Most popular baby names in South Dakota

In 2023, the top baby names in South Dakota were Oliver for boys (59 babies) and Ava for girls (43 babies). The next most popular were Henry, Hudson and Theodore for boys and Charlotte, Nora and Amelia for girls.

Top 25 boy names in South Dakota, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Oliver	59
2	Henry	49
3	Hudson	48
4	Theodore	47
5	Owen	44
6	Liam	42
7	William	41
8	James	38
9	Grayson	37
10	Leo	37
11	Levi	36
12	Bennett	35
13	Jack	35
14	Maverick	35
15	Noah	35
16	Wyatt	32
17	Lincoln	31
18	Walker	30
19	Ezra	29
20	Rhett	29
21	Stetson	29
22	Brooks	28
23	Wesley	28
24	Asher	27
25	Mateo	27

Top 25 girl names in South Dakota, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ava	43
2	Charlotte	42
3	Nora	41
4	Amelia	40
5	Evelyn	39
6	Olivia	37
7	Lainey	36
8	Emma	35
9	Harper	35
10	Mia	28
11	Paisley	28
12	Ellie	26
13	Willow	26
14	Eleanor	25
15	Hazel	25
16	Isla	25
17	Sophia	24
18	Hadley	22
19	Quinn	22
20	Isabella	21
21	Abigail	20
22	Elizabeth	20
23	Grace	20
24	Clara	19
25	Emery	19

Names more common in South Dakota than nationally

The share of South Dakota babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Bennett3.8× · 35 babies
Walker3.5× · 30 babies
Lincoln3× · 31 babies
Hudson2.9× · 48 babies
Grayson2.7× · 37 babies
Owen2.6× · 44 babies
Maverick2.4× · 35 babies
Wyatt2.4× · 32 babies
Leo2.2× · 37 babies
Henry2.1× · 49 babies
Theodore2× · 47 babies
Oliver1.9× · 59 babies

Girls

Lainey5.3× · 36 babies
Nora3.9× · 41 babies
Harper2.6× · 35 babies
Ava2.5× · 43 babies
Evelyn2.5× · 39 babies
Charlotte1.9× · 42 babies
Amelia1.9× · 40 babies
Emma1.5× · 35 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.