State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2019 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,643 South Dakota births in 2019 across 542 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.

#48Briggsoutside the national top 200
#49Ember#195 nationally
#55Adaoutside the national top 200
#61Briaroutside the national top 200
#48Blakely#183 nationally
#66Beckettoutside the national top 200
#67Riveroutside the national top 200
#71Oakleyoutside the national top 200
#73Barrettoutside the national top 200
#74Myaoutside the national top 200
#40Rhett#166 nationally
#62Brynlee#187 nationally

Girls

#1Emma63US #2
#2Harper60US #9
#3Ava50US #3
#4Charlotte43US #6
#5Olivia42US #1
#6Nora39US #29
#7Evelyn38US #10
#8Amelia36US #7
#9Sophia33US #4
#10Ella30US #13
#11Eleanor26US #27
#12Grace26US #28
#13Lydia26US #94
#14Mila26US #19
#15Everly25US #42
#16Hannah25US #32
#17Hazel24US #33
#18Violet23US #36
#19Addison22US #47
#20Chloe22US #24
#21Elizabeth22US #14
#22Hadley22US #112
#23Kinsley22US #74
#24Mia22US #8
#25Emily21US #12
#26Lucy21US #48
#27Zoey21US #31
#28Aria20US #20
#29Avery20US #18
#30Isabella20US #5
#31Ruby20US #66
#32Willow20US #45
#33Ellie19US #35
#34Emery19US #93
#35Layla19US #23
#36Lillian19US #37
#37Lily19US #34
#38Quinn18US #83
#39Stella18US #40
#40Claire17US #55
#41Cora17US #71
#42Savannah17US #54
#43Abigail16US #11
#44Aurora16US #39
#45Brooklyn16US #52
#46Natalie16US #41
#47Paisley16US #53
#48Blakely15US #183
#49Ember15US #195
#50Ivy15US #67
#51Penelope15US #22
#52Reagan15US #102
#53Rylee15US #100
#54Scarlett15US #21
#55Ada14
#56Anna14US #63
#57Clara14US #95
#58Josie14US #155
#59Adalynn13US #123
#60Amara13US #140
#61Briar13
#62Brynlee13US #187
#63Isabelle13US #117
#64Josephine13US #90
#65Luna13US #16
#66Nevaeh13US #89
#67River13
#68Adeline12US #91
#69Alice12US #73
#70Everleigh12US #108
#71Gabriella12US #75
#72Madison12US #26
#73Maria12US #106
#74Mya12
#75Piper12US #84
#76Remi12US #154
#77Sadie12US #87
#78Aubrey11US #46
#79Audrey11US #49
#80Caroline11US #61
#81Eden11US #145
#82Emersyn11US #148
#83Isla11US #57
#84Kennedy11US #68
#85Madelyn11US #72
#86Naomi11US #59
#87Nova11US #51
#88Saylor11
#89Sophie11US #85
#90Alaina10US #186
#91Autumn10US #82
#92Delilah10US #88
#93Freya10US #199
#94Kylie10US #125
#95Norah10US #144
#96Sofia10US #17
#97Alyssa9US #171
#98Ariana9US #69
#99Athena9US #104
#100Ayla9US #162

Boys

#1Liam63US #1
#2Oliver56US #3
#3Wyatt48US #29
#4Asher44US #43
#5Lincoln42US #41
#6Hudson41US #50
#7Logan40US #16
#8Owen39US #21
#9Elijah38US #5
#10Cooper37US #80
#11Jack37US #19
#12Noah37US #2
#13Theodore36US #36
#14Henry35US #13
#15James35US #6
#16Leo34US #40
#17William32US #4
#18Jackson31US #17
#19Jaxon31US #42
#20Easton29US #74
#21Everett29US #94
#22Grayson29US #33
#23Carter28US #30
#24Levi28US #25
#25Miles28US #75
#26Joseph27US #24
#27Samuel27US #22
#28Ezra26US #49
#29Michael26US #14
#30Weston26US #104
#31Bentley25US #130
#32Brooks25US #110
#33Eli25US #62
#34Isaac25US #34
#35Mason25US #9
#36Maverick25US #58
#37Emmett24US #107
#38Jameson24US #77
#39Landon24US #63
#40Rhett24US #166
#41Aiden23US #20
#42Alexander23US #10
#43Benjamin23US #7
#44Harrison23US #111
#45Ryder23US #116
#46Luke22US #32
#47Wesley22US #99
#48Briggs21
#49Isaiah21US #53
#50Lucas21US #8
#51Bennett20US #108
#52Braxton20US #126
#53Daniel20US #15
#54Ethan20US #11
#55Hunter20US #66
#56Jacob20US #12
#57Ryker20US #135
#58Silas20US #105
#59Caleb19US #51
#60Charles19US #52
#61Connor19US #68
#62Sawyer19US #106
#63Thomas19US #47
#64Cameron18US #67
#65Colton18US #59
#66Beckett17
#67Carson17US #82
#68Elliot17US #171
#69Gabriel17US #37
#70Nolan17US #65
#71Oakley17
#72Rowan17US #118
#73Barrett16
#74Beau16US #132
#75Declan16US #95
#76Gavin16US #128
#77Hayes16
#78Milo16US #162
#79Theo16US #195
#80Jace15US #93
#81Lane15
#82Micah15US #109
#83Aaron14US #61
#84Calvin14US #145
#85George14US #120
#86Greyson14US #79
#87Ian14US #81
#88Jeremiah14US #69
#89Joshua14US #48
#90Lawson14
#91Parker14US #98
#92Adrian13US #56
#93Cohen13
#94David13US #27
#95John13US #28
#96Josiah13US #45
#97Matthew13US #23
#98Myles13US #143
#99Nathan13US #55
#100August12US #167

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑44Aiden#41
↑41Ruby#31
↑39Miles#25
↑39Briggs#48
↑38Michael#29
↑37Emily#25
↑35Everett#21
↑35Weston#30

Falling

↓46Piper#75
↓40Madelyn#85
↓33Kennedy#84
↓33Athena#99
↓31Paisley#47
↓31August#100
↓30Abigail#43
↓30Ivy#50

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.