State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2015 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,234 South Dakota births in 2015 across 537 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.

#61Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#64Aspenoutside the national top 200
#67Finleyoutside the national top 200
#53Tucker#186 nationally
#68Laneoutside the national top 200
#39Brooklynn#169 nationally
#73Brinleyoutside the national top 200
#74Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#32Ryker#149 nationally
#77Riley#194 nationally
#85Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#85Dawsonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Harper59US #10
#2Emma58US #1
#3Olivia51US #2
#4Ava46US #4
#5Evelyn42US #15
#6Sophia42US #3
#7Avery39US #16
#8Grace39US #19
#9Nora37US #41
#10Amelia36US #12
#11Addison30US #24
#12Brooklyn30US #31
#13Isabella30US #5
#14Abigail29US #7
#15Elizabeth28US #13
#16Hazel28US #63
#17Stella28US #51
#18Zoey27US #23
#19Chloe26US #17
#20Emily26US #8
#21Madison25US #11
#22Hannah24US #28
#23Mia24US #6
#24Paisley24US #45
#25Piper24US #67
#26Aubrey22US #21
#27Aurora22US #78
#28Hadley22US #103
#29Ella21US #18
#30Lily21US #25
#31Madelyn21US #59
#32Charlotte20US #9
#33Ellie20US #48
#34Kaylee20US #61
#35Sadie20US #52
#36Natalie19US #27
#37Alexis18US #85
#38Aria18US #29
#39Brooklynn18US #169
#40Gabriella18US #54
#41Layla18US #30
#42Lucy18US #55
#43Quinn18US #97
#44Taylor18US #77
#45Leah17US #36
#46Lydia17US #80
#47Anna16US #44
#48Clara16US #98
#49Hailey16US #64
#50Lillian16US #26
#51Emery15US #134
#52Eva15US #76
#53Lauren15US #119
#54Rylee15US #120
#55Sofia15US #14
#56Adalyn14US #132
#57Brielle14US #128
#58Claire14US #49
#59Isabelle14US #94
#60Penelope14US #34
#61Sawyer14
#62Vivian14US #95
#63Willow14US #111
#64Aspen13
#65Audrey13US #37
#66Cora13US #88
#67Finley13
#68Serenity13US #71
#69Allison12US #39
#70Ariana12US #46
#71Aubree12US #79
#72Autumn12US #69
#73Brinley12
#74Brynlee12
#75Eden12US #156
#76Everly12US #138
#77Faith12US #90
#78Hayden12US #191
#79Ivy12US #130
#80Julia12US #89
#81Kennedy12US #58
#82Naomi12US #75
#83Peyton12US #72
#84Alice11US #87
#85Alivia11
#86Charlie11
#87Emerson11US #180
#88Jordyn11US #136
#89Kinsley11US #113
#90Lucille11
#91Morgan11US #121
#92Mya11US #146
#93Oakley11
#94Riley11US #35
#95Sydney11US #122
#96Violet11US #50
#97Eleanor10US #60
#98Elena10US #106
#99Elsie10
#100Gianna10US #96

Boys

#1Oliver62US #19
#2Owen56US #36
#3Liam54US #2
#4Jackson49US #17
#5Levi48US #42
#6Mason46US #3
#7Henry45US #29
#8James45US #7
#9Benjamin41US #10
#10Hudson40US #65
#11Noah40US #1
#12Hunter39US #41
#13Jacob39US #4
#14Easton37US #78
#15Isaac37US #31
#16Logan37US #14
#17William37US #5
#18Lincoln36US #66
#19Wyatt35US #34
#20Cooper34US #77
#21Daniel34US #12
#22Gabriel34US #22
#23Jack34US #40
#24Samuel33US #23
#25Aiden32US #13
#26Carter32US #24
#27Ethan32US #6
#28Elijah31US #11
#29Grayson31US #47
#30Luke31US #28
#31Asher30US #82
#32Ryker30US #149
#33Jaxon29US #44
#34Caleb28US #37
#35David28US #18
#36Landon28US #46
#37Lucas28US #16
#38Michael28US #9
#39Joseph27US #21
#40Dominic25US #68
#41Emmett25US #139
#42Leo25US #91
#43Andrew24US #30
#44Bentley24US #92
#45Camden24US #104
#46Colton24US #60
#47Eli24US #53
#48Gavin24US #70
#49Isaiah24US #49
#50Nolan24US #71
#51Alexander23US #8
#52Jace23US #75
#53Tucker23US #186
#54Carson22US #89
#55Jameson22US #144
#56Jayden22US #20
#57Weston22US #120
#58Bennett21US #154
#59Dylan21US #27
#60John21US #26
#61Brayden20US #61
#62Jonah20US #143
#63Ryder20US #98
#64Anthony19US #25
#65Braxton19US #121
#66Charles19US #50
#67Connor19US #55
#68Lane19
#69Miles19US #107
#70Parker19US #72
#71Silas19US #128
#72Brantley18US #122
#73Brody18US #106
#74Christopher18US #32
#75Evan18US #67
#76Ian18US #76
#77Riley18US #194
#78Sawyer18US #94
#79Thomas18US #51
#80Wesley18US #126
#81Adrian17US #58
#82Blake17US #96
#83Chase17US #74
#84Cole17US #115
#85Dawson17
#86Everett17US #136
#87Jeremiah17US #54
#88Jonathan17US #48
#89Joshua17US #33
#90Matthew17US #15
#91Micah17US #105
#92Beckett16
#93Cameron16US #56
#94Christian16US #43
#95Declan16US #112
#96Jasper16
#97Maverick16US #184
#98Ryan16US #39
#99Abel15US #124
#100Ezra15US #93

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑72Hazel#16
↑59Madelyn#31
↑52Emmett#41
↑46Grace#8
↑44Zoey#18
↑40Taylor#44
↑39Landon#36
↑39Isaiah#49

Falling

↓46Morgan#91
↓45Brody#73
↓44Eleanor#97
↓42Claire#58
↓40Peyton#83
↓39Hayden#78
↓38Connor#67
↓36Violet#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.