State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2018 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,858 South Dakota births in 2018 across 544 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.

#44Knoxoutside the national top 200
#47Berkleyoutside the national top 200
#49Elsieoutside the national top 200
#52Laneoutside the national top 200
#57Aspenoutside the national top 200
#27Brooks#161 nationally
#67Haydenoutside the national top 200
#75Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#76Theaoutside the national top 200
#45Rhett#167 nationally
#81Everleeoutside the national top 200
#75Myles#193 nationally

Girls

#1Harper60US #9
#2Emma52US #1
#3Olivia48US #2
#4Charlotte44US #6
#5Ava42US #3
#6Nora41US #30
#7Evelyn36US #10
#8Avery35US #16
#9Elizabeth34US #13
#10Amelia31US #8
#11Sophia29US #5
#12Willow28US #60
#13Abigail27US #11
#14Chloe27US #25
#15Lily26US #31
#16Paisley26US #52
#17Zoey26US #29
#18Aurora25US #44
#19Ella25US #15
#20Ivy25US #86
#21Ellie23US #36
#22Everly23US #53
#23Hazel23US #42
#24Layla23US #27
#25Mila23US #14
#26Violet23US #43
#27Grace22US #24
#28Mia22US #7
#29Piper22US #88
#30Emery21US #94
#31Lydia21US #89
#32Hadley20US #104
#33Aria19US #19
#34Clara19US #103
#35Cora19US #73
#36Kinsley19US #63
#37Luna19US #23
#38Adalyn18US #144
#39Addison18US #35
#40Claire18US #50
#41Eleanor18US #32
#42Isabella18US #4
#43Lillian18US #34
#44Lucy18US #51
#45Madelyn18US #72
#46Quinn18US #85
#47Berkley17
#48Brooklyn17US #47
#49Elsie17
#50Hannah17US #33
#51Kennedy17US #59
#52Natalie17US #39
#53Rose17US #123
#54Vivian17US #96
#55Hailey16US #79
#56Scarlett16US #20
#57Aspen15
#58Audrey15US #46
#59Riley15US #28
#60Stella15US #38
#61Aubrey14US #37
#62Emily14US #12
#63Reagan14US #107
#64Sophie14US #98
#65Adalynn13US #108
#66Athena13US #117
#67Hayden13
#68Isla13US #82
#69Maya13US #62
#70Nevaeh13US #83
#71Penelope13US #26
#72Ruby13US #74
#73Rylee13US #101
#74Savannah13US #45
#75Sawyer13
#76Thea13
#77Anna12US #54
#78Aubree12US #110
#79Eden12US #146
#80Emilia12US #58
#81Everlee12
#82Everleigh12US #197
#83Josie12US #192
#84Leah12US #41
#85Nova12US #55
#86Sadie12US #87
#87Victoria12US #21
#88Willa12
#89Aaliyah11US #65
#90Emersyn11US #148
#91Gracie11US #193
#92Josephine11US #91
#93Lennon11
#94Oakley11
#95Brielle10US #99
#96Brynlee10
#97Juniper10
#98Lauren10US #174
#99Lilly10US #160
#100Morgan10US #163

Boys

#1Grayson61US #32
#2Henry59US #16
#3Liam59US #1
#4Owen56US #25
#5Oliver54US #5
#6Logan53US #10
#7Carter51US #24
#8Jack43US #28
#9Lincoln43US #41
#10Wyatt37US #27
#11William36US #3
#12Noah35US #2
#13Theodore35US #44
#14Easton34US #66
#15Hudson33US #55
#16Jackson33US #17
#17Jaxon33US #39
#18Levi33US #33
#19Elijah32US #7
#20Maverick32US #73
#21Cooper31US #83
#22Leo31US #50
#23Eli29US #57
#24James28US #4
#25Mason28US #9
#26Asher27US #47
#27Brooks27US #161
#28Hunter26US #56
#29Harrison25US #115
#30Lucas25US #8
#31Luke25US #30
#32Sawyer25US #100
#33Caleb24US #45
#34Charles24US #53
#35Isaac24US #34
#36Samuel24US #21
#37Benjamin23US #6
#38Colton23US #68
#39Ethan23US #12
#40Jacob23US #13
#41Ryker23US #122
#42Jameson22US #91
#43Joseph22US #23
#44Knox22
#45Rhett22US #167
#46Daniel21US #15
#47Evan21US #85
#48Nolan21US #65
#49Alexander20US #11
#50Braxton20US #130
#51Emmett20US #114
#52Lane20
#53Silas20US #110
#54Beau19US #151
#55Calvin19US #144
#56Everett19US #95
#57Jasper19US #155
#58Landon19US #61
#59Anthony18US #38
#60Bennett18US #120
#61Carson18US #70
#62Ezekiel18US #87
#63Jace18US #90
#64Miles18US #98
#65Weston18US #102
#66Josiah17US #52
#67Michael17US #14
#68Thomas17US #49
#69August16US #169
#70Axel16US #94
#71Connor16US #58
#72Greyson16US #77
#73Jordan16US #80
#74Milo16US #178
#75Myles16US #193
#76Sebastian16US #18
#77Wesley16US #105
#78Andrew15US #43
#79Dawson15US #194
#80Gabriel15US #35
#81Graham15US #182
#82Isaiah15US #51
#83Abel14US #146
#84Adrian14US #62
#85Aiden14US #19
#86Beckett14
#87Briggs14
#88Camden14US #152
#89Colt14
#90David14US #22
#91Declan14US #101
#92Dylan14US #31
#93Gideon14
#94Holden14
#95Jax14
#96Jesse14US #186
#97John14US #26
#98Ryan14US #46
#99Vincent14US #108
#100Aaron13US #60

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑66Mila#25
↑55Knox#44
↑51Luna#37
↑51Theodore#13
↑45Madelyn#45
↑44Ivy#20
↑43Evan#47
↑40Lane#52

Falling

↓57Brynlee#96
↓50Michael#67
↓45Emily#62
↓45Josephine#92
↓43Aiden#85
↓42Declan#91
↓40Gabriel#80
↓38Brooklyn#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.