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Popular names in South Dakota

Every name given in South Dakota, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in South Dakota

  1. #1Mary14,265
  2. #2Linda5,699
  3. #3Patricia5,535
  4. #4Dorothy5,495
  5. #5Barbara5,312
  6. #6Carol4,990
  7. #7Betty4,874
  8. #8Donna4,762
  9. #9Margaret4,553
  10. #10Elizabeth4,521

Top 10 boys' names in South Dakota

  1. #1Robert18,055
  2. #2James15,730
  3. #3John14,530
  4. #4Michael13,016
  5. #5David12,427
  6. #6Richard10,584
  7. #7William10,542
  8. #8Donald9,801
  9. #9Thomas7,584
  10. #10Charles6,927