Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1984

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	166
2	Jennifer	156
3	Ashley	155
4	Amanda	151
5	Heather	92
6	Melissa	91
7	Sarah	89
8	Megan	88
9	Amber	71
10	Nicole	70
11	Katie	69
12	Amy	67
12	Danielle	67
14	Laura	61
14	Stephanie	61
16	Andrea	60
17	Lindsey	58
17	Rachel	58
17	Rebecca	58
20	Elizabeth	57
21	Erin	53
21	Michelle	53
23	Angela	48
24	Jamie	47
25	Jenna	45
25	Sara	45
27	Kimberly	43
28	Emily	42
28	Kayla	42
30	Tara	41
31	Crystal	39
32	Samantha	37
33	Stacy	36
34	Alicia	35
34	Lisa	35
36	Katherine	33
36	Tiffany	33
38	Kelly	31
39	April	29
39	Lacey	29
39	Shannon	29
42	Holly	28
42	Kristin	28
44	Kathryn	27
45	Brittany	24
45	Carrie	24
45	Christina	24
45	Nichole	24
45	Tracy	24
50	Chelsea	23

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	220
2	Joshua	185
3	Michael	176
4	Christopher	151
5	Adam	136
6	Andrew	119
7	Daniel	114
8	Ryan	111
9	Jason	109
10	Tyler	103
11	Nicholas	96
12	Dustin	95
13	David	89
13	Justin	89
15	Kyle	85
16	Joseph	84
17	Nathan	83
18	Eric	79
19	John	78
20	Brandon	77
20	Travis	77
22	Cody	76
23	Brian	75
24	James	73
25	Timothy	69
26	Aaron	66
27	Robert	63
28	Jeremy	62
29	Jacob	61
29	Jonathan	61
31	Jesse	60
32	Anthony	58
33	Thomas	54
34	Jeffrey	49
35	Scott	48
36	William	46
37	Derek	45
37	Kevin	45
37	Mark	45
37	Steven	45
41	Benjamin	44
42	Zachary	43
43	Jared	41
43	Richard	41
45	Chad	39
46	Lucas	36
47	Patrick	35
48	Trevor	33
49	Jordan	32
50	Bradley	28