BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in South Dakota

The most popular baby names in South Dakota in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. South Dakota has recorded 1,130,783 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in South Dakota

  1. #3Evelyn39 in 2025
  2. #4Emma36 in 2025
  3. #29Elizabeth19 in 2025
  4. #44Grace17 in 2025
  5. #60Ruth15 in 2025
  6. #87Emily11 in 2025
  7. #112Janet10 in 1983
  8. #119Cynthia8 in 1985
  9. #122Bonnie8 in 2022
  10. #126Shirley10 in 1969
  11. #129Margaret9 in 2025
  12. #131Jessica8 in 2014
  13. #133Barbara7 in 1987
  14. #142Amy7 in 2019
  15. #144Julie8 in 2005
  16. #146Betty7 in 1976
  17. #148Pamela7 in 1986
  18. #149Kathryn8 in 2013
  19. #151Lori6 in 1988
  20. #153Mary7 in 2022
  21. #155Brenda6 in 1987
  22. #160Sarah8 in 2024
  23. #162Alice7 in 2025
  24. #162Patricia6 in 1997
  25. #165Ashley7 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in South Dakota

  1. #3Henry50 in 2025
  2. #8William41 in 2025
  3. #14James32 in 2025
  4. #30Dean25 in 2025
  5. #32Benjamin24 in 2025
  6. #34Jack24 in 2025
  7. #36Thomas24 in 2025
  8. #38Michael23 in 2025
  9. #43Daniel22 in 2025
  10. #49Samuel21 in 2025
  11. #51Charles19 in 2025
  12. #53John19 in 2025
  13. #58Joseph18 in 2025
  14. #70David16 in 2025
  15. #81Nathan15 in 2025
  16. #88Christopher14 in 2024
  17. #92Robert14 in 2025
  18. #100Jacob13 in 2025
  19. #105Anthony12 in 2025
  20. #127Andrew10 in 2025
  21. #132Todd8 in 1994
  22. #134Joshua10 in 2025
  23. #139Matthew10 in 2025
  24. #142Brian10 in 2008
  25. #151Wayne8 in 1998

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within South Dakota for each year.