Popular Girl Names in South Dakota

Lainey takes the top of South Dakota's 2025 girls' list with 50 babies, one place ahead of Charlotte's 44.

Evelyn's nine-place climb carries her to third with 39 babies, while Olivia and Emma split fourth with 36 apiece. The upper ranks lean on vintage revivals — Eleanor, Hazel, Nora — alongside short, soft picks like Ellie and Ella, and Harper holding her ground in the seventh spot.

The biggest mover is Sylvie, up 173 places into the mid-40s, with Iris close behind at 118 spots gained. Naomi and Melody each rose 151, and Elizabeth climbed 70, giving the middle of the list a distinctly old-fashioned, grandmother-chic feel. Nature names keep blooming too, with Ivy, Willow and Ember all inside the top 40.

At the other end, Palmer slid 66 places and Sofia fell 61, with Addison down 48. Surname-style and unisex choices still dot the list — Sutton, Quinn, Lennon, Parker, Murphy — though they swung in both directions this year, and the short classics like Ruby, Rose and June held steady enough to stay in view.