South Dakota ★ 1978

Top names in South Dakota, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 215 babies ; Michael for boys with 207. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	215
2	Jessica	143
3	Amy	119
4	Melissa	105
4	Sarah	105
6	Angela	103
7	Heather	93
8	Rebecca	88
9	Nicole	81
10	Michelle	75
10	Stephanie	75
12	Sara	72
13	Amber	68
14	Jill	64
15	Amanda	63
16	Lisa	59
17	Erin	55
18	Kelly	54
18	Kimberly	54
20	Laura	53
21	Andrea	49
22	Elizabeth	48
22	Jamie	48
24	Tara	46
25	Stacy	45
26	Shannon	40
27	Christina	39
28	Heidi	38
29	Crystal	35
30	Julie	33
31	Lori	32
32	Emily	31
32	Holly	31
34	Dawn	30
35	Carrie	29
36	April	28
36	Susan	28
38	Tanya	27
39	Kari	26
39	Kristi	26
39	Mary	26
39	Tracy	26
43	Danielle	25
43	Misty	25
43	Rachel	25
46	Erica	23
46	Stacey	23
46	Tina	23
46	Wendy	23
50	Katherine	22
50	Kelli	22
52	Alicia	21
52	Nichole	21
52	Teresa	21
52	Tonya	21
56	Melanie	20
57	Brandy	18
57	Christy	18
57	Jodi	18
57	Tiffany	18
61	Christine	17
61	Katie	17
61	Kristina	17
61	Leah	17
61	Mandy	17
66	Anna	16
66	Natalie	16
66	Renee	16
69	Ann	15
69	Brandi	15
69	Brenda	15
69	Jenny	15
69	Theresa	15
69	Valerie	15
75	Beth	14
75	Jacqueline	14
75	Leslie	14
75	Monica	14
75	Shanna	14
80	Allison	13
80	Becky	13
80	Denise	13
80	Gina	13
80	Michele	13
85	Anne	12
85	Jaime	12
85	Jessie	12
85	Karen	12
85	Molly	12
85	Sandra	12
85	Stacie	12
85	Tammy	12
93	Catherine	11
93	Desiree	11
93	Jami	11
93	Kara	11
93	Kathryn	11
93	Lindsey	11
93	Megan	11
93	Patricia	11

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	207
2	Jason	176
3	Ryan	173
4	Christopher	157
5	Matthew	155
6	Jeremy	149
7	Joshua	124
8	Justin	121
9	Brian	101
9	David	101
11	Eric	95
12	John	92
12	Robert	92
14	Travis	91
15	Nathan	85
16	Chad	84
17	Daniel	83
17	James	83
19	Timothy	75
20	Aaron	74
21	Steven	72
22	Scott	68
23	Andrew	66
23	Joseph	66
25	Jeffrey	64
26	Nicholas	60
26	Thomas	60
28	Mark	55
29	Jesse	54
29	Paul	54
31	Adam	52
32	Kevin	46
33	Anthony	44
33	Benjamin	44
33	Shawn	44
36	William	43
37	Cody	42
37	Cory	42
39	Charles	40
40	Shane	39
41	Dustin	38
42	Patrick	37
43	Kyle	36
43	Richard	36
45	Bradley	35
45	Brandon	35
47	Gregory	34
48	Todd	33
49	Jonathan	32
50	Jacob	31
50	Jared	31
52	Keith	29
53	Joel	28
53	Lance	28
55	Casey	27
55	Donald	27
55	Troy	27
58	Corey	26
58	Wade	26
60	Craig	25
61	Bryan	24
61	Douglas	24
61	Jeremiah	24
64	Brent	23
65	Jay	22
65	Randy	22
65	Samuel	22
68	Derek	21
68	Jamie	21
70	Brett	20
70	Jon	20
72	Philip	19
72	Shaun	19
74	Sean	18
74	Tony	18
76	Erik	16
76	Jeffery	16
76	Tyler	16
76	Zachary	16
80	Chris	15
80	Darin	15
80	Kenneth	15
80	Lee	15
80	Trevor	15
85	Peter	14
85	Russell	14
87	Clinton	13
87	Curtis	13
87	Dennis	13
87	Kelly	13
87	Ronald	13
87	Seth	13
93	Luke	12
93	Martin	12
93	Terry	12
96	Allen	11
96	Brock	11
96	Heath	11
96	Larry	11
96	Nathaniel	11