Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1998

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	81
2	Hannah	74
3	Taylor	66
4	Madison	61
5	Samantha	59
6	Morgan	52
7	Alexis	50
7	Megan	50
9	Ashley	48
10	Bailey	43
10	Sydney	43
12	Brooke	40
12	Sarah	40
14	Elizabeth	39
14	Jessica	39
16	Kaitlyn	36
16	Kayla	36
18	Rachel	35
19	Allison	33
20	Brianna	30
20	Emma	30
22	Alyssa	28
22	Amanda	28
22	Rebecca	28
25	Lauren	27

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Haley	25
27	Amber	24
27	Anna	24
27	Grace	24
30	Brittany	23
30	Mariah	23
32	Abigail	22
32	Courtney	22
32	Hailey	22
32	Mikayla	22
32	Shelby	22
37	Jenna	21
37	Stephanie	21
39	Alexandra	19
39	Jordan	19
39	Kelsey	19
39	Mackenzie	19
39	Sierra	19
44	Julia	18
44	Kaylee	18
44	Paige	18
47	Danielle	16
47	Miranda	16
47	Molly	16
47	Nicole	16
47	Sara	16
47	Tessa	16
53	Carly	15
53	Christina	15
53	Jamie	15
53	Jennifer	15
53	Katelyn	15
53	Kendra	15
53	Makayla	15
53	Michaela	15
53	Olivia	15
53	Whitney	15
63	Abby	14
63	Gabrielle	14
63	Heather	14
63	Katie	14
63	Mckenzie	14
63	Tiffany	14
63	Victoria	14
70	Autumn	13
70	Jasmine	13
70	Kylie	13
70	Madeline	13
70	Michelle	13
70	Natalie	13
76	April	12
76	Cassandra	12
76	Chelsea	12
76	Chloe	12
76	Erin	12
76	Katherine	12
76	Shayla	12
83	Alexandria	11
83	Andrea	11
83	Angela	11
83	Brooklyn	11
83	Kennedy	11
83	Mary	11
83	Sabrina	11
83	Savannah	11
83	Sidney	11
83	Sophia	11
93	Adrianna	10
93	Cheyenne	10
93	Kate	10
93	Kylee	10
93	Laura	10
93	Mercedes	10
93	Selena	10
93	Tara	10