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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2013 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,272 South Dakota births in 2013 across 532 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.

#25Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#45Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#56Tateoutside the national top 200
#30Ryker#164 nationally
#71Keiraoutside the national top 200
#50Adalyn#179 nationally
#75Presley#199 nationally
#74Bennett#194 nationally
#81Makennaoutside the national top 200
#83Charlieoutside the national top 200
#74Norah#188 nationally
#87Aylaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma71US #2
#2Harper57US #16
#3Olivia54US #3
#4Sophia54US #1
#5Ava52US #5
#6Avery48US #12
#7Isabella39US #4
#8Grace35US #22
#9Alexis34US #47
#10Ella34US #15
#11Abigail33US #8
#12Aubrey30US #18
#13Addison29US #19
#14Brooklyn29US #28
#15Chloe29US #14
#16Zoey29US #24
#17Lillian28US #26
#18Paisley28US #80
#19Evelyn27US #20
#20Hadley27US #110
#21Amelia25US #17
#22Emily25US #7
#23Lydia25US #95
#24Natalie25US #21
#25Kinley24
#26Ellie23US #74
#27Hailey23US #43
#28Hannah23US #23
#29Lily23US #27
#30Madison23US #9
#31Aubree21US #53
#32Elizabeth21US #10
#33Mia21US #6
#34Claire20US #50
#35Gabriella20US #38
#36Madelyn20US #68
#37Stella20US #70
#38Lucy19US #66
#39Savannah19US #36
#40Sophie19US #76
#41Clara18US #131
#42Morgan18US #100
#43Sadie18US #49
#44Brielle17US #117
#45Brynlee17
#46Lauren17US #92
#47Leah17US #32
#48Quinn17US #119
#49Taylor17US #59
#50Adalyn16US #179
#51Kaylee16US #40
#52Kinsley16US #161
#53Layla16US #30
#54Anna15US #35
#55Aria15US #41
#56Cora15US #127
#57Josephine15US #160
#58Nora15US #83
#59Piper15US #97
#60Zoe15US #31
#61Alexa14US #60
#62Autumn14US #64
#63Charlotte14US #11
#64Eden14US #158
#65Eva14US #88
#66Kennedy14US #65
#67Peyton14US #51
#68Rylee14US #109
#69Audrey13US #33
#70Elise13US #159
#71Keira13
#72Kendall13US #130
#73Mackenzie13US #62
#74Norah13US #188
#75Presley13US #199
#76Reagan13US #104
#77Allison12US #34
#78Aurora12US #146
#79Isabelle12US #114
#80Kylie12US #61
#81Makenna12
#82Mya12US #116
#83Naomi12US #86
#84Ruby12US #93
#85Samantha12US #29
#86Sofia12US #13
#87Ayla11
#88Charlie11
#89Eleanor11US #106
#90Hayden11US #193
#91Ivy11US #149
#92Khloe11US #78
#93Nevaeh11US #46
#94Paige11US #128
#95Penelope11US #56
#96Victoria11US #25
#97Violet11US #69
#98Adeline10
#99Adelyn10
#100Brooke10US #115

Boys

#1Liam82US #3
#2Noah65US #1
#3Carter58US #33
#4William58US #5
#5Mason56US #4
#6Wyatt54US #42
#7Owen53US #38
#8Jackson52US #16
#9Gavin44US #50
#10Jacob43US #2
#11Michael42US #7
#12Jack41US #40
#13Benjamin40US #14
#14James40US #13
#15Logan40US #18
#16Easton38US #88
#17Lincoln37US #95
#18Aiden35US #12
#19Alexander35US #8
#20Henry34US #37
#21Landon34US #39
#22Connor33US #56
#23Elijah33US #11
#24Hudson33US #87
#25Caleb32US #32
#26Eli32US #43
#27Ethan32US #6
#28Jaxon32US #45
#29Oliver32US #52
#30Ryker32US #164
#31Andrew31US #22
#32Bentley30US #81
#33Lucas30US #23
#34Dylan29US #29
#35Levi29US #49
#36Camden28US #99
#37Samuel28US #25
#38Hunter27US #36
#39Isaac27US #28
#40Jaxson27US #92
#41Asher25US #104
#42Braxton24US #123
#43Grayson24US #77
#44John24US #27
#45Austin23US #64
#46David23US #17
#47Evan23US #55
#48Isaiah23US #44
#49Jonathan23US #41
#50Miles23US #115
#51Nolan23US #86
#52Parker23US #74
#53Cooper22US #84
#54Daniel22US #10
#55Jace22US #66
#56Tate22
#57Carson21US #90
#58Charles21US #57
#59Gabriel21US #24
#60Jayden21US #9
#61Joseph21US #20
#62Brayden20US #48
#63Jase20US #89
#64Joshua20US #21
#65Riley20US #158
#66Ryder20US #103
#67Zachary20US #73
#68Blake19US #75
#69Brody19US #94
#70Chase19US #78
#71Colton19US #65
#72Ian19US #80
#73Sawyer19US #120
#74Bennett18US #194
#75Luke18US #34
#76Thomas18US #61
#77Aaron17US #51
#78Christian17US #35
#79Christopher17US #26
#80Dominic17US #68
#81Ezra17US #142
#82Adrian16US #60
#83Charlie16
#84Jordan16US #53
#85Leo16US #112
#86Maddox16US #170
#87Silas16US #116
#88Weston16US #163
#89Anthony15US #19
#90Cole15US #114
#91Elias15US #113
#92Gage15US #188
#93Hayden15US #129
#94Marcus15US #159
#95Paxton15
#96Roman15US #136
#97Tucker15US #179
#98Ty15
#99Tyler15US #63
#100Dawson14

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑52Savannah#39
↑41Aria#55
↑41Ryker#30
↑37Evelyn#19
↑37Kinsley#52
↑35Morgan#42
↑34Eden#64
↑34Eva#65

Falling

↓58Nevaeh#93
↓50Blake#68
↓48Mya#82
↓44Luke#75
↓41Khloe#92
↓40Cooper#53
↓39Tucker#97
↓36Christopher#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.