Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1976

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	220
2	Amy	141
3	Heather	127
4	Angela	109
5	Melissa	105
6	Sarah	93
7	Jessica	81
8	Michelle	73
9	Nicole	72
10	Stephanie	65
11	Lisa	63
12	Rebecca	61
12	Sara	61
14	Laura	58
15	Kimberly	55
16	Heidi	51
17	Amanda	48
17	Julie	48
19	Carrie	45
20	Shannon	44
21	Amber	43
21	Erin	43
23	Andrea	42
23	Christina	42
25	Elizabeth	40
26	Jill	39
27	Stacy	38
28	Rachel	36
29	Wendy	35
30	Jamie	34
31	Dawn	33
32	Tanya	32
32	Tara	32
34	Kelly	31
35	April	30
36	Kristi	29
37	Danielle	28
37	Jaime	28
39	Mary	27
39	Nichole	27
41	Michele	26
41	Misty	26
41	Teresa	26
41	Tracy	26
45	Christine	25
46	Brenda	24
46	Emily	24
48	Denise	23
48	Tina	23
50	Tonya	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	262
2	Michael	188
3	Christopher	154
4	Ryan	147
5	Matthew	134
6	Chad	131
7	Jeremy	116
8	David	109
9	Eric	102
10	Brian	101
11	Joshua	92
12	Scott	90
13	John	87
14	Daniel	85
15	Robert	80
16	James	78
16	Travis	78
18	Jeffrey	70
18	Justin	70
20	Nathan	66
21	Mark	65
22	Steven	61
23	Aaron	58
24	William	55
25	Shawn	54
25	Timothy	54
27	Joseph	52
27	Thomas	52
29	Paul	50
30	Benjamin	49
31	Corey	48
32	Troy	46
33	Shane	43
34	Bradley	42
34	Kevin	42
36	Jesse	41
37	Andrew	40
38	Cory	38
39	Adam	36
40	Anthony	35
40	Jonathan	35
42	Dustin	33
43	Richard	32
44	Patrick	31
45	Bryan	30
45	Jamie	30
47	Brent	28
47	Charles	28
49	Todd	27
50	Kyle	26