South Carolina · 1957

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1957, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	993
#2	Linda	665
#3	Patricia	651
#4	Deborah	623
#5	Debra	622
#6	Cynthia	615
#7	Barbara	532
#8	Brenda	512
#9	Susan	457
#10	Sharon	380
#11	Sandra	377
#12	Pamela	364
#13	Kathy	360
#14	Karen	359
#15	Wanda	355
#16	Teresa	348
#17	Betty	347
#18	Shirley	343
#19	Donna	336
#20	Carolyn	323
#21	Janice	294
#22	Elizabeth	290
#23	Gloria	271
#24	Nancy	249
#25	Margaret	247
#26	Joyce	246
#27	Cheryl	245
#28	Cathy	240
#29	Janet	221
#30	Diane	214
#31	Dorothy	207
#32	Martha	206
#33	Judy	197
#34	Debbie	195
#35	Rebecca	181
#36	Robin	179
#37	Carol	174
#38	Cindy	174
#39	Sarah	166
#40	Beverly	163
#41	Sylvia	148
#42	Frances	147
#43	Doris	144
#44	Catherine	143
#45	Vickie	142
#46	Sherry	142
#47	Annie	141
#48	Virginia	137
#49	Lisa	135
#50	Sheila	135
#51	Gwendolyn	135
#52	Phyllis	131
#53	Rhonda	130
#54	Rose	128
#55	Marilyn	127
#56	Laura	126
#57	Peggy	126
#58	Dianne	122
#59	Katherine	122
#60	Connie	121
#61	Angela	114
#62	Helen	112
#63	Loretta	109
#64	Jo	107
#65	Jacqueline	101
#66	Julia	101
#67	Glenda	95
#68	Rosa	95
#69	Denise	91
#70	Alice	89
#71	Gail	88
#72	Paula	88
#73	Vivian	88
#74	Christine	87
#75	Evelyn	85
#76	Yvonne	83
#77	Terry	83
#78	Theresa	82
#79	Annette	82
#80	Bonnie	81
#81	Deloris	81
#82	Joan	79
#83	Vicki	79
#84	Audrey	77
#85	Julie	77
#86	Elaine	77
#87	Kim	77
#88	Kathryn	73
#89	Jane	72
#90	Anita	72
#91	Sheryl	71
#92	Sara	71
#93	Ruth	70
#94	Tina	68
#95	Ann	68
#96	Darlene	67
#97	Terri	67
#98	Rita	67
#99	Carrie	67
#100	Lynn	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
Jannie	35	12	1
Deloris	81	29	3
Harriett	21	7	1
Lavern	22	8	1
Doretha	22	8	1
Daisy	49	17	2
Mattie	50	18	3
Lula	28	10	2
Hattie	28	10	2
Ernestine	38	13	2
Minnie	34	12	2
Maggie	24	8	1

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.