Baby names

The most popular baby names in South Dakota, 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in South Dakota were Lainey (50 babies) for girls and Oliver (66 babies) for boys. Lainey was 2nd for girls in 2024. Oliver was also the top boy's name in 2024. Of the top 100, Sylvie climbed the most, up 173 places from 2024.

Top girl's name in 2025

Lainey

50 girls in South Dakota

Top boy's name in 2025

Oliver

66 boys in South Dakota

Top girls' names in South Dakota, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Lainey 50 up 1
2 Charlotte 44 same
3 Evelyn 39 up 9
4 Emma 36 up 2
4 Olivia 36 up 1
6 Eleanor 32 up 2
7 Ellie 31 up 2
7 Harper 31 down 3
7 Nora 31 same
10 Amelia 30 down 9
10 Lucy 30 up 14
12 Ella 29 up 4
12 Ivy 29 up 8
14 Hazel 27 same
14 Lily 27 up 10
14 Sophie 27 up 24
14 Willow 27 down 5
18 Aurora 25 down 5
18 Emery 25 up 26
18 Isla 25 down 2
18 Sophia 25 down 3
22 Paisley 24 down 4
23 Iris 22 up 118
23 Nova 22 up 21
25 Ava 21 down 7
The rest of the top 100 girls' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Avery 20 up 5
26 Violet 20 down 17
28 Clara 19 up 31
28 Elizabeth 19 up 70
28 Elsie 19 up 3
28 Isabella 19 down 4
28 Layla 19 up 26
28 Mia 19 down 6
28 Millie 19 up 52
28 Sadie 19 up 26
28 Vivian 19 up 10
28 Wrenley 19 down 4
38 Adeline 18 up 21
38 Delilah 18 up 42
38 Eden 18 same
38 Ember 18 same
38 Sutton 18 up 6
43 Ailany 17 new
43 Grace 17 down 5
43 Quinn 17 up 16
46 Emersyn 16 down 24
46 Remi 16 down 2
46 Scarlett 16 up 73
46 Scottie 16 up 73
46 Sylvie 16 up 173
51 Cora 15 down 20
51 Eloise 15 up 16
51 Everly 15 up 8
51 Gianna 15 up 19
51 Hadley 15 down 31
51 June 15 new
51 Kinsley 15 down 27
51 Lennon 15 up 3
51 Luna 15 up 29
51 Ruth 15 up 29
51 Zoey 15 up 47
62 Claire 14 up 18
62 Eliana 14 down 3
62 Haven 14 up 102
62 Josephine 14 up 8
62 Ruby 14 down 3
62 Stella 14 down 8
68 Brynlee 13 up 51
68 Lydia 13 down 44
68 Melody 13 up 151
68 Naomi 13 up 151
68 Rose 13 new
73 Aria 12 down 35
73 Blair 12 up 91
73 Briar 12 up 117
73 Chloe 12 down 29
73 Hannah 12 up 25
73 Josie 12 down 3
73 Lillian 12 down 29
73 Madison 12 up 46
73 Parker 12 down 29
73 Penelope 12 down 14
73 Tatum 12 up 25
84 Addison 11 down 48
84 Daisy 11 up 35
84 Eliza 11 up 135
84 Emily 11 up 35
84 Everleigh 11 up 135
84 Harlow 11 new
84 Maeve 11 down 30
84 Mila 11 down 40
84 Murphy 11 up 80
84 Oaklynn 11 down 4
84 Rylee 11 down 4
84 Wren 11 down 40
84 Zoe 11 up 106
97 Aaliyah 10 up 44
97 Abigail 10 down 73
97 Adalynn 10 up 22
97 Annie 10 up 44

Climbed the most since 2024

New to the list (fewer than 5 girls in 2024): Ailany, June, Rose, Harlow.

Top boys' names in South Dakota, 2025

Rank Name Babies Since 2024
1 Oliver 66 same
2 Liam 60 down 1
3 Henry 50 same
3 Hudson 50 up 7
3 Noah 50 up 4
6 Theodore 47 down 2
7 Beau 42 up 5
8 William 41 down 1
9 Leo 40 up 38
10 Maverick 38 up 9
11 Elijah 35 same
12 Brooks 33 down 6
13 Asher 32 down 8
13 James 32 up 2
15 Bennett 31 down 1
15 Ezra 31 up 4
17 Cooper 30 down 5
17 Levi 30 down 2
19 Colter 29 up 6
19 Stetson 29 up 64
19 Waylon 29 up 23
22 Grayson 27 up 5
22 Jackson 27 up 25
22 Myles 27 up 52
22 Nolan 27 up 72
The rest of the top 100 boys' names
Rank Name Babies Since 2024
26 Archer 26 up 57
26 Beckett 26 up 9
26 Lincoln 26 down 7
26 Luke 26 up 6
30 Dean 25 up 85
30 Elias 25 down 3
32 Benjamin 24 up 31
32 Graham 24 up 15
32 Jack 24 down 25
32 Rowan 24 down 5
32 Thomas 24 up 37
37 Lucas 23 up 5
37 Michael 23 down 10
37 Weston 23 down 5
37 Wyatt 23 down 18
41 August 22 up 53
41 Carter 22 down 6
41 Daniel 22 up 1
41 Everett 22 down 14
41 Mateo 22 up 1
46 Cameron 21 up 54
46 Owen 21 down 14
46 Rhett 21 up 69
46 Samuel 21 up 82
50 Benson 19 up 33
50 Charles 19 down 3
50 Isaiah 19 down 15
50 John 19 up 19
50 Sawyer 19 down 31
50 Sutton 19 up 33
50 Wesley 19 down 35
57 Hayes 18 down 10
57 Joseph 18 up 26
57 Josiah 18 up 17
57 Luka 18 down 2
57 Micah 18 up 71
57 Miles 18 down 42
57 Ryker 18 down 22
64 Atlas 17 up 10
64 Jaxon 17 up 5
64 Logan 17 down 9
64 Milo 17 down 9
64 Tate 17 up 36
69 Callum 16 up 72
69 David 16 up 31
69 Dawson 16 down 22
69 Easton 16 down 50
69 Emmett 16 down 27
69 Nash 16 up 72
69 Roman 16 down 34
69 Walker 16 down 14
77 Baker 15 down 3
77 Callan 15 up 64
77 Charlie 15 up 64
77 Isaac 15 up 38
77 Nathan 15 up 83
77 Parker 15 down 42
77 Theo 15 down 30
77 Tucker 15 up 83
85 Arthur 14 down 2
85 Axel 14 up 56
85 Caleb 14 down 30
85 Gabriel 14 down 30
85 Jasper 14 up 9
85 Mason 14 down 60
85 Otto 14 up 9
85 Robert 14 up 15
85 Silas 14 down 22
94 Alexander 13 up 47
94 Barrett 13 down 39
94 Baylor 13 up 66
94 Callahan 13 up 153
94 Harrison 13 down 59
94 Harvey 13 up 47
94 Jacob 13 down 20

Climbed the most since 2024

Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (state data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data for 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in South Dakota. Names given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in the state in a year are left out for privacy. Names with the same number of babies share a rank, and spellings count separately: Sofia and Sophia are different names here.