South Carolina · 1958

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1958, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	899
#2	Linda	663
#3	Cynthia	579
#4	Patricia	561
#5	Debra	533
#6	Deborah	515
#7	Barbara	476
#8	Brenda	457
#9	Susan	453
#10	Kathy	403
#11	Sandra	390
#12	Karen	374
#13	Sharon	357
#14	Donna	353
#15	Carolyn	346
#16	Teresa	346
#17	Shirley	324
#18	Pamela	322
#19	Wanda	320
#20	Betty	290
#21	Cheryl	282
#22	Janice	253
#23	Elizabeth	252
#24	Debbie	239
#25	Nancy	235
#26	Gloria	227
#27	Cathy	219
#28	Margaret	218
#29	Joyce	211
#30	Dorothy	192
#31	Carol	192
#32	Judy	187
#33	Janet	187
#34	Martha	178
#35	Lisa	169
#36	Robin	169
#37	Cindy	164
#38	Beverly	160
#39	Diane	159
#40	Angela	155
#41	Peggy	152
#42	Annette	149
#43	Sarah	148
#44	Catherine	140
#45	Tammy	136
#46	Julie	132
#47	Frances	130
#48	Rebecca	129
#49	Rhonda	129
#50	Laura	126
#51	Sherry	125
#52	Doris	125
#53	Phyllis	124
#54	Rose	123
#55	Sheila	123
#56	Vickie	123
#57	Virginia	121
#58	Gwendolyn	120
#59	Sylvia	119
#60	Helen	119
#61	Theresa	113
#62	Annie	112
#63	Jacqueline	106
#64	Christine	102
#65	Kimberly	98
#66	Darlene	98
#67	Connie	98
#68	Marilyn	98
#69	Katherine	96
#70	Terri	96
#71	Julia	95
#72	Alice	88
#73	Rosa	87
#74	Ann	86
#75	Terry	85
#76	Rita	83
#77	Gail	80
#78	Ruby	80
#79	Dianne	80
#80	Vanessa	79
#81	Denise	78
#82	Evelyn	77
#83	Myra	77
#84	Vivian	76
#85	Tina	75
#86	Jo	75
#87	Kathryn	74
#88	Ruth	72
#89	Carrie	71
#90	Lynn	70
#91	Vicki	70
#92	Bonnie	68
#93	Kim	68
#94	Loretta	66
#95	Paula	66
#96	Patsy	65
#97	Anna	64
#98	Elaine	64
#99	Lillie	64
#100	Valerie	64

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	22	8	1
Deloris	63	23	2
Minnie	42	16	2
Hattie	29	11	2
Lillie	64	24	3
Mamie	26	10	1
Willie	62	23	3
Alfreda	32	12	2
Johnnie	35	13	2
Daisy	41	15	3
Ernestine	32	12	2
Mattie	35	13	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.