Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1988

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	162
2	Amanda	135
3	Jessica	130
4	Megan	90
5	Kayla	87
6	Jennifer	86
7	Samantha	73
7	Sarah	73
9	Elizabeth	72
10	Emily	60
10	Melissa	60
12	Brittany	59
13	Danielle	58
13	Katie	58
15	Heather	56
15	Rachel	56
15	Tiffany	56
18	Amber	52
19	Stephanie	51
20	Chelsea	50
20	Kelsey	50
22	Sara	47
23	Amy	41
24	Michelle	40
25	Rebecca	38
26	Nicole	37
27	Alyssa	35
27	Courtney	35
27	Tara	35
30	Angela	34
31	Jamie	33
31	Kimberly	33
31	Laura	33
34	Jenna	32
35	Cassandra	29
36	Andrea	28
36	Erin	28
38	Lindsey	27
38	Whitney	27
40	Alicia	26
41	Katherine	25
42	Christina	24
42	Lisa	24
44	Abby	23
44	Erica	23
44	Mary	23
47	Hannah	22
48	Allison	21
48	Kristen	21
48	Lacey	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	141
2	Joshua	135
3	Tyler	126
4	Christopher	122
4	Matthew	122
6	Andrew	121
7	Kyle	110
8	Justin	108
9	Ryan	102
10	Nicholas	81
11	Daniel	80
12	John	78
13	David	77
14	Cody	75
14	Jordan	75
16	Brandon	70
16	Jacob	70
18	Joseph	69
19	Zachary	68
20	Benjamin	65
21	Adam	64
22	Dustin	63
23	Eric	62
24	Aaron	61
25	James	60
26	Derek	57
27	Jason	55
27	Nathan	55
29	Robert	54
29	Travis	54
31	Anthony	51
32	Jeremy	49
33	Alex	48
33	Austin	48
35	William	46
36	Timothy	45
37	Brian	44
37	Jared	44
37	Jesse	44
40	Jonathan	42
40	Thomas	42
42	Steven	40
43	Kevin	39
44	Trevor	36
45	Alexander	34
45	Samuel	34
45	Scott	34
48	Seth	32
49	Shane	31
50	Bradley	28