South Dakota ★ 1944

Top names in South Dakota, 1944

Mary led for girls with 273 babies ; James for boys with 281. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	273
2	Sharon	181
3	Carol	161
4	Karen	143
5	Barbara	135
5	Patricia	135
7	Judy	128
8	Linda	124
9	Donna	115
10	Sandra	113
11	Judith	106
12	Betty	92
13	Shirley	84
14	Janice	81
15	Nancy	78
16	Janet	73
17	Diane	70
18	Cheryl	66
18	Marilyn	66
20	Margaret	64
21	Bonnie	59
22	Kathleen	56
23	Gloria	55
24	Jean	52
24	Joyce	52
26	Connie	49
26	Joan	49
28	Beverly	47
29	Joann	45
30	Dorothy	44
31	Carolyn	43
32	Darlene	40
32	Dianne	40
34	Rita	38
34	Ruth	38
36	Susan	36
37	Lois	34
38	Carole	32
39	Elaine	31
40	Kay	30
41	Jane	29
42	Helen	28
42	Phyllis	28
42	Virginia	28
45	Marlene	27
46	Charlotte	26
46	Frances	26
46	Pamela	26
49	Norma	25
50	Alice	24
50	Arlene	24
50	Doris	24
50	Rose	24
54	Delores	23
54	Marjorie	23
54	Roberta	23
57	Evelyn	22
58	Kathryn	21
59	Elizabeth	20
59	Joanne	20
59	Marcia	20
62	Ann	19
62	Audrey	19
62	Julie	19
62	Peggy	19
62	Ruby	19
67	Jeanette	18
68	Jo	17
68	Marie	17
68	Sally	17
68	Sylvia	17
72	Constance	16
72	Lavonne	16
72	Marlys	16
75	Charlene	15
75	Jeanne	15
75	Maxine	15
78	Geraldine	14
78	June	14
78	Louise	14
78	Sherry	14
82	Eileen	13
82	Georgia	13
82	Martha	13
82	Sue	13
86	Deanna	12
86	Deloris	12
86	Ellen	12
86	Esther	12
86	Gail	12
86	Josephine	12
86	Katherine	12
86	Kathy	12
86	Myrna	12
95	Anita	11
95	Catherine	11
95	Colleen	11
95	Diana	11
95	Irene	11
95	Jacqueline	11

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	281
2	Robert	256
3	Richard	224
4	Larry	200
5	John	190
6	Gary	187
7	David	173
7	Dennis	173
9	William	166
10	Donald	143
11	Ronald	135
12	Roger	129
13	Thomas	113
14	Kenneth	98
15	Charles	94
16	Michael	88
17	Jerry	86
18	Dale	70
19	Gerald	63
20	George	55
21	Wayne	53
22	Duane	52
23	Douglas	50
24	Paul	47
25	Terry	42
26	Leroy	41
27	Raymond	39
28	Edward	38
28	Joseph	38
30	Daniel	35
30	Jim	35
32	Keith	33
33	Dean	32
33	Lyle	32
35	Gene	30
35	Harold	30
37	Frank	29
38	Marvin	28
39	Allen	27
40	Darrell	26
40	Jerome	26
40	Lawrence	26
40	Melvin	26
40	Patrick	26
40	Rodney	26
46	Jack	25
46	Ralph	25
46	Tom	25
49	Gordon	24
49	Norman	24
49	Steven	24
52	Eugene	23
52	Russell	23
54	Bill	22
54	Mike	22
54	Stanley	22
57	Bruce	21
58	Clifford	20
58	Don	20
58	Joe	20
61	Ernest	18
61	Harvey	18
61	Stephen	18
64	Leonard	17
64	Roy	17
66	Arthur	16
66	Harry	16
66	Henry	16
66	Jerald	16
66	Theodore	16
66	Vernon	16
72	Allan	15
72	Bernard	15
72	Bob	15
72	Danny	15
72	Roland	15
72	Steve	15
72	Walter	15
79	Albert	14
79	Curtis	14
79	Lloyd	14
79	Lynn	14
83	Alan	13
83	Arnold	13
83	Earl	13
83	Francis	13
83	Harlan	13
83	Neil	13
83	Ray	13
90	Darrel	12
90	Jimmy	12
90	Leon	12
90	Martin	12
90	Philip	12
90	Ronnie	12
90	Warren	12
97	Carl	11
97	Floyd	11
97	Fred	11
97	Garry	11