State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2004 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,270 South Dakota births in 2004 across 467 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.

#38Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#60Ellie#189 nationally
#80Camdenoutside the national top 200
#86Alisonoutside the national top 200
#86Brockoutside the national top 200
#87Cadeoutside the national top 200
#89Jaceoutside the national top 200
#90Laneoutside the national top 200
#43Mckenzie#151 nationally
#93Reeseoutside the national top 200
#93Drewoutside the national top 200
#94Ashlynnoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison81US #3
#2Emma73US #2
#3Emily68US #1
#4Olivia61US #4
#5Hannah56US #5
#6Grace48US #13
#7Elizabeth45US #10
#8Ella44US #29
#9Alexis41US #11
#10Morgan41US #31
#11Abigail40US #6
#12Hailey37US #24
#13Taylor37US #22
#14Samantha36US #9
#15Ava34US #25
#16Brooklyn34US #101
#17Anna31US #20
#18Isabella30US #7
#19Megan29US #36
#20Sydney29US #27
#21Chloe28US #23
#22Lauren27US #16
#23Allison26US #40
#24Alyssa26US #14
#25Jenna25US #56
#26Katelyn25US #59
#27Kylie24US #49
#28Natalie24US #19
#29Sarah24US #12
#30Gracie23US #114
#31Lily23US #53
#32Paige22US #51
#33Jasmine21US #26
#34Kaitlyn21US #33
#35Sophia21US #15
#36Brooke20US #46
#37Kayla20US #18
#38Rachel20US #34
#39Faith19US #52
#40Kaylee19US #50
#41Mackenzie19US #45
#42Madelyn18US #111
#43Mckenzie18US #151
#44Zoe18US #54
#45Claire17US #99
#46Lillian17US #65
#47Trinity17US #48
#48Bailey16US #100
#49Haley16US #44
#50Julia16US #32
#51Kennedy16US #117
#52Leah16US #64
#53Mia16US #30
#54Nevaeh16US #104
#55Sierra16US #92
#56Angel15US #127
#57Autumn15US #82
#58Danielle15US #91
#59Destiny15US #38
#60Ellie15US #189
#61Marissa15US #78
#62Rylee15US #136
#63Savannah15US #41
#64Ashley14US #8
#65Jessica14US #21
#66Katherine14US #35
#67Makayla14US #47
#68Rebecca14US #70
#69Amber13US #87
#70Angelina13US #60
#71Ashlyn13US #131
#72Courtney13US #121
#73Hope13US #179
#74Kylee13US #141
#75Maria13US #42
#76Mariah13US #113
#77Payton13US #159
#78Riley13US #58
#79Alexa12US #72
#80Avery12US #77
#81Brianna12US #17
#82Christina12US #123
#83Lydia12US #126
#84Shelby12US #112
#85Victoria12US #28
#86Alison11
#87Breanna11US #115
#88Isabel11US #88
#89Isabelle11US #107
#90Jordan11US #71
#91Molly11US #97
#92Mya11US #116
#93Reese11
#94Ashlynn10
#95Camryn10
#96Kate10US #147
#97Sara10US #68
#98Abby9US #166
#99Addison9US #160
#100Cadence9

Boys

#1Ethan96US #5
#2Jacob80US #1
#3Logan60US #27
#4Mason59US #51
#5Dylan58US #19
#6Matthew54US #4
#7Tyler54US #16
#8Andrew52US #6
#9Samuel52US #23
#10Nathan49US #20
#11Carter48US #89
#12Zachary48US #26
#13Joseph47US #9
#14Michael46US #2
#15Noah46US #29
#16Riley46US #106
#17Kaden44US #105
#18Caleb43US #33
#19Jackson43US #48
#20Connor42US #38
#21Hunter41US #49
#22Isaac41US #46
#23Gavin40US #52
#24Landon40US #86
#25Ryan39US #12
#26Joshua38US #3
#27William38US #8
#28Brayden37US #107
#29Jack36US #42
#30Austin35US #35
#31Chase35US #82
#32James35US #18
#33Nicholas35US #13
#34Alexander34US #15
#35Ashton34US #76
#36Cole34US #75
#37Owen34US #67
#38Dawson32
#39Daniel31US #7
#40Evan31US #39
#41Tanner31US #125
#42Carson30US #101
#43Christian30US #24
#44Isaiah30US #45
#45Jordan29US #43
#46Luke29US #41
#47Seth29US #80
#48Anthony28US #11
#49Caden28US #104
#50Hayden28US #87
#51John28US #17
#52Aiden27US #60
#53Trevor27US #110
#54Aidan26US #40
#55Benjamin26US #25
#56Blake26US #95
#57Brady26US #122
#58Thomas26US #37
#59Wyatt26US #90
#60Adam25US #58
#61Gage25US #145
#62Jayden25US #62
#63Alex24US #63
#64Bryce24US #108
#65Christopher24US #10
#66David24US #14
#67Elijah24US #31
#68Cameron22US #50
#69Gabriel22US #32
#70Jaden22US #83
#71Brandon21US #22
#72Colton21US #135
#73Justin21US #30
#74Levi21US #153
#75Cody20US #84
#76Jonathan20US #21
#77Kaleb20US #120
#78Spencer20US #151
#79Ty20US #181
#80Camden19
#81Devin19US #81
#82Ian19US #69
#83Tristan19US #115
#84Lucas18US #66
#85Nathaniel18US #68
#86Brock17
#87Cade17
#88Charles17US #56
#89Jace17
#90Lane17
#91Sean17US #64
#92Collin16US #130
#93Drew16
#94Garrett16US #114
#95Paul16US #127
#96Peyton16US #163
#97Xavier16US #88
#98Aaron15US #53
#99Conner15US #134
#100Cooper15US #133

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑51Ava#15
↑50Madelyn#42
↑46Kayla#37
↑45Lillian#46
↑41Lily#31
↑35Isaiah#44
↑34Bryce#64
↑31Gracie#30

Falling

↓60Avery#80
↓53Abby#98
↓53Gabriel#69
↓47Ashley#64
↓42Brianna#81
↓41Jessica#65
↓40Mya#92
↓37Savannah#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.