State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2022 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,258 South Dakota births in 2022 across 520 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.

#39Lennonoutside the national top 200
#45Hayesoutside the national top 200
#53Collinsoutside the national top 200
#55Colteroutside the national top 200
#56Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#57Theaoutside the national top 200
#56Knox#199 nationally
#58Wrenleyoutside the national top 200
#59Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#42Ada#181 nationally
#64Odinoutside the national top 200
#71Blairoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Evelyn43US #9
#2Harper41US #11
#3Amelia40US #4
#4Emma39US #2
#5Olivia36US #1
#6Ava31US #7
#7Charlotte31US #3
#8Hazel27US #27
#9Lillian26US #50
#10Paisley26US #53
#11Aurora25US #31
#12Avery25US #26
#13Elizabeth25US #15
#14Nora25US #28
#15Ivy22US #42
#16Rylee22US #107
#17Lily21US #30
#18Luna21US #10
#19Quinn21US #73
#20Ellie20US #33
#21Juniper20US #113
#22Piper20US #114
#23Sophia20US #5
#24Clara19US #110
#25Ella19US #25
#26Grace19US #35
#27Kennedy19US #74
#28Lydia19US #93
#29Mila19US #18
#30Nova19US #32
#31Abigail17US #24
#32Everleigh17US #100
#33Everly17US #56
#34Isabella17US #6
#35Lucy17US #48
#36Violet17US #20
#37Addison16US #54
#38Adeline16US #92
#39Lennon16
#40Stella16US #40
#41Vivian16US #104
#42Ada15US #181
#43Aria15US #23
#44Brooklyn15US #72
#45Emery15US #82
#46Hannah15US #47
#47Kinsley15US #61
#48Lainey15US #174
#49Sage15US #143
#50Sofia15US #13
#51Willow15US #37
#52Chloe14US #19
#53Collins14
#54Eloise14US #86
#55Isla14US #36
#56Sawyer14
#57Thea14
#58Wrenley14
#59Brynlee13
#60Delilah13US #58
#61Eden13US #116
#62Eleanor13US #16
#63Josephine13US #70
#64Josie13US #120
#65Layla13US #29
#66Millie13US #128
#67Raelynn13US #99
#68River13US #150
#69Aubrey12US #81
#70Ayla12US #98
#71Blair12
#72Claire12US #66
#73Freya12US #129
#74Hadley12US #112
#75Mia12US #8
#76Remi12US #118
#77Scarlett12US #14
#78Sutton12
#79Victoria12US #43
#80Anna11US #83
#81Bailey11US #182
#82Elsie11US #189
#83Emersyn11US #135
#84Harmony11
#85Mackenzie11US #142
#86Natalie11US #55
#87Oaklee11
#88Oakley11US #157
#89Parker11US #115
#90Ruby11US #62
#91Audrey10US #67
#92Brielle10US #117
#93Charlie10US #123
#94Emilia10US #44
#95Georgia10US #163
#96Gianna10US #22
#97Haisley10
#98Kylie10US #198
#99Lilly10
#100Madelyn10US #60

Boys

#1Oliver73US #3
#2Hudson50US #27
#3William49US #6
#4Henry46US #7
#5Liam46US #1
#6Theodore44US #10
#7Noah43US #2
#8Asher37US #20
#9Brooks37US #77
#10James37US #4
#11Maverick37US #40
#12Owen37US #18
#13Levi35US #12
#14Jack34US #15
#15Wyatt33US #38
#16Benjamin31US #9
#17Lincoln31US #54
#18Ezra30US #25
#19Jackson30US #23
#20Leo30US #22
#21Grayson28US #37
#22Samuel28US #19
#23Archer27US #126
#24Elijah26US #5
#25Silas26US #87
#26Bennett25US #83
#27Cooper25US #53
#28Emmett25US #116
#29Thomas25US #45
#30Isaac24US #41
#31Lucas24US #8
#32Miles24US #56
#33Walker24US #78
#34Wesley24US #70
#35Carter23US #47
#36Daniel23US #14
#37Mason23US #24
#38Milo23US #120
#39Easton22US #80
#40Sawyer22US #131
#41Beau21US #90
#42Gabriel21US #36
#43Greyson21US #95
#44Harrison21US #128
#45Hayes21
#46Nolan21US #65
#47Everett20US #81
#48John20US #26
#49Logan20US #33
#50River20US #105
#51Alexander19US #17
#52Colton19US #91
#53Roman19US #68
#54Charles18US #50
#55Colter18
#56Knox18US #199
#57Myles18US #112
#58Ryker18US #175
#59Ezekiel17US #48
#60Hayden17US #162
#61Jacob17US #32
#62Jeremiah17US #93
#63Michael17US #16
#64Odin17
#65Parker17US #94
#66Anthony16US #44
#67Beckett16US #195
#68Camden16US #188
#69Jaxon16US #67
#70Matthew16US #39
#71Rhett16US #151
#72Waylon16US #66
#73Weston16US #82
#74Aiden15US #29
#75Axel15US #76
#76Braxton15US #156
#77Cameron15US #64
#78Elias15US #43
#79Luke15US #34
#80Micah15US #89
#81Carson14US #110
#82Dawson14US #184
#83Eli14US #69
#84Ethan14US #21
#85Jace14US #103
#86Jasper14US #129
#87Kyler14
#88Theo14US #98
#89Tucker14US #197
#90Adrian13US #63
#91Atlas13US #130
#92Atticus13
#93August13US #109
#94Caleb13US #52
#95George13US #142
#96Jaxson13US #119
#97Jett13
#98Nash13
#99Arlo12US #169
#100Arthur12US #140

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑67Kennedy#27
↑67Nova#30
↑63Walker#33
↑60Lucy#35
↑60Archer#23
↑56Rylee#16
↑55Sawyer#40
↑54Mila#29

Falling

↓55Ruby#90
↓54Hadley#74
↓51Parker#89
↓47Layla#65
↓45Rhett#71
↓40Willow#51
↓40Eleanor#62
↓40Claire#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.