South Carolina · 1959

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	873
#2	Cynthia	592
#3	Donna	585
#4	Linda	574
#5	Patricia	565
#6	Debra	491
#7	Deborah	459
#8	Barbara	458
#9	Susan	425
#10	Brenda	416
#11	Sharon	396
#12	Karen	394
#13	Teresa	367
#14	Sandra	357
#15	Pamela	346
#16	Wanda	328
#17	Kathy	318
#18	Shirley	298
#19	Betty	290
#20	Debbie	279
#21	Elizabeth	272
#22	Tammy	253
#23	Nancy	242
#24	Cheryl	232
#25	Carolyn	231
#26	Lisa	226
#27	Janice	219
#28	Janet	207
#29	Gloria	202
#30	Cindy	193
#31	Joyce	189
#32	Cathy	186
#33	Beverly	182
#34	Carol	181
#35	Margaret	177
#36	Robin	170
#37	Angela	170
#38	Dorothy	163
#39	Martha	158
#40	Rhonda	158
#41	Diane	157
#42	Rebecca	153
#43	Judy	145
#44	Sheila	137
#45	Sarah	132
#46	Peggy	127
#47	Julie	126
#48	Sherry	125
#49	Catherine	125
#50	Kimberly	119
#51	Gwendolyn	118
#52	Sylvia	117
#53	Phyllis	116
#54	Annette	116
#55	Laura	114
#56	Connie	114
#57	Frances	112
#58	Rose	109
#59	Vickie	108
#60	Gail	106
#61	Helen	106
#62	Virginia	105
#63	Doris	104
#64	Denise	101
#65	Terri	100
#66	Theresa	98
#67	Annie	97
#68	Marilyn	97
#69	Ruth	96
#70	Jacqueline	95
#71	Vanessa	95
#72	Julia	94
#73	Terry	92
#74	Tina	91
#75	Kim	89
#76	Elaine	89
#77	Loretta	85
#78	Darlene	81
#79	Lynn	80
#80	Katherine	79
#81	Alice	78
#82	Rita	78
#83	Paula	75
#84	Evelyn	74
#85	Jane	73
#86	Christine	73
#87	Rosa	73
#88	Dianne	72
#89	Jo	69
#90	Mildred	68
#91	Anita	67
#92	Jennifer	64
#93	Ann	63
#94	Willie	62
#95	Myra	62
#96	Jackie	62
#97	Yvonne	62
#98	Audrey	60
#99	Deloris	60
#100	Glenda	60

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	23	9	1
Queen	23	9	1
Deloris	60	23	2
Gracie	37	14	2
Willie	62	23	3
Mattie	40	15	2
Delphine	23	9	1
Johnnie	39	15	2
Minnie	38	14	2
Hattie	25	9	1
Lillie	56	21	3
Ernestine	33	12	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.