Most popular boys’ names in South Dakota, 1952
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 393 |
| 2 | James | 358 |
| 3 | Michael | 343 |
| 4 | Robert | 330 |
| 5 | John | 283 |
| 6 | Richard | 272 |
| 7 | Steven | 254 |
| 8 | Gary | 212 |
| 9 | Thomas | 202 |
| 10 | William | 182 |
| 11 | Douglas | 169 |
| 12 | Mark | 165 |
| 13 | Donald | 160 |
| 14 | Daniel | 157 |
| 15 | Ronald | 151 |
| 16 | Dennis | 150 |
| 17 | Charles | 143 |
| 18 | Larry | 139 |
| 19 | Terry | 130 |
| 20 | Roger | 123 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 119 |
| 22 | Paul | 97 |
| 23 | Randy | 96 |
| 24 | Gregory | 92 |
| 25 | Timothy | 91 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bruce | 90 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 74 |
| 27 | Wayne | 74 |
| 29 | Dale | 73 |
| 30 | Jerry | 72 |
| 31 | Rodney | 69 |
| 32 | Gerald | 66 |
| 33 | Stephen | 65 |
| 34 | Keith | 64 |
| 35 | Randall | 61 |
| 36 | Craig | 60 |
| 37 | Patrick | 56 |
| 38 | Alan | 55 |
| 39 | Joseph | 54 |
| 40 | Duane | 51 |
| 41 | Raymond | 50 |
| 42 | Allen | 43 |
| 43 | Eugene | 42 |
| 43 | Kevin | 42 |
| 43 | Kim | 42 |
| 46 | Dean | 41 |
| 47 | Curtis | 39 |
| 47 | Scott | 39 |
| 49 | Edward | 35 |
| 49 | Jack | 35 |
| 49 | Micheal | 35 |
| 52 | Danny | 33 |
| 53 | Jerome | 32 |
| 54 | Anthony | 31 |
| 54 | Gordon | 31 |
| 56 | Ricky | 30 |
| 57 | Lynn | 29 |
| 58 | George | 28 |
| 58 | Stanley | 28 |
| 60 | Darrell | 27 |
| 60 | Loren | 27 |
| 60 | Rick | 27 |
| 63 | Gene | 26 |
| 63 | Peter | 26 |
| 65 | Bradley | 25 |
| 65 | Lawrence | 25 |
| 65 | Lyle | 25 |
| 68 | Marvin | 24 |
| 69 | Glen | 23 |
| 70 | Carl | 22 |
| 70 | Jon | 22 |
| 70 | Norman | 22 |
| 70 | Wesley | 22 |
| 74 | Brian | 21 |
| 74 | Jim | 21 |
| 74 | Russell | 21 |
| 77 | Glenn | 20 |
| 78 | Daryl | 19 |
| 78 | Dwight | 19 |
| 78 | Frank | 19 |
| 78 | Kent | 19 |
| 82 | Calvin | 18 |
| 82 | Harold | 18 |
| 82 | Leon | 18 |
| 85 | Barry | 17 |
| 85 | Jay | 17 |
| 85 | Joel | 17 |
| 85 | Lee | 17 |
| 85 | Leonard | 17 |
| 85 | Martin | 17 |
| 85 | Roy | 17 |
| 92 | Arthur | 16 |
| 92 | Clifford | 16 |
| 92 | Leslie | 16 |
| 92 | Lonnie | 16 |
| 92 | Philip | 16 |
| 92 | Ralph | 16 |
| 92 | Ronnie | 16 |
| 92 | Steve | 16 |
| 92 | Terrance | 16 |
| 92 | Walter | 16 |