Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1987

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	203
2	Amanda	166
3	Jessica	134
4	Sarah	119
5	Jennifer	104
6	Megan	95
7	Kayla	84
8	Amber	72
9	Samantha	70
10	Danielle	67
10	Heather	67
12	Brittany	66
12	Kelsey	66
14	Emily	61
15	Nicole	60
16	Melissa	57
17	Sara	52
18	Rachel	51
19	Katie	50
20	Rebecca	49
21	Elizabeth	47
22	Laura	46
23	Amy	45
24	Stephanie	44
25	Whitney	42
26	Andrea	40
26	Angela	40
28	Jamie	38
28	Michelle	38
30	Lindsey	37
30	Lisa	37
32	Erin	32
33	Alicia	31
34	Kimberly	30
34	Lacey	30
34	Tiffany	30
37	Allison	29
37	Christina	29
37	Jenna	29
40	Chelsea	27
40	Katherine	27
42	Alyssa	26
42	Kelly	26
44	Brooke	25
45	Courtney	24
45	Crystal	24
45	Erica	24
45	Tara	24
49	Anna	23
50	Mary	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	153
2	Joshua	150
3	Tyler	141
4	Michael	133
4	Ryan	133
6	Christopher	126
7	Andrew	113
8	Kyle	100
9	Justin	95
10	Daniel	93
11	Adam	87
12	Nicholas	80
13	Cody	77
14	Eric	75
15	James	74
16	David	71
17	Thomas	70
18	Brandon	69
18	Dustin	69
20	Nathan	63
20	Robert	63
22	Derek	62
22	Joseph	62
24	Benjamin	61
25	Zachary	60
26	Aaron	59
27	Jordan	55
28	Jacob	54
28	Jason	54
30	Anthony	52
31	Travis	50
32	John	48
32	Jonathan	48
34	Jeremy	45
35	Brian	44
36	Jesse	43
37	Alex	42
38	Scott	41
39	Jared	40
40	Steven	39
41	Timothy	38
42	Casey	37
42	Mark	37
44	William	36
45	Paul	35
46	Kevin	31
47	Austin	29
48	Jeffrey	28
48	Lucas	28
48	Patrick	28