Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1970

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	158
2	Michelle	143
3	Amy	132
4	Jennifer	86
5	Kimberly	81
6	Dawn	80
7	Lori	78
8	Julie	75
9	Angela	73
10	Tammy	69
11	Melissa	65
12	Mary	55
12	Susan	55
14	Stephanie	53
15	Brenda	50
16	Laura	49
17	Kristi	46
18	Heather	44
18	Tina	44
20	Wendy	42
21	Teresa	41
22	Rhonda	39
22	Stacy	39
22	Tracy	39
25	Christine	38
25	Nicole	38
25	Tamara	38
28	Jodi	37
29	Sandra	35
29	Shannon	35
31	Karen	32
31	Pamela	32
33	Rebecca	31
33	Sheila	31
35	Denise	30
36	Barbara	29
36	Jill	29
36	Kristin	29
36	Nancy	29
36	Tonya	29
41	Carrie	28
41	Kari	28
41	Michele	28
41	Patricia	28
45	Holly	27
46	Paula	26
46	Sarah	26
48	Elizabeth	25
48	Heidi	25
50	Debra	24

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	235
2	Jason	167
3	Scott	162
4	David	161
5	James	144
6	Robert	143
7	Chad	128
8	John	122
9	Mark	119
10	Jeffrey	108
11	Brian	104
11	Todd	104
11	Troy	104
14	Steven	89
15	Daniel	87
16	Christopher	85
17	Thomas	82
18	Richard	80
19	Paul	68
20	Matthew	67
21	William	66
22	Timothy	63
23	Kevin	60
24	Eric	59
25	Bradley	58
26	Charles	56
27	Travis	55
28	Joseph	51
29	Douglas	49
30	Gregory	45
31	Shawn	43
32	Patrick	40
33	Anthony	38
33	Jon	38
35	Craig	35
36	Donald	34
36	Shane	34
36	Terry	34
39	Kenneth	33
39	Lance	33
41	Brent	31
41	Corey	31
41	Jay	31
44	Brett	27
44	Wade	27
46	Bryan	26
46	Kelly	26
48	Joel	25
49	Andrew	24
49	Cory	24