State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2008 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,301 South Dakota births in 2008 across 511 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.

#55Addysonoutside the national top 200
#64Brynnoutside the national top 200
#66Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#51Alivia#181 nationally
#72Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#76Laneoutside the national top 200
#77Lincolnoutside the national top 200
#79Macyoutside the national top 200
#81Rylanoutside the national top 200
#83Allieoutside the national top 200
#83Tuckeroutside the national top 200
#87Kaydenceoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma76US #1
#2Olivia64US #4
#3Addison55US #12
#4Grace55US #21
#5Ava52US #5
#6Alexis48US #15
#7Ella44US #19
#8Isabella42US #2
#9Elizabeth41US #9
#10Madison38US #6
#11Sophia36US #7
#12Chloe33US #10
#13Hailey32US #25
#14Aubrey31US #42
#15Brooklyn31US #48
#16Hannah31US #17
#17Emily30US #3
#18Lily30US #24
#19Abigail28US #8
#20Avery28US #38
#21Kaylee28US #31
#22Taylor28US #22
#23Alyssa26US #16
#24Natalie25US #13
#25Peyton25US #60
#26Anna23US #26
#27Nevaeh23US #34
#28Paige23US #89
#29Samantha23US #11
#30Bailey22US #82
#31Leah22US #40
#32Brooke21US #52
#33Mya21US #103
#34Brianna20US #23
#35Claire20US #62
#36Lauren20US #30
#37Morgan19US #46
#38Amelia18US #68
#39Evelyn18US #54
#40Lillian18US #29
#41Autumn17US #87
#42Gracie17US #99
#43Kaitlyn17US #53
#44Katelyn17US #80
#45Sophie17US #75
#46Kylie16US #51
#47Mia16US #14
#48Miley16US #129
#49Rylee16US #116
#50Savannah16US #33
#51Alivia15US #181
#52Audrey15US #44
#53Sarah15US #20
#54Sydney15US #49
#55Addyson14
#56Allison14US #32
#57Destiny14US #47
#58Megan14US #100
#59Payton14US #91
#60Riley14US #39
#61Trinity14US #70
#62Alexa13US #50
#63Arianna13US #66
#64Brynn13
#65Ellie13US #167
#66Katherine13US #45
#67Madeline13US #56
#68Madelyn13US #64
#69Reese13US #154
#70Ashley12US #18
#71Brooklynn12US #183
#72Cadence12
#73Gabrielle12US #79
#74Jasmine12US #43
#75Kennedy12US #115
#76Lilly12US #125
#77Lucy12US #112
#78Lydia12US #120
#79Macy12
#80Piper12US #172
#81Serenity12US #111
#82Alexandra11US #61
#83Allie11
#84Angel11US #159
#85Faith11US #90
#86Hayden11US #127
#87Kaydence11
#88Mackenzie11US #65
#89Makenzie11US #162
#90Marley11US #145
#91Sierra11US #175
#92Zoe11US #58
#93Zoey11US #98
#94Aaliyah10US #76
#95Ariana10US #81
#96Clara10
#97Isabelle10US #93
#98Jenna10US #108
#99Keira10US #123
#100Kylee10US #142

Boys

#1Jacob56US #1
#2Mason56US #35
#3Noah56US #15
#4Jackson54US #32
#5Ethan53US #3
#6Logan53US #19
#7Isaac51US #37
#8Carter49US #65
#9Gavin47US #30
#10Samuel47US #27
#11Aiden45US #16
#12Joseph45US #13
#13Landon45US #45
#14Benjamin44US #25
#15Wyatt44US #62
#16Evan43US #38
#17Michael42US #2
#18Gabriel40US #24
#19Alexander39US #6
#20James39US #17
#21Brody38US #70
#22Jack38US #39
#23Joshua38US #4
#24Lucas38US #46
#25Riley38US #106
#26Tyler38US #28
#27Cooper37US #92
#28Carson36US #89
#29Elijah36US #22
#30Owen36US #58
#31Caleb35US #34
#32Dylan35US #31
#33Matthew35US #10
#34Hunter34US #54
#35Connor33US #57
#36John33US #20
#37William33US #8
#38Andrew31US #12
#39Austin31US #55
#40Caden31US #96
#41Zachary31US #47
#42Anthony30US #7
#43David29US #14
#44Hayden29US #76
#45Blake28US #90
#46Chase28US #67
#47Kaden27US #100
#48Luke27US #43
#49Nathan27US #21
#50Nicholas27US #29
#51Cole26US #85
#52Daniel26US #5
#53Christopher25US #9
#54Gage25US #146
#55Brady24US #94
#56Isaiah24US #42
#57Jaxon24US #153
#58Jayden24US #11
#59Preston24US #124
#60Thomas24US #52
#61Ayden23US #91
#62Ryan23US #18
#63Levi22US #116
#64Xavier22US #71
#65Christian21US #23
#66Dawson21
#67Jeremiah21US #68
#68Cameron20US #53
#69Peyton20US #130
#70Aidan19US #59
#71Brayden19US #51
#72Charles19US #63
#73Jace19US #180
#74Jesse19US #110
#75Josiah19US #95
#76Lane19
#77Lincoln19
#78Parker19US #103
#79Aaron18US #50
#80Ian18US #80
#81Rylan18
#82Tristan18US #81
#83Tucker18
#84Conner17US #162
#85Eli17US #99
#86Malachi17US #160
#87Max17US #126
#88Tyson17
#89Braxton16
#90Camden16
#91Jaden16US #88
#92Jonathan16US #26
#93Kayden16US #152
#94Liam16US #75
#95Micah16US #121
#96Ashton15US #122
#97Henry15US #78
#98Jordan15US #48
#99Justin15US #44
#100Robert15US #49

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑73Aubrey#14
↑45Alivia#51
↑40Brianna#34
↑40Addyson#55
↑39Leah#31
↑36Chase#46
↑34Riley#60
↑34Xavier#64

Falling

↓65Isabelle#97
↓57Jenna#98
↓50Brayden#71
↓46Zoey#93
↓42Aaliyah#94
↓40Ashley#70
↓38Kennedy#75
↓34Jasmine#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.