Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Dakota, 1997

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Hannah	76
1	Samantha	76
3	Emily	70
3	Taylor	70
5	Ashley	60
6	Morgan	56
7	Megan	53
8	Alexis	49
8	Madison	49
10	Jessica	48
11	Brianna	45
11	Elizabeth	45
11	Rachel	45
14	Alyssa	39
14	Amanda	39
16	Sydney	37
17	Courtney	36
18	Haley	35
19	Kayla	34
19	Rebecca	34
19	Shelby	34
22	Abigail	33
23	Allison	31
23	Paige	31
23	Sarah	31
26	Jordan	30
27	Danielle	29
27	Kelsey	29
29	Hailey	28
29	Nicole	28
31	Amber	27
31	Brooke	27
31	Jennifer	27
31	Mariah	27
31	Sierra	27
36	Alexandra	25
36	Anna	25
36	Bailey	25
36	Lauren	25
40	Kendra	24
40	Miranda	24
40	Victoria	24
43	Brittany	22
43	Jenna	22
43	Kylie	22
46	Cassidy	21
46	Katie	21
46	Mckenzie	21
46	Savannah	21
50	Makayla	20

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jacob	121
2	Austin	105
3	Michael	81
4	Tyler	75
5	Matthew	73
6	Zachary	67
7	Andrew	66
8	Cody	64
9	Dylan	62
9	Joshua	62
11	Nicholas	61
11	Tanner	61
13	Brandon	60
14	Cole	58
15	Logan	57
16	Joseph	54
17	Jordan	53
18	Nathan	52
19	Ryan	51
20	Ethan	48
21	Alexander	45
22	Alex	44
22	Anthony	44
24	Hunter	43
24	Samuel	43
26	Riley	42
27	Noah	41
28	Christopher	40
28	Trevor	40
30	John	38
30	Kyle	38
32	James	37
33	Justin	35
34	Benjamin	32
35	Aaron	30
35	Chase	30
35	Taylor	30
35	Thomas	30
39	Jesse	29
39	Mason	29
39	Robert	29
42	Adam	28
42	Connor	28
42	Daniel	28
42	David	28
42	Jonathan	28
42	William	28
48	Dustin	27
49	Christian	26
50	Brady	25