Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	244
2	Jessica	133
3	Melissa	132
4	Amanda	128
5	Angela	107
6	Heather	106
7	Amy	101
8	Sarah	92
9	Nicole	83
10	Michelle	82
11	Rebecca	79
12	Lisa	76
13	Jamie	71
14	Amber	67
15	Sara	58
16	Stephanie	56
17	Elizabeth	55
18	Andrea	53
19	Laura	51
20	Erin	50
20	Kimberly	50
22	Jill	49
23	Christina	47
24	Crystal	45
25	Heidi	44
25	Julie	44
25	Kelly	44
28	Tara	42
29	Rachel	40
30	April	38
30	Emily	38
32	Holly	37
33	Shannon	35
33	Stacy	35
35	Katie	34
35	Kristi	34
37	Megan	33
38	Nichole	31
39	Kristina	30
40	Mary	29
41	Brandy	27
41	Erica	27
41	Misty	27
41	Tiffany	27
45	Kari	26
46	Tanya	25
47	Brooke	24
48	Lori	23
48	Melanie	23
48	Mindy	23

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	196
2	Michael	193
3	Jason	190
4	Christopher	170
5	Joshua	149
6	Ryan	134
7	Justin	124
8	Nicholas	111
9	John	109
10	Jeremy	108
11	Brian	105
12	Travis	104
13	Aaron	103
14	David	102
14	Eric	102
16	James	101
17	Adam	94
18	Daniel	93
19	Robert	83
20	Chad	75
20	Nathan	75
22	Joseph	74
23	Andrew	69
24	Scott	68
25	Timothy	62
26	Jeffrey	60
27	Benjamin	59
27	Jesse	59
29	Mark	57
30	Kevin	56
30	Paul	56
32	Thomas	54
33	Bradley	50
34	Brandon	48
34	Steven	48
34	William	48
37	Dustin	46
38	Cody	41
39	Anthony	40
39	Jonathan	40
39	Shane	40
42	Casey	34
43	Kyle	33
43	Shawn	33
45	Bryan	32
45	Patrick	32
47	Richard	31
48	Charles	29
49	Troy	28
49	Tyler	28