South Carolina · 1962

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1962, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	720
#2	Cynthia	507
#3	Sandra	476
#4	Lisa	456
#5	Linda	446
#6	Teresa	445
#7	Patricia	433
#8	Brenda	421
#9	Sharon	419
#10	Donna	412
#11	Karen	402
#12	Barbara	394
#13	Susan	361
#14	Angela	355
#15	Deborah	346
#16	Pamela	324
#17	Tammy	314
#18	Debra	292
#19	Elizabeth	280
#20	Robin	247
#21	Wanda	235
#22	Jacqueline	222
#23	Carolyn	218
#24	Kimberly	217
#25	Kathy	207
#26	Gloria	204
#27	Janice	202
#28	Janet	198
#29	Tina	197
#30	Beverly	189
#31	Cheryl	188
#32	Betty	187
#33	Sherry	184
#34	Nancy	182
#35	Shirley	182
#36	Sheila	172
#37	Rhonda	172
#38	Debbie	171
#39	Laura	165
#40	Margaret	162
#41	Cindy	146
#42	Joyce	146
#43	Cathy	137
#44	Dorothy	133
#45	Jennifer	129
#46	Rebecca	126
#47	Connie	121
#48	Judy	121
#49	Frances	120
#50	Denise	117
#51	Carol	113
#52	Rose	111
#53	Lori	110
#54	Martha	109
#55	Tracy	108
#56	Sarah	105
#57	Catherine	105
#58	Julie	104
#59	Terri	103
#60	Gwendolyn	102
#61	Sylvia	101
#62	Melissa	98
#63	Theresa	97
#64	Jackie	95
#65	Terry	92
#66	Diane	92
#67	Annette	92
#68	Kim	90
#69	Vickie	88
#70	Doris	87
#71	Wendy	86
#72	Sherri	84
#73	Helen	82
#74	Darlene	81
#75	Valerie	80
#76	Melinda	77
#77	Alice	77
#78	Marilyn	77
#79	Melanie	77
#80	Paula	75
#81	Virginia	74
#82	Loretta	74
#83	Phyllis	74
#84	Kelly	74
#85	Anita	73
#86	Sonya	73
#87	Bonnie	72
#88	Peggy	72
#89	Stephanie	72
#90	Annie	72
#91	Christine	71
#92	Anna	66
#93	Elaine	66
#94	Amy	64
#95	Rita	64
#96	Rosa	63
#97	Regina	63
#98	Audrey	62
#99	Katherine	61
#100	Michelle	61

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
Deloris	41	16	2
Hattie	29	11	1
Minnie	22	9	1
Willie	36	14	2
Mattie	23	9	2
Lillie	35	14	2
Johnnie	23	9	2
Bessie	22	9	2
Ethel	38	15	3
Ella	37	15	3
Harriet	22	9	2
Annie	72	28	7

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.