South Dakota · 1918

Top 100 names in South Dakota, 1918, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	229
#2	Helen	207
#3	Dorothy	189
#4	Ruth	165
#5	Evelyn	149
#6	Margaret	147
#7	Mildred	130
#8	Irene	114
#9	Alice	103
#10	Florence	101
#11	Marie	99
#12	Frances	97
#13	Gladys	97
#14	Lucille	93
#15	Edna	91
#16	Marjorie	85
#17	Esther	82
#18	Doris	74
#19	Hazel	73
#20	Lorraine	67
#21	Viola	64
#22	Lois	62
#23	Agnes	60
#24	Gertrude	59
#25	Maxine	58
#26	Anna	58
#27	Bernice	57
#28	Virginia	56
#29	Violet	55
#30	Elsie	54
#31	Lillian	54
#32	Elizabeth	53
#33	Martha	51
#34	Phyllis	50
#35	Rose	49
#36	Grace	47
#37	Ethel	47
#38	Pearl	45
#39	Marian	45
#40	Betty	44
#41	Ruby	42
#42	Thelma	42
#43	Edith	41
#44	Louise	39
#45	Vivian	39
#46	Leona	38
#47	Shirley	37
#48	Clara	37
#49	Eileen	37
#50	Wilma	36
#51	Genevieve	36
#52	Bertha	36
#53	Ella	35
#54	Alma	35
#55	Arlene	34
#56	Myrtle	34
#57	Mabel	33
#58	Ellen	33
#59	Norma	32
#60	Emma	32
#61	Eleanor	32
#62	Vera	31
#63	Geraldine	30
#64	Eva	29
#65	Laura	29
#66	Adeline	28
#67	Joyce	28
#68	Harriet	28
#69	Marion	27
#70	Jean	26
#71	Barbara	26
#72	Opal	26
#73	Fern	26
#74	Josephine	26
#75	Ida	25
#76	June	25
#77	Charlotte	25
#78	Kathryn	24
#79	Inez	24
#80	Luella	22
#81	Katherine	22
#82	Velma	21
#83	Eunice	21
#84	Elaine	21
#85	Stella	20
#86	Dolores	19
#87	Olive	19
#88	Beulah	19
#89	Bessie	19
#90	Ann	19
#91	Hilda	18
#92	Julia	18
#93	Irma	18
#94	Minnie	18
#95	Carol	18
#96	Erma	18
#97	Blanche	18
#98	Sylvia	18
#99	Marcella	17
#100	Catherine	17

Uniquely popular in South Dakota

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Arlene	34	53	12
Luella	22	34	8
Joyce	28	43	11
Adeline	28	43	11
Fern	26	40	12
Maxine	58	90	28
Lorraine	67	104	33
Violet	55	85	28
Eileen	37	57	20
Phyllis	50	77	29
Viola	64	99	37
Elaine	21	33	13

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.