The top names in South Dakota, 2025
Lainey led the girls and Oliver the boys. Over the last ten years the state's steadiest names have been Emma, Harper, Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn for girls and Oliver, Liam, Henry, Hudson, William for boys.
Girls, South Dakota, 2025
| # | Name | Babies | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lainey | 50 | 1.64% |
| 2 | Charlotte | 44 | 1.44% |
| 3 | Evelyn | 39 | 1.28% |
| 4 | Emma | 36 | 1.18% |
| 5 | Olivia | 36 | 1.18% |
| 6 | Eleanor | 32 | 1.05% |
| 7 | Ellie | 31 | 1.02% |
| 8 | Harper | 31 | 1.02% |
| 9 | Nora | 31 | 1.02% |
| 10 | Amelia | 30 | 0.98% |
| 11 | Lucy | 30 | 0.98% |
| 12 | Ella | 29 | 0.95% |
| 13 | Ivy | 29 | 0.95% |
| 14 | Hazel | 27 | 0.88% |
| 15 | Lily | 27 | 0.88% |
| 16 | Sophie | 27 | 0.88% |
| 17 | Willow | 27 | 0.88% |
| 18 | Aurora | 25 | 0.82% |
| 19 | Emery | 25 | 0.82% |
| 20 | Isla | 25 | 0.82% |
| 21 | Sophia | 25 | 0.82% |
| 22 | Paisley | 24 | 0.79% |
| 23 | Iris | 22 | 0.72% |
| 24 | Nova | 22 | 0.72% |
| 25 | Ava | 21 | 0.69% |
| 26 | Avery | 20 | 0.66% |
| 27 | Violet | 20 | 0.66% |
| 28 | Clara | 19 | 0.62% |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 19 | 0.62% |
| 30 | Elsie | 19 | 0.62% |
| 31 | Isabella | 19 | 0.62% |
| 32 | Layla | 19 | 0.62% |
| 33 | Mia | 19 | 0.62% |
| 34 | Millie | 19 | 0.62% |
| 35 | Sadie | 19 | 0.62% |
| 36 | Vivian | 19 | 0.62% |
| 37 | Wrenley | 19 | 0.62% |
| 38 | Adeline | 18 | 0.59% |
| 39 | Delilah | 18 | 0.59% |
| 40 | Eden | 18 | 0.59% |
| 41 | Ember | 18 | 0.59% |
| 42 | Sutton | 18 | 0.59% |
| 43 | Ailany | 17 | 0.56% |
| 44 | Grace | 17 | 0.56% |
| 45 | Quinn | 17 | 0.56% |
| 46 | Emersyn | 16 | 0.52% |
| 47 | Remi | 16 | 0.52% |
| 48 | Scarlett | 16 | 0.52% |
| 49 | Scottie | 16 | 0.52% |
| 50 | Sylvie | 16 | 0.52% |
Boys, South Dakota, 2025
| # | Name | Babies | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 66 | 1.72% |
| 2 | Liam | 60 | 1.56% |
| 3 | Henry | 50 | 1.30% |
| 4 | Hudson | 50 | 1.30% |
| 5 | Noah | 50 | 1.30% |
| 6 | Theodore | 47 | 1.22% |
| 7 | Beau | 42 | 1.09% |
| 8 | William | 41 | 1.07% |
| 9 | Leo | 40 | 1.04% |
| 10 | Maverick | 38 | 0.99% |
| 11 | Elijah | 35 | 0.91% |
| 12 | Brooks | 33 | 0.86% |
| 13 | Asher | 32 | 0.83% |
| 14 | James | 32 | 0.83% |
| 15 | Bennett | 31 | 0.81% |
| 16 | Ezra | 31 | 0.81% |
| 17 | Cooper | 30 | 0.78% |
| 18 | Levi | 30 | 0.78% |
| 19 | Colter | 29 | 0.75% |
| 20 | Stetson | 29 | 0.75% |
| 21 | Waylon | 29 | 0.75% |
| 22 | Grayson | 27 | 0.70% |
| 23 | Jackson | 27 | 0.70% |
| 24 | Myles | 27 | 0.70% |
| 25 | Nolan | 27 | 0.70% |
| 26 | Archer | 26 | 0.68% |
| 27 | Beckett | 26 | 0.68% |
| 28 | Lincoln | 26 | 0.68% |
| 29 | Luke | 26 | 0.68% |
| 30 | Dean | 25 | 0.65% |
| 31 | Elias | 25 | 0.65% |
| 32 | Benjamin | 24 | 0.62% |
| 33 | Graham | 24 | 0.62% |
| 34 | Jack | 24 | 0.62% |
| 35 | Rowan | 24 | 0.62% |
| 36 | Thomas | 24 | 0.62% |
| 37 | Lucas | 23 | 0.60% |
| 38 | Michael | 23 | 0.60% |
| 39 | Weston | 23 | 0.60% |
| 40 | Wyatt | 23 | 0.60% |
| 41 | August | 22 | 0.57% |
| 42 | Carter | 22 | 0.57% |
| 43 | Daniel | 22 | 0.57% |
| 44 | Everett | 22 | 0.57% |
| 45 | Mateo | 22 | 0.57% |
| 46 | Cameron | 21 | 0.55% |
| 47 | Owen | 21 | 0.55% |
| 48 | Rhett | 21 | 0.55% |
| 49 | Samuel | 21 | 0.55% |
| 50 | Benson | 19 | 0.49% |
The last ten years, 2016 to 2025
Social Security Administration state data, which lists a name only when five or more babies received it in that state and year; the share column is a name's part of the listed names for that sex. National figures for the same year are on the 2025 page. How we use it.
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