South Carolina · 1956

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,097
#2	Linda	704
#3	Deborah	703
#4	Debra	663
#5	Patricia	655
#6	Barbara	631
#7	Cynthia	539
#8	Susan	497
#9	Brenda	462
#10	Sandra	429
#11	Sharon	428
#12	Betty	403
#13	Pamela	393
#14	Shirley	382
#15	Karen	366
#16	Donna	365
#17	Carolyn	351
#18	Kathy	347
#19	Wanda	339
#20	Teresa	325
#21	Gloria	308
#22	Nancy	290
#23	Janice	285
#24	Elizabeth	271
#25	Joyce	260
#26	Margaret	247
#27	Judy	245
#28	Cheryl	232
#29	Martha	232
#30	Carol	224
#31	Dorothy	223
#32	Cathy	200
#33	Debbie	192
#34	Diane	191
#35	Beverly	189
#36	Rebecca	187
#37	Janet	181
#38	Annie	174
#39	Sarah	171
#40	Vickie	160
#41	Marilyn	153
#42	Doris	152
#43	Catherine	152
#44	Rose	142
#45	Frances	139
#46	Peggy	136
#47	Dianne	134
#48	Robin	133
#49	Gwendolyn	133
#50	Rhonda	132
#51	Jo	131
#52	Phyllis	128
#53	Virginia	126
#54	Sheila	126
#55	Alice	125
#56	Laura	120
#57	Jacqueline	117
#58	Helen	116
#59	Sylvia	115
#60	Ruth	113
#61	Connie	112
#62	Angela	112
#63	Gail	107
#64	Vivian	106
#65	Sherry	106
#66	Loretta	105
#67	Rosa	101
#68	Ann	97
#69	Theresa	97
#70	Ruby	95
#71	Katherine	93
#72	Denise	92
#73	Deloris	90
#74	Evelyn	86
#75	Rita	83
#76	Julia	81
#77	Vicki	81
#78	Bonnie	79
#79	Christine	79
#80	Willie	78
#81	Sara	76
#82	Elaine	75
#83	Paula	74
#84	Jane	74
#85	Joan	74
#86	Carrie	74
#87	Annette	73
#88	Terry	73
#89	Kim	73
#90	Audrey	70
#91	Darlene	70
#92	Yvonne	70
#93	Lillie	69
#94	Kathleen	69
#95	Patsy	68
#96	Emma	67
#97	Vanessa	67
#98	Kathryn	67
#99	Delores	66
#100	Jackie	66

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	22	8	1
Vernell	23	8	1
Jannie	34	12	1
Queen	26	9	1
Deloris	90	31	3
Hattie	54	19	2
Harriett	23	8	1
Mamie	43	15	2
Bessie	55	19	3
Lula	32	11	2
Alfreda	25	9	1
Daisy	43	15	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.