morgan31US #29
#16Isabella30US #12
#17Ashley29US #8
#18Chloe29US #24
#19Alyssa28US #14
#20Avery27US #89
#21Bailey27US #98
#22Hailey27US #26
#23Ella26US #44
#24Jessica26US #18
#25Kaitlyn26US #32
#26Savannah26US #41
#27Jenna25US #55
#28Sarah24US #11
#29Autumn23US #75
#30Brooklyn23US #118
#31Jasmine23US #27
#32Lauren23US #15
#33Rachel23US #28
#34Trinity23US #56
#35Allison22US #46
#36Anna22US #21
#37Katelyn22US #58
#38Sophia22US #20
#39Brianna21US #17
#40Kaylee21US #53
#41Kylie21US #52
#42Brooke20US #43
#43Kennedy20US #122
#44Natalie20US #23
#45Abby19US #164
#46Haley18US #34
#47Marissa18US #95
#48Ashlyn17US #139
#49Mackenzie17US #45
#50Maggie17US #188
#51Makayla17US #51
#52Mya17US #116
#53Claire16US #92
#54Erin16US #80
#55Jordan16US #48
#56Jordyn16US #155
#57Julia16US #33
#58Victoria16US #22
#59Ellie15US #187
#60Faith15US #50
#61Gracie15US #126
#62Madeline15US #61
#63Mckenzie15US #149
#64Mia15US #36
#65Arianna14US #86
#66Ava14US #39
#67Destiny14US #37
#68Jada14US #79
#69Josie14
#70Kelsey14US #130
#71Leah14US #81
#72Lily14US #69
#73Maria13US #42
#74Mariah13US #113
#75Mary13US #59
#76Mikayla13US #138
#77Payton13
#78Tessa13
#79Tori13
#80Alexandra12US #38
#81Jocelyn12US #87
#82Katherine12US #35
#83Kayla12US #16
#84Sadie12US #190
#85Sierra12US #73
#86Abbie11
#87Danielle11US #82
#88Hanna11
#89Jade11US #101
#90Jadyn11
#91Lillian11US #76
#92Madelyn11US #115
#93Molly11US #99
#94Nicole11US #40
#95Sidney11
#96Summer11US #153
#97Amelia10US #111
#98Breanna10US #105
#99Cassidy10US #150
#100Courtney10US #103

Boys

#1Jacob80US #1
#2Ethan70US #7
#3Logan64US #28
#4Mason57US #54
#5Carter54US #102
#6Michael54US #2
#7Jackson53US #52
#8Joseph53US #6
#9Alexander52US #16
#10Dylan52US #19
#11Noah52US #31
#12Zachary51US #20
#13Gavin50US #51
#14Austin49US #33
#15Caleb49US #34
#16Gabriel48US #29
#17Andrew47US #5
#18William47US #11
#19Connor44US #43
#20Tyler44US #15
#21Isaac42US #48
#22Nicholas42US #12
#23Joshua41US #3
#24Samuel41US #23
#25Benjamin39US #24
#26Carson39US #89
#27Matthew39US #4
#28Hunter37US #41
#29Riley37US #104
#30Cole36US #69
#31James35US #18
#32Luke35US #46
#33Nathan35US #26
#34Ashton33US #101
#35Tanner33US #120
#36Kaden32US #121
#37Alex31US #62
#38Brandon31US #21
#39Wyatt31US #109
#40Caden30US #113
#41Dawson30
#42Evan30US #44
#43Blake29US #79
#44Jack29US #45
#45Ryan29US #13
#46Christian28US #25
#47Aidan27US #39
#48Daniel27US #8
#49David27US #14
#50Landon27US #97
#51Owen27US #72
#52Brayden26US #110
#53Jaden26US #82
#54Anthony25US #10
#55Brady25US #142
#56Cody25US #78
#57Elijah25US #37
#58Jesse25US #94
#59Chase24US #87
#60Christopher24US #9
#61Gage24US #136
#62John24US #17
#63Justin24US #27
#64Charles23US #57
#65Jordan23US #38
#66Kyle23US #53
#67Seth23US #80
#68Jayden21US #75
#69Jonathan21US #22
#70Lucas21US #71
#71Trevor21US #99
#72Aaron20US #50
#73Hayden20US #84
#74Levi20US #166
#75Thomas20US #36
#76Ty20US #193
#77Adam19US #58
#78Garrett19US #106
#79Isaiah19US #49
#80Cameron18US #40
#81Colton18US #135
#82Robert18US #35
#83Aiden17US #73
#84Lane17
#85Marcus17US #119
#86Max17US #162
#87Parker17US #125
#88Zane17
#89Devin16US #74
#90Kade16
#91Spencer16US #139
#92Tate16
#93Jace15
#94Jaxon15
#95Trey15
#96Ayden14
#97Braden14US #170
#98Bryce14US #103
#99Conner14US #153
#100Grant14US #137

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑52Tanner#35
↑43Ella#23
↑42Brooklyn#30
↑37Natalie#44
↑36Avery#20
↑34Gracie#61
↑33Kennedy#43
↑33Jack#44

Falling

↓53Cassidy#99
↓41Alexandra#80
↓37Elijah#57
↓33Breanna#98
↓33Trevor#71
↓32Seth#67
↓30Tessa#78
↓27Ryan#45

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.