Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1982

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	213
2	Jessica	196
3	Sarah	161
4	Amanda	146
5	Melissa	98
6	Angela	97
6	Nicole	97
8	Amber	95
9	Amy	83
10	Rebecca	82
11	Elizabeth	73
12	Erin	72
13	Emily	68
14	Heather	67
14	Michelle	67
16	Sara	61
17	Lisa	59
18	Jamie	57
19	Stephanie	56
20	Laura	53
21	Andrea	50
22	Kristin	49
22	Rachel	49
24	Katie	48
25	Ashley	47
26	Crystal	44
27	Lindsey	43
28	Kimberly	42
29	April	40
29	Jill	40
31	Heidi	39
32	Mary	38
33	Tara	37
33	Tiffany	37
35	Kayla	36
35	Megan	36
37	Anna	32
37	Danielle	32
37	Julie	32
37	Katherine	32
37	Lindsay	32
42	Kari	31
43	Carrie	30
44	Kelly	29
44	Lacey	29
46	Shannon	28
47	Christina	27
47	Samantha	27
49	Leah	26
50	Abby	25

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	194
2	Joshua	184
3	Christopher	174
4	Michael	159
5	Jason	144
6	Justin	143
7	Ryan	142
8	Adam	114
9	David	104
10	Brian	99
10	Robert	99
12	Dustin	97
13	Daniel	95
13	James	95
13	Nicholas	95
16	Andrew	93
17	Joseph	88
18	John	85
19	Jeremy	82
20	Travis	80
21	Eric	74
22	Aaron	73
22	Jesse	73
24	Nathan	72
25	Brandon	69
26	Timothy	66
27	Jonathan	64
28	Steven	63
29	Tyler	54
30	Jeffrey	53
30	Mark	53
32	Paul	52
32	Thomas	52
34	Benjamin	51
35	Kyle	48
36	Chad	47
36	Derek	47
38	Anthony	45
38	Cody	45
40	Jacob	44
41	Scott	41
42	Brett	39
43	Kevin	37
43	Patrick	37
45	Casey	32
45	Richard	32
47	William	31
48	Bradley	29
48	Shawn	29
50	Jared	28