South Carolina · 1948

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1948, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,642
#2	Linda	1,290
#3	Barbara	714
#4	Betty	699
#5	Patricia	691
#6	Brenda	536
#7	Shirley	477
#8	Carolyn	423
#9	Sandra	420
#10	Margaret	406
#11	Dorothy	397
#12	Nancy	387
#13	Judy	364
#14	Martha	359
#15	Annie	346
#16	Elizabeth	307
#17	Gloria	291
#18	Susan	256
#19	Sarah	253
#20	Joyce	251
#21	Frances	246
#22	Peggy	210
#23	Rebecca	210
#24	Helen	204
#25	Doris	201
#26	Janice	199
#27	Virginia	190
#28	Rosa	183
#29	Carol	170
#30	Donna	167
#31	Ruth	164
#32	Mildred	158
#33	Cynthia	155
#34	Lillie	155
#35	Alice	155
#36	Evelyn	148
#37	Deborah	143
#38	Catherine	143
#39	Sylvia	142
#40	Julia	130
#41	Willie	129
#42	Diane	125
#43	Louise	123
#44	Patsy	122
#45	Ruby	116
#46	Wanda	115
#47	Phyllis	115
#48	Delores	115
#49	Emma	114
#50	Carrie	114
#51	Geraldine	110
#52	Beverly	108
#53	Mattie	107
#54	Ann	106
#55	Ethel	103
#56	Laura	101
#57	Judith	100
#58	Ella	100
#59	Jo	100
#60	Cheryl	100
#61	Joan	100
#62	Bonnie	99
#63	Sara	99
#64	Juanita	99
#65	Rose	98
#66	Sharon	97
#67	Jane	94
#68	Janie	91
#69	Bessie	91
#70	Hattie	89
#71	Dianne	87
#72	Pamela	86
#73	Marie	85
#74	Thelma	85
#75	Clara	84
#76	Janet	83
#77	Margie	83
#78	Christine	83
#79	Edna	82
#80	Deloris	82
#81	Marilyn	82
#82	Mae	81
#83	Vivian	81
#84	Bertha	81
#85	Lillian	80
#86	Johnnie	80
#87	Minnie	78
#88	Josephine	76
#89	Elaine	76
#90	Karen	74
#91	Connie	74
#92	Jean	74
#93	Daisy	72
#94	Jacqueline	72
#95	Sally	71
#96	Lois	68
#97	Hazel	67
#98	Kathy	67
#99	Rita	66
#100	Katherine	65

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
Eartha	28	10	0
Elease	20	7	0
Albertha	24	9	0
Jannie	61	22	2
Vernell	29	11	1
Queen	41	15	1
Corine	22	8	1
Elouise	21	8	1
Doretha	21	8	1
Lizzie	36	13	2
Mamie	60	22	3
Hattie	89	32	4

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.