Which Are South Dakota’s Most Popular Baby Names?

It's a decision that will impact someone for the rest of their life.

When Mom and Dad pick a baby name, so many things are part of the process. Do you go with a family name, a popular name, a name from a favorite athlete, musician, or movie star? How about going off the board for something unique?

In South Dakota, parents are going in two different directions depending on whether it's a boy or a girl.

For the boys, the Mount Rushmore State went with the trendy name, Oliver, which, according to new state-by-state data from BabyCenter, is the number one boy name in America (16 states).

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As for girls, South Dakota Moms and Dads were much more selective.

The top girl baby name in the state is Sophia, which is number one in only one other state, Connecticut.

Nationally, Charlotte dominates as the top girl name across 16 states.

Most Popular Girl/Boy Baby Names in Every State

• Alabama: Ella/Waylon
• Alaska: Ella/Matthew
• Arizona: Olivia/Noah
• Arkansas: Amelia/Elijah
• California: Olivia/Noah
• Colorado: Olivia/Oliver
• Connecticut: Sophia/Noah
• Delaware: Charlotte/Atlas
• Florida: Isabella/Noah
• Georgia: Amelia/Noah
• Hawaii: Kehlani./Liam
• Idaho: Aurora/Waylon
• Illinois: Charlotte/Noah
• Indiana: Charlotte/Oliver
• Iowa: Charlotte/Oliver
• Kansas: Amelia/Oliver
• Kentucky: Charlotte/Oliver
• Louisiana: Amelia/Elijah
• Maine: Amelia/Henry
• Maryland: Olivia/Noah
• Massachusetts: Charlotte/Liam
• Michigan: Charlotte/Oliver
• Minnesota: Evelyn/Henry
• Mississippi: Olivia/Asher
• Missouri: Amelia/Oliver
• Montana: Isla/Liam
• Nebraska: Hazel/Waylon
• Nevada: Aurora/Noah
• New Hampshire: Harper/Oliver
• New Jersey: Charlotte/Noah
• New Mexico: Charlotte/Santiago
• New York: Amelia/Noah
• North Carolina: Amelia/Noah
• North Dakota: Anicia/Andrew
• Ohio: Charlotte/Oliver
• Oklahoma: Charlotte/Hudson
• Oregon: Hazel/Oliver
• Pennsylvania: Amelia/Oliver
• Rhode Island: Emma/Noah
• South Carolina: Amelia/Noah
• South Dakota: Sophia/Oliver
• Tennessee: Charlotte/Waylon
• Texas: Olivia/Noah
• Utah: Charlotte/Oliver
• Vermont: Emma/Oliver
• Virginia: Charlotte/Noah
• Washington: Charlotte/Noah
• West Virginia: Amelia/Waylon
• Wisconsin: Charlotte/Oliver
• Wyoming: Aurora/Oliver

While popular choices for girls like Olivia, Amelia, Charlotte, Sophia, Isabella, Emma, Aurora, and Evelyn account for many of the states' favorites, several names outside of the national top 10 list rank No. 1 in some places:

• Ella (No. 18 nationally) ranks No. 1 in Alaska and Alabama
• Kehlani (No. 87 nationally) is No. 1 in Hawaii
• Isla (No. 31 nationally) is No. 1 in Montana
• Anicia (No. 4,079 nationally) is No. 1 in North Dakota
• Hazel (No. 17 nationally) is No. 1 in Nebraska and Oregon
• Harper (No. 22 nationally) is No. 1 in New Hampshire

As for boys, Noah, Liam, Oliver, and Elijah – all in the top five nationally – appear a lot, but there are some more unusual names trending in some areas. Standouts include:

• Waylon (No. 18 nationally) ranks No. 1 in Alabama, Idaho, Nebraska, Tennessee, and West Virginia
• Atlas (No. 45 nationally) is No. 1 in Delaware
• Henry (No. 12 nationally) is No. 1 in Maine and Minnesota
• Asher (No. 13 nationally) is No. 1 in Mississippi
• Andrew (No. 92 nationally) is No. 1 in North Dakota
• Santiago (No. 34 nationally) is No. 1 in New Mexico
• Hudson (No. 14 nationally) is No. 1 in Oklahoma

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