South Dakota · 1939

Top 100 names in South Dakota, 1939, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	215
#2	Sharon	154
#3	Shirley	140
#4	Carol	138
#5	Barbara	124
#6	Janice	123
#7	Donna	110
#8	Karen	108
#9	Betty	108
#10	Marilyn	94
#11	Patricia	94
#12	Beverly	78
#13	Darlene	77
#14	Phyllis	71
#15	Joyce	69
#16	Janet	65
#17	Dorothy	63
#18	Judy	60
#19	Marlene	58
#20	Joan	55
#21	Judith	55
#22	Margaret	55
#23	Lois	53
#24	Norma	49
#25	Sandra	48
#26	Delores	45
#27	Bonnie	45
#28	Nancy	45
#29	Ruth	44
#30	Virginia	42
#31	Kay	41
#32	Connie	40
#33	Elaine	39
#34	Joann	39
#35	Alice	37
#36	Helen	37
#37	Deanna	36
#38	Carolyn	35
#39	Jean	34
#40	Rose	34
#41	Gloria	33
#42	Doris	33
#43	Charlotte	31
#44	Linda	31
#45	Jeanette	30
#46	Yvonne	30
#47	Audrey	29
#48	Marjorie	28
#49	June	28
#50	Carole	26
#51	Rita	26
#52	Evelyn	26
#53	Marie	25
#54	Kathleen	25
#55	Elizabeth	25
#56	Arlene	25
#57	Marlys	24
#58	Geraldine	24
#59	Joanne	23
#60	Sally	23
#61	Verna	22
#62	Lavonne	22
#63	Constance	22
#64	Anita	21
#65	Myrna	19
#66	Marcella	18
#67	Wanda	18
#68	Sheila	17
#69	Jacqueline	17
#70	Maxine	17
#71	Diane	17
#72	Frances	17
#73	Mavis	16
#74	Jane	16
#75	Loretta	16
#76	Sylvia	16
#77	Eleanor	15
#78	Lorraine	15
#79	Rosalie	15
#80	Irene	15
#81	Ellen	14
#82	Elsie	14
#83	Esther	14
#84	Marcia	14
#85	Roberta	14
#86	Rosemary	13
#87	Peggy	13
#88	Florence	13
#89	Anna	13
#90	Jo	13
#91	Kathryn	13
#92	Gladys	13
#93	Josephine	12
#94	Mildred	12
#95	Colleen	12
#96	Susan	12
#97	Marian	12
#98	Lucille	12
#99	Ramona	12
#100	Ann	12

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
Marlys	24	51	3
Lavonne	22	47	3
Verna	22	47	8
Darlene	77	163	30
Deanna	36	76	16
Karen	108	229	51
Connie	40	85	21
Sharon	154	327	82
Marlene	58	123	34
Delores	45	95	28
Janice	123	261	80
Kay	41	87	30

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.