State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2011 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,010 South Dakota births in 2011 across 510 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.

#49Bennettoutside the national top 200
#39Hadley#178 nationally
#49Quinn#188 nationally
#60Brynn#192 nationally
#75Laneoutside the national top 200
#71Kinley#195 nationally
#80Kenzieoutside the national top 200
#80Rykeroutside the national top 200
#59Lincoln#179 nationally
#85Tenleyoutside the national top 200
#86Tessaoutside the national top 200
#87Adelynoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava74US #5
#2Emma60US #3
#3Olivia54US #4
#4Sophia52US #1
#5Brooklyn50US #21
#6Isabella42US #2
#7Emily41US #6
#8Harper39US #54
#9Addison38US #13
#10Grace36US #16
#11Avery34US #18
#12Abigail33US #7
#13Aubrey32US #20
#14Ella30US #12
#15Zoey29US #28
#16Lily28US #15
#17Chloe27US #10
#18Alexis26US #26
#19Elizabeth26US #11
#20Claire24US #50
#21Lillian24US #22
#22Madison24US #8
#23Mya23US #105
#24Hailey22US #32
#25Hannah22US #25
#26Lucy22US #73
#27Evelyn21US #24
#28Peyton21US #53
#29Sophie21US #51
#30Autumn20US #69
#31Jordyn20US #121
#32Kaylee20US #36
#33Khloe20US #49
#34Leah20US #29
#35Nora20US #137
#36Taylor20US #44
#37Kennedy18US #91
#38Bailey17US #88
#39Hadley17US #178
#40Lydia17US #96
#41Mia17US #9
#42Natalie17US #14
#43Allison16US #40
#44Amelia16US #30
#45Brielle16US #126
#46Eva16US #83
#47Gabriella16US #34
#48Morgan16US #75
#49Quinn16US #188
#50Stella16US #74
#51Clara15US #151
#52Isabelle15US #114
#53Lauren15US #62
#54Madelyn15US #79
#55Paige15US #107
#56Rylee15US #102
#57Sydney15US #65
#58Alyssa14US #37
#59Arianna14US #52
#60Brynn14US #192
#61Jasmine14US #72
#62Kate14US #175
#63Layla14US #35
#64Maria14US #92
#65Nevaeh14US #33
#66Piper14US #110
#67Zoe14US #31
#68Aaliyah13US #46
#69Faith13US #70
#70Gracie13US #135
#71Kinley13US #195
#72Kylie13US #57
#73Molly13US #78
#74Rachel13US #116
#75Aurora12US #183
#76Bella12US #60
#77Brooklynn12US #129
#78Ellie12US #97
#79Julia12US #58
#80Kenzie12
#81Lilly12US #103
#82Maci12US #180
#83Mackenzie12US #68
#84Samantha12US #17
#85Tenley12
#86Tessa12
#87Adelyn11
#88Ashley11US #42
#89Brynlee11
#90Haley11US #158
#91Mariah11US #98
#92Paisley11US #194
#93Ruby11US #109
#94Trinity11US #77
#95Anna10US #38
#96Brianna10US #45
#97Callie10
#98Elise10US #162
#99Emersyn10
#100Hope10

Boys

#1Mason82US #2
#2Carter60US #41
#3William53US #3
#4Logan52US #21
#5Elijah50US #13
#6Jackson48US #23
#7Jacob47US #1
#8Benjamin45US #19
#9Gavin44US #37
#10Noah42US #5
#11Owen42US #44
#12Wyatt41US #48
#13Gabriel40US #24
#14Samuel40US #26
#15Liam39US #15
#16Michael39US #6
#17Alexander38US #8
#18Brayden38US #36
#19Bentley37US #75
#20Aiden36US #9
#21Ethan36US #7
#22Isaac36US #35
#23Joseph36US #22
#24Jace35US #106
#25Hunter34US #55
#26Evan33US #40
#27Andrew32US #16
#28Easton32US #103
#29Eli32US #58
#30Levi32US #66
#31James31US #17
#32Jack30US #45
#33Caleb29US #32
#34Chase29US #69
#35Luke29US #39
#36Anthony28US #11
#37Parker28US #79
#38Rylan28US #146
#39Carson27US #85
#40Connor27US #54
#41Hudson27US #112
#42Jayden27US #4
#43Landon27US #34
#44Blake25US #73
#45Gage25US #154
#46Jaxon25US #86
#47Lucas25US #29
#48Riley25US #111
#49Bennett24
#50Cooper24US #82
#51Oliver24US #78
#52David23US #18
#53John23US #27
#54Nolan23US #92
#55Asher22US #113
#56Charles22US #61
#57Daniel22US #10
#58Ian22US #72
#59Lincoln22US #179
#60Brody21US #83
#61Colton21US #74
#62Austin20US #60
#63Isaiah20US #43
#64Tyler20US #38
#65Cole19US #94
#66Henry19US #57
#67Kaden19US #119
#68Ryder19US #108
#69Thomas19US #63
#70Tristan19US #87
#71Zachary19US #64
#72Ashton18US #109
#73Bryson18US #97
#74Hayden18US #90
#75Lane18
#76Sawyer18US #172
#77Cameron17US #53
#78Grayson17US #98
#79Jonah17US #144
#80Ryker17
#81Aaron16US #51
#82Braxton16US #153
#83Dylan16US #33
#84Joshua16US #14
#85Max16US #96
#86Maxwell16US #133
#87Ryan16US #25
#88Tanner16US #182
#89Camden15US #160
#90Josiah15US #80
#91Kyler15
#92Matthew15US #12
#93Preston15US #136
#94Caden14US #134
#95Christian14US #30
#96Christopher14US #20
#97Grant14US #151
#98Greyson14US #200
#99Jordan14US #46
#100Justin14US #59

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑65Nora#35
↑48Gabriella#47
↑46Parker#37
↑43Oliver#51
↑40Anthony#36
↑35Kennedy#37
↑34Evelyn#27
↑34Rylan#38

Falling

↓79Anna#95
↓59Dylan#83
↓45Mackenzie#83
↓45Mariah#91
↓44Nevaeh#65
↓44Ellie#78
↓41Joshua#84
↓39Christian#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.