South Carolina · 1919
Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1919, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 1,616 |
| #2 | Annie | 692 |
| #3 | Margaret | 479 |
| #4 | Ruth | 465 |
| #5 | Louise | 448 |
| #6 | Elizabeth | 419 |
| #7 | Frances | 354 |
| #8 | Dorothy | 326 |
| #9 | Ruby | 310 |
| #10 | Sarah | 308 |
| #11 | Helen | 305 |
| #12 | Rosa | 298 |
| #13 | Lillie | 286 |
| #14 | Mildred | 282 |
| #15 | Martha | 273 |
| #16 | Willie | 262 |
| #17 | Ethel | 257 |
| #18 | Lucille | 231 |
| #19 | Carrie | 224 |
| #20 | Evelyn | 220 |
| #21 | Virginia | 216 |
| #22 | Marie | 213 |
| #23 | Mattie | 213 |
| #24 | Hattie | 212 |
| #25 | Thelma | 209 |
| #26 | Edna | 209 |
| #27 | Emma | 204 |
| #28 | Bessie | 203 |
| #29 | Alice | 199 |
| #30 | Jessie | 192 |
| #31 | Gladys | 186 |
| #32 | Beatrice | 177 |
| #33 | Bertha | 175 |
| #34 | Minnie | 172 |
| #35 | Mamie | 170 |
| #36 | Julia | 166 |
| #37 | Eva | 165 |
| #38 | Lillian | 162 |
| #39 | Anna | 160 |
| #40 | Edith | 159 |
| #41 | Ella | 158 |
| #42 | Maggie | 155 |
| #43 | Catherine | 154 |
| #44 | Ida | 150 |
| #45 | Janie | 145 |
| #46 | Lula | 144 |
| #47 | Clara | 143 |
| #48 | Sara | 140 |
| #49 | Viola | 137 |
| #50 | Daisy | 136 |
| #51 | Geneva | 134 |
| #52 | Grace | 128 |
| #53 | Sadie | 127 |
| #54 | Lucile | 125 |
| #55 | Hazel | 122 |
| #56 | Pauline | 122 |
| #57 | Rebecca | 120 |
| #58 | Inez | 120 |
| #59 | Pearl | 119 |
| #60 | Lois | 110 |
| #61 | Nellie | 110 |
| #62 | Fannie | 108 |
| #63 | Florence | 106 |
| #64 | Laura | 105 |
| #65 | Bernice | 104 |
| #66 | Alma | 102 |
| #67 | Gertrude | 102 |
| #68 | Irene | 100 |
| #69 | Mae | 100 |
| #70 | Myrtle | 97 |
| #71 | Alberta | 93 |
| #72 | Sallie | 92 |
| #73 | Essie | 92 |
| #74 | Lizzie | 91 |
| #75 | Doris | 90 |
| #76 | Josephine | 86 |
| #77 | Vera | 86 |
| #78 | Agnes | 84 |
| #79 | Katherine | 83 |
| #80 | Juanita | 80 |
| #81 | Jannie | 80 |
| #82 | Eunice | 77 |
| #83 | Cora | 76 |
| #84 | Rose | 75 |
| #85 | Nancy | 75 |
| #86 | Lila | 74 |
| #87 | Eula | 73 |
| #88 | Esther | 73 |
| #89 | Ellen | 71 |
| #90 | Christine | 71 |
| #91 | Susie | 71 |
| #92 | Lucy | 67 |
| #93 | Eloise | 65 |
| #94 | Lottie | 65 |
| #95 | Vivian | 64 |
| #96 | Kathleen | 64 |
| #97 | Estelle | 63 |
| #98 | Ada | 62 |
| #99 | Ollie | 61 |
| #100 | Mabel | 60 |
Uniquely popular in South Carolina
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elease | 40 | 17 | 1 |
| Azalee | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| Corrie | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| Jannie | 80 | 34 | 2 |
| Albertha | 40 | 17 | 1 |
| Elouise | 38 | 16 | 2 |
| Janie | 145 | 61 | 7 |
| Elise | 40 | 17 | 2 |
| Wilhelmina | 35 | 15 | 2 |
| Rosalee | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| Eliza | 59 | 25 | 3 |
| Queen | 34 | 14 | 2 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.