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Most Popular Baby Names In South Dakota

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from South Dakota, 2016–2025 — 66,561 applications in that window. Below them: the names South Dakota uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Emma4611.6%
  2. 2Harper4521.6%
  3. 3Charlotte4161.4%
  4. 4Olivia4081.4%
  5. 5Evelyn3891.3%
  6. 6Ava3731.3%
  7. 7Amelia3711.3%
  8. 8Nora3551.2%
  9. 9Sophia2851.0%
  10. 10Ella2690.9%
  11. 11Elizabeth2560.9%
  12. 12Hazel2540.9%
  13. 13Avery2450.8%
  14. 14Willow2450.8%
  15. 15Paisley2410.8%
  16. 16Ellie2330.8%
  17. 17Quinn2230.8%
  18. 18Aurora2220.8%
  19. 19Eleanor2200.8%
  20. 20Grace2200.8%
  21. 21Lily2070.7%
  22. 22Ivy2060.7%
  23. 23Violet2050.7%
  24. 24Isabella2040.7%
  25. 25Abigail1970.7%
  26. 26Mia1970.7%
  27. 27Lydia1960.7%
  28. 28Hadley1920.7%
  29. 29Everly1910.7%
  30. 30Chloe1890.7%
  31. 31Clara1870.6%
  32. 32Lillian1860.6%
  33. 33Emery1840.6%
  34. 34Lainey1820.6%
  35. 35Zoey1820.6%
  36. 36Lucy1810.6%
  37. 37Kinsley1790.6%
  38. 38Layla1780.6%
  39. 39Addison1740.6%
  40. 40Aria1720.6%
  41. 41Cora1680.6%
  42. 42Hannah1650.6%
  43. 43Claire1630.6%
  44. 44Stella1610.6%
  45. 45Isla1590.5%
  46. 46Piper1580.5%
  47. 47Mila1560.5%
  48. 48Natalie1530.5%
  49. 49Rylee1520.5%
  50. 50Brooklyn1510.5%
  51. 51Nova1480.5%
  52. 52Luna1430.5%
  53. 53Emersyn1420.5%
  54. 54Emily1420.5%
  55. 55Vivian1400.5%
  56. 56Kennedy1390.5%
  57. 57Brynlee1370.5%
  58. 58Ruby1360.5%
  59. 59Adeline1350.5%
  60. 60Elsie1340.5%
  61. 61Scarlett1330.5%
  62. 62Sophie1300.4%
  63. 63Lennon1250.4%
  64. 64Remi1240.4%
  65. 65Sofia1240.4%
  66. 66Eden1230.4%
  67. 67Madelyn1230.4%
  68. 68Sadie1230.4%
  69. 69Josephine1210.4%
  70. 70Ember1160.4%
  71. 71Anna1140.4%
  72. 72Aubrey1140.4%
  73. 73Josie1120.4%
  74. 74Madison1120.4%
  75. 75Penelope1120.4%
  76. 76Riley1110.4%
  77. 77Sawyer1110.4%
  78. 78Raelynn1070.4%
  79. 79Parker1060.4%
  80. 80Audrey1020.4%
  81. 81Mya1020.4%
  82. 82Everleigh1010.3%
  83. 83Oakley1000.3%
  84. 84Eloise990.3%
  85. 85Savannah980.3%
  86. 86Eliana960.3%
  87. 87Victoria950.3%
  88. 88Hattie940.3%
  89. 89Reagan940.3%
  90. 90Aspen930.3%
  91. 91Thea920.3%
  92. 92Adalynn900.3%
  93. 93Brielle890.3%
  94. 94Emilia890.3%
  95. 95Sutton890.3%
  96. 96Iris870.3%
  97. 97Alice860.3%
  98. 98Delilah850.3%
  99. 99Blakely840.3%
  100. 100Collins840.3%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Oliver6131.6%
  2. 2Liam5321.4%
  3. 3Henry4901.3%
  4. 4Hudson4291.1%
  5. 5William4071.1%
  6. 6Owen3981.1%
  7. 7Noah3951.1%
  8. 8Theodore3911.0%
  9. 9Lincoln3741.0%
  10. 10Jack3530.9%
  11. 11Asher3480.9%
  12. 12Grayson3470.9%
  13. 13Maverick3340.9%
  14. 14James3280.9%
  15. 15Wyatt3250.9%
  16. 16Levi3210.9%
  17. 17Logan3070.8%
  18. 18Elijah3050.8%
  19. 19Leo3050.8%
  20. 20Brooks2960.8%
  21. 21Cooper2960.8%
  22. 22Carter2950.8%
  23. 23Jackson2940.8%
  24. 24Benjamin2780.7%
  25. 25Lucas2610.7%
  26. 26Samuel2600.7%
  27. 27Mason2590.7%
  28. 28Easton2580.7%
  29. 29Michael2470.7%
  30. 30Bennett2450.7%
  31. 31Ezra2350.6%
  32. 32Jaxon2330.6%
  33. 33Thomas2330.6%
  34. 34Sawyer2290.6%
  35. 35Isaac2230.6%
  36. 36Emmett2220.6%
  37. 37Daniel2210.6%
  38. 38Weston2190.6%
  39. 39Charles2170.6%
  40. 40Rhett2160.6%
  41. 41Luke2120.6%
  42. 42Miles2100.6%
  43. 43Wesley2070.6%
  44. 44Beau2030.5%
  45. 45Everett2020.5%
  46. 46Gabriel2020.5%
  47. 47Nolan2010.5%
  48. 48Ryker1990.5%
  49. 49Joseph1980.5%
  50. 50Jacob1920.5%
  51. 51Alexander1870.5%
  52. 52Eli1820.5%
  53. 53Isaiah1810.5%
  54. 54Caleb1780.5%
  55. 55Harrison1730.5%
  56. 56Hunter1700.5%
  57. 57Aiden1690.5%
  58. 58Hayes1690.5%
  59. 59Ethan1680.4%
  60. 60Landon1660.4%
  61. 61Beckett1650.4%
  62. 62Carson1640.4%
  63. 63Greyson1640.4%
  64. 64Waylon1630.4%
  65. 65Jameson1620.4%
  66. 66John1600.4%
  67. 67Silas1600.4%
  68. 68Cameron1590.4%
  69. 69Parker1590.4%
  70. 70Archer1580.4%
  71. 71Elias1580.4%
  72. 72Jace1570.4%
  73. 73Knox1570.4%
  74. 74David1550.4%
  75. 75Colton1540.4%
  76. 76Myles1540.4%
  77. 77Rowan1540.4%
  78. 78Bentley1500.4%
  79. 79Milo1500.4%
  80. 80Ryder1490.4%
  81. 81Declan1470.4%
  82. 82Graham1450.4%
  83. 83Micah1450.4%
  84. 84Lane1430.4%
  85. 85Braxton1420.4%
  86. 86Mateo1410.4%
  87. 87Dawson1400.4%
  88. 88Briggs1390.4%
  89. 89Matthew1380.4%
  90. 90Roman1380.4%
  91. 91August1360.4%
  92. 92Ezekiel1330.4%
  93. 93Theo1330.4%
  94. 94Connor1320.4%
  95. 95Walker1320.4%
  96. 96Josiah1280.3%
  97. 97Andrew1260.3%
  98. 98Jasper1250.3%
  99. 99Axel1220.3%
  100. 100Barrett1220.3%

South Dakota's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in South Dakota as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares South Dakota's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how South Dakota does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Berkley10.1× · 55 recorded
  2. Hattie6.1× · 94 recorded
  3. Briar5.8× · 62 recorded
  4. Lennon5.6× · 125 recorded
  5. Wrenley5× · 82 recorded
  6. Brynlee4.5× · 137 recorded
  7. Collins4.4× · 84 recorded
  8. Elsie4.3× · 134 recorded
  9. Sawyer4.2× · 111 recorded
  10. Thea4.1× · 92 recorded
  11. Lainey4× · 182 recorded
  12. Sutton4× · 89 recorded
  13. Mya3.8× · 102 recorded
  14. Emersyn3.7× · 142 recorded
  15. Oakley3.6× · 100 recorded
  16. Hadley3.5× · 192 recorded
  17. Aspen3.5× · 93 recorded
  18. Ember3.4× · 116 recorded
  19. Quinn3.3× · 223 recorded
  20. Palmer3.3× · 56 recorded
  21. Oaklynn3.2× · 78 recorded
  22. Lydia3.1× · 196 recorded
  23. Remi3.1× · 124 recorded
  24. Wren3.1× · 70 recorded
  25. Blair3.1× · 67 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Bridger10.9× · 68 recorded
  2. Brecken10.5× · 56 recorded
  3. Briggs8.3× · 139 recorded
  4. Huxley7.3× · 66 recorded
  5. Sutton6.8× · 82 recorded
  6. Colter5.7× · 93 recorded
  7. Ridge5.2× · 54 recorded
  8. Oakley5.1× · 84 recorded
  9. Hayes4.8× · 169 recorded
  10. Tripp4.7× · 60 recorded
  11. Lane4.5× · 143 recorded
  12. Otto4.5× · 98 recorded
  13. Stetson4.2× · 119 recorded
  14. Kasen4.2× · 61 recorded
  15. Rhett4× · 216 recorded
  16. Tate4× · 112 recorded
  17. Harvey4× · 87 recorded
  18. Odin4× · 86 recorded
  19. Knox3.8× · 157 recorded
  20. Baker3.8× · 59 recorded
  21. Baylor3.8× · 56 recorded
  22. Nash3.6× · 121 recorded
  23. Beckett3.5× · 165 recorded
  24. Daxton3.4× · 85 recorded
  25. Crew3.4× · 83 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything South Dakota has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary14,2652.7%
  2. 2Linda5,6991.1%
  3. 3Patricia5,5351.0%
  4. 4Dorothy5,4951.0%
  5. 5Barbara5,3121.0%
  6. 6Carol4,9900.9%
  7. 7Betty4,8740.9%
  8. 8Donna4,7620.9%
  9. 9Margaret4,5530.9%
  10. 10Elizabeth4,5210.8%
  11. 11Jennifer4,4280.8%
  12. 12Helen4,3370.8%
  13. 13Karen4,3300.8%
  14. 14Susan4,3150.8%
  15. 15Shirley4,0880.8%
  16. 16Ruth3,9910.7%
  17. 17Nancy3,7160.7%
  18. 18Sandra3,5830.7%
  19. 19Sharon3,5710.7%
  20. 20Lisa3,4000.6%
  21. 21Julie3,2640.6%
  22. 22Evelyn3,1500.6%
  23. 23Sarah3,0780.6%
  24. 24Jessica3,0680.6%
  25. 25Lois2,9720.6%
  26. 26Debra2,9380.6%
  27. 27Joyce2,8530.5%
  28. 28Kathleen2,8240.5%
  29. 29Amy2,7980.5%
  30. 30Michelle2,7650.5%
  31. 31Rebecca2,7480.5%
  32. 32Doris2,7140.5%
  33. 33Beverly2,6820.5%
  34. 34Alice2,6760.5%
  35. 35Janet2,6750.5%
  36. 36Jean2,5830.5%
  37. 37Laura2,5610.5%
  38. 38Amanda2,5600.5%
  39. 39Pamela2,5230.5%
  40. 40Lori2,4430.5%
  41. 41Marilyn2,4420.5%
  42. 42Phyllis2,4420.5%
  43. 43Janice2,4310.5%
  44. 44Anna2,3820.4%
  45. 45Judy2,3810.4%
  46. 46Emily2,3750.4%
  47. 47Ashley2,3500.4%
  48. 48Joan2,2920.4%
  49. 49Diane2,2780.4%
  50. 50Virginia2,2510.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Robert18,0553.0%
  2. 2James15,7302.6%
  3. 3John14,5302.4%
  4. 4Michael13,0162.2%
  5. 5David12,4272.1%
  6. 6Richard10,5841.8%
  7. 7William10,5421.8%
  8. 8Donald9,8011.6%
  9. 9Thomas7,5841.3%
  10. 10Charles6,9271.2%
  11. 11Daniel6,4431.1%
  12. 12Kenneth5,9651.0%
  13. 13Steven5,8861.0%
  14. 14Mark5,8191.0%
  15. 15Joseph5,6760.9%
  16. 16Paul5,2280.9%
  17. 17Ronald5,2130.9%
  18. 18Larry4,8370.8%
  19. 19Gary4,8350.8%
  20. 20Matthew4,8010.8%
  21. 21Christopher4,5190.8%
  22. 22Dennis4,3470.7%
  23. 23Scott4,2460.7%
  24. 24Douglas4,1120.7%
  25. 25Timothy3,9990.7%
  26. 26Brian3,9810.7%
  27. 27Jason3,9600.7%
  28. 28George3,8990.7%
  29. 29Joshua3,7390.6%
  30. 30Roger3,7230.6%
  31. 31Kevin3,7150.6%
  32. 32Jeffrey3,6940.6%
  33. 33Andrew3,6930.6%
  34. 34Dale3,6890.6%
  35. 35Ryan3,5660.6%
  36. 36Raymond3,3360.6%
  37. 37Harold3,3250.6%
  38. 38Jacob3,3060.6%
  39. 39Edward3,1060.5%
  40. 40Wayne3,0590.5%
  41. 41Tyler2,9360.5%
  42. 42Gerald2,9090.5%
  43. 43Justin2,8300.5%
  44. 44Jack2,7780.5%
  45. 45Terry2,7410.5%
  46. 46Jerry2,7340.5%
  47. 47Patrick2,7170.5%
  48. 48Todd2,6010.4%
  49. 49Eric2,5680.4%
  50. 50Benjamin2,5140.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in South Dakota in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.