South Carolina · 1955

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,144
#2	Linda	788
#3	Deborah	787
#4	Patricia	753
#5	Debra	605
#6	Barbara	586
#7	Susan	518
#8	Brenda	494
#9	Betty	451
#10	Sandra	427
#11	Cynthia	416
#12	Carolyn	400
#13	Shirley	379
#14	Donna	355
#15	Pamela	331
#16	Nancy	329
#17	Elizabeth	325
#18	Kathy	317
#19	Janice	298
#20	Gloria	291
#21	Wanda	289
#22	Karen	286
#23	Sharon	276
#24	Margaret	251
#25	Diane	236
#26	Joyce	233
#27	Dorothy	232
#28	Teresa	229
#29	Judy	228
#30	Rebecca	209
#31	Janet	209
#32	Martha	207
#33	Cathy	201
#34	Cheryl	195
#35	Catherine	184
#36	Beverly	183
#37	Annie	182
#38	Carol	178
#39	Sarah	169
#40	Doris	163
#41	Peggy	154
#42	Gwendolyn	154
#43	Frances	154
#44	Marilyn	149
#45	Connie	149
#46	Virginia	139
#47	Sylvia	139
#48	Vickie	136
#49	Jo	136
#50	Helen	136
#51	Rose	134
#52	Dianne	132
#53	Sheila	122
#54	Phyllis	122
#55	Alice	120
#56	Jacqueline	117
#57	Sherry	116
#58	Vivian	111
#59	Debbie	109
#60	Ruth	108
#61	Robin	104
#62	Evelyn	103
#63	Ann	101
#64	Laura	101
#65	Rhonda	100
#66	Jane	99
#67	Rosa	98
#68	Katherine	95
#69	Deloris	93
#70	Lillie	91
#71	Janie	91
#72	Bonnie	90
#73	Christine	90
#74	Theresa	87
#75	Ruby	87
#76	Yvonne	87
#77	Kathryn	86
#78	Delores	84
#79	Jean	84
#80	Gail	83
#81	Denise	83
#82	Patsy	83
#83	Willie	81
#84	Joan	80
#85	Sara	78
#86	Rita	78
#87	Elaine	76
#88	Julia	74
#89	Carrie	73
#90	Paula	73
#91	Emma	72
#92	Annette	71
#93	Loretta	70
#94	Terry	68
#95	Marsha	68
#96	Angela	67
#97	Ella	64
#98	Geraldine	64
#99	Terri	64
#100	Ethel	63

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
Jannie	50	17	1
Queen	28	10	1
Deloris	93	33	3
Sadie	27	9	1
Alfreda	28	10	1
Hattie	46	16	2
Essie	24	8	1
Ernestine	51	18	3
Lillie	91	32	5
Lula	33	12	2
Earnestine	30	10	2
Mamie	31	11	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.