The most distinctive South Dakota baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive South Dakota names were Lennyn and Bowden. Across the whole record it is Kimimila and Milbert.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lennyn | 6 | 6× | Bowden | 5 | 12× |
| 2 | Mayla | 5 | 5× | Jhett | 5 | 6× |
| 3 | Sylvie | 16 | 3× | Huxley | 11 | 5× |
| 4 | Laramie | 6 | 3× | Mccoy | 9 | 5× |
| 5 | Jovie | 10 | 3× | Boden | 9 | 4× |
| 6 | Kollyns | 7 | 3× | Truett | 13 | 4× |
| 7 | Briar | 12 | 3× | Sutton | 19 | 4× |
| 8 | Emryn | 5 | 3× | Benson | 19 | 3× |
| 9 | Lainey | 50 | 3× | Colter | 29 | 3× |
| 10 | Beverly | 6 | 3× | Baylor | 13 | 3× |
| 11 | Luella | 7 | 3× | Ridge | 10 | 3× |
| 12 | Murphy | 11 | 3× | Stetson | 29 | 3× |
| 13 | Sutton | 18 | 2× | Odin | 10 | 3× |
| 14 | Wrenley | 19 | 2× | Creed | 8 | 2× |
| 15 | Mara | 8 | 2× | Beckett | 26 | 2× |
| 16 | Halle | 8 | 2× | Rhett | 21 | 2× |
| 17 | Lennon | 15 | 2× | Boone | 11 | 2× |
| 18 | Ember | 18 | 2× | Nash | 16 | 2× |
| 19 | Emery | 25 | 2× | Trey | 6 | 2× |
| 20 | Elsie | 19 | 2× | Briggs | 12 | 2× |
| 21 | Harlow | 11 | 2× | Beau | 42 | 2× |
| 22 | Brynlee | 13 | 2× | Sterling | 12 | 2× |
| 23 | Payton | 9 | 2× | Norman | 5 | 2× |
| 24 | Hattie | 10 | 2× | Otto | 14 | 2× |
| 25 | Sophie | 27 | 2× | Royce | 9 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Hazelle | 6 | 10× | Luverne | 30 | 25× |
| 1920s | Marlys | 110 | 18× | Milbert | 55 | 116× |
| 1930s | Marjo | 7 | 29× | Milbert | 8 | 58× |
| 1940s | Arlys | 28 | 24× | Arlo | 23 | 21× |
| 1950s | Marlys | 123 | 22× | Verlyn | 10 | 12× |
| 1960s | Marlys | 30 | 25× | Darwin | 126 | 10× |
| 1970s | Darci | 48 | 8× | Waylon | 36 | 7× |
| 1980s | Kateri | 8 | 8× | Darin | 89 | 6× |
| 1990s | Cante | 5 | 58× | Tate | 93 | 14× |
| 2000s | Bergen | 6 | 99× | Mato | 5 | 54× |
| 2010s | Mataya | 5 | 29× | Briggs | 104 | 13× |
| 2020s | Kimimila | 11 | 191× | Jhett | 16 | 12× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimimila | 11 | 122× | Milbert | 68 | 189× |
| 2 | Marjo | 7 | 45× | Helmuth | 22 | 42× |
| 3 | Cante | 5 | 37× | Mato | 5 | 36× |
| 4 | Wicahpi | 5 | 37× | Verlyn | 63 | 29× |
| 5 | Arlys | 79 | 31× | Luverne | 93 | 28× |
| 6 | Marcene | 19 | 28× | Merlyn | 174 | 24× |
| 7 | Marlys | 758 | 28× | Reinhold | 34 | 17× |
| 8 | Arlyce | 10 | 26× | Marlyn | 60 | 13× |
| 9 | Darlys | 11 | 25× | Lyle | 1,891 | 10× |
| 10 | Arlis | 16 | 21× | Laverne | 352 | 9× |
| 11 | Lavonne | 869 | 19× | Vern | 257 | 9× |
| 12 | Mataya | 15 | 17× | Luvern | 6 | 9× |
| 13 | Ardis | 247 | 16× | Maynard | 346 | 9× |
| 14 | Alvina | 254 | 15× | Merle | 808 | 9× |
| 15 | Ardys | 19 | 12× | Trigg | 5 | 8× |
| 16 | Lennyn | 18 | 11× | Treyton | 59 | 8× |
| 17 | Arla | 29 | 11× | Verne | 92 | 8× |
| 18 | Ione | 233 | 11× | Darold | 52 | 8× |
| 19 | Mavis | 685 | 10× | Darwin | 608 | 8× |
| 20 | Ardell | 34 | 10× | Harlan | 574 | 7× |
| 21 | Leone | 108 | 9× | Arlen | 97 | 7× |
| 22 | Bergen | 6 | 8× | Lavern | 196 | 7× |
| 23 | Eldora | 51 | 8× | Brecken | 105 | 6× |
| 24 | Laverna | 49 | 8× | Jerald | 518 | 6× |
| 25 | Ardyce | 24 | 8× | Loren | 943 | 6× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of South Dakota births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org