Popular baby names in South Dakota, 2009

The most popular baby names in South Dakota in 2009 were Emma for girls (59 babies) and Ethan for boys (72). Emma ranked #2 nationally for girls. Ethan ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 7,153 babies born in South Dakota in 2009 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in South Dakota in 2009

Names given at least 15 times in South Dakota that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Brynn: 16 babies, 10.2× the national rate
Harper: 22 babies, 7× the national rate
Brooklyn: 40 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Hayden: 17 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Ashlyn: 15 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Reese: 15 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Paige: 20 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Rylee: 17 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Claire: 28 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Haley: 15 babies, 3.5× the national rate

Boys

Tate: 15 babies, 11.4× the national rate
Easton: 26 babies, 9.1× the national rate
Lane: 18 babies, 8.2× the national rate
Dawson: 17 babies, 7.1× the national rate
Tyson: 21 babies, 6.8× the national rate
Jace: 28 babies, 5.7× the national rate
Hudson: 27 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Rylan: 20 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Tanner: 23 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Riley: 35 babies, 4.4× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in South Dakota, 2009

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2008	US rank
1	Emma	59	–	2
2	Ava	58	↑3	5
3	Isabella	51	↑5	1
4	Sophia	51	↑7	4
5	Alexis	49	↑1	13
6	Elizabeth	47	↑3	11
7	Addison	45	↓4	12
8	Olivia	44	↓6	3
9	Madison	42	↑1	7
10	Brooklyn	40	↑5	37
11	Ella	37	↓4	15
12	Emily	37	↑5	6
13	Hannah	37	↑3	23
14	Abigail	36	↑5	8
15	Taylor	34	↑7	22
16	Avery	32	↑4	32
17	Chloe	32	↓5	9
18	Claire	28	↑17	53
19	Hailey	25	↓6	25
20	Lily	25	↓2	18
21	Grace	24	↓17	17
22	Natalie	24	↑2	16
23	Lauren	23	↑13	46
24	Lillian	23	↑16	27
25	Harper	22	new	>100
26	Kaitlyn	21	↑17	67
27	Aubrey	20	↓13	41
28	Paige	20	–	98
29	Alyssa	19	↓6	19
30	Anna	19	↓4	28
31	Brooke	19	↑1	54
32	Morgan	19	↑5	57
33	Samantha	19	↓4	14
34	Sophie	19	↑11	65
35	Amelia	18	↑3	55
36	Kaylee	18	↓15	26
37	Mackenzie	18	new	77
38	Nevaeh	18	↓11	34
39	Peyton	18	↓14	42
40	Hayden	17	new	>100
41	Mya	17	↓8	97
42	Rylee	17	↑7	>100
43	Ashley	16	new	20
44	Brynn	16	new	>100
45	Katelyn	16	↓1	90
46	Leah	16	↓15	29
47	Madelyn	16	new	59
48	Mia	16	↓1	10
49	Molly	16	new	92
50	Sydney	16	new	48

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2008	US rank
1	Ethan	72	↑4	2
2	Noah	72	↑1	9
3	Gavin	55	↑6	33
4	Jackson	55	–	27
5	Logan	55	↑1	17
6	Aiden	53	↑5	12
7	Jacob	52	↓6	1
8	Mason	52	↓6	34
9	Wyatt	52	↑6	60
10	Carter	50	↓2	50
11	William	47	↑26	5
12	Landon	44	↑1	36
13	Caleb	43	↑18	31
14	Owen	43	↑16	51
15	Andrew	42	↑23	16
16	Cooper	39	↑11	84
17	Carson	38	↑11	88
18	Isaac	38	↓11	40
19	Luke	37	↑29	47
20	Michael	37	↓3	3
21	Tyler	37	↑5	28
22	Austin	36	↑17	63
23	Evan	36	↓7	35
24	Joseph	36	↓12	15
25	Benjamin	35	↓11	19
26	Riley	35	↓1	>100
27	Samuel	33	↓17	24
28	Brayden	32	new	48
29	Jack	32	↓7	42
30	Alexander	31	↓11	4
31	Jaxon	31	new	>100
32	Hunter	30	↑2	56
33	Matthew	30	–	13
34	Anthony	29	↑8	11
35	Gabriel	29	↓17	22
36	Chase	28	↑10	61
37	Elijah	28	↓8	21
38	Jace	28	new	>100
39	Daniel	27	new	7
40	Dylan	27	↓8	30
41	Eli	27	new	90
42	Hudson	27	new	>100
43	Lucas	27	↓19	39
44	Zachary	27	↓3	53
45	Charles	26	new	64
46	Christopher	26	new	10
47	Easton	26	new	>100
48	Brody	25	↓27	77
49	John	25	↓13	26
50	Ayden	24	new	87

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