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Most popular baby names in South Dakota, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in South Dakota in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 3,052 girls and 3,843 boys are in the South Dakota list.

#1 for girls
Lainey
50 babies · #30 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
66 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · South Dakota 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202550▲ 1
  2. #2CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”44same
  3. #3EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”39▲ 9
  4. #4Emma“entire”36▲ 2
  5. #4Olivia“olive; olive branch”36▲ 1
  6. #6Eleanorpossibly “other”32▲ 2
  7. #7EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records31▲ 2
  8. #7HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”31▼ 3
  9. #7NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”31same
  10. #10Amelia“vigor, bravery”30▼ 9
  11. #10Lucy“light”30▲ 14
  12. #12EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”29▲ 4
  13. #12IvyFrom the word “ivy”29▲ 8
  14. #14HazelFrom the word “hazel”27same
  15. #14LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”27▲ 10
  16. #14SophieFrench form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”27▲ 24
  17. #14WillowFrom the word “willow”27▼ 5
  18. #18AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”25▼ 5
  19. #18EmeryEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #74 vs #1,197 in 202525▲ 26
  20. #18IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters25▼ 2
  21. #18Sophia“wisdom”25▼ 3
  22. #22Paisley“pasture”24▼ 4
  23. #23Iris“rainbow”22▲ 118
  24. #23Nova“new”22▲ 21
  25. #25AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records21▼ 7

Top 25 boys · South Dakota 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records66same
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”60▼ 1
  3. #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records50same
  4. #3HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records50▲ 7
  5. #3NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records50▲ 4
  6. #6TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202547▼ 2
  7. #7BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 202542▲ 5
  8. #8William“will + helmet”41▼ 1
  9. #9Leo“lion”40▲ 38
  10. #10MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 202538▲ 9
  11. #11Elijah“Yahweh is my god”35same
  12. #12BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”33▼ 6
  13. #13AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202532▼ 8
  14. #13James“May He Heel”32▲ 2
  15. #15BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”31▼ 1
  16. #15EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters31▲ 4
  17. #17CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202530▼ 5
  18. #17LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records30▼ 2
  19. #19ColterEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #157 vs #1,466 in 202529▲ 6
  20. #19Stetson“site in the Parish of South Brent”29▲ 64
  21. #19WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202529▲ 23
  22. #22Grayson“steward”27▲ 5
  23. #22JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records27▲ 25
  24. #22MylesEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #223 in 2015, #100 in 202527▲ 52
  25. #22Nolan“descendant of Nuallán”27▲ 72

Names that stand out in South Dakota

Names in the South Dakota top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of South Dakota births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameSDUSShare vs US
Jovie#97#5209.1×
Briar#73#4008.1×
Sylvie#46#2827.7×
Murphy#84#3977.4×
Harlow#84#3095.9×
Hattie#97#3345.7×
Sutton#38#1815.6×
Lennon#51#2145.6×

Boys

NameSDUSShare vs US
Truett#94#51810.0×
Sutton#50#3328.3×
Baylor#94#3867.0×
Benson#50#2797.0×
Colter#19#1575.5×
Nash#69#2555.2×
Otto#85#2775.0×
Stetson#19#1364.8×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in South Dakota). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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