South Dakota Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1997

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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South Dakota Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1997

In 1997, the most popular name for baby boys in South Dakota was Jacob, with a count of 121 boys out of a total of 3,878 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.12% of the total number of new-born baby boys in South Dakota in 1997). The second most popular boy name was Austin (105 boys, 2.71% of total). The third most popular boy name was Michael (81 boys, 2.09% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in South Dakota in 1997

Jacob

Austin

Michael

Tyler

Matthew

Zachary

Andrew

Cody

Dylan

Joshua

The table below below shows the top 200 most popular male baby names in South Dakota in 1997. 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 1997

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Jacob	121	3.12
2	Austin	105	2.71
3	Michael	81	2.09
4	Tyler	75	1.93
5	Matthew	73	1.88
6	Zachary	67	1.73
7	Andrew	66	1.70
8	Cody	64	1.65
9	Dylan	62	1.60
9	Joshua	62	1.60
10	Nicholas	61	1.57
10	Tanner	61	1.57
11	Brandon	60	1.55
12	Cole	58	1.50
13	Logan	57	1.47
14	Joseph	54	1.39
15	Jordan	53	1.37
16	Nathan	52	1.34
17	Ryan	51	1.32
18	Ethan	48	1.24
19	Alexander	45	1.16
20	Alex	44	1.14
20	Anthony	44	1.14
21	Hunter	43	1.11
21	Samuel	43	1.11
22	Riley	42	1.08
23	Noah	41	1.06
24	Christopher	40	1.03
24	Trevor	40	1.03
25	John	38	0.98
25	Kyle	38	0.98
26	James	37	0.95
27	Justin	35	0.90
28	Benjamin	32	0.83
29	Aaron	30	0.77
29	Chase	30	0.77
29	Taylor	30	0.77
29	Thomas	30	0.77
30	Jesse	29	0.75
30	Mason	29	0.75
30	Robert	29	0.75
31	Adam	28	0.72
31	Connor	28	0.72
31	Daniel	28	0.72
31	David	28	0.72
31	Jonathan	28	0.72
31	William	28	0.72
32	Dustin	27	0.70
33	Christian	26	0.67
34	Brady	25	0.65
35	Lucas	24	0.62
35	Wyatt	24	0.62
36	Garrett	23	0.59
36	Jared	23	0.59
37	Caleb	22	0.57
37	Isaac	22	0.57
37	Tristan	22	0.57
38	Luke	21	0.54
38	Spencer	21	0.54
39	Bryce	20	0.52
39	Carter	20	0.52
39	Sean	20	0.52
39	Seth	20	0.52
40	Charles	19	0.49
40	Collin	19	0.49
40	Landon	19	0.49
40	Patrick	19	0.49
41	Blake	18	0.46
41	Derek	18	0.46
41	Devin	18	0.46
41	Jason	18	0.46
41	Mitchell	18	0.46
41	Steven	18	0.46
42	Evan	17	0.44
42	Levi	17	0.44
43	Grant	16	0.41
43	Jack	16	0.41
43	Nathaniel	16	0.41
43	Timothy	16	0.41
44	Shane	15	0.39
45	Colton	14	0.36
45	Dillon	14	0.36
45	Eric	14	0.36
45	Paul	14	0.36
45	Travis	14	0.36
46	Dalton	13	0.34
46	Elijah	13	0.34
46	Gabriel	13	0.34
46	Isaiah	13	0.34
46	Jeremy	13	0.34
46	Mark	13	0.34
47	Jackson	12	0.31
47	Kaleb	12	0.31
47	Lane	12	0.31
47	Parker	12	0.31
47	Skyler	12	0.31
48	Chance	11	0.28
48	Colin	11	0.28
48	Preston	11	0.28
48	Tate	11	0.28
49	Bailey	10	0.26
49	Brian	10	0.26
49	Clayton	10	0.26
49	Devon	10	0.26
49	Ian	10	0.26
49	Lance	10	0.26
49	Richard	10	0.26
49	Tyson	10	0.26
50	Bradley	9	0.23
50	Brett	9	0.23
50	Cameron	9	0.23
50	Carson	9	0.23
50	Dakota	9	0.23
50	Drew	9	0.23
50	Hayden	9	0.23
50	Jayden	9	0.23
50	Jeremiah	9	0.23
50	Jonah	9	0.23
50	Jonathon	9	0.23
50	Micah	9	0.23
50	Nickolas	9	0.23
50	Peter	9	0.23
50	Phillip	9	0.23
51	Casey	8	0.21
51	Chandler	8	0.21
51	Dale	8	0.21
51	Dallas	8	0.21
51	Gage	8	0.21
51	Garret	8	0.21
51	Gavin	8	0.21
51	Jake	8	0.21
51	Marcus	8	0.21
51	Shawn	8	0.21
51	Silas	8	0.21
51	Trent	8	0.21
51	Trenton	8	0.21
51	Trey	8	0.21
51	Tristen	8	0.21
51	Ty	8	0.21
52	Brock	7	0.18
52	Brody	7	0.18
52	Clay	7	0.18
52	Dane	7	0.18
52	Dante	7	0.18
52	Dominic	7	0.18
52	Henry	7	0.18
52	Joel	7	0.18
52	Kenneth	7	0.18
52	Kevin	7	0.18
52	Kole	7	0.18
52	Stephen	7	0.18
52	Tristin	7	0.18
52	Troy	7	0.18
52	Tye	7	0.18
52	Zane	7	0.18
53	Brennan	6	0.16
53	Chad	6	0.16
53	Corey	6	0.16
53	Cory	6	0.16
53	Derrick	6	0.16
53	Donovan	6	0.16
53	George	6	0.16
53	Jeffrey	6	0.16
53	Kane	6	0.16
53	Keegan	6	0.16
53	Keith	6	0.16
53	Maxwell	6	0.16
53	Morgan	6	0.16
53	Nolan	6	0.16
53	Owen	6	0.16
53	Quentin	6	0.16
53	Sage	6	0.16
53	Sawyer	6	0.16
53	Sheldon	6	0.16
53	Tyrell	6	0.16
53	Zachery	6	0.16
54	Aidan	5	0.13
54	Antonio	5	0.13
54	Braden	5	0.13
54	Braxton	5	0.13
54	Brendan	5	0.13
54	Brenden	5	0.13
54	Calvin	5	0.13
54	Craig	5	0.13
54	Curtis	5	0.13
54	Damon	5	0.13
54	Dominick	5	0.13
54	Drake	5	0.13
54	Jace	5	0.13
54	Jaden	5	0.13
54	Johnathan	5	0.13
54	Kobe	5	0.13
54	Kody	5	0.13
54	Layne	5	0.13
54	Mathew	5	0.13
54	Mitchel	5	0.13
54	Payton	5	0.13
54	Peyton	5	0.13
54	Wade	5	0.13
54	Walker	5	0.13

South Dakota Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1997

In 1997, the most popular name for baby girls in South Dakota was Hannah, with a count of 76 girls out of a total of 3,041 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 2.50% of the total number of new-born baby girls in South Dakota in 1997). The second most popular girl name was Samantha (76 girls, 2.50% of total). The third most popular girl name was Emily (70 girls, 2.30% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in South Dakota in 1997

Hannah

Samantha

Emily

Taylor

Ashley

Morgan

Megan

Alexis

Madison

Jessica

The table below below shows the top 200 most popular female baby names in South Dakota in 1997. 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 1997

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Hannah	76	2.50
1	Samantha	76	2.50
2	Emily	70	2.30
2	Taylor	70	2.30
3	Ashley	60	1.97
4	Morgan	56	1.84
5	Megan	53	1.74
6	Alexis	49	1.61
6	Madison	49	1.61
7	Jessica	48	1.58
8	Brianna	45	1.48
8	Elizabeth	45	1.48
8	Rachel	45	1.48
9	Alyssa	39	1.28
9	Amanda	39	1.28
10	Sydney	37	1.22
11	Courtney	36	1.18
12	Haley	35	1.15
13	Kayla	34	1.12
13	Shelby	34	1.12
14	Abigail	33	1.09
14	Rebecca	33	1.09
15	Allison	31	1.02
15	Paige	31	1.02
15	Sarah	31	1.02
16	Jordan	30	0.99
17	Danielle	29	0.95
17	Kelsey	29	0.95
18	Hailey	28	0.92
18	Nicole	28	0.92
19	Amber	27	0.89
19	Brooke	27	0.89
19	Jennifer	27	0.89
19	Mariah	27	0.89
19	Sierra	27	0.89
20	Alexandra	25	0.82
20	Anna	25	0.82
20	Bailey	25	0.82
20	Lauren	25	0.82
21	Kendra	24	0.79
21	Miranda	24	0.79
21	Victoria	24	0.79
22	Brittany	22	0.72
22	Jenna	22	0.72
22	Kylie	22	0.72
23	Cassidy	21	0.69
23	Katie	21	0.69
23	Mckenzie	21	0.69
23	Savannah	21	0.69
24	Makayla	20	0.66
25	Erin	19	0.63
25	Kaitlyn	19	0.63
25	Katelyn	19	0.63
26	Mackenzie	18	0.59
26	Molly	18	0.59
26	Olivia	18	0.59
27	Madeline	17	0.56
28	Autumn	16	0.53
28	Grace	16	0.53
28	Kaylee	16	0.53
28	Lindsey	16	0.53
28	Michaela	16	0.53
29	Abby	15	0.49
29	Heather	15	0.49
29	Hope	15	0.49
29	Marissa	15	0.49
30	Jade	14	0.46
30	Maria	14	0.46
30	Sadie	14	0.46
31	Cassandra	13	0.43
31	Mary	13	0.43
32	Alicia	12	0.40
32	Emma	12	0.40
32	Jasmine	12	0.40
32	Josie	12	0.40
32	Kimberly	12	0.40
32	Kristen	12	0.40
32	Stephanie	12	0.40
33	Alexandria	11	0.36
33	Erica	11	0.36
33	Hanna	11	0.36
33	Katherine	11	0.36
33	Rachael	11	0.36
33	Shannon	11	0.36
33	Whitney	11	0.36
34	Alexa	10	0.33
34	Angela	10	0.33
34	Destiny	10	0.33
34	Jamie	10	0.33
34	Kylee	10	0.33
34	Leah	10	0.33
34	Mikayla	10	0.33
34	Monica	10	0.33
34	Sara	10	0.33
34	Shania	10	0.33
34	Tiffany	10	0.33
35	Amy	9	0.30
35	Carly	9	0.30
35	Laura	9	0.30
35	Meghan	9	0.30
35	Melissa	9	0.30
35	Sophia	9	0.30
35	Taryn	9	0.30
35	Tessa	9	0.30
35	Tori	9	0.30
36	Andrea	8	0.26
36	Bethany	8	0.26
36	Briana	8	0.26
36	Brooklyn	8	0.26
36	Caitlin	8	0.26
36	Chelsea	8	0.26
36	Cheyenne	8	0.26
36	Julia	8	0.26
36	Justine	8	0.26
36	Karlie	8	0.26
36	Kathryn	8	0.26
36	Michelle	8	0.26
36	Natasha	8	0.26
36	Regan	8	0.26
36	Shayla	8	0.26
36	Tara	8	0.26
36	Tiana	8	0.26
36	Vanessa	8	0.26
37	Alison	7	0.23
37	Brandi	7	0.23
37	Breanna	7	0.23
37	Cassie	7	0.23
37	Catherine	7	0.23
37	Christina	7	0.23
37	Gabrielle	7	0.23
37	Jordyn	7	0.23
37	Kara	7	0.23
37	Karissa	7	0.23
37	Kirsten	7	0.23
37	Kristina	7	0.23
37	Lydia	7	0.23
37	Macy	7	0.23
37	Maggie	7	0.23
37	Payton	7	0.23
37	Tia	7	0.23
38	Alissa	6	0.20
38	April	6	0.20
38	Ashlee	6	0.20
38	Bailee	6	0.20
38	Bridget	6	0.20
38	Chloe	6	0.20
38	Christine	6	0.20
38	Darian	6	0.20
38	Faith	6	0.20
38	Felicia	6	0.20
38	Hayley	6	0.20
38	Holly	6	0.20
38	Kassidy	6	0.20
38	Katlyn	6	0.20
38	Kennedy	6	0.20
38	Kiana	6	0.20
38	Kyla	6	0.20
38	Lacey	6	0.20
38	Makenzie	6	0.20
38	Meredith	6	0.20
38	Natalie	6	0.20
38	Patricia	6	0.20
38	Riley	6	0.20
38	Sabrina	6	0.20
38	Summer	6	0.20
38	Tabitha	6	0.20
38	Taya	6	0.20
38	Tea	6	0.20
38	Tyra	6	0.20
39	Abbey	5	0.16
39	Alisha	5	0.16
39	Angel	5	0.16
39	Anne	5	0.16
39	Ariel	5	0.16
39	Carissa	5	0.16
39	Ciara	5	0.16
39	Dakota	5	0.16
39	Dana	5	0.16
39	Isabella	5	0.16
39	Kaitlynn	5	0.16
39	Katrina	5	0.16
39	Kelly	5	0.16
39	Krista	5	0.16
39	Larissa	5	0.16
39	Laurel	5	0.16
39	Lily	5	0.16
39	Lisa	5	0.16
39	Lyndsey	5	0.16
39	Meagan	5	0.16
39	Sage	5	0.16
39	Serena	5	0.16
39	Shayna	5	0.16
39	Shelbi	5	0.16
39	Skyler	5	0.16
39	Tianna	5	0.16
39	Trista	5	0.16
39	Zoe	5	0.16