State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2021 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,567 South Dakota births in 2021 across 552 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.

#32Hayesoutside the national top 200
#40Brynlee#188 nationally
#54Laneoutside the national top 200
#55Collinsoutside the national top 200
#64Jettoutside the national top 200
#67Lennonoutside the national top 200
#68Morganoutside the national top 200
#70Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#71Beckhamoutside the national top 200
#73Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#76Aspen#200 nationally
#26Rhett#149 nationally

Girls

#1Evelyn48US #9
#2Emma43US #2
#3Charlotte41US #3
#4Amelia40US #4
#5Ava38US #5
#6Olivia36US #1
#7Sophia35US #6
#8Ivy32US #49
#9Nora32US #27
#10Harper31US #10
#11Willow31US #39
#12Aurora28US #35
#13Elizabeth28US #14
#14Everly26US #50
#15Hazel26US #28
#16Quinn26US #81
#17Avery25US #19
#18Layla25US #24
#19Kinsley24US #57
#20Hadley23US #112
#21Zoey23US #38
#22Eleanor22US #15
#23Ella21US #16
#24Ellie21US #30
#25Grace21US #33
#26Lydia21US #89
#27Addison20US #45
#28Cora20US #87
#29Lily20US #31
#30Paisley20US #52
#31Violet20US #36
#32Claire19US #59
#33Emery19US #90
#34Isla19US #34
#35Ruby19US #62
#36Aria18US #22
#37Lillian18US #51
#38Parker18US #115
#39Vivian18US #101
#40Brynlee17US #188
#41Clara16US #102
#42Ember16US #163
#43Isabella16US #7
#44Piper16US #96
#45Abigail15US #17
#46Chloe15US #25
#47Everleigh15US #99
#48Raelynn15US #103
#49Scarlett15US #20
#50Aubrey14US #64
#51Josephine14US #72
#52Mia14US #8
#53Penelope14US #23
#54Cecilia13US #133
#55Collins13
#56Eliana13US #47
#57Emily13US #21
#58Gianna13US #13
#59Hannah13US #44
#60Natalie13US #56
#61Zoe13US #42
#62Adeline12US #94
#63Anna12US #85
#64Autumn12US #66
#65Emilia12US #40
#66Iris12US #107
#67Lennon12
#68Morgan12
#69Naomi12US #54
#70Oaklynn12
#71Peyton12US #100
#72Rylee12US #97
#73Sawyer12
#74Sloane12US #145
#75Alice11US #65
#76Aspen11US #200
#77Brooklyn11US #63
#78Elena11US #53
#79Elsie11
#80Gabriella11US #83
#81Haisley11
#82Hattie11
#83Mila11US #26
#84Oakley11US #193
#85Octavia11
#86River11US #149
#87Stella11US #41
#88Willa11
#89Eva10US #93
#90Finley10
#91Hailey10US #77
#92Jade10US #92
#93Josie10US #130
#94Kennedy10US #70
#95Lucy10US #48
#96Norah10US #160
#97Nova10US #32
#98Reagan10US #126
#99Remi10US #122
#100Riley10US #37

Boys

#1Henry66US #9
#2Oliver58US #3
#3Theodore54US #10
#4Hudson51US #34
#5Asher41US #25
#6Lincoln41US #45
#7Liam40US #1
#8Noah39US #2
#9Jack37US #11
#10Brooks36US #78
#11Maverick35US #47
#12William34US #6
#13Wyatt34US #29
#14Leo33US #31
#15Grayson32US #35
#16Jackson32US #14
#17Owen31US #22
#18James30US #5
#19Mason30US #18
#20Cooper29US #68
#21Elijah28US #4
#22Lucas28US #8
#23Jacob27US #24
#24Levi26US #12
#25Thomas26US #46
#26Rhett25US #149
#27Benjamin24US #7
#28Gabriel24US #38
#29Nolan24US #60
#30Easton23US #72
#31Emmett23US #103
#32Hayes23
#33Jaxon23US #54
#34Joseph23US #28
#35Samuel23US #23
#36Beau22US #94
#37Charles22US #50
#38Michael22US #17
#39Weston22US #95
#40Alexander21US #13
#41Carter21US #39
#42Bennett20US #90
#43Logan19US #21
#44Luke19US #32
#45Micah19US #107
#46Axel18US #76
#47Braxton18US #146
#48Colton18US #75
#49Connor18US #98
#50Everett18US #83
#51Ezra18US #37
#52Greyson18US #84
#53Isaiah18US #56
#54Lane18
#55Wesley18US #85
#56Cameron17US #62
#57Isaac17US #40
#58Jameson17US #80
#59Luca17US #42
#60Luka17US #115
#61August16US #120
#62Bentley16US #150
#63Declan16US #106
#64Jett16
#65Josiah16US #49
#66Landon16US #73
#67Ryder16US #111
#68Ryker16US #153
#69Aiden15US #26
#70Anthony15US #43
#71Beckham15
#72Carson15US #97
#73Daniel15US #16
#74Elias15US #48
#75Graham15US #161
#76Jace15US #101
#77Jasper15US #128
#78John15US #27
#79Kyler15
#80Parker15US #93
#81Sebastian15US #19
#82Waylon15US #69
#83Archer14US #139
#84Barrett14US #193
#85Brayden14US #131
#86Calvin14US #145
#87David14US #30
#88Dawson14
#89Dominic14US #99
#90Evan14US #116
#91Ezekiel14US #53
#92Jaxson14US #102
#93Kai14US #70
#94Nathan14US #59
#95Sawyer14US #114
#96Walker14US #130
#97Beckett13US #198
#98Eli13US #64
#99Elliot13US #159
#100Holden13

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑51Joseph#34
↑46Raelynn#48
↑45Collins#55
↑44Ember#42
↑41Gabriel#28
↑41Micah#45
↑40Parker#38
↑35Anna#63

Falling

↓53Kennedy#94
↓52Nova#97
↓51Rylee#72
↓48Sawyer#95
↓46Reagan#98
↓41Brooklyn#77
↓40Oaklynn#70
↓40Carson#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.