Most Popular Baby Names in South Dakota (2025)

The most popular baby names in South Dakota in 2025 were Lainey for girls and Oliver for boys, based on Social Security data for babies born in the state.

Names that rank much higher in South Dakota than in the country as a whole include Emery, Paisley, Elsie, Beau, Brooks, and Colter.

State data is published a year behind the national list, and it only includes names given to at least five babies of one sex in the state.

Top 100 baby names in South Dakota

Girls

Girls
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Lainey	50	↑ 2
2	Charlotte	44	–
3	Evelyn	39	↑ 9
4	Emma	36	↑ 2
5	Olivia	36	–
6	Eleanor	32	↑ 2
7	Ellie	31	↑ 2
8	Harper	31	↓ 4
9	Nora	31	↓ 2
10	Amelia	30	↓ 9
11	Lucy	30	↑ 17
12	Ella	29	↑ 4
13	Ivy	29	↑ 8
14	Hazel	27	–
15	Lily	27	↑ 12
16	Sophie	27	↑ 26
17	Willow	27	↓ 6
18	Aurora	25	↓ 5
19	Emery	25	↑ 26
20	Isla	25	↓ 3
21	Sophia	25	↓ 6
22	Paisley	24	↓ 3
23	Iris	22	new
24	Nova	22	↑ 25
25	Ava	21	↓ 7
26	Avery	20	↑ 5
27	Violet	20	↓ 17
28	Clara	19	↑ 32
29	Elizabeth	19	new
30	Elsie	19	↑ 3
31	Isabella	19	↓ 6
32	Layla	19	↑ 22
33	Mia	19	↓ 10
34	Millie	19	↑ 58
35	Sadie	19	↑ 22
36	Vivian	19	↑ 7
37	Wrenley	19	↓ 7
38	Adeline	18	↑ 21
39	Delilah	18	↑ 43
40	Eden	18	↓ 1
41	Ember	18	↓ 1
42	Sutton	18	↑ 10
43	Ailany	17	new
44	Grace	17	↓ 3
45	Quinn	17	↑ 20
46	Emersyn	16	↓ 24
47	Remi	16	↑ 4
48	Scarlett	16	new
49	Scottie	16	new
50	Sylvie	16	new
51	Cora	15	↓ 19
52	Eloise	15	↑ 16
53	Everly	15	↑ 9
54	Gianna	15	↑ 17
55	Hadley	15	↓ 35
56	June	15	new
57	Kinsley	15	↓ 31
58	Lennon	15	↓ 3
59	Luna	15	↑ 30
60	Ruth	15	↑ 35
61	Zoey	15	new
62	Claire	14	↑ 19
63	Eliana	14	↓ 2
64	Haven	14	new
65	Josephine	14	↑ 7
66	Ruby	14	–
67	Stella	14	↓ 9
68	Brynlee	13	new
69	Lydia	13	↓ 40
70	Melody	13	new
71	Naomi	13	new
72	Rose	13	new
73	Aria	12	↓ 35
74	Blair	12	new
75	Briar	12	new
76	Chloe	12	↓ 32
77	Hannah	12	new
78	Josie	12	↓ 5
79	Lillian	12	↓ 33
80	Madison	12	new
81	Parker	12	↓ 31
82	Penelope	12	↓ 18
83	Tatum	12	new
84	Addison	11	↓ 48
85	Daisy	11	new
86	Eliza	11	new
87	Emily	11	new
88	Everleigh	11	new
89	Harlow	11	new
90	Maeve	11	↓ 34
91	Mila	11	↓ 43
92	Murphy	11	new
93	Oaklynn	11	–
94	Rylee	11	↑ 2
95	Wren	11	↓ 42
96	Zoe	11	new
97	Aaliyah	10	new
98	Abigail	10	↓ 74
99	Adalynn	10	new
100	Annie	10	new

Boys

Boys
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Oliver	66	↑ 1
2	Liam	60	↓ 1
3	Henry	50	–
4	Hudson	50	↑ 6
5	Noah	50	↑ 3
6	Theodore	47	↓ 2
7	Beau	42	↑ 5
8	William	41	↑ 1
9	Leo	40	↑ 44
10	Maverick	38	↑ 12
11	Elijah	35	–
12	Brooks	33	↓ 6
13	Asher	32	↓ 8
14	James	32	↑ 1
15	Bennett	31	↓ 1
16	Ezra	31	↑ 4
17	Cooper	30	↓ 4
18	Levi	30	↓ 2
19	Colter	29	↑ 6
20	Stetson	29	↑ 72
21	Waylon	29	↑ 25
22	Grayson	27	↑ 7
23	Jackson	27	↑ 29
24	Myles	27	↑ 58
25	Nolan	27	↑ 73
26	Archer	26	↑ 58
27	Beckett	26	↑ 8
28	Lincoln	26	↓ 7
29	Luke	26	↑ 3
30	Dean	25	new
31	Elias	25	↓ 4
32	Benjamin	24	↑ 31
33	Graham	24	↑ 17
34	Jack	24	↓ 27
35	Rowan	24	↓ 4
36	Thomas	24	↑ 37
37	Lucas	23	↑ 7
38	Michael	23	↓ 8
39	Weston	23	↓ 5
40	Wyatt	23	↓ 16
41	August	22	↑ 54
42	Carter	22	↓ 6
43	Daniel	22	↓ 1
44	Everett	22	↓ 16
45	Mateo	22	–
46	Cameron	21	new
47	Owen	21	↓ 14
48	Rhett	21	new
49	Samuel	21	new
50	Benson	19	↑ 36
51	Charles	19	↓ 4
52	Isaiah	19	↓ 14
53	John	19	↑ 19
54	Sawyer	19	↓ 31
55	Sutton	19	↑ 38
56	Wesley	19	↓ 38
57	Hayes	18	↓ 6
58	Joseph	18	↑ 32
59	Josiah	18	↑ 22
60	Luka	18	–
61	Micah	18	new
62	Miles	18	↓ 45
63	Ryker	18	↓ 22
64	Atlas	17	↑ 10
65	Jaxon	17	↑ 6
66	Logan	17	↓ 7
67	Milo	17	↓ 6
68	Tate	17	new
69	Callum	16	new
70	David	16	new
71	Dawson	16	↓ 23
72	Easton	16	↓ 53
73	Emmett	16	↓ 30
74	Nash	16	new
75	Roman	16	↓ 35
76	Walker	16	↓ 14
77	Baker	15	↓ 2
78	Callan	15	new
79	Charlie	15	new
80	Isaac	15	new
81	Nathan	15	new
82	Parker	15	↓ 43
83	Theo	15	↓ 29
84	Tucker	15	new
85	Arthur	14	–
86	Axel	14	new
87	Caleb	14	↓ 31
88	Gabriel	14	↓ 30
89	Jasper	14	↑ 7
90	Mason	14	↓ 64
91	Otto	14	↑ 8
92	Robert	14	new
93	Silas	14	↓ 27
94	Alexander	13	new
95	Barrett	13	↓ 40
96	Baylor	13	new
97	Callahan	13	new
98	Harrison	13	↓ 61
99	Harvey	13	new
100	Jacob	13	↓ 21

Names more popular in South Dakota

Names in the state's top 50 that rank far higher in South Dakota than across the US.

Girls

Name	South Dakota	US
Emery	#19	#74
Paisley	#22	#67
Elsie	#30	#123
Wrenley	#37	#159
Ember	#41	#154
Sutton	#42	#181
Quinn	#45	#97
Emersyn	#46	#138

Boys

Name	South Dakota	US
Beau	#7	#60
Brooks	#12	#64
Colter	#19	#157
Stetson	#20	#136
Myles	#24	#100
Nolan	#25	#65
Archer	#26	#98
Beckett	#27	#141

Number-one names in South Dakota by year

Year	Girls	Boys
2025	Lainey (50)	Oliver (66)
2024	Amelia (48)	Liam (52)
2023	Ava (43)	Oliver (59)
2022	Evelyn (43)	Oliver (73)
2021	Evelyn (48)	Henry (66)
2020	Harper (47)	Oliver (61)
2019	Emma (63)	Liam (63)
2018	Harper (60)	Grayson (61)
2017	Emma (54)	Oliver (68)
2016	Emma (66)	Oliver (66)
2015	Harper (59)	Oliver (62)
2014	Harper (60)	Liam (57)

Source: US Social Security Administration state files. A name only appears in a state list if at least five babies of one sex received it there that year.

Top 100 baby names in South Dakota

Girls

Boys

Names more popular in South Dakota

Girls

Boys

Number-one names in South Dakota by year

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