South Carolina · 1971

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1971, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Angela	594
#2	Kimberly	514
#3	Jennifer	499
#4	Melissa	463
#5	Tammy	379
#6	Lisa	374
#7	Mary	338
#8	Michelle	325
#9	Pamela	271
#10	Amy	270
#11	Tracy	247
#12	Stephanie	245
#13	Teresa	223
#14	Cynthia	220
#15	Susan	216
#16	Sharon	213
#17	Tonya	211
#18	Karen	210
#19	Shannon	205
#20	Elizabeth	202
#21	Donna	196
#22	Wendy	193
#23	Rhonda	191
#24	Tina	190
#25	Patricia	172
#26	Julie	159
#27	Sandra	145
#28	Rebecca	142
#29	Crystal	140
#30	Linda	136
#31	Robin	136
#32	Laura	135
#33	April	134
#34	Stacy	133
#35	Sherry	131
#36	Heather	127
#37	Dana	127
#38	Kelly	119
#39	Tara	118
#40	Barbara	116
#41	Sheila	111
#42	Stacey	111
#43	Wanda	109
#44	Monica	108
#45	Deborah	105
#46	Amanda	105
#47	Paula	103
#48	Sonya	101
#49	Lori	100
#50	Andrea	96
#51	Yolanda	95
#52	Tiffany	92
#53	Leslie	91
#54	Christina	91
#55	Debra	90
#56	Katherine	90
#57	Cindy	89
#58	Christine	89
#59	Brenda	89
#60	Jacqueline	88
#61	Nancy	85
#62	Melanie	84
#63	Catherine	84
#64	Dawn	83
#65	Carolyn	83
#66	Cheryl	82
#67	Christy	82
#68	Tracey	81
#69	Allison	80
#70	Regina	75
#71	Felicia	74
#72	Kathy	73
#73	Betty	71
#74	Margaret	69
#75	Rachel	67
#76	Nicole	66
#77	Sarah	66
#78	Tanya	66
#79	Theresa	66
#80	Janice	64
#81	Denise	63
#82	Janet	63
#83	Erica	62
#84	Cassandra	60
#85	Carla	60
#86	Sabrina	58
#87	Veronica	58
#88	Carol	57
#89	Vanessa	57
#90	Ann	57
#91	Beverly	56
#92	Kim	55
#93	Ashley	55
#94	Frances	54
#95	Angelia	51
#96	Charlene	51
#97	Tammie	51
#98	Melinda	49
#99	Renee	49
#100	Anita	48

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
Rosalind	20	10	2
Angelia	51	25	6
Ashley	55	27	7
Wanda	109	53	14
Annie	20	10	3
Betty	71	34	11
Phyllis	24	12	4
Audrey	43	21	7
Doris	28	13	5
Frances	54	26	9
Sonya	101	49	16
Priscilla	33	16	5

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.