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Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2014 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,355 South Dakota births in 2014 across 557 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.

#29Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#39Haydenoutside the national top 200
#56Beckettoutside the national top 200
#65Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#71Kateoutside the national top 200
#76Laneoutside the national top 200
#82Raelynnoutside the national top 200
#35Ryker#153 nationally
#85Adelineoutside the national top 200
#86Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#57Bennett#166 nationally
#94Jaxoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Harper60US #11
#2Ava59US #5
#3Olivia57US #2
#4Emma51US #1
#5Sophia44US #3
#6Ella39US #17
#7Evelyn36US #16
#8Nora34US #49
#9Hadley33US #100
#10Amelia32US #15
#11Lily31US #27
#12Elizabeth30US #13
#13Natalie30US #23
#14Addison29US #24
#15Brooklyn29US #26
#16Claire29US #44
#17Abigail28US #8
#18Paisley28US #53
#19Anna27US #34
#20Chloe27US #18
#21Avery26US #14
#22Hannah25US #28
#23Emily24US #7
#24Madison24US #9
#25Ellie23US #55
#26Mia23US #6
#27Hailey22US #51
#28Isabella22US #4
#29Kinley22
#30Stella22US #66
#31Brielle21US #118
#32Charlotte21US #10
#33Kaylee21US #52
#34Leah21US #35
#35Aubrey20US #21
#36Lillian20US #25
#37Piper20US #75
#38Aubree19US #62
#39Hayden19
#40Isabelle19US #96
#41Lucy19US #61
#42Penelope19US #43
#43Peyton19US #56
#44Quinn19US #126
#45Morgan18US #102
#46Serenity18US #58
#47Audrey17US #36
#48Autumn17US #71
#49Layla17US #29
#50Lydia17US #84
#51Allison16US #39
#52Clara16US #108
#53Eleanor16US #78
#54Grace16US #20
#55Kennedy16US #54
#56Ruby16US #90
#57Rylee16US #113
#58Sadie16US #46
#59Sophie16US #91
#60Violet16US #67
#61Willow16US #136
#62Zoey16US #22
#63Aaliyah15US #45
#64Arianna15US #40
#65Brynlee15
#66Gabriella15US #42
#67Nevaeh15US #63
#68Reagan15US #106
#69Josephine14US #147
#70Julia14US #86
#71Kate14
#72Lauren14US #94
#73Norah14US #163
#74Savannah14US #38
#75Aria13US #31
#76Cora13US #103
#77Faith13US #79
#78Kinsley13US #131
#79Kylie13US #73
#80Maya13US #74
#81Mya13US #138
#82Raelynn13
#83Sydney13US #109
#84Taylor13US #77
#85Adeline12
#86Cecilia12
#87Emery12US #162
#88Hazel12US #105
#89Ivy12US #146
#90Madelyn12US #60
#91Payton12US #135
#92Presley12US #190
#93Reese12US #165
#94Scarlett12US #30
#95Alivia11
#96Alyssa11US #76
#97Bailey11US #104
#98Jordyn11US #127
#99Bella10US #70
#100Eden10US #150

Boys

#1Liam57US #2
#2Lincoln55US #87
#3Logan52US #13
#4Benjamin51US #12
#5Noah51US #1
#6Oliver50US #32
#7Jacob49US #4
#8William49US #5
#9Henry48US #33
#10Jackson48US #18
#11Mason45US #3
#12Hudson44US #80
#13Elijah43US #11
#14Ethan43US #6
#15Samuel42US #23
#16Eli41US #49
#17Jaxon41US #46
#18Owen40US #36
#19James39US #9
#20Caleb38US #35
#21Carter38US #27
#22Gabriel37US #24
#23Jace37US #68
#24Jack35US #41
#25Jase34US #105
#26Levi34US #45
#27Wyatt34US #39
#28Brody33US #93
#29Connor33US #52
#30Isaac32US #31
#31Michael32US #7
#32Grayson31US #63
#33Cooper30US #86
#34Easton30US #83
#35Ryker30US #153
#36Alexander29US #8
#37Gavin29US #61
#38Hunter29US #40
#39Asher28US #92
#40Bentley28US #89
#41Carson28US #91
#42Luke28US #28
#43Weston28US #136
#44Charles27US #51
#45Ryder27US #95
#46Andrew25US #22
#47Braxton25US #120
#48Jaxson25US #85
#49Nolan24US #81
#50Parker24US #73
#51Aiden23US #14
#52Austin23US #66
#53Daniel23US #10
#54Lucas23US #19
#55Sawyer23US #110
#56Beckett21
#57Bennett21US #166
#58Camden20US #101
#59Cameron20US #53
#60Dylan20US #29
#61Blake19US #84
#62Brayden19US #62
#63John19US #26
#64Jordan19US #55
#65Joseph19US #20
#66Joshua19US #25
#67Matthew19US #16
#68Micah19US #109
#69Riley19US #174
#70Tyler19US #72
#71Alex18US #128
#72Colton18US #65
#73David18US #17
#74Dominic18US #69
#75Landon18US #43
#76Lane18
#77Anthony17US #21
#78Harrison17US #127
#79Tristan17US #98
#80Evan16US #58
#81Robert16US #60
#82Silas16US #137
#83Christian15US #42
#84Christopher15US #30
#85Declan15US #123
#86Hayden15US #140
#87Ian15US #77
#88Isaiah15US #48
#89Kaden15US #171
#90Maxwell15US #107
#91Avery14US #186
#92Cole14US #116
#93Emmett14US #156
#94Jax14
#95Knox14
#96Rylan14
#97Thomas14US #54
#98Aaron13US #50
#99Abel13US #164
#100Corbin13

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑53Penelope#42
↑51Hayden#39
↑50Nora#8
↑45Weston#43
↑41Brody#28
↑39Isabelle#40
↑38Jase#25
↑37Violet#60

Falling

↓54Madelyn#90
↓54Landon#75
↓46Grace#54
↓46Zoey#62
↓40Isaiah#88
↓36Eden#100
↓35Savannah#74
↓35Taylor#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.