Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1974

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	221
2	Amy	121
3	Heather	100
4	Angela	91
5	Michelle	86
6	Melissa	82
7	Lisa	79
8	Nicole	77
9	Kimberly	66
10	Dawn	65
11	Sarah	61
12	Stephanie	59
13	Rebecca	57
14	Julie	50
15	Stacy	45
16	Susan	44
17	Carrie	41
18	Tina	39
19	Sara	38
19	Shannon	38
19	Tanya	38
19	Tara	38
23	Laura	37
23	Lori	37
23	Mary	37
26	Jodi	34
27	Christina	31
27	Heidi	31
27	Stacey	31
27	Wendy	31
31	April	30
31	Elizabeth	30
31	Jessica	30
34	Holly	29
34	Kristi	29
36	Brenda	28
36	Jill	28
36	Kari	28
36	Tammy	28
36	Tonya	28
41	Tracy	27
42	Shelly	26
43	Denise	25
44	Melanie	24
45	Jolene	23
45	Misty	23
45	Nichole	23
48	Kelly	22
49	Christine	21
49	Jody	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	249
2	Michael	191
3	Christopher	159
4	Chad	158
5	Brian	117
6	Ryan	116
7	Matthew	112
8	John	105
9	Scott	103
10	David	102
11	James	97
12	Steven	84
13	Eric	83
13	Mark	83
15	Jeffrey	77
16	Jeremy	75
16	Travis	75
18	Daniel	71
18	William	71
20	Robert	67
21	Justin	64
22	Aaron	63
22	Joshua	63
24	Joseph	53
25	Thomas	51
26	Shawn	48
27	Todd	42
28	Troy	41
29	Nathan	40
29	Shane	40
31	Bradley	39
31	Kevin	39
31	Timothy	39
34	Anthony	38
35	Richard	34
36	Andrew	32
36	Cory	32
38	Dustin	31
39	Brent	30
39	Paul	30
41	Gregory	29
41	Jonathan	29
41	Patrick	29
44	Adam	27
44	Charles	27
44	Craig	27
44	Jesse	27
44	Jon	27
44	Wade	27
50	Corey	26