State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2020 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,995 South Dakota births in 2020 across 512 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.

#30Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#34Laneoutside the national top 200
#38Hayesoutside the national top 200
#47Gemmaoutside the national top 200
#49Nashoutside the national top 200
#54Wrenoutside the national top 200
#19Emersyn#164 nationally
#57Gracieoutside the national top 200
#58Hattieoutside the national top 200
#61Knoxoutside the national top 200
#21Rhett#159 nationally
#71Ruthoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Harper47US #10
#2Charlotte45US #5
#3Amelia43US #6
#4Emma37US #2
#5Ella36US #15
#6Olivia36US #1
#7Ava35US #3
#8Evelyn33US #9
#9Nora31US #30
#10Sophia30US #4
#11Elizabeth27US #16
#12Quinn27US #84
#13Hazel26US #31
#14Chloe25US #25
#15Grace25US #28
#16Everly24US #43
#17Isabella24US #7
#18Clara23US #103
#19Emersyn22US #164
#20Paisley22US #49
#21Rylee22US #102
#22Hannah21US #39
#23Natalie21US #51
#24Emery20US #89
#25Layla20US #24
#26Claire19US #58
#27Willow19US #48
#28Abigail18US #12
#29Lydia18US #95
#30Oaklynn18
#31Aurora17US #36
#32Avery17US #19
#33Hadley17US #111
#34Madelyn17US #66
#35Addison16US #47
#36Brooklyn16US #54
#37Cora16US #88
#38Everleigh16US #94
#39Isla16US #44
#40Ivy16US #57
#41Kennedy16US #72
#42Kinsley16US #59
#43Luna16US #14
#44Mia16US #8
#45Nova16US #38
#46Aria15US #27
#47Gemma15
#48Zoey15US #32
#49Aubrey14US #56
#50Ellie14US #29
#51Lily14US #35
#52Reagan14US #114
#53Scarlett14US #21
#54Wren14
#55Adeline13US #99
#56Eleanor13US #22
#57Gracie13
#58Hattie13
#59Lillian13US #46
#60Madison13US #23
#61Millie13US #190
#62Skylar13US #64
#63Stella13US #42
#64Violet13US #37
#65Vivian13US #101
#66Charlie12US #122
#67Leah12US #45
#68Lucy12US #50
#69Piper12US #91
#70Remi12US #125
#71Ruth12
#72Sophie12US #75
#73Brielle11US #100
#74Brynlee11US #191
#75Eden11US #129
#76Gianna11US #13
#77Lennon11
#78Parker11US #128
#79Samantha11US #90
#80Adalynn10US #116
#81Adelaide10
#82Aspen10
#83Caroline10US #71
#84Charlee10
#85Eliza10US #115
#86Ember10US #187
#87Emily10US #18
#88Finley10
#89Hallie10
#90Mary10US #123
#91Mckenna10
#92Mila10US #20
#93Naomi10US #52
#94Raelynn10US #104
#95Sawyer10
#96Sofia10US #17
#97Amara9US #142
#98Anna9US #68
#99Audrey9US #60
#100Collins9

Boys

#1Oliver61US #3
#2Liam57US #1
#3Henry48US #9
#4Maverick45US #50
#5Asher42US #32
#6Noah41US #2
#7Theodore40US #23
#8Jack39US #21
#9William39US #5
#10Levi38US #18
#11Hudson36US #43
#12James34US #6
#13Wyatt34US #29
#14Benjamin31US #7
#15Carter31US #33
#16Elijah31US #4
#17Brooks30US #92
#18Lincoln30US #40
#19Logan30US #16
#20Owen30US #22
#21Rhett30US #159
#22Grayson28US #35
#23Easton27US #73
#24Jackson26US #17
#25Leo26US #36
#26Isaac25US #39
#27Mason25US #11
#28Thomas25US #45
#29Samuel24US #25
#30Cooper23US #75
#31Michael23US #12
#32Carson22US #84
#33Emmett22US #107
#34Lane22
#35Charles21US #46
#36Daniel21US #14
#37Everett21US #90
#38Hayes21
#39Wesley21US #98
#40Alexander20US #10
#41Bennett20US #101
#42Ezra20US #44
#43Isaiah20US #51
#44Jameson20US #79
#45Lucas20US #8
#46Miles20US #59
#47Sawyer20US #116
#48Cameron19US #65
#49Nash18
#50Ryker18US #148
#51Weston18US #104
#52Greyson17US #81
#53Hunter17US #68
#54Jaxon17US #48
#55Landon17US #69
#56Nolan17US #61
#57Aiden16US #24
#58Andrew16US #52
#59Colton16US #66
#60Declan16US #102
#61Knox16
#62Mateo16US #20
#63Rowan16US #113
#64Beau15US #109
#65Caleb15US #56
#66Christopher15US #47
#67David15US #28
#68Ethan15US #13
#69Gabriel15US #38
#70Jace15US #96
#71Matthew15US #30
#72Waylon15US #103
#73Archer14US #160
#74Briggs14
#75Eli14US #60
#76Luke14US #31
#77Arthur13US #163
#78Axel13US #72
#79Beckett13
#80Bentley13US #141
#81Connor13US #78
#82Daxton13
#83Holden13
#84Jaxson13US #85
#85Joseph13US #26
#86Micah13US #106
#87Milo13US #134
#88Roman13US #77
#89Ryder13US #108
#90Arlo12
#91Barrett12US #193
#92Ezekiel12US #64
#93Finn12US #179
#94Graham12US #186
#95Griffin12
#96Hayden12US #177
#97Jasper12US #138
#98Jesse12
#99Joshua12US #53
#100Kyler12

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑63Emersyn#19
↑51Madelyn#34
↑47Lane#34
↑44Isla#39
↑43Kennedy#41
↑42Nova#45
↑39Clara#18
↑39Hayes#38

Falling

↓78Mila#92
↓62Emily#87
↓59Joseph#85
↓49Bentley#80
↓46Violet#64
↓45Eleanor#56
↓44Ryder#89
↓42Lucy#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.