State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2012 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,061 South Dakota births in 2012 across 526 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.

#49Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#57Tateoutside the national top 200
#58Emeryoutside the national top 200
#71Alaynaoutside the national top 200
#71Rykeroutside the national top 200
#52Kinley#180 nationally
#58Tucker#185 nationally
#27Quinn#153 nationally
#75Macioutside the national top 200
#76Makennaoutside the national top 200
#65Brynn#189 nationally
#78Tessaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma62US #2
#2Harper57US #24
#3Sophia52US #1
#4Olivia49US #4
#5Ava45US #5
#6Ella43US #12
#7Isabella37US #3
#8Zoey35US #20
#9Addison34US #14
#10Avery34US #13
#11Brooklyn34US #29
#12Grace33US #21
#13Amelia32US #23
#14Natalie30US #17
#15Abigail29US #7
#16Chloe29US #11
#17Elizabeth28US #10
#18Hannah28US #22
#19Emily27US #6
#20Layla27US #31
#21Lily26US #16
#22Sydney23US #78
#23Alexis22US #40
#24Anna22US #34
#25Lillian22US #25
#26Paisley22US #104
#27Quinn22US #153
#28Stella22US #62
#29Aubrey21US #15
#30Lydia21US #95
#31Nora21US #108
#32Claire20US #45
#33Mia20US #8
#34Mya20US #124
#35Nevaeh20US #39
#36Taylor20US #46
#37Aubree19US #60
#38Lauren19US #72
#39Madison19US #9
#40Sophie19US #52
#41Brielle18US #111
#42Hadley18US #131
#43Hailey18US #32
#44Allison17US #38
#45Charlotte17US #19
#46Madelyn17US #67
#47Reese17US #128
#48Bailey16US #81
#49Brynlee16
#50Ellie16US #85
#51Khloe16US #55
#52Kinley16US #180
#53Piper16US #98
#54Autumn15US #68
#55Brooklynn15US #138
#56Evelyn15US #27
#57Leah15US #33
#58Emery14
#59Jordyn14US #122
#60Katelyn14US #132
#61Kylie14US #59
#62Aaliyah13US #36
#63Audrey13US #41
#64Brianna13US #51
#65Brynn13US #189
#66Lilly13US #110
#67Molly13US #90
#68Paige13US #106
#69Rylee13US #109
#70Willow13US #171
#71Alayna12
#72Aurora12US #166
#73Bella12US #54
#74Jade12US #112
#75Maci12
#76Makenna12
#77Morgan12US #82
#78Tessa12
#79Zoe12US #30
#80Alexa11US #57
#81Allie11
#82Alyssa11US #44
#83Arianna11US #49
#84Ashley11US #50
#85Cora11US #155
#86Josephine11US #160
#87Josie11
#88Kennedy11US #84
#89Kinsley11US #179
#90Peyton11US #53
#91Savannah11US #43
#92Adalynn10
#93Adelyn10
#94Ainsley10
#95Alaina10US #163
#96Aria10US #92
#97Brooke10US #102
#98Eden10US #161
#99Eva10US #86
#100Faith10US #75

Boys

#1Liam72US #6
#2Mason65US #2
#3Jacob59US #1
#4Owen54US #38
#5Noah53US #4
#6William53US #5
#7Logan51US #22
#8Jack46US #46
#9Carter45US #36
#10Michael43US #7
#11Ethan41US #3
#12Bentley40US #75
#13Cooper39US #83
#14Eli39US #43
#15Isaac39US #30
#16Jackson39US #21
#17Easton38US #96
#18Blake35US #71
#19Henry35US #44
#20James35US #14
#21John35US #28
#22Andrew34US #18
#23Levi34US #55
#24Aiden33US #10
#25Gavin33US #40
#26Samuel33US #25
#27Elijah32US #13
#28Lucas31US #27
#29Benjamin30US #16
#30Joseph30US #19
#31Luke30US #37
#32Wyatt30US #41
#33Landon29US #35
#34Alexander28US #9
#35Brayden28US #39
#36Brody28US #91
#37Isaiah28US #42
#38Oliver28US #73
#39Caleb27US #32
#40David27US #20
#41Lincoln27US #132
#42Asher26US #108
#43Christopher26US #23
#44Connor25US #59
#45Gabriel25US #24
#46Hudson25US #93
#47Jaxon25US #66
#48Parker25US #81
#49Braxton24US #125
#50Carson24US #87
#51Dylan24US #31
#52Nolan24US #89
#53Evan23US #47
#54Jace23US #85
#55Matthew23US #12
#56Riley23US #133
#57Tate23
#58Tucker23US #185
#59Anthony22US #15
#60Ayden22US #68
#61Charles22US #62
#62Chase22US #77
#63Colton21US #65
#64Hunter21US #45
#65Austin20US #58
#66Jaxson20US #106
#67Joshua20US #17
#68Roman20US #159
#69Tristan20US #88
#70Ryder19US #100
#71Ryker19
#72Christian18US #33
#73Ryan18US #26
#74Sawyer18US #147
#75Adrian17US #61
#76Cole17US #102
#77Jayden17US #8
#78Jordan17US #48
#79Nathan17US #29
#80Bennett16
#81Cameron16US #54
#82Daniel16US #11
#83Jameson16
#84Jeremiah16US #52
#85Jesse16US #150
#86Thomas16US #63
#87Abel15US #192
#88Brady15US #136
#89Hayden15US #109
#90Ian15US #78
#91Maxwell15US #114
#92Micah15US #103
#93Robert15US #60
#94Graham14
#95Griffin14
#96Jake14US #153
#97Jason14US #76
#98Myles14
#99Ty14
#100Tyler14US #50

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑71Anna#24
↑66Paisley#26
↑53Christopher#43
↑47Henry#19
↑43Layla#20
↑40Brynlee#49
↑37Cooper#13
↑37Matthew#55

Falling

↓62Peyton#90
↓53Eva#99
↓51Kennedy#88
↓39Hunter#64
↓36Tyler#100
↓35Jayden#77
↓32Gabriel#45
↓32Ian#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.