South Dakota · 1925

Top 100 names in South Dakota, 1925, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	265
#2	Dorothy	223
#3	Betty	201
#4	Helen	170
#5	Ruth	136
#6	Doris	132
#7	Lois	115
#8	Phyllis	107
#9	Margaret	104
#10	Evelyn	92
#11	Shirley	85
#12	Marjorie	85
#13	Alice	81
#14	Irene	79
#15	Esther	70
#16	Mildred	68
#17	Lorraine	68
#18	Virginia	66
#19	Jean	64
#20	Arlene	63
#21	Florence	61
#22	Joyce	60
#23	Delores	56
#24	Marie	56
#25	Norma	55
#26	Donna	55
#27	Maxine	54
#28	Patricia	54
#29	Lucille	54
#30	Gladys	50
#31	June	47
#32	Lillian	47
#33	Frances	47
#34	Beverly	47
#35	Eleanor	45
#36	Elaine	44
#37	Edna	44
#38	Vivian	43
#39	Grace	42
#40	Viola	41
#41	Ruby	41
#42	Elsie	41
#43	Elizabeth	41
#44	Hazel	41
#45	Gloria	38
#46	Darlene	38
#47	Bonnie	37
#48	Violet	37
#49	Anna	34
#50	Mavis	34
#51	Leona	33
#52	Carol	33
#53	Marian	33
#54	Dolores	31
#55	Eileen	31
#56	Marilyn	30
#57	Fern	30
#58	Gertrude	29
#59	Clara	29
#60	Charlotte	28
#61	Kathleen	28
#62	Rose	27
#63	Ellen	27
#64	Marion	25
#65	Martha	25
#66	Marcella	25
#67	Mabel	24
#68	Wanda	24
#69	Bernice	24
#70	Geraldine	24
#71	Ethel	24
#72	Verna	24
#73	Wilma	23
#74	Pearl	23
#75	Barbara	23
#76	Lavonne	23
#77	Vera	22
#78	Joan	22
#79	Agnes	22
#80	Edith	22
#81	Deloris	21
#82	Sylvia	21
#83	Josephine	21
#84	Luella	21
#85	Ella	21
#86	Audrey	20
#87	Eva	20
#88	Laura	20
#89	Ida	19
#90	Genevieve	19
#91	Thelma	19
#92	Emma	19
#93	Katherine	19
#94	Pauline	18
#95	Lila	18
#96	Jeanne	18
#97	Rita	17
#98	Eunice	17
#99	Opal	17
#100	Alma	15

Uniquely popular in South Dakota

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Lavonne	23	39	2
Mavis	34	57	5
Darlene	38	64	6
Deloris	21	35	4
Delores	56	94	12
Fern	30	50	8
Arlene	63	106	19
Luella	21	35	6
Donna	55	93	20
Marcella	25	42	12
Beverly	47	79	22
Phyllis	107	180	53

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.