Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1980

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	222
2	Jessica	176
3	Amanda	171
4	Melissa	130
5	Sarah	111
6	Amy	110
7	Heather	94
7	Nicole	94
9	Rebecca	88
10	Angela	86
11	Michelle	83
12	Erin	79
13	Amber	76
14	Sara	71
15	Lisa	59
16	Stephanie	58
17	Katie	56
18	Jamie	52
19	Laura	50
19	Megan	50
21	Elizabeth	46
22	Kimberly	45
23	Christina	44
23	Tiffany	44
25	Kelly	42
26	Crystal	40
26	Emily	40
26	Rachel	40
29	April	39
29	Tara	39
31	Jill	38
32	Carrie	37
33	Andrea	36
34	Kristin	35
34	Mary	35
36	Heidi	32
37	Erica	30
37	Julie	30
39	Dawn	29
39	Holly	29
41	Karen	25
41	Nichole	25
41	Stacy	25
44	Melanie	24
44	Misty	24
44	Shannon	24
47	Anna	22
47	Katherine	22
47	Kristi	22
50	Kari	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	213
2	Justin	193
3	Matthew	175
4	Joshua	169
5	Ryan	166
6	Christopher	156
6	Jason	156
8	John	125
9	Eric	122
10	Nicholas	114
11	David	106
12	Travis	105
13	Robert	104
14	Brian	103
14	James	103
16	Jeremy	102
17	Daniel	93
18	Nathan	92
19	Jesse	89
20	Adam	86
21	Dustin	85
22	Aaron	77
23	Andrew	76
24	Scott	75
25	Brandon	74
26	Joseph	71
27	Chad	67
28	Timothy	63
29	William	61
30	Benjamin	56
30	Jeffrey	56
32	Jonathan	50
33	Mark	49
33	Thomas	49
35	Anthony	47
36	Bradley	46
36	Charles	46
36	Paul	46
39	Derek	44
40	Steven	43
40	Tyler	43
42	Patrick	38
43	Jacob	37
43	Jared	37
43	Kevin	37
46	Cory	36
47	Cody	35
48	Casey	34
49	Shawn	32
50	Jeremiah	31