State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2016 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,175 South Dakota births in 2016 across 541 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.

#28Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#47Emersynoutside the national top 200
#48Brooksoutside the national top 200
#52Elsieoutside the national top 200
#60Beckettoutside the national top 200
#64Remioutside the national top 200
#70Knoxoutside the national top 200
#78Berkleyoutside the national top 200
#78Laneoutside the national top 200
#82Josieoutside the national top 200
#86Jettoutside the national top 200
#87Blakelyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma66US #1
#2Harper56US #11
#3Olivia48US #2
#4Charlotte46US #7
#5Ava45US #3
#6Avery42US #16
#7Elizabeth40US #13
#8Sophia40US #4
#9Evelyn36US #12
#10Nora36US #36
#11Ella35US #17
#12Hazel33US #52
#13Grace32US #19
#14Quinn31US #79
#15Zoey30US #26
#16Addison28US #29
#17Abigail27US #8
#18Amelia27US #10
#19Mia26US #6
#20Paisley26US #46
#21Isabella25US #5
#22Madison25US #15
#23Chloe24US #20
#24Brooklyn23US #34
#25Clara23US #100
#26Lily23US #24
#27Natalie23US #31
#28Brynlee22
#29Cora22US #87
#30Ellie22US #43
#31Hannah22US #33
#32Madelyn21US #62
#33Stella21US #45
#34Kennedy20US #59
#35Lillian20US #28
#36Riley20US #22
#37Aubrey19US #25
#38Lydia19US #80
#39Mila19US #48
#40Aria18US #23
#41Aurora18US #66
#42Eleanor18US #41
#43Nevaeh18US #73
#44Willow18US #96
#45Anna17US #49
#46Claire17US #40
#47Emersyn17
#48Hadley17US #108
#49Piper17US #67
#50Serenity17US #70
#51Violet17US #47
#52Elsie16
#53Emily16US #9
#54Isabelle16US #102
#55Kinsley16US #86
#56Lucy16US #55
#57Reagan16US #98
#58Audrey15US #39
#59Autumn15US #65
#60Norah15US #154
#61Sofia15US #14
#62Layla14US #30
#63Mya14US #167
#64Remi14
#65Ruby14US #71
#66Sadie14US #60
#67Alexis13US #118
#68Bailey13US #116
#69Everly13US #107
#70Lauren13US #134
#71Reese13US #180
#72Rylee13US #105
#73Scarlett13US #18
#74Skylar13US #42
#75Adalyn12US #141
#76Adeline12US #63
#77Aubree12US #84
#78Berkley12
#79Emery12US #130
#80Eva12US #74
#81Ivy12US #112
#82Josie12
#83Kaylee12US #72
#84Khloe12US #125
#85Savannah12US #38
#86Aaliyah11US #53
#87Blakely11
#88Brielle11US #121
#89Cecilia11US #177
#90Iris11US #186
#91Julia11US #88
#92Kinley11
#93Lilly11US #143
#94Luna11US #77
#95Sawyer11
#96Vivian11US #95
#97Brooke10US #173
#98Elaina10
#99Faith10US #99
#100Finley10US #191

Boys

#1Oliver66US #12
#2Liam60US #2
#3Owen55US #24
#4Grayson50US #37
#5William49US #3
#6Jackson48US #17
#7Lincoln47US #51
#8Hudson42US #61
#9Benjamin41US #6
#10Samuel41US #21
#11Logan39US #18
#12Carter38US #26
#13Jack38US #38
#14Levi38US #42
#15Noah38US #1
#16Sawyer38US #97
#17Henry37US #22
#18Mason37US #4
#19Elijah36US #9
#20Jaxon35US #41
#21Jacob34US #7
#22Lucas34US #14
#23Michael34US #8
#24Gabriel33US #25
#25Isaac33US #31
#26Cooper32US #79
#27Hunter32US #45
#28Asher30US #71
#29James30US #5
#30Landon30US #53
#31Easton29US #66
#32Connor28US #54
#33Weston28US #121
#34Aiden27US #16
#35Carson27US #81
#36Gavin27US #80
#37Caleb26US #44
#38Emmett26US #136
#39Theodore26US #83
#40Thomas26US #48
#41Wyatt26US #33
#42Charles25US #52
#43David25US #19
#44Ethan25US #10
#45Joseph25US #20
#46Christopher24US #36
#47Eli24US #50
#48Brooks23
#49Daniel23US #13
#50Andrew22US #34
#51Bennett22US #140
#52Maverick22US #139
#53Miles22US #105
#54Cameron21US #57
#55Ezra21US #85
#56Isaiah21US #47
#57Leo21US #74
#58Luke21US #29
#59Ryker21US #148
#60Beckett20
#61Braxton20US #125
#62Brody20US #135
#63Greyson20US #95
#64Alexander19US #11
#65Bentley19US #100
#66Brayden19US #64
#67Cole19US #110
#68Jace19US #76
#69John19US #28
#70Knox19
#71Parker19US #87
#72Ryder19US #102
#73Zachary19US #89
#74Declan18US #109
#75Wesley18US #117
#76Evan17US #69
#77Jameson17US #128
#78Lane17
#79Nathan17US #43
#80Nolan17US #67
#81Abel16US #137
#82Brantley16US #156
#83Chase16US #86
#84Dylan16US #32
#85Joshua16US #35
#86Jett15
#87Micah15US #115
#88Tucker15US #173
#89Camden14US #124
#90Harrison14US #107
#91Max14US #118
#92Rhett14
#93Roman14US #98
#94Ryan14US #40
#95Aaron13US #49
#96Briggs13
#97Dawson13
#98Elliot13US #180
#99Elliott13US #192
#100Hayden13US #168

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑62Sawyer#16
↑58Riley#36
↑55Eleanor#42
↑47Kennedy#34
↑47Elsie#52
↑46Brynlee#28
↑45Violet#51
↑45Maverick#52

Falling

↓49Kaylee#83
↓44Camden#89
↓35Tucker#88
↓34Sawyer#95
↓34Vivian#96
↓33Emily#53
↓33Finley#100
↓31Sadie#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.