Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1961

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lori	211
2	Mary	187
3	Brenda	163
4	Lisa	162
5	Julie	157
6	Susan	144
7	Linda	130
8	Karen	114
9	Debra	113
10	Patricia	108
11	Nancy	104
12	Pamela	101
13	Kimberly	94
14	Dawn	88
15	Sandra	86
15	Teresa	86
17	Carol	85
18	Barbara	83
19	Donna	81
20	Kathy	76
21	Cindy	72
22	Diane	71
23	Robin	69
24	Connie	68
24	Tammy	68
26	Laurie	67
27	Kathleen	65
28	Debbie	63
28	Michelle	63
30	Denise	62
31	Cheryl	61
31	Cynthia	61
33	Janet	60
34	Kim	56
34	Laura	56
34	Sharon	56
37	Kelly	53
38	Elizabeth	52
39	Jane	51
40	Karla	49
41	Theresa	45
42	Peggy	44
43	Rhonda	43
43	Tamara	43
45	Deborah	42
45	Rebecca	42
47	Beth	41
48	Joan	40
49	Carla	37
49	Jacqueline	37

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	327
2	Mark	284
3	Michael	262
4	James	228
5	Kevin	206
6	John	198
7	Todd	194
8	Scott	190
9	Robert	189
10	Steven	167
11	Jeffrey	163
12	Timothy	160
13	Daniel	149
14	Brian	131
15	Richard	125
16	Thomas	112
16	William	112
18	Douglas	111
19	Gary	109
20	Paul	99
21	Terry	91
22	Donald	87
23	Kenneth	81
24	Bradley	78
25	Randy	77
26	Gregory	76
27	Craig	72
28	Ronald	71
29	Bruce	70
29	Charles	70
31	Dennis	66
31	Mike	66
33	Keith	64
33	Larry	64
35	Roger	60
36	Dale	55
37	Jay	54
37	Joseph	54
39	Dean	53
40	Alan	52
40	Patrick	52
42	Tim	51
43	Jerry	49
44	Jeffery	48
44	Randall	48
46	Rodney	47
46	Russell	47
48	Jeff	46
49	Tom	45
49	Wayne	45