South Dakota vs West Virginia

Baby names, 2024 — Both states crown Amelia and Oliver — the differences live deeper in the top 50.

Girls

South Dakota

  1. Amelia47
  2. Lainey45
  3. Charlotte45
  4. Harper43
  5. Olivia38
  6. Emma36
  7. Nora34
  8. Eleanor33
  9. Willow32
  10. Violet32
  11. Ellie32
  12. Evelyn31
  13. Aurora30
  14. Hazel27
  15. Sophia26

West Virginia

  1. Amelia89
  2. Olivia72
  3. Lainey72
  4. Willow71
  5. Charlotte56
  6. Scarlett55
  7. Emma55
  8. Sophia54
  9. Evelyn53
  10. Aurora53
  11. Harper50
  12. Paisley49
  13. Ava48
  14. Oaklynn47
  15. Ivy47

Boys

South Dakota

  1. Oliver52
  2. Liam52
  3. Henry51
  4. Theodore42
  5. Asher41
  6. Brooks37
  7. William36
  8. Noah36
  9. Jack36
  10. Hudson35
  11. Elijah32
  12. Cooper31
  13. Beau31
  14. Bennett30
  15. Wesley28

West Virginia

  1. Oliver102
  2. Waylon92
  3. Maverick83
  4. Liam79
  5. Hudson79
  6. Elijah77
  7. Noah74
  8. Asher73
  9. Wyatt67
  10. Grayson57
  11. Weston55
  12. Levi53
  13. Theodore50
  14. Cooper50
  15. William49

Where they split — girls

Only in South Dakota's top 50:

MiaEmersynLydiaLucyPalmerElsieCoraAbigail

Only in West Virginia's top 50:

ScarlettOaklynnEverleighRaelynnOakleyElizabethDelilahLayla

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Nora #7 in South Dakota · #41 in West Virginia
  2. Lillian #48 in South Dakota · #18 in West Virginia
  3. Hadley #21 in South Dakota · #50 in West Virginia
  4. Lily #27 in South Dakota · #45 in West Virginia
  5. Isla #16 in South Dakota · #34 in West Virginia
  6. Hazel #14 in South Dakota · #30 in West Virginia

Where they split — boys

Only in South Dakota's top 50:

BrooksBeauBennettColterMichaelEverettLukeRyker

Only in West Virginia's top 50:

WalkerSilasRiverColtonBenjaminAtlasSamuelJoseph

Biggest rank gaps:

  1. Waylon #42 in South Dakota · #2 in West Virginia
  2. Jack #9 in South Dakota · #48 in West Virginia
  3. Miles #16 in South Dakota · #46 in West Virginia
  4. Jackson #45 in South Dakota · #18 in West Virginia
  5. Ezra #24 in South Dakota · #49 in West Virginia
  6. Wesley #15 in South Dakota · #36 in West Virginia
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