Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1981

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	202
2	Jessica	187
3	Sarah	130
4	Amanda	122
5	Melissa	114
6	Nicole	93
7	Amber	92
8	Sara	89
9	Amy	80
9	Heather	80
11	Rebecca	76
12	Erin	73
13	Elizabeth	72
14	Angela	67
15	Stephanie	61
16	Laura	58
17	Lisa	57
18	Jamie	50
18	Katie	50
20	Michelle	49
21	Heidi	47
22	April	46
22	Kimberly	46
24	Andrea	45
24	Kristin	45
26	Tiffany	42
27	Emily	41
27	Megan	41
29	Jill	39
30	Tara	38
31	Brooke	36
31	Rachel	36
33	Mary	34
34	Crystal	33
34	Lindsey	33
36	Kristen	30
37	Julie	28
37	Kari	28
39	Christina	27
39	Kelly	27
39	Leah	27
42	Carrie	26
42	Lindsay	26
44	Stacy	25
45	Katherine	24
46	Ashley	23
46	Danielle	23
46	Kelli	23
46	Shannon	23
50	Dawn	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	202
2	Matthew	189
3	Michael	184
4	Christopher	166
5	Justin	164
6	Ryan	153
7	Jason	150
8	Eric	112
9	Jesse	109
10	Daniel	103
11	Dustin	102
11	John	102
11	Joseph	102
14	Jeremy	100
15	David	97
16	Adam	94
17	Nicholas	92
17	Travis	92
19	Brian	91
20	Andrew	88
20	James	88
22	Nathan	80
23	Robert	75
24	Thomas	69
25	Chad	68
26	Aaron	67
27	Timothy	58
28	Benjamin	54
28	Scott	54
30	Brandon	52
30	Jeffrey	52
30	William	52
33	Jonathan	50
34	Anthony	48
35	Tyler	47
36	Steven	46
37	Cody	44
38	Mark	42
39	Jacob	41
39	Paul	41
39	Richard	41
42	Derek	38
43	Jared	37
44	Kevin	36
45	Lucas	34
46	Patrick	33
47	Casey	32
48	Bradley	29
48	Kyle	29
50	Brett	28