Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1996

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Samantha	74
2	Emily	69
3	Ashley	65
4	Jessica	62
4	Taylor	62
6	Hannah	58
6	Megan	58
8	Sarah	52
9	Morgan	51
9	Rachel	51
11	Courtney	50
12	Shelby	49
13	Brooke	47
14	Elizabeth	45
15	Kayla	43
16	Amanda	39
17	Alexis	38
18	Kelsey	37
19	Alyssa	36
20	Danielle	34
20	Haley	34
20	Madison	34
20	Mariah	34
20	Sydney	34
25	Brittany	32
25	Rebecca	32
27	Allison	31
28	Bailey	30
28	Paige	30
30	Kaitlyn	28
31	Brianna	27
31	Nicole	27
33	Alexandra	26
33	Mackenzie	26
35	Hailey	25
35	Katie	25
37	Abigail	23
37	Anna	23
37	Erin	23
37	Lauren	23
41	Amber	21
41	Jenna	21
41	Katherine	21
44	Autumn	20
44	Jennifer	20
44	Katelyn	20
44	Miranda	20
48	Breanna	19
48	Marissa	19
48	Savannah	19

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	132
2	Tyler	121
3	Austin	113
4	Matthew	101
5	Zachary	76
6	Andrew	72
7	Cody	70
8	Joshua	69
9	Benjamin	67
10	Joseph	64
11	Brandon	63
12	Michael	60
13	Jordan	57
13	Justin	57
13	Nicholas	57
16	Tanner	55
17	Christopher	51
17	Kyle	51
17	Ryan	51
20	Samuel	49
21	Alexander	45
21	Daniel	45
21	Nathan	45
24	Dylan	44
25	John	43
26	Aaron	40
26	Logan	40
28	Alex	39
28	David	39
28	Trevor	39
31	Cole	38
32	Caleb	37
33	Levi	36
34	Adam	35
34	William	35
34	Wyatt	35
37	Ethan	34
38	Chase	33
38	Riley	33
38	Thomas	33
41	Hunter	32
41	Taylor	32
41	Tristan	32
44	Robert	31
45	Christian	30
46	Dalton	29
46	James	29
46	Mason	29
49	Lucas	28
50	Anthony	25