Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1949

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	343
2	James	337
3	Robert	324
4	Michael	268
5	Richard	267
6	John	252
7	Thomas	211
8	Larry	204
9	Gary	202
9	Ronald	202
11	Dennis	193
12	William	177
13	Donald	172
14	Charles	165
15	Daniel	137
16	Kenneth	135
17	Steven	132
18	Roger	128
19	Douglas	127
20	Terry	126
21	Jerry	94
22	Mark	91
23	Dale	87
24	Gregory	79
25	Gerald	77

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Paul	77
27	Stephen	71
28	Wayne	68
29	Bruce	60
30	Patrick	58
31	Randall	56
32	Timothy	54
33	Craig	50
34	Rodney	49
35	Alan	47
35	George	47
37	Edward	46
38	Joseph	45
39	Duane	43
40	Jeffrey	42
40	Lyle	42
42	Danny	41
43	Allen	40
44	Darrell	39
44	Eugene	39
46	Keith	37
47	Dean	35
47	Jack	35
47	Randy	35
50	Raymond	33
51	Marvin	32
52	Lawrence	30
52	Russell	30
54	Leroy	29
54	Steve	29
56	Leslie	28
56	Stanley	28
58	Arthur	27
58	Gene	27
58	Harold	27
58	Micheal	27
62	Bill	25
63	Curtis	24
64	Jim	23
65	Leonard	22
65	Ralph	22
65	Warren	22
68	Barry	21
68	Clifford	21
68	Frank	21
68	Jerald	21
68	Jerome	21
68	Lee	21
68	Roy	21
68	Vernon	21
76	Calvin	20
76	Lynn	20
78	Earl	19
78	Francis	19
78	Gordon	19
78	Loren	19
78	Lowell	19
78	Melvin	19
78	Wesley	19
85	Allan	18
85	Daryl	18
85	Kevin	18
85	Philip	18
89	Theodore	17
90	Carl	16
90	Darrel	16
90	Darwin	16
90	Leon	16
90	Mike	16
90	Peter	16
90	Tom	16
97	Bob	15
97	Brian	15
97	Dwight	15
97	Glen	15
97	Martin	15
97	Ronnie	15
97	Walter	15