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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2005 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,392 South Dakota births in 2005 across 490 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.

#46Abby#198 nationally
#50Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#68Josieoutside the national top 200
#73Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#54Kyra#179 nationally
#78Tateoutside the national top 200
#86Jaceoutside the national top 200
#87Kadeoutside the national top 200
#88Tessaoutside the national top 200
#88Treyoutside the national top 200
#90Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#91Laneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma60US #2
#2Madison60US #3
#3Olivia60US #5
#4Emily58US #1
#5Hannah54US #7
#6Grace53US #14
#7Abigail51US #4
#8Alexis49US #13
#9Ava47US #9
#10Ella46US #23
#11Elizabeth45US #11
#12Taylor43US #24
#13Hailey36US #26
#14Morgan32US #33
#15Sydney32US #30
#16Paige31US #60
#17Sophia31US #12
#18Kaylee30US #40
#19Chloe29US #19
#20Jenna29US #62
#21Megan29US #41
#22Lauren27US #21
#23Natalie27US #18
#24Lily26US #39
#25Nevaeh26US #69
#26Addison25US #106
#27Isabella25US #6
#28Samantha25US #8
#29Anna24US #22
#30Allison23US #45
#31Alyssa22US #16
#32Brooke22US #47
#33Brooklyn22US #78
#34Katelyn22US #59
#35Mackenzie21US #51
#36Sarah21US #15
#37Ashley20US #10
#38Ashlyn20US #127
#39Claire20US #95
#40Kylie20US #57
#41Brianna19US #20
#42Kaitlyn19US #34
#43Katherine19US #36
#44Mya18US #98
#45Rebecca18US #81
#46Abby17US #198
#47Avery17US #67
#48Kennedy17US #118
#49Kylee17US #156
#50Mia17US #17
#51Rachel17US #38
#52Trinity17US #48
#53Jada16US #76
#54Kyra16US #179
#55Lillian16US #50
#56Madelyn16US #107
#57Mariah16US #85
#58Riley16US #54
#59Sara16US #75
#60Shelby16US #117
#61Zoey16US #152
#62Ciara15US #149
#63Isabelle15US #96
#64Molly15US #97
#65Sophie15US #136
#66Victoria15US #28
#67Arianna14US #88
#68Josie14
#69Katie14US #99
#70Leah14US #68
#71Makayla14US #44
#72Autumn13US #90
#73Cadence13
#74Haley13US #53
#75Kayla13US #25
#76Maria13US #46
#77Rylee13US #128
#78Savannah13US #35
#79Sierra13US #105
#80Bailey12US #108
#81Breanna12US #124
#82Eva12US #129
#83Faith12US #49
#84Jasmine12US #29
#85Jordan12US #86
#86Madeline12US #70
#87Mckenzie12US #163
#88Tessa12
#89Zoe12US #58
#90Alivia11
#91Gabrielle11US #55
#92Gracie11US #94
#93Jayden11
#94Kaydence11
#95Amanda10US #79
#96Amelia10US #84
#97Aspen10
#98Bethany10
#99Gabriella10US #61
#100Halle10

Boys

#1Jacob80US #1
#2Ethan65US #5
#3Carter60US #77
#4Tyler58US #16
#5Landon57US #61
#6Andrew54US #6
#7Gavin51US #47
#8Samuel51US #21
#9Jackson49US #44
#10Logan49US #26
#11Joseph48US #9
#12Mason48US #42
#13Noah48US #23
#14Alexander46US #13
#15Austin45US #38
#16Carson44US #101
#17Matthew43US #4
#18Benjamin42US #25
#19Hunter42US #53
#20Aiden41US #50
#21Michael41US #2
#22Dylan40US #24
#23Kaden39US #100
#24Isaac38US #49
#25Riley38US #106
#26Zachary38US #29
#27Gabriel37US #28
#28Joshua37US #3
#29Connor36US #48
#30William36US #11
#31Brayden35US #80
#32Nathan35US #20
#33Caleb34US #35
#34Evan34US #39
#35Hayden34US #76
#36James33US #17
#37Daniel32US #7
#38Ryan32US #14
#39Tanner32US #131
#40Aidan31US #43
#41Caden31US #98
#42Cody31US #96
#43John31US #18
#44Chase29US #82
#45Cole29US #79
#46Alex28US #71
#47Owen28US #60
#48Trevor28US #112
#49Christian27US #22
#50Dawson27
#51Lucas27US #58
#52Peyton27US #138
#53Blake26US #99
#54Luke26US #41
#55Nicholas26US #15
#56David25US #12
#57Ian25US #68
#58Jack25US #34
#59Seth25US #91
#60Anthony24US #8
#61Cooper24US #120
#62Elijah24US #31
#63Jonathan24US #19
#64Wyatt24US #81
#65Isaiah23US #45
#66Ashton22US #107
#67Brady22US #110
#68Josiah22US #125
#69Robert22US #37
#70Thomas22US #40
#71Jesse21US #89
#72Adam20US #64
#73Spencer20US #177
#74Christopher19US #10
#75Jayden19US #54
#76Jordan19US #46
#77Levi19US #141
#78Tate19
#79Ty19US #169
#80Ayden18US #147
#81Brandon17US #27
#82Cameron17US #52
#83Colton17US #155
#84Conner17US #127
#85Devin17US #90
#86Jace17
#87Kade17
#88Trey17
#89Tristan17US #113
#90Gage16US #151
#91Lane16
#92Micah16US #150
#93Parker16US #119
#94Sawyer16
#95Bryce15US #109
#96Collin15US #145
#97Jaxon15
#98Landen15
#99Nolan15US #149
#100Preston15US #146

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑73Addison#26
↑52Abby#46
↑48Mya#44
↑44Peyton#52
↑42Gabriel#27
↑40Brianna#41
↑39Cooper#61
↑38Sara#59

Falling

↓62Gracie#92
↓51Jasmine#84
↓45Zoe#89
↓44Faith#83
↓44Mckenzie#87
↓38Kayla#75
↓32Bailey#80
↓31Ashton#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.