Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1997

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Hannah	76
1	Samantha	76
3	Emily	70
3	Taylor	70
5	Ashley	60
6	Morgan	56
7	Megan	53
8	Alexis	49
8	Madison	49
10	Jessica	48
11	Brianna	45
11	Elizabeth	45
11	Rachel	45
14	Alyssa	39
14	Amanda	39
16	Sydney	37
17	Courtney	36
18	Haley	35
19	Kayla	34
19	Rebecca	34
19	Shelby	34
22	Abigail	33
23	Allison	31
23	Paige	31
23	Sarah	31

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jordan	30
27	Danielle	29
27	Kelsey	29
29	Hailey	28
29	Nicole	28
31	Amber	27
31	Brooke	27
31	Jennifer	27
31	Mariah	27
31	Sierra	27
36	Alexandra	25
36	Anna	25
36	Bailey	25
36	Lauren	25
40	Kendra	24
40	Miranda	24
40	Victoria	24
43	Brittany	22
43	Jenna	22
43	Kylie	22
46	Cassidy	21
46	Katie	21
46	Mckenzie	21
46	Savannah	21
50	Makayla	20
51	Erin	19
51	Kaitlyn	19
51	Katelyn	19
54	Mackenzie	18
54	Molly	18
54	Olivia	18
57	Madeline	17
58	Autumn	16
58	Grace	16
58	Kaylee	16
58	Lindsey	16
58	Michaela	16
63	Abby	15
63	Heather	15
63	Hope	15
63	Marissa	15
67	Jade	14
67	Maria	14
67	Sadie	14
70	Cassandra	13
70	Mary	13
72	Alicia	12
72	Emma	12
72	Jasmine	12
72	Josie	12
72	Kimberly	12
72	Kristen	12
72	Stephanie	12
79	Alexandria	11
79	Erica	11
79	Hanna	11
79	Katherine	11
79	Rachael	11
79	Shannon	11
79	Whitney	11
86	Alexa	10
86	Angela	10
86	Destiny	10
86	Jamie	10
86	Kylee	10
86	Leah	10
86	Mikayla	10
86	Monica	10
86	Sara	10
86	Shania	10
86	Tiffany	10
97	Amy	9
97	Carly	9
97	Laura	9
97	Meghan	9
97	Melissa	9
97	Sophia	9
97	Taryn	9
97	Tessa	9
97	Tori	9