State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2007 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,542 South Dakota births in 2007 across 519 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.

#55Kendra#200 nationally
#57Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#60Tarynoutside the national top 200
#58Jace#198 nationally
#64Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#69Jaydaoutside the national top 200
#69Rylanoutside the national top 200
#61Tessa#190 nationally
#73Abbyoutside the national top 200
#76Lincolnoutside the national top 200
#77Savannaoutside the national top 200
#78Alainaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava73US #4
#2Emma66US #3
#3Olivia66US #7
#4Addison57US #11
#5Hannah53US #9
#6Grace50US #20
#7Madison48US #5
#8Emily45US #1
#9Elizabeth44US #10
#10Ella44US #21
#11Abigail42US #8
#12Sophia38US #6
#13Taylor36US #24
#14Alexis35US #19
#15Chloe35US #16
#16Hailey34US #23
#17Isabella34US #2
#18Alyssa33US #14
#19Brooklyn29US #57
#20Kaylee29US #35
#21Natalie29US #17
#22Nevaeh28US #31
#23Avery27US #48
#24Gracie27US #96
#25Lily25US #27
#26Anna23US #25
#27Katelyn21US #75
#28Megan21US #78
#29Samantha21US #12
#30Ashley20US #13
#31Brooke20US #45
#32Isabelle20US #79
#33Mia20US #15
#34Morgan20US #43
#35Mya20US #102
#36Savannah20US #30
#37Kennedy19US #110
#38Claire18US #66
#39Kaitlyn18US #44
#40Jasmine17US #32
#41Jenna17US #103
#42Kylie17US #63
#43Madelyn17US #104
#44Paige17US #89
#45Rylee17US #130
#46Sydney17US #37
#47Zoey17US #112
#48Allison16US #46
#49Amelia16US #77
#50Mariah16US #92
#51Reese16US #150
#52Aaliyah15US #83
#53Autumn15US #90
#54Bailey15US #84
#55Kendra15US #200
#56Lauren15US #28
#57Layla15US #85
#58Sarah15US #18
#59Sierra15US #168
#60Taryn15
#61Tessa15US #190
#62Trinity15US #72
#63Ashlyn14US #155
#64Aubree14
#65Destiny14US #41
#66Ellie14US #175
#67Faith14US #74
#68Isabel14US #87
#69Jayda14
#70Leah14US #67
#71Lillian14US #33
#72Rachel14US #59
#73Abby13
#74Brianna13US #22
#75Julia13US #34
#76Lydia13US #124
#77Savanna13
#78Alaina12
#79Brynn12
#80Erin12US #141
#81Gabriella12US #38
#82Jordyn12US #139
#83Josephine12
#84Nicole12US #86
#85Zoe12US #56
#86Arianna11US #70
#87Aubrey11US #69
#88Kayla11US #26
#89Mackenzie11US #65
#90Madeline11US #61
#91Makayla11US #47
#92Mary11US #93
#93Mckenna11
#94Riley11US #52
#95Addyson10
#96Alivia10
#97Brooklynn10US #193
#98Gabrielle10US #68
#99Hope10
#100Jaelyn10

Boys

#1Ethan72US #3
#2Mason67US #37
#3Jacob63US #1
#4Gavin59US #32
#5Noah57US #14
#6Jackson51US #33
#7Tyler50US #21
#8William50US #8
#9Carson48US #91
#10Carter48US #80
#11Hunter48US #57
#12Jack48US #38
#13Alexander47US #11
#14Aiden46US #27
#15Evan46US #40
#16Hayden43US #71
#17Joseph43US #13
#18Logan43US #17
#19Benjamin42US #26
#20Samuel42US #25
#21Brayden41US #64
#22Joshua41US #4
#23Caleb40US #36
#24Owen40US #56
#25Andrew39US #10
#26Connor39US #55
#27Dylan39US #29
#28Daniel38US #5
#29Elijah37US #30
#30Gabriel37US #28
#31Nathan37US #24
#32Riley37US #109
#33Landon35US #49
#34Michael35US #2
#35Cole34US #84
#36Wyatt34US #69
#37James33US #15
#38Lucas33US #53
#39Austin32US #48
#40Isaac32US #41
#41Matthew32US #9
#42Kaden31US #98
#43Blake30US #88
#44Nicholas29US #20
#45Zachary29US #42
#46Tanner27US #150
#47Christopher26US #6
#48David26US #12
#49Jayden26US #18
#50Brody25US #106
#51Isaiah25US #43
#52Preston25US #114
#53Ryan25US #16
#54Brady24US #93
#55Caden24US #92
#56Cooper24US #96
#57Dawson24
#58Jace24US #198
#59Levi24US #131
#60John23US #19
#61Luke23US #46
#62Aidan22US #54
#63Ayden22US #102
#64Colton22US #118
#65Ian22US #75
#66Jordan22US #44
#67Parker22US #108
#68Robert21US #47
#69Rylan20
#70Seth20US #115
#71Alex19US #72
#72Cameron19US #50
#73Gage19US #149
#74Justin19US #45
#75Kaleb19US #113
#76Lincoln19
#77Thomas19US #52
#78Dominic18US #85
#79Henry18US #90
#80Nolan18US #133
#81Tyson18
#82Chase17US #79
#83Jaden17US #74
#84Peyton17US #125
#85Aaron16US #51
#86Ashton16US #124
#87Bryce16US #111
#88Conner16US #159
#89Eli16US #129
#90Hudson16
#91Jonathan16US #23
#92Keaton16
#93Oliver16US #140
#94Adrian15US #61
#95Devon15
#96Tristan15US #87
#97Tucker15
#98Xavier15US #68
#99Zander15
#100Adam14US #65

On the move since 2006

Rising

↑46Gracie#24
↑46Katelyn#27
↑39Mariah#50
↑37Ayden#63
↑34Megan#28
↑32Hayden#16
↑31Ellie#66
↑30Kennedy#37

Falling

↓39Thomas#77
↓38Mackenzie#89
↓37Jonathan#91
↓35Makayla#91
↓35Ashton#86
↓32Trinity#62
↓30Brianna#74
↓30Adam#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2006 rankings.