Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1986

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	175
2	Amanda	150
2	Jessica	150
4	Sarah	121
5	Jennifer	107
6	Amber	95
7	Megan	87
8	Stephanie	73
9	Elizabeth	69
10	Brittany	65
10	Melissa	65
12	Emily	60
12	Nicole	60
14	Katie	58
15	Danielle	57
15	Kayla	57
15	Samantha	57
18	Heather	55
19	Amy	54
19	Laura	54
21	Sara	53
22	Rebecca	48
23	Michelle	47
24	Jenna	46
25	Rachel	45
26	Lindsey	44
27	Erin	39
28	Angela	37
29	Kimberly	36
30	Katherine	32
31	Andrea	31
31	Christina	31
31	Courtney	31
34	Alicia	30
34	Jamie	30
34	Lisa	30
34	Tiffany	30
38	Allison	28
38	Kelsey	28
38	Whitney	28
41	Cassandra	27
41	Kelly	27
43	Jill	26
43	Kristen	26
45	Erica	25
46	Crystal	24
46	Lacey	24
46	Mary	24
46	Tara	24
50	Heidi	23

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	189
2	Matthew	159
3	Christopher	142
4	Tyler	130
5	Ryan	122
6	Joshua	120
7	Andrew	115
8	Daniel	108
9	Kyle	101
10	Justin	91
11	Adam	90
12	David	85
12	John	85
14	Brandon	84
15	Joseph	77
16	Eric	74
17	Robert	72
18	Jason	71
19	Nicholas	67
20	Aaron	66
21	Nathan	65
22	Dustin	64
23	Cody	63
23	James	63
25	Benjamin	56
26	Jacob	54
27	Brian	53
27	Jeremy	53
27	Thomas	53
30	Jordan	52
31	Anthony	50
31	Jonathan	50
33	Steven	48
34	Travis	47
35	Casey	44
36	Timothy	43
36	William	43
38	Jesse	41
39	Mark	40
40	Jared	39
41	Zachary	35
42	Austin	34
42	Derek	34
44	Patrick	33
44	Shane	33
46	Brett	32
46	Chad	32
46	Shawn	32
49	Alex	31
49	Charles	31