Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	215
2	Jessica	143
3	Amy	119
4	Melissa	105
4	Sarah	105
6	Angela	103
7	Heather	93
8	Rebecca	88
9	Nicole	81
10	Michelle	75
10	Stephanie	75
12	Sara	72
13	Amber	68
14	Jill	64
15	Amanda	63
16	Lisa	59
17	Erin	55
18	Kelly	54
18	Kimberly	54
20	Laura	53
21	Andrea	49
22	Elizabeth	48
22	Jamie	48
24	Tara	46
25	Stacy	45
26	Shannon	40
27	Christina	39
28	Heidi	38
29	Crystal	35
30	Julie	33
31	Lori	32
32	Emily	31
32	Holly	31
34	Dawn	30
35	Carrie	29
36	April	28
36	Susan	28
38	Tanya	27
39	Kari	26
39	Kristi	26
39	Mary	26
39	Tracy	26
43	Danielle	25
43	Misty	25
43	Rachel	25
46	Erica	23
46	Stacey	23
46	Tina	23
46	Wendy	23
50	Katherine	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	207
2	Jason	176
3	Ryan	173
4	Christopher	157
5	Matthew	155
6	Jeremy	149
7	Joshua	124
8	Justin	121
9	Brian	101
9	David	101
11	Eric	95
12	John	92
12	Robert	92
14	Travis	91
15	Nathan	85
16	Chad	84
17	Daniel	83
17	James	83
19	Timothy	75
20	Aaron	74
21	Steven	72
22	Scott	68
23	Andrew	66
23	Joseph	66
25	Jeffrey	64
26	Nicholas	60
26	Thomas	60
28	Mark	55
29	Jesse	54
29	Paul	54
31	Adam	52
32	Kevin	46
33	Anthony	44
33	Benjamin	44
33	Shawn	44
36	William	43
37	Cody	42
37	Cory	42
39	Charles	40
40	Shane	39
41	Dustin	38
42	Patrick	37
43	Kyle	36
43	Richard	36
45	Bradley	35
45	Brandon	35
47	Gregory	34
48	Todd	33
49	Jonathan	32
50	Jacob	31