Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1983

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	175
2	Jessica	163
3	Amanda	141
4	Sarah	135
5	Ashley	131
6	Amber	108
7	Nicole	94
8	Megan	87
9	Melissa	85
10	Heather	84
11	Amy	76
12	Elizabeth	69
13	Sara	68
13	Stephanie	68
15	Michelle	66
16	Erin	63
17	Angela	61
17	Rebecca	61
19	Laura	59
20	Rachel	56
21	Jamie	53
22	Lisa	52
23	Kayla	49
23	Lindsey	49
25	Emily	46
26	Katie	44
27	Andrea	43
28	Kari	37
29	Danielle	36
29	Heidi	36
29	Tara	36
32	Crystal	35
33	Kristin	34
34	Alicia	33
35	Kimberly	32
35	Lindsay	32
35	Samantha	32
38	Christina	31
38	Kelly	31
40	Katherine	29
41	Lacey	28
42	Tiffany	25
43	Carrie	24
44	Anna	23
44	Christine	23
44	Leslie	23
44	Shannon	23
48	Holly	22
48	Jill	22
48	Stacy	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	220
2	Christopher	177
3	Michael	168
4	Joshua	157
5	Ryan	142
6	Justin	138
7	Jason	132
8	Adam	122
9	Andrew	116
10	John	109
11	David	108
12	Daniel	105
13	Dustin	88
14	Eric	87
14	Tyler	87
16	Nicholas	83
17	Aaron	82
18	Nathan	81
19	Robert	80
20	Brian	78
21	Brandon	77
21	James	77
21	Joseph	77
24	Travis	76
25	Kyle	71
26	Jeremy	66
27	Benjamin	64
27	Jesse	64
29	Thomas	63
30	Jeffrey	61
31	Scott	60
32	Mark	58
33	Chad	57
34	William	55
35	Derek	54
36	Anthony	52
36	Jonathan	52
38	Steven	48
39	Cody	44
40	Jared	41
41	Brett	40
42	Jacob	37
42	Kevin	37
42	Timothy	37
45	Patrick	36
46	Bradley	34
47	Paul	31
47	Shawn	31
49	Casey	30
49	Richard	30