State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2017 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 7,023 South Dakota births in 2017 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.

#39Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#20Mya#172 nationally
#57Brooksoutside the national top 200
#60Aspenoutside the national top 200
#62Blakeoutside the national top 200
#67Theaoutside the national top 200
#47Rhett#180 nationally
#71Hattieoutside the national top 200
#74Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#69Gracie#194 nationally
#78Havenoutside the national top 200
#82Tessaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma54US #1
#2Olivia50US #2
#3Harper48US #11
#4Evelyn46US #9
#5Nora45US #29
#6Ava44US #3
#7Amelia36US #8
#8Charlotte35US #7
#9Ella34US #16
#10Brooklyn31US #39
#11Elizabeth30US #13
#12Piper30US #81
#13Quinn29US #76
#14Willow29US #80
#15Paisley28US #45
#16Abigail27US #10
#17Emily27US #12
#18Ellie25US #44
#19Lillian25US #27
#20Mya25US #172
#21Avery24US #14
#22Everly24US #82
#23Isabella24US #4
#24Lydia24US #85
#25Violet24US #47
#26Hannah23US #32
#27Natalie23US #35
#28Aurora22US #51
#29Lily22US #33
#30Sophia22US #5
#31Stella22US #42
#32Clara21US #95
#33Grace21US #21
#34Hadley21US #112
#35Rylee21US #104
#36Eleanor20US #36
#37Lucy20US #52
#38Aria19US #20
#39Brynlee19
#40Chloe19US #22
#41Claire19US #49
#42Zoey19US #28
#43Emery18US #115
#44Kennedy18US #58
#45Kinsley18US #59
#46Alice17US #70
#47Josephine17US #107
#48Mia17US #6
#49Penelope17US #24
#50Adeline16US #64
#51Anna16US #53
#52Cora16US #83
#53Hazel16US #43
#54Riley16US #25
#55Addison15US #34
#56Kaylee15US #84
#57Layla15US #26
#58Nova15US #94
#59Raelynn15US #124
#60Aspen14
#61Audrey14US #46
#62Blake14
#63Isabelle14US #92
#64Ivy14US #108
#65Peyton14US #89
#66Sadie14US #71
#67Thea14
#68Bailey13US #125
#69Gracie13US #194
#70Hailey13US #72
#71Hattie13
#72Leah13US #40
#73Ruby13US #79
#74Sawyer13
#75Sofia13US #15
#76Adalynn12US #116
#77Aubrey12US #31
#78Haven12
#79Maya12US #60
#80Savannah12US #38
#81Sophie12US #106
#82Tessa12
#83Arya11US #135
#84Eloise11US #190
#85Elsie11
#86Evelynn11
#87Isla11US #103
#88Luna11US #37
#89Lyla11US #131
#90Madelyn11US #63
#91Mila11US #30
#92Scarlett11US #18
#93Serenity11US #78
#94Victoria11US #19
#95Aaliyah10US #57
#96Alexis10US #143
#97Eliana10US #88
#98Eliza10US #140
#99Emerson10US #150
#100Emersyn10

Boys

#1Oliver68US #10
#2Owen62US #28
#3Lincoln56US #41
#4Liam53US #1
#5William50US #3
#6Henry49US #19
#7Logan46US #5
#8Hudson43US #64
#9Benjamin41US #6
#10Noah41US #2
#11Carter40US #24
#12Lucas39US #11
#13Mason37US #7
#14Maverick37US #84
#15James36US #4
#16Samuel35US #21
#17Michael34US #12
#18Cooper33US #88
#19Easton33US #66
#20Joseph33US #18
#21Leo33US #62
#22Charles31US #48
#23Daniel31US #15
#24Grayson31US #34
#25Isaac31US #32
#26Jackson31US #20
#27Wyatt31US #25
#28Jack30US #36
#29Ethan29US #14
#30Levi29US #35
#31Alexander28US #13
#32Bentley28US #101
#33Asher27US #59
#34Jacob27US #9
#35Jaxon27US #43
#36Luke27US #30
#37Thomas27US #49
#38Eli26US #54
#39Caleb25US #50
#40Gabriel25US #31
#41Landon25US #57
#42Aiden24US #17
#43Bennett24US #123
#44Emmett24US #124
#45Jace24US #87
#46Nolan24US #67
#47Rhett24US #180
#48Roman24US #91
#49Declan23US #115
#50Ezra23US #69
#51Hunter23US #53
#52Parker23US #90
#53Ryker23US #131
#54Elijah22US #8
#55Sawyer22US #95
#56Harrison21US #113
#57Brooks20
#58David20US #22
#59Everett20US #106
#60Greyson20US #80
#61Jaxson20US #79
#62John20US #27
#63Ryder20US #122
#64Theodore20US #61
#65Carson19US #83
#66Colton19US #70
#67Connor19US #56
#68Elias19US #78
#69Isaiah19US #46
#70Jameson19US #100
#71Nathan19US #45
#72Weston19US #109
#73Kayden18US #98
#74Braxton17US #118
#75Cameron17US #60
#76Matthew17US #16
#77Brayden16US #72
#78Christopher16US #39
#79Jayden16US #26
#80Jordan16US #73
#81Adrian15US #58
#82Andrew15US #40
#83Anthony15US #33
#84Beckett15
#85Briggs15
#86Elliot15US #161
#87Gavin15US #96
#88Paxton15
#89Beau14US #157
#90Evan14US #85
#91Jax14
#92Lane14
#93Maxwell14US #133
#94Xander14US #164
#95Ashton13US #138
#96Edward13US #170
#97Ian13US #76
#98Jonathan13US #55
#99Knox13
#100Maddox13US #136

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑47Everly#22
↑45Rhett#47
↑45Roman#48
↑43Mya#20
↑38Maverick#14
↑37Piper#12
↑37Rylee#35
↑36Emily#17

Falling

↓58Madelyn#90
↓53Emersyn#100
↓52Mila#91
↓51Gavin#87
↓43Serenity#93
↓41Hazel#53
↓40Aubrey#77
↓39Addison#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.