Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	207
2	Amy	126
3	Michelle	119
4	Lisa	107
5	Nicole	80
6	Melissa	75
7	Angela	70
8	Heather	58
9	Dawn	57
9	Stephanie	57
11	Kimberly	56
12	Julie	50
12	Susan	50
14	Rebecca	47
15	Lori	45
16	Tammy	43
17	Stacy	41
18	Heidi	38
19	Kristi	37
19	Mary	37
19	Stacey	37
22	Shannon	35
23	Christine	34
24	Tracy	33
25	Laura	32
26	Denise	31
26	Jodi	31
28	Melanie	30
29	Brenda	28
29	Karen	28
31	Ann	26
31	Kristin	26
31	Pamela	26
31	Tanya	26
31	Tara	26
31	Teresa	26
31	Tina	26
38	Jill	24
38	Paula	24
38	Sandra	24
41	Elizabeth	23
41	Michele	23
41	Nancy	23
41	Sarah	23
41	Tamara	23
46	Jessica	22
46	Shelly	22
48	Kristine	21
48	Rhonda	21
48	Tonya	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	213
2	Michael	207
3	Chad	167
4	Christopher	142
5	Robert	125
6	David	118
7	Scott	115
8	Brian	110
9	James	104
10	John	94
11	Steven	91
12	Daniel	85
13	Jeffrey	76
14	Troy	68
15	Kevin	67
16	Travis	65
17	Mark	62
18	Eric	61
19	Matthew	58
19	Ryan	58
21	Paul	57
22	William	54
23	Richard	52
24	Shawn	50
25	Thomas	48
25	Timothy	48
27	Patrick	44
28	Bradley	43
28	Todd	43
30	Shane	42
31	Gregory	41
32	Jeremy	38
32	Justin	38
34	Joseph	36
35	Charles	34
36	Anthony	32
36	Darin	32
38	Jon	31
39	Cory	30
40	Douglas	29
41	Aaron	28
42	Brett	27
43	Craig	26
43	Nathan	26
45	Brent	25
45	Dennis	25
47	Andrew	24
47	Kelly	24
47	Larry	24
47	Ronald	24