Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1977

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	208
2	Amy	154
3	Heather	121
4	Jessica	114
5	Angela	104
6	Sarah	92
7	Melissa	84
8	Michelle	82
9	Nicole	72
10	Stephanie	68
11	Sara	67
12	Lisa	66
13	Rebecca	65
14	Kimberly	60
15	Amanda	55
16	Heidi	50
17	Elizabeth	49
18	Amber	48
18	Jamie	48
20	Carrie	47
20	Stacy	47
22	Julie	43
23	Erin	42
24	Laura	41
25	Jill	39
25	Tara	39
27	Kelly	38
27	Shannon	38
29	Christina	37
29	Jodi	37
31	Dawn	35
32	Emily	33
32	Rachel	33
34	Kari	32
35	Andrea	31
35	Misty	31
35	Tracy	31
38	Mandy	30
38	Nichole	30
40	Crystal	29
40	Lori	29
42	Mary	27
42	Wendy	27
44	Christine	26
44	Melanie	26
46	April	25
46	Danielle	25
46	Susan	25
49	Katherine	24
49	Stacey	24

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	233
2	Michael	201
3	Ryan	186
4	Matthew	168
5	Jeremy	163
6	Christopher	157
7	David	127
8	Joshua	123
9	Brian	109
10	Eric	104
11	John	102
12	Chad	96
13	Travis	91
14	James	88
15	Justin	85
16	Robert	81
17	Scott	77
18	Joseph	74
19	Daniel	73
20	Nathan	70
21	Steven	67
22	Aaron	65
22	Jeffrey	65
24	Adam	63
25	Kevin	61
26	Mark	58
26	Timothy	58
28	Jesse	55
29	Andrew	51
30	Shawn	48
31	Benjamin	47
32	Cory	46
33	Thomas	45
34	Richard	44
35	Anthony	41
36	William	40
37	Charles	39
38	Brandon	38
38	Corey	38
40	Jared	37
40	Paul	37
42	Troy	34
43	Shane	32
43	Todd	32
45	Jamie	31
46	Bryan	30
47	Jonathan	29
48	Jacob	28
49	Brent	27
50	Dustin	25