State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2009 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,153 South Dakota births in 2009 across 500 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.

#44Brynnoutside the national top 200
#47Eastonoutside the national top 200
#25Harper#173 nationally
#67Tysonoutside the national top 200
#38Jace#167 nationally
#74Kendraoutside the national top 200
#72Rylan#197 nationally
#77Norahoutside the national top 200
#80Auroraoutside the national top 200
#80Laneoutside the national top 200
#83Madilynoutside the national top 200
#85Tayaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma59US #2
#2Ava58US #5
#3Isabella51US #1
#4Sophia51US #4
#5Alexis49US #13
#6Elizabeth47US #11
#7Addison45US #12
#8Olivia44US #3
#9Madison42US #7
#10Brooklyn40US #37
#11Ella37US #15
#12Emily37US #6
#13Hannah37US #23
#14Abigail36US #8
#15Taylor34US #22
#16Avery32US #32
#17Chloe32US #9
#18Claire28US #53
#19Hailey25US #25
#20Lily25US #18
#21Grace24US #17
#22Natalie24US #16
#23Lauren23US #46
#24Lillian23US #27
#25Harper22US #173
#26Kaitlyn21US #67
#27Aubrey20US #41
#28Paige20US #98
#29Alyssa19US #19
#30Anna19US #28
#31Brooke19US #54
#32Morgan19US #57
#33Samantha19US #14
#34Sophie19US #65
#35Amelia18US #55
#36Kaylee18US #26
#37Mackenzie18US #77
#38Nevaeh18US #34
#39Peyton18US #42
#40Hayden17US #131
#41Mya17US #97
#42Rylee17US #118
#43Ashley16US #20
#44Brynn16
#45Katelyn16US #90
#46Leah16US #29
#47Madelyn16US #59
#48Mia16US #10
#49Molly16US #92
#50Sydney16US #48
#51Trinity16US #74
#52Ashlyn15US #146
#53Haley15US #123
#54Isabelle15US #100
#55Jordyn15US #124
#56Kylie15US #62
#57Payton15US #84
#58Reese15US #144
#59Serenity15US #93
#60Zoe15US #47
#61Zoey15US #75
#62Alexa14US #43
#63Brianna14US #24
#64Gabriella14US #33
#65Kennedy14US #115
#66Layla14US #45
#67Piper14US #147
#68Sarah14US #21
#69Autumn13US #81
#70Bailey13US #85
#71Brooklynn13US #162
#72Faith13US #79
#73Isabel13US #109
#74Kendra13
#75Lilly13US #116
#76Makayla13US #44
#77Norah13
#78Rachel13US #89
#79Sadie13US #111
#80Aurora12
#81Bella12US #58
#82Ellie12US #145
#83Madilyn12
#84Maria12US #70
#85Taya12
#86Allison11US #30
#87Aspen11
#88Evelyn11US #40
#89Jasmine11US #51
#90Jenna11US #121
#91Kaydence11
#92Khloe11US #95
#93Kylee11US #148
#94Tessa11
#95Addyson10
#96Alivia10US #178
#97Eva10US #99
#98Ivy10
#99Jaycee10
#100Jayla10US #128

Boys

#1Ethan72US #2
#2Noah72US #9
#3Gavin55US #33
#4Jackson55US #27
#5Logan55US #17
#6Aiden53US #12
#7Jacob52US #1
#8Mason52US #34
#9Wyatt52US #60
#10Carter50US #50
#11William47US #5
#12Landon44US #36
#13Caleb43US #31
#14Owen43US #51
#15Andrew42US #16
#16Cooper39US #84
#17Carson38US #88
#18Isaac38US #40
#19Luke37US #47
#20Michael37US #3
#21Tyler37US #28
#22Austin36US #63
#23Evan36US #35
#24Joseph36US #15
#25Benjamin35US #19
#26Riley35US #107
#27Samuel33US #24
#28Brayden32US #48
#29Jack32US #42
#30Alexander31US #4
#31Jaxon31US #124
#32Hunter30US #56
#33Matthew30US #13
#34Anthony29US #11
#35Gabriel29US #22
#36Chase28US #61
#37Elijah28US #21
#38Jace28US #167
#39Daniel27US #7
#40Dylan27US #30
#41Eli27US #90
#42Hudson27US #150
#43Lucas27US #39
#44Zachary27US #53
#45Charles26US #64
#46Christopher26US #10
#47Easton26
#48Brody25US #77
#49John25US #26
#50Ayden24US #87
#51David24US #14
#52Oliver24US #98
#53Jordan23US #45
#54Joshua23US #6
#55Levi23US #85
#56Nathan23US #25
#57Tanner23US #159
#58Gage22US #141
#59Jayden22US #8
#60Kaden22US #102
#61Liam22US #49
#62Max22US #104
#63Ryder22US #146
#64Thomas22US #57
#65James21US #18
#66Micah21US #118
#67Tyson21
#68Colton20US #93
#69Ian20US #73
#70Isaiah20US #41
#71Parker20US #96
#72Rylan20US #197
#73Tristan20US #80
#74Alex19US #83
#75Cole19US #82
#76Dominic19US #81
#77Henry19US #71
#78Adam18US #74
#79Brady18US #110
#80Lane18
#81Asher17US #165
#82Ashton17US #115
#83Blake17US #89
#84Caden17US #103
#85Cameron17US #58
#86Connor17US #52
#87Dawson17
#88Hayden17US #91
#89Jeremiah17US #65
#90Justin17US #46
#91Lincoln17US #189
#92Nolan17US #122
#93Ryan17US #20
#94Xavier17US #68
#95Bryson16US #152
#96Christian16US #23
#97Jason16US #66
#98Jonathan16US #29
#99Josiah16US #86
#100Braxton15US #174

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑51Mackenzie#37
↑46Hayden#40
↑45Jordan#53
↑44Eli#41
↑43Isabelle#54
↑43Brayden#28
↑35Jace#38
↑33Liam#61

Falling

↓51Connor#86
↓49Evelyn#88
↓45Alivia#96
↓45James#65
↓44Caden#84
↓44Hayden#88
↓40Bailey#70
↓40Addyson#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.