Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1989

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	123
2	Amanda	121
3	Jessica	120
4	Brittany	108
5	Sarah	92
6	Samantha	86
7	Megan	81
8	Kayla	75
9	Emily	67
10	Kelsey	59
11	Jennifer	58
12	Stephanie	57
13	Rebecca	56
14	Elizabeth	54
15	Nicole	52
16	Amber	50
16	Melissa	50
18	Laura	48
18	Rachel	48
20	Heather	46
20	Tiffany	46
22	Katie	43
22	Sara	43
24	Danielle	42
25	Chelsea	41

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Michelle	41
27	Alyssa	37
27	Cassandra	37
29	Courtney	36
30	Amy	33
30	Andrea	33
32	Jamie	31
32	Whitney	31
34	Lindsey	30
35	Alicia	29
36	Katherine	27
37	Mary	26
38	Kimberly	25
39	Brianna	24
40	Angela	23
41	Chelsey	22
41	Christina	22
41	Jordan	22
44	Alexandra	21
44	Erin	21
44	Hannah	21
47	Erica	20
47	Lacey	20
47	Miranda	20
47	Tara	20
51	Katelyn	19
51	Lisa	19
53	Allison	18
53	Brandi	18
53	Caitlin	18
53	Kelli	18
53	Molly	18
58	Abby	17
58	April	17
58	Brittney	17
58	Kathryn	17
62	Bethany	16
62	Jenna	16
62	Kristen	16
62	Lauren	16
62	Shannon	16
67	Abigail	15
67	Brooke	15
67	Natalie	15
67	Vanessa	15
71	Katrina	14
71	Kristina	14
71	Sierra	14
71	Victoria	14
75	Anna	13
75	Heidi	13
75	Kendra	13
75	Morgan	13
79	Crystal	12
79	Kara	12
79	Krista	12
79	Kristin	12
79	Leslie	12
79	Meghan	12
85	Christine	11
85	Kylie	11
85	Leah	11
88	Alexa	10
88	Carrie	10
88	Grace	10
88	Jacqueline	10
88	Julia	10
88	Julie	10
88	Kari	10
88	Kelly	10
88	Kristi	10
88	Melanie	10
88	Misty	10
88	Natasha	10
88	Paige	10
88	Stacy	10