Top first names in South Dakota
The 100 most popular first names given to babies born in South Dakota since 1910, ranked by total registrations. The sparkline next to each name shows its national popularity trend from 1880 to 2024, so you can see whether a name peaked decades ago or is still climbing. The top 100 names in South Dakota account for 455,736 total births.
| # | Name | Total in South Dakota | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 18,045 | |
| 2 | James | 15,698 | |
| 3 | John | 14,511 | |
| 4 | Mary | 14,265 | |
| 5 | Michael | 12,992 | |
| 6 | David | 12,407 | |
| 7 | Richard | 10,577 | |
| 8 | William | 10,505 | |
| 9 | Donald | 9,811 | |
| 10 | Thomas | 7,559 | |
| 11 | Charles | 6,908 | |
| 12 | Daniel | 6,421 | |
| 13 | Kenneth | 5,965 | |
| 14 | Steven | 5,887 | |
| 15 | Mark | 5,814 | |
| 16 | Linda | 5,698 | |
| 17 | Joseph | 5,657 | |
| 18 | Patricia | 5,535 | |
| 19 | Dorothy | 5,495 | |
| 20 | Barbara | 5,312 | |
| 21 | Paul | 5,222 | |
| 22 | Ronald | 5,213 | |
| 23 | Carol | 4,995 | |
| 24 | Betty | 4,874 | |
| 25 | Larry | 4,837 | |
| 26 | Gary | 4,835 | |
| 27 | Matthew | 4,792 | |
| 28 | Donna | 4,762 | |
| 29 | Margaret | 4,543 | |
| 30 | Christopher | 4,519 | |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 4,502 | |
| 32 | Jennifer | 4,428 | |
| 33 | Dennis | 4,347 | |
| 34 | Helen | 4,337 | |
| 35 | Karen | 4,330 | |
| 36 | Susan | 4,315 | |
| 37 | Scott | 4,246 | |
| 38 | Douglas | 4,112 | |
| 39 | Shirley | 4,093 | |
| 40 | Timothy | 3,998 | |
| 41 | Brian | 3,979 | |
| 42 | Ruth | 3,975 | |
| 43 | Jason | 3,959 | |
| 44 | George | 3,894 | |
| 45 | Joshua | 3,729 | |
| 46 | Roger | 3,723 | |
| 47 | Nancy | 3,716 | |
| 48 | Kevin | 3,715 | |
| 49 | Jeffrey | 3,694 | |
| 50 | Dale | 3,689 | |
| 51 | Andrew | 3,682 | |
| 52 | Sandra | 3,583 | |
| 53 | Sharon | 3,571 | |
| 54 | Ryan | 3,560 | |
| 55 | Lisa | 3,400 | |
| 56 | Raymond | 3,336 | |
| 57 | Harold | 3,325 | |
| 58 | Jacob | 3,293 | |
| 59 | Julie | 3,264 | |
| 60 | Evelyn | 3,111 | |
| 61 | Edward | 3,106 | |
| 62 | Sarah | 3,078 | |
| 63 | Jessica | 3,067 | |
| 64 | Wayne | 3,059 | |
| 65 | Lois | 2,972 | |
| 66 | Terry | 2,965 | |
| 67 | Tyler | 2,940 | |
| 68 | Debra | 2,938 | |
| 69 | Gerald | 2,908 | |
| 70 | Joyce | 2,853 | |
| 71 | Justin | 2,830 | |
| 72 | Kathleen | 2,824 | |
| 73 | Amy | 2,798 | |
| 74 | Michelle | 2,765 | |
| 75 | Jack | 2,754 | |
| 76 | Rebecca | 2,747 | |
| 77 | Jerry | 2,734 | |
| 78 | Patrick | 2,717 | |
| 79 | Doris | 2,714 | |
| 80 | Beverly | 2,676 | |
| 81 | Janet | 2,675 | |
| 82 | Alice | 2,668 | |
| 83 | Todd | 2,601 | |
| 84 | Jean | 2,589 | |
| 85 | Eric | 2,568 | |
| 86 | Laura | 2,561 | |
| 87 | Amanda | 2,560 | |
| 88 | Pamela | 2,523 | |
| 89 | Benjamin | 2,490 | |
| 90 | Anthony | 2,447 | |
| 91 | Lori | 2,443 | |
| 92 | Marilyn | 2,442 | |
| 93 | Phyllis | 2,442 | |
| 94 | Janice | 2,431 | |
| 95 | Gregory | 2,413 | |
| 96 | Judy | 2,381 | |
| 97 | Marvin | 2,380 | |
| 98 | Keith | 2,377 | |
| 99 | Anna | 2,376 | |
| 100 | Emily | 2,364 |