Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1971

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	194
2	Amy	145
3	Lisa	124
4	Michelle	120
5	Julie	89
6	Angela	79
7	Kimberly	75
8	Tammy	67
9	Dawn	65
9	Heather	65
11	Melissa	63
12	Lori	59
13	Nicole	56
14	Mary	51
15	Kristi	49
15	Susan	49
17	Stephanie	47
18	Brenda	46
19	Rebecca	44
20	Tina	43
21	Jill	42
22	Christine	41
23	Teresa	40
24	Stacey	39
25	Laura	38
25	Tamara	38
27	Jodi	36
27	Stacy	36
29	Karen	32
29	Kristin	32
31	Sheila	31
31	Tracy	31
33	Heidi	30
33	Shannon	30
33	Wendy	30
36	Carrie	27
36	Rhonda	27
38	Patricia	26
39	Ann	25
39	Debra	25
41	Barbara	24
41	Cynthia	24
41	Denise	24
41	Paula	24
45	Elizabeth	23
45	Kari	23
45	Michele	23
45	Nancy	23
45	Sandra	23
50	Cindy	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	203
2	Jason	199
3	Chad	159
4	Scott	151
5	David	148
6	Robert	129
7	John	120
8	James	118
9	Brian	114
10	Christopher	108
11	Todd	85
12	Mark	82
13	Jeffrey	80
14	Daniel	78
15	Troy	76
16	Steven	75
17	Matthew	71
17	Shawn	71
19	Eric	69
20	Paul	67
21	Thomas	65
22	Timothy	63
23	Bradley	62
24	William	61
25	Travis	58
26	Richard	57
27	Kevin	54
28	Patrick	42
29	Shane	41
30	Gregory	39
31	Aaron	38
31	Ryan	38
33	Craig	37
34	Terry	35
35	Joseph	34
35	Justin	34
37	Cory	33
38	Charles	32
39	Anthony	31
39	Wade	31
41	Corey	30
41	Douglas	30
41	Lance	30
44	Jay	29
45	Joel	28
45	Keith	28
47	Darin	27
47	Kelly	27
47	Kenneth	27
50	Ronald	26