Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Samantha	74
2	Emily	69
3	Ashley	65
4	Jessica	62
4	Taylor	62
6	Hannah	58
6	Megan	58
8	Sarah	52
9	Morgan	51
9	Rachel	51
11	Courtney	50
12	Shelby	49
13	Brooke	47
14	Elizabeth	45
15	Kayla	43
16	Amanda	39
17	Alexis	38
18	Kelsey	37
19	Alyssa	36
20	Danielle	34
20	Haley	34
20	Madison	34
20	Mariah	34
20	Sydney	34
25	Brittany	32

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rebecca	32
27	Allison	31
28	Bailey	30
28	Paige	30
30	Kaitlyn	28
31	Brianna	27
31	Nicole	27
33	Alexandra	26
33	Mackenzie	26
35	Hailey	25
35	Katie	25
37	Abigail	23
37	Anna	23
37	Erin	23
37	Lauren	23
41	Amber	21
41	Jenna	21
41	Katherine	21
44	Autumn	20
44	Jennifer	20
44	Katelyn	20
44	Miranda	20
48	Breanna	19
48	Marissa	19
48	Savannah	19
51	Emma	18
51	Jordan	18
51	Kylie	18
51	Sierra	18
55	Caitlin	17
55	Kendra	17
55	Kristen	17
55	Michaela	17
55	Shania	17
60	Cheyenne	16
60	Kaylee	16
60	Mikayla	16
63	Lindsey	15
63	Madeline	15
65	Cassandra	14
65	Chelsea	14
65	Christina	14
65	Kathryn	14
65	Makayla	14
65	Sara	14
65	Tiffany	14
65	Victoria	14
73	Cassidy	13
73	Whitney	13
75	Abby	12
75	Alicia	12
75	Erica	12
75	Jade	12
75	Kaitlin	12
75	Kimberly	12
75	Melissa	12
75	Molly	12
83	Heather	11
83	Jamie	11
83	Jasmine	11
83	Stephanie	11
83	Tessa	11
88	Alexandria	10
88	Andrea	10
88	Brenna	10
88	Gabrielle	10
88	Josie	10
88	Kara	10
88	Kennedy	10
88	Kiana	10
88	Makenzie	10
88	Mckenzie	10
88	Michelle	10
88	Natasha	10
88	Olivia	10
88	Shayla	10
88	Tia	10