State roster

Top names in South Dakota

The names most likely to appear on 2023 South Dakota birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,407 South Dakota births in 2023 across 549 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.

#27Lennonoutside the national top 200
#37Hayesoutside the national top 200
#21Stetson#183 nationally
#45Knoxoutside the national top 200
#43Adaline#192 nationally
#52Suttonoutside the national top 200
#49Tate#197 nationally
#20Rhett#165 nationally
#62Hattieoutside the national top 200
#48Ryker#184 nationally
#76Briggsoutside the national top 200
#53Wrenley#175 nationally

Girls

#1Ava43US #8
#2Charlotte42US #3
#3Nora41US #24
#4Amelia40US #4
#5Evelyn39US #9
#6Olivia38US #1
#7Lainey36US #54
#8Emma35US #2
#9Harper35US #11
#10Paisley29US #56
#11Mia28US #6
#12Ellie26US #27
#13Willow26US #41
#14Eleanor25US #14
#15Hazel25US #18
#16Isla25US #33
#17Sophia24US #5
#18Hadley22US #119
#19Quinn22US #86
#20Elizabeth21US #15
#21Isabella21US #7
#22Abigail20US #31
#23Grace20US #39
#24Aria19US #25
#25Clara19US #98
#26Emery19US #70
#27Lennon19
#28Lillian19US #55
#29Avery18US #29
#30Eden18US #77
#31Claire17US #68
#32Ivy17US #38
#33Lucy17US #40
#34Luna17US #10
#35Maeve17US #73
#36Nova17US #35
#37Adeline16US #71
#38Aurora16US #22
#39Cora16US #93
#40Sofia16US #12
#41Stella16US #46
#42Violet16US #16
#43Adaline15US #192
#44Chloe15US #26
#45Ella15US #32
#46Emersyn15US #147
#47Josie15US #108
#48Layla15US #30
#49Lily15US #20
#50Lydia15US #94
#51Remi15US #127
#52Sutton15
#53Wrenley15US #175
#54Elsie14US #163
#55Kinsley14US #67
#56Parker14US #122
#57Reese14US #174
#58Sadie14US #59
#59Sophie14US #60
#60Athena13US #76
#61Emily13US #19
#62Hattie13
#63Myla13US #181
#64Piper13US #135
#65Raelynn13US #112
#66Ruby13US #65
#67Vivian13US #87
#68Zoey13US #51
#69Blakely12US #156
#70Brooklyn12US #84
#71Eloise12US #81
#72Millie12US #105
#73Naomi12US #44
#74Oakley12US #153
#75Rylee12US #118
#76Scarlett12US #17
#77Adalyn11US #196
#78Charlie11US #125
#79Delilah11US #52
#80Iris11US #78
#81Josephine11US #64
#82Thea11
#83Addison10US #62
#84Arya10US #139
#85Aspen10
#86Audrey10US #74
#87Brynlee10
#88Charlee10
#89Collins10
#90Ember10US #169
#91Everly10US #69
#92Freya10US #136
#93Gianna10US #21
#94Isabelle10US #159
#95Juniper10US #113
#96Leah10US #53
#97Madison10US #37
#98Mila10US #28
#99Natalie10US #63
#100Penelope10US #23

Boys

#1Oliver59US #3
#2Henry49US #8
#3Hudson48US #21
#4Theodore47US #7
#5Owen44US #20
#6Liam42US #1
#7William41US #10
#8James38US #4
#9Grayson37US #44
#10Leo37US #18
#11Levi36US #12
#12Maverick36US #37
#13Bennett35US #74
#14Jack35US #14
#15Noah35US #2
#16Wyatt32US #47
#17Lincoln31US #64
#18Walker30US #85
#19Ezra29US #15
#20Rhett29US #165
#21Stetson29US #183
#22Brooks28US #73
#23Wesley28US #70
#24Asher27US #23
#25Mateo27US #6
#26Thomas27US #41
#27Waylon27US #63
#28Lucas26US #9
#29Michael26US #16
#30Miles26US #43
#31Samuel26US #19
#32Weston26US #75
#33Cooper25US #52
#34Elijah25US #5
#35Daniel24US #17
#36Logan24US #39
#37Hayes23
#38Myles23US #107
#39Sawyer23US #127
#40Theo23US #78
#41Archer22US #129
#42Benjamin22US #11
#43Eli21US #79
#44Emmett21US #117
#45Knox21
#46Luke20US #31
#47Nolan20US #57
#48Ryker20US #184
#49Tate20US #197
#50Carter19US #48
#51Gabriel19US #38
#52Rowan19US #76
#53Silas19US #80
#54Charles18US #54
#55Easton18US #98
#56Elias18US #36
#57Greyson18US #118
#58Jaxon18US #86
#59Everett17US #89
#60Isaac17US #42
#61Kai17US #61
#62Roman17US #66
#63Dawson16US #149
#64Graham16US #141
#65Jace16US #110
#66Jackson16US #28
#67Jacob16US #35
#68Micah16US #87
#69Alexander15US #22
#70Beau15US #81
#71Elliott15US #168
#72Luca15US #25
#73Mason15US #30
#74Ryder15US #128
#75Sebastian15US #13
#76Briggs14
#77Caleb14US #51
#78Hunter14US #115
#79Isaiah14US #56
#80Jonah14US #124
#81Luka14US #95
#82Milo14US #121
#83Parker14US #91
#84River14US #116
#85Aiden13US #40
#86Arthur13US #130
#87Carson13US #112
#88David13US #27
#89Declan13US #132
#90Dylan13US #34
#91John13US #26
#92Joseph13US #29
#93Landon13US #97
#94Malachi13US #146
#95Nash13
#96Tucker13
#97Atlas12US #111
#98August12US #104
#99Banks12
#100Ezekiel12US #50

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑64Mia#11
↑56Hadley#18
↑51Rhett#20
↑48Eleanor#14
↑48Theo#40
↑45Waylon#27
↑41Lainey#7
↑41Claire#31

Falling

↓74Juniper#95
↓69Mila#98
↓59Rylee#75
↓58Everly#91
↓47Jackson#66
↓46Addison#83
↓44Milo#82
↓43John#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.