Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1985

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	164
2	Amanda	159
3	Jessica	155
4	Jennifer	120
5	Megan	112
6	Sarah	97
7	Stephanie	87
8	Elizabeth	85
9	Nicole	83
10	Heather	82
11	Melissa	70
12	Amy	66
13	Amber	63
14	Jamie	62
15	Danielle	59
16	Rachel	56
16	Sara	56
18	Katie	54
18	Rebecca	54
20	Laura	51
21	Kimberly	49
22	Emily	48
22	Michelle	48
24	Brittany	45
25	Erin	42
26	Jenna	41
27	Lindsey	40
28	Angela	37
28	Tara	37
30	Andrea	35
30	Samantha	35
32	Kayla	34
33	Crystal	31
34	Katherine	29
35	Lindsay	28
36	Alicia	27
36	Christina	27
36	Erica	27
36	Kelly	27
36	Lacey	27
36	Tiffany	27
42	Heidi	26
42	Jill	26
44	Allison	24
44	Anna	24
44	Kristen	24
44	Kristin	24
44	Lisa	24
49	April	22
50	Cassandra	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Christopher	188
2	Michael	172
3	Matthew	169
4	Joshua	160
5	Andrew	123
6	Tyler	121
7	Justin	113
8	Daniel	112
9	Adam	107
10	Ryan	105
11	Jason	101
12	Joseph	92
12	Kyle	92
14	Jeremy	89
15	Nicholas	88
16	Dustin	87
16	John	87
18	Brandon	80
19	Nathan	79
20	James	78
21	Eric	77
22	Aaron	75
23	Cody	70
23	Robert	70
25	David	68
26	Jesse	61
27	Benjamin	59
27	Brian	59
29	Travis	57
30	Jacob	54
31	Thomas	53
32	Jonathan	51
33	Jeffrey	50
34	Anthony	48
34	Scott	48
34	Steven	48
34	William	48
38	Kevin	42
38	Mark	42
40	Zachary	41
41	Jordan	40
42	Austin	39
42	Jared	39
44	Luke	38
44	Paul	38
46	Derek	37
47	Patrick	36
48	Timothy	35
49	Bradley	31
50	Chad	30