Most popular baby names in South Dakota 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in South Dakota were Lainey, Charlotte, and Evelyn for girls and Oliver, Liam, and Henry for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Truett is 10.0x more common in South Dakota than nationally, and Jovie is 9.1x more common in South Dakota than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most popular girl names 2025
vs US
1. 1 Lainey up 29 US #30
2. 2 Charlotte no change US #2
3. 3 Evelyn up 5 US #8
4. 4 Emma down 1 US #3
5. 4 Olivia down 3 US #1
6. 6 Eleanor up 6 US #12
7. 7 Ellie up 17 US #24
8. 7 Harper up 9 US #16
9. 7 Nora up 13 US #20
10. 10 Amelia down 6 US #4
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Most popular boy names 2025
vs US
1. 1 Oliver up 2 US #3
2. 2 Liam down 1 US #1
3. 3 Henry up 2 US #5
4. 3 Hudson up 14 US #17
5. 3 Noah down 1 US #2
6. 6 Theodore down 2 US #4
7. 7 Beau up 53 US #60
8. 8 William up 1 US #9
9. 9 Leo up 10 US #19
10. 10 Maverick up 39 US #49
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