South Dakota Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1996

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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South Dakota Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1996

In 1996, the most popular name for baby boys in South Dakota was Jacob, with a count of 132 boys out of a total of 4,166 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.17% of the total number of new-born baby boys in South Dakota in 1996). The second most popular boy name was Tyler (121 boys, 2.90% of total). The third most popular boy name was Austin (113 boys, 2.71% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in South Dakota in 1996

Jacob

Tyler

Austin

Matthew

Zachary

Andrew

Cody

Joshua

Benjamin

Joseph

The table below below shows the top 197 most popular male baby names in South Dakota in 1996. 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 1996

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jacob	132	3.17
2	Tyler	121	2.90
3	Austin	113	2.71
4	Matthew	101	2.42
5	Zachary	76	1.82
6	Andrew	72	1.73
7	Cody	70	1.68
8	Joshua	69	1.66
9	Benjamin	67	1.61
10	Joseph	64	1.54
11	Brandon	63	1.51
12	Michael	60	1.44
13	Jordan	57	1.37
13	Justin	57	1.37
13	Nicholas	57	1.37
14	Tanner	55	1.32
15	Christopher	51	1.22
15	Kyle	51	1.22
15	Ryan	51	1.22
16	Samuel	49	1.18
17	Alexander	45	1.08
17	Daniel	45	1.08
17	Nathan	45	1.08
18	Dylan	44	1.06
19	John	43	1.03
20	Aaron	40	0.96
20	Logan	40	0.96
21	Alex	39	0.94
21	David	39	0.94
21	Trevor	39	0.94
22	Cole	38	0.91
23	Caleb	37	0.89
24	Levi	36	0.86
25	Adam	35	0.84
25	William	35	0.84
25	Wyatt	35	0.84
26	Ethan	34	0.82
27	Chase	33	0.79
27	Riley	33	0.79
27	Thomas	33	0.79
28	Hunter	32	0.77
28	Taylor	32	0.77
28	Tristan	32	0.77
29	Robert	31	0.74
30	Christian	30	0.72
31	Dalton	29	0.70
31	James	29	0.70
31	Mason	29	0.70
32	Lucas	28	0.67
33	Anthony	25	0.60
33	Connor	25	0.60
33	Jared	25	0.60
34	Noah	24	0.58
35	Colton	23	0.55
35	Jesse	23	0.55
35	Jonathan	23	0.55
35	Lane	23	0.55
35	Spencer	23	0.55
36	Bradley	22	0.53
36	Brady	22	0.53
36	Brett	22	0.53
36	Derek	22	0.53
36	Luke	22	0.53
37	Blake	21	0.50
37	Eric	21	0.50
37	Evan	21	0.50
37	Seth	21	0.50
37	Timothy	21	0.50
38	Casey	20	0.48
38	Chance	20	0.48
38	Isaac	20	0.48
38	Jason	20	0.48
38	Mitchell	20	0.48
38	Preston	20	0.48
39	Nathaniel	19	0.46
40	Brian	18	0.43
40	Travis	18	0.43
41	Charles	17	0.41
41	Colin	17	0.41
41	Dustin	17	0.41
41	Jackson	17	0.41
41	Parker	17	0.41
42	Drew	16	0.38
42	Elijah	16	0.38
43	Cameron	15	0.36
43	Jake	15	0.36
43	Scott	15	0.36
43	Shane	15	0.36
43	Trey	15	0.36
44	Carter	14	0.34
44	Devin	14	0.34
44	Jeremy	14	0.34
44	Kevin	14	0.34
44	Sean	14	0.34
45	Brendan	13	0.31
45	Bryce	13	0.31
45	Devon	13	0.31
45	Gage	13	0.31
45	Garrett	13	0.31
45	Isaiah	13	0.31
45	Micah	13	0.31
45	Richard	13	0.31
46	Alec	12	0.29
46	Jack	12	0.29
46	Patrick	12	0.29
46	Paul	12	0.29
46	Tate	12	0.29
47	Chandler	11	0.26
47	Collin	11	0.26
47	Dakota	11	0.26
47	Gabriel	11	0.26
47	Jeffrey	11	0.26
47	Landon	11	0.26
47	Lee	11	0.26
47	Marcus	11	0.26
47	Morgan	11	0.26
47	Skylar	11	0.26
48	Bailey	10	0.24
48	Brock	10	0.24
48	Cory	10	0.24
48	Derrick	10	0.24
48	Dillon	10	0.24
48	Grant	10	0.24
48	Hayden	10	0.24
48	Ian	10	0.24
48	Mark	10	0.24
48	Tyson	10	0.24
49	Gavin	9	0.22
49	Kenneth	9	0.22
49	Lance	9	0.22
49	Steven	9	0.22
49	Tucker	9	0.22
50	Antonio	8	0.19
50	Clayton	8	0.19
50	Curtis	8	0.19
50	Dominic	8	0.19
50	Jace	8	0.19
50	Jeremiah	8	0.19
50	Keith	8	0.19
50	Shawn	8	0.19
50	Skyler	8	0.19
50	Stephen	8	0.19
50	Trenton	8	0.19
50	Ty	8	0.19
50	Wesley	8	0.19
50	Zachery	8	0.19
50	Zackary	8	0.19
51	Brenden	7	0.17
51	Brennan	7	0.17
51	Clay	7	0.17
51	Conner	7	0.17
51	Jonah	7	0.17
51	Keegan	7	0.17
51	Maxwell	7	0.17
51	Tristen	7	0.17
52	Braden	6	0.14
52	Branden	6	0.14
52	Brayden	6	0.14
52	Calvin	6	0.14
52	Dallas	6	0.14
52	Donald	6	0.14
52	Gunnar	6	0.14
52	Jaden	6	0.14
52	Johnathan	6	0.14
52	Jonathon	6	0.14
52	Kurt	6	0.14
52	Larry	6	0.14
52	Nickolas	6	0.14
52	Payton	6	0.14
52	Philip	6	0.14
52	Trent	6	0.14
52	Tristin	6	0.14
52	Triston	6	0.14
52	Walker	6	0.14
53	Adrian	5	0.12
53	Bryan	5	0.12
53	Caden	5	0.12
53	Corbin	5	0.12
53	Damian	5	0.12
53	Dennis	5	0.12
53	Donovan	5	0.12
53	Garret	5	0.12
53	Jeffery	5	0.12
53	Jerome	5	0.12
53	Jose	5	0.12
53	Josiah	5	0.12
53	Justice	5	0.12
53	Kaleb	5	0.12
53	Kody	5	0.12
53	Louis	5	0.12
53	Lukas	5	0.12
53	Nathanial	5	0.12
53	Nolan	5	0.12
53	Peter	5	0.12
53	Sheldon	5	0.12
53	Troy	5	0.12
53	Zane	5	0.12

South Dakota Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1996

In 1996, the most popular name for baby girls in South Dakota was Samantha, with a count of 74 girls out of a total of 3,092 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 2.39% of the total number of new-born baby girls in South Dakota in 1996). The second most popular girl name was Emily (69 girls, 2.23% of total). The third most popular girl name was Ashley (65 girls, 2.10% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in South Dakota in 1996

Samantha

Emily

Ashley

Jessica

Taylor

Hannah

Megan

Sarah

Morgan

Rachel

The table below below shows the top 197 most popular female baby names in South Dakota in 1996. 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 1996

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Samantha	74	2.39
2	Emily	69	2.23
3	Ashley	65	2.10
4	Jessica	62	2.01
4	Taylor	62	2.01
5	Hannah	58	1.88
5	Megan	58	1.88
6	Sarah	52	1.68
7	Morgan	51	1.65
7	Rachel	51	1.65
8	Courtney	50	1.62
9	Shelby	49	1.59
10	Brooke	47	1.52
11	Elizabeth	45	1.46
12	Kayla	43	1.39
13	Amanda	39	1.26
14	Alexis	38	1.23
15	Kelsey	37	1.20
16	Alyssa	36	1.16
17	Danielle	34	1.10
17	Haley	34	1.10
17	Madison	34	1.10
17	Mariah	34	1.10
17	Sydney	34	1.10
18	Brittany	32	1.03
18	Rebecca	32	1.03
19	Allison	31	1.00
20	Bailey	30	0.97
20	Paige	30	0.97
21	Kaitlyn	28	0.91
22	Brianna	27	0.87
22	Nicole	27	0.87
23	Alexandra	26	0.84
23	Mackenzie	26	0.84
24	Hailey	25	0.81
24	Katie	25	0.81
25	Abigail	23	0.74
25	Anna	23	0.74
25	Erin	23	0.74
25	Lauren	23	0.74
26	Amber	21	0.68
26	Jenna	21	0.68
26	Katherine	21	0.68
27	Autumn	20	0.65
27	Jennifer	20	0.65
27	Katelyn	20	0.65
27	Miranda	20	0.65
28	Breanna	19	0.61
28	Marissa	19	0.61
28	Savannah	19	0.61
29	Emma	18	0.58
29	Jordan	18	0.58
29	Kylie	18	0.58
29	Sierra	18	0.58
30	Caitlin	17	0.55
30	Kendra	17	0.55
30	Kristen	17	0.55
30	Michaela	17	0.55
30	Shania	17	0.55
31	Cheyenne	16	0.52
31	Kaylee	16	0.52
31	Mikayla	16	0.52
32	Lindsey	15	0.49
32	Madeline	15	0.49
33	Cassandra	14	0.45
33	Chelsea	14	0.45
33	Christina	14	0.45
33	Kathryn	14	0.45
33	Makayla	14	0.45
33	Sara	14	0.45
33	Tiffany	14	0.45
33	Victoria	14	0.45
34	Cassidy	13	0.42
34	Whitney	13	0.42
35	Abby	12	0.39
35	Alicia	12	0.39
35	Erica	12	0.39
35	Jade	12	0.39
35	Kaitlin	12	0.39
35	Kimberly	12	0.39
35	Melissa	12	0.39
35	Molly	12	0.39
36	Heather	11	0.36
36	Jamie	11	0.36
36	Jasmine	11	0.36
36	Stephanie	11	0.36
36	Tessa	11	0.36
37	Alexandria	10	0.32
37	Andrea	10	0.32
37	Brenna	10	0.32
37	Gabrielle	10	0.32
37	Josie	10	0.32
37	Kara	10	0.32
37	Kennedy	10	0.32
37	Kiana	10	0.32
37	Makenzie	10	0.32
37	Mckenzie	10	0.32
37	Michelle	10	0.32
37	Natasha	10	0.32
37	Olivia	10	0.32
37	Shayla	10	0.32
37	Tia	10	0.32
38	Brandi	9	0.29
38	Caitlyn	9	0.29
38	Carly	9	0.29
38	Heidi	9	0.29
38	Hope	9	0.29
38	Julia	9	0.29
38	Katrina	9	0.29
38	Lydia	9	0.29
38	Margaret	9	0.29
38	Mary	9	0.29
38	Natalie	9	0.29
38	Sabrina	9	0.29
38	Tara	9	0.29
38	Tiana	9	0.29
39	Alexa	8	0.26
39	Ariel	8	0.26
39	Brittney	8	0.26
39	Chloe	8	0.26
39	Hanna	8	0.26
39	Kelly	8	0.26
39	Maria	8	0.26
39	Meghan	8	0.26
39	Mikaela	8	0.26
39	Payton	8	0.26
39	Sadie	8	0.26
40	Alison	7	0.23
40	Amy	7	0.23
40	Dana	7	0.23
40	Jena	7	0.23
40	Kali	7	0.23
40	Karissa	7	0.23
40	Krista	7	0.23
40	Kristina	7	0.23
40	Kylee	7	0.23
40	Lacey	7	0.23
40	Lexi	7	0.23
40	Maggie	7	0.23
40	Marisa	7	0.23
40	Monica	7	0.23
41	Alissa	6	0.19
41	Allie	6	0.19
41	Angela	6	0.19
41	April	6	0.19
41	Ashton	6	0.19
41	Baylee	6	0.19
41	Cassie	6	0.19
41	Chelsey	6	0.19
41	Crystal	6	0.19
41	Jordyn	6	0.19
41	Kasey	6	0.19
41	Kiley	6	0.19
41	Kourtney	6	0.19
41	Larissa	6	0.19
41	Leah	6	0.19
41	Mercedes	6	0.19
41	Peyton	6	0.19
41	Rebekah	6	0.19
41	Shyanne	6	0.19
41	Skye	6	0.19
41	Taryn	6	0.19
41	Tayler	6	0.19
41	Tori	6	0.19
41	Veronica	6	0.19
42	Alana	5	0.16
42	Alisha	5	0.16
42	Amelia	5	0.16
42	Angelica	5	0.16
42	Ashlyn	5	0.16
42	Bailee	5	0.16
42	Bethany	5	0.16
42	Billie	5	0.16
42	Brandy	5	0.16
42	Brooklyn	5	0.16
42	Carissa	5	0.16
42	Claudia	5	0.16
42	Darian	5	0.16
42	Destiny	5	0.16
42	Grace	5	0.16
42	Holly	5	0.16
42	Isabel	5	0.16
42	Jacey	5	0.16
42	Kelli	5	0.16
42	Kianna	5	0.16
42	Kori	5	0.16
42	Kristin	5	0.16
42	Laura	5	0.16
42	Lillian	5	0.16
42	Macey	5	0.16
42	Mckenna	5	0.16
42	Moriah	5	0.16
42	Rylee	5	0.16
42	Savanna	5	0.16
42	Shannon	5	0.16
42	Shayna	5	0.16
42	Sidney	5	0.16
42	Tamara	5	0.16
42	Tristen	5	0.16
42	Vanessa	5	0.16