South Dakota Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1982

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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South Dakota Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1982

In 1982, the most popular name for baby boys in South Dakota was Matthew, with a count of 194 boys out of a total of 5,352 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.63% of the total number of new-born baby boys in South Dakota in 1982). The second most popular boy name was Joshua (184 boys, 3.44% of total). The third most popular boy name was Christopher (174 boys, 3.25% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in South Dakota in 1982

Matthew

Joshua

Christopher

Michael

Jason

Justin

Ryan

Adam

David

Brian

The table below below shows the top 194 most popular male baby names in South Dakota in 1982. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in South Dakota over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in South Dakota in 1982

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Matthew	194	3.63
2	Joshua	184	3.44
3	Christopher	174	3.25
4	Michael	159	2.97
5	Jason	144	2.69
6	Justin	143	2.67
7	Ryan	142	2.65
8	Adam	114	2.13
9	David	104	1.94
10	Brian	99	1.85
10	Robert	99	1.85
11	Dustin	97	1.81
12	Daniel	95	1.78
12	James	95	1.78
12	Nicholas	95	1.78
13	Andrew	93	1.74
14	Joseph	88	1.64
15	John	85	1.59
16	Jeremy	82	1.53
17	Travis	80	1.50
18	Eric	74	1.38
19	Aaron	73	1.36
19	Jesse	73	1.36
20	Nathan	72	1.35
21	Brandon	69	1.29
22	Timothy	66	1.23
23	Jonathan	64	1.20
24	Steven	63	1.18
25	Tyler	54	1.01
26	Jeffrey	53	0.99
26	Mark	53	0.99
27	Paul	52	0.97
27	Thomas	52	0.97
28	Benjamin	51	0.95
29	Kyle	48	0.90
30	Chad	47	0.88
30	Derek	47	0.88
31	Anthony	45	0.84
31	Cody	45	0.84
32	Jacob	44	0.82
33	Scott	41	0.77
34	Brett	39	0.73
35	Kevin	37	0.69
35	Patrick	37	0.69
36	Casey	32	0.60
36	Richard	32	0.60
37	William	31	0.58
38	Bradley	29	0.54
38	Shawn	29	0.54
39	Jared	28	0.52
40	Craig	26	0.49
40	Jordan	26	0.49
41	Corey	25	0.47
41	Gregory	25	0.47
41	Lucas	25	0.47
41	Seth	25	0.47
42	Charles	24	0.45
42	Shane	24	0.45
42	Troy	24	0.45
43	Brent	23	0.43
43	Zachary	23	0.43
44	Luke	22	0.41
45	Cory	21	0.39
45	Nathaniel	21	0.39
46	Joel	20	0.37
46	Lee	20	0.37
46	Todd	20	0.37
47	Jeffery	19	0.36
47	Levi	19	0.36
48	Douglas	18	0.34
48	Jeremiah	18	0.34
48	Kelly	18	0.34
48	Mitchell	18	0.34
49	Kenneth	17	0.32
49	Samuel	17	0.32
50	Derrick	16	0.30
50	Keith	16	0.30
50	Lance	16	0.30
51	Bryan	15	0.28
51	Donald	15	0.28
51	Jamie	15	0.28
51	Jay	15	0.28
51	Ronald	15	0.28
52	Austin	14	0.26
52	Peter	14	0.26
52	Ross	14	0.26
53	Colin	13	0.24
53	Curtis	13	0.24
53	Edward	13	0.24
53	Evan	13	0.24
53	Phillip	13	0.24
53	Sean	13	0.24
54	Darin	12	0.22
54	Garrett	12	0.22
54	Trevor	12	0.22
54	Wesley	12	0.22
55	Alan	11	0.21
55	Alexander	11	0.21
55	Cole	11	0.21
55	Dallas	11	0.21
55	Darren	11	0.21
55	Erik	11	0.21
55	Ian	11	0.21
55	Nickolas	11	0.21
56	Gary	10	0.19
56	Grant	10	0.19
56	Heath	10	0.19
56	Russell	10	0.19
56	Stephen	10	0.19
57	Blake	9	0.17
57	Clint	9	0.17
57	Clinton	9	0.17
57	George	9	0.17
57	Jon	9	0.17
57	Martin	9	0.17
57	Randy	9	0.17
57	Shaun	9	0.17
57	Tony	9	0.17
57	Zachariah	9	0.17
58	Jonathon	8	0.15
58	Kristopher	8	0.15
58	Louis	8	0.15
58	Philip	8	0.15
58	Trent	8	0.15
58	Wade	8	0.15
59	Allen	7	0.13
59	Barry	7	0.13
59	Beau	7	0.13
59	Carl	7	0.13
59	Clayton	7	0.13
59	Gerald	7	0.13
59	Jerry	7	0.13
59	Mathew	7	0.13
59	Micah	7	0.13
59	Noah	7	0.13
59	Randall	7	0.13
59	Raymond	7	0.13
59	Rocky	7	0.13
59	Terry	7	0.13
59	Theodore	7	0.13
59	Trenton	7	0.13
59	Vincent	7	0.13
59	Wayne	7	0.13
60	Abraham	6	0.11
60	Bobby	6	0.11
60	Brad	6	0.11
60	Bret	6	0.11
60	Clay	6	0.11
60	Danny	6	0.11
60	Dennis	6	0.11
60	Drew	6	0.11
60	Ivan	6	0.11
60	Jack	6	0.11
60	Jarod	6	0.11
60	Kory	6	0.11
60	Landon	6	0.11
60	Micheal	6	0.11
60	Neil	6	0.11
60	Roger	6	0.11
60	Rory	6	0.11
60	Rusty	6	0.11
60	Tanner	6	0.11
60	Waylon	6	0.11
61	Adrian	5	0.09
61	Allan	5	0.09
61	Andy	5	0.09
61	Billy	5	0.09
61	Brady	5	0.09
61	Brooks	5	0.09
61	Bruce	5	0.09
61	Caleb	5	0.09
61	Calvin	5	0.09
61	Cameron	5	0.09
61	Clifford	5	0.09
61	Dale	5	0.09
61	Duane	5	0.09
61	Gabriel	5	0.09
61	Isaac	5	0.09
61	Jake	5	0.09
61	Jarrod	5	0.09
61	Jed	5	0.09
61	Johnathan	5	0.09
61	Kirk	5	0.09
61	Lawrence	5	0.09
61	Loren	5	0.09
61	Lukas	5	0.09
61	Lyle	5	0.09
61	Marcus	5	0.09
61	Melvin	5	0.09
61	Quentin	5	0.09
61	Sheldon	5	0.09
61	Tyrell	5	0.09
61	Victor	5	0.09
61	Wyatt	5	0.09

South Dakota Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1982

In 1982, the most popular name for baby girls in South Dakota was Jennifer, with a count of 213 girls out of a total of 4,742 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 4.49% of the total number of new-born baby girls in South Dakota in 1982). The second most popular girl name was Jessica (196 girls, 4.13% of total). The third most popular girl name was Sarah (161 girls, 3.40% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in South Dakota in 1982

Jennifer

Jessica

Sarah

Amanda

Melissa

Angela

Nicole

Amber

Amy

Rebecca

The table below below shows the top 194 most popular female baby names in South Dakota in 1982. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in South Dakota over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in South Dakota in 1982

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jennifer	213	4.49
2	Jessica	196	4.13
3	Sarah	161	3.40
4	Amanda	146	3.08
5	Melissa	98	2.07
6	Angela	97	2.05
6	Nicole	97	2.05
7	Amber	95	2.00
8	Amy	83	1.75
9	Rebecca	82	1.73
10	Elizabeth	73	1.54
11	Erin	72	1.52
12	Emily	68	1.43
13	Heather	67	1.41
13	Michelle	67	1.41
14	Sara	61	1.29
15	Lisa	59	1.24
16	Jamie	57	1.20
17	Stephanie	56	1.18
18	Laura	53	1.12
19	Andrea	50	1.05
20	Kristin	49	1.03
20	Rachel	49	1.03
21	Katie	48	1.01
22	Ashley	47	0.99
23	Crystal	44	0.93
24	Lindsey	43	0.91
25	Kimberly	42	0.89
26	April	40	0.84
26	Jill	40	0.84
27	Heidi	39	0.82
28	Mary	38	0.80
29	Tara	37	0.78
29	Tiffany	37	0.78
30	Kayla	36	0.76
30	Megan	36	0.76
31	Anna	32	0.68
31	Danielle	32	0.68
31	Julie	32	0.68
31	Katherine	32	0.68
31	Lindsay	32	0.68
32	Kari	31	0.65
33	Carrie	30	0.63
34	Kelly	29	0.61
34	Lacey	29	0.61
35	Shannon	28	0.59
36	Christina	27	0.57
36	Samantha	27	0.57
37	Leah	26	0.55
38	Abby	25	0.53
39	Brooke	23	0.49
39	Kristen	23	0.49
39	Kristi	23	0.49
39	Tracy	23	0.49
40	Holly	22	0.46
41	Brandi	21	0.44
41	Cassandra	21	0.44
41	Kelli	21	0.44
42	Brandy	20	0.42
42	Kathryn	20	0.42
42	Kristina	20	0.42
43	Erica	19	0.40
43	Nichole	19	0.40
44	Christine	18	0.38
44	Maria	18	0.38
44	Miranda	18	0.38
44	Molly	18	0.38
44	Tanya	18	0.38
45	Courtney	17	0.36
45	Jaime	17	0.36
45	Jenny	17	0.36
45	Susan	17	0.36
46	Alicia	16	0.34
46	Bethany	16	0.34
47	Allison	15	0.32
47	Dawn	15	0.32
47	Kara	15	0.32
47	Melanie	15	0.32
47	Misty	15	0.32
47	Stacy	15	0.32
47	Tasha	15	0.32
48	Jodi	14	0.30
48	Karen	14	0.30
49	Brittany	13	0.27
49	Chelsea	13	0.27
49	Rachael	13	0.27
49	Renae	13	0.27
49	Robin	13	0.27
49	Teresa	13	0.27
49	Tonya	13	0.27
49	Valerie	13	0.27
50	Christy	12	0.25
50	Krista	12	0.25
50	Leslie	12	0.25
50	Mandy	12	0.25
50	Tamara	12	0.25
50	Theresa	12	0.25
50	Traci	12	0.25
50	Trisha	12	0.25
51	Anne	11	0.23
51	Beth	11	0.23
51	Desiree	11	0.23
51	Monica	11	0.23
51	Natalie	11	0.23
51	Pamela	11	0.23
51	Renee	11	0.23
51	Victoria	11	0.23
51	Wendy	11	0.23
52	Ann	10	0.21
52	Bobbi	10	0.21
52	Brenda	10	0.21
52	Cassie	10	0.21
52	Jacqueline	10	0.21
52	Janelle	10	0.21
52	Joni	10	0.21
52	Katrina	10	0.21
52	Lauren	10	0.21
52	Lori	10	0.21
52	Margaret	10	0.21
52	Marie	10	0.21
52	Meghan	10	0.21
52	Natasha	10	0.21
53	Alison	9	0.19
53	Becky	9	0.19
53	Candace	9	0.19
53	Catherine	9	0.19
53	Colleen	9	0.19
53	Julia	9	0.19
53	Keri	9	0.19
53	Linda	9	0.19
53	Lyndsey	9	0.19
53	Patricia	9	0.19
53	Rebekah	9	0.19
53	Shawna	9	0.19
53	Sheena	9	0.19
53	Sonja	9	0.19
53	Stacey	9	0.19
53	Summer	9	0.19
54	Alyssa	8	0.17
54	Audrey	8	0.17
54	Barbara	8	0.17
54	Bobbie	8	0.17
54	Bridget	8	0.17
54	Cara	8	0.17
54	Casey	8	0.17
54	Jacquelyn	8	0.17
54	Kathleen	8	0.17
54	Naomi	8	0.17
54	Stacie	8	0.17
54	Tammy	8	0.17
54	Vanessa	8	0.17
55	Carissa	7	0.15
55	Cynthia	7	0.15
55	Dana	7	0.15
55	Denise	7	0.15
55	Desirae	7	0.15
55	Erika	7	0.15
55	Jaclyn	7	0.15
55	Kelsey	7	0.15
55	Kendra	7	0.15
55	Kristine	7	0.15
55	Kristy	7	0.15
55	Lacy	7	0.15
55	Mandi	7	0.15
55	Melinda	7	0.15
55	Michele	7	0.15
55	Mindy	7	0.15
55	Rochelle	7	0.15
55	Sandra	7	0.15
55	Shanna	7	0.15
55	Sheila	7	0.15
55	Shelly	7	0.15
55	Terri	7	0.15
56	Aimee	6	0.13
56	Alexis	6	0.13
56	Autumn	6	0.13
56	Carla	6	0.13
56	Connie	6	0.13
56	Diana	6	0.13
56	Jackie	6	0.13
56	Jami	6	0.13
56	Jenilee	6	0.13
56	Jennie	6	0.13
56	Jody	6	0.13
56	Jordan	6	0.13
56	Kelley	6	0.13
56	Kellie	6	0.13
56	Krystal	6	0.13
56	Nicolette	6	0.13
56	Nikki	6	0.13
56	Tessa	6	0.13
56	Tina	6	0.13
56	Veronica	6	0.13
57	Abigail	5	0.11
57	Adrienne	5	0.11
57	Alisha	5	0.11
57	Anita	5	0.11
57	Audra	5	0.11
57	Betsy	5	0.11
57	Billie	5	0.11
57	Bonnie	5	0.11
57	Christa	5	0.11
57	Christi	5	0.11
57	Danae	5	0.11
57	Darcy	5	0.11
57	Deanna	5	0.11
57	Ellen	5	0.11
57	Glenda	5	0.11
57	Haley	5	0.11
57	Hannah	5	0.11
57	Jana	5	0.11
57	Jenifer	5	0.11
57	Jessie	5	0.11
57	Jillian	5	0.11
57	Joy	5	0.11
57	Kasey	5	0.11
57	Kerri	5	0.11
57	Kristal	5	0.11
57	Leigh	5	0.11
57	Lesley	5	0.11
57	Lynn	5	0.11
57	Randi	5	0.11
57	Robyn	5	0.11
57	Ruth	5	0.11
57	Sabrina	5	0.11
57	Sherry	5	0.11
57	Sonya	5	0.11
57	Stefanie	5	0.11
57	Suzanne	5	0.11
57	Tabitha	5	0.11
57	Tia	5	0.11
57	Toni	5	0.11