South Carolina · 1972

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1972, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Angela	590
#2	Jennifer	532
#3	Kimberly	476
#4	Melissa	412
#5	Lisa	360
#6	Stephanie	322
#7	Tammy	293
#8	Amy	288
#9	Michelle	283
#10	Mary	277
#11	Tonya	275
#12	Shannon	210
#13	Pamela	205
#14	Sharon	194
#15	Teresa	190
#16	Tracy	189
#17	Elizabeth	184
#18	Cynthia	183
#19	Karen	167
#20	Wendy	162
#21	Tina	160
#22	Donna	157
#23	Susan	151
#24	Crystal	149
#25	Laura	145
#26	Tara	143
#27	Heather	142
#28	Rebecca	142
#29	Kelly	141
#30	April	136
#31	Rhonda	133
#32	Patricia	129
#33	Sandra	128
#34	Julie	127
#35	Stacey	120
#36	Stacy	116
#37	Robin	111
#38	Nicole	108
#39	Sonya	107
#40	Sherry	106
#41	Dana	106
#42	Linda	106
#43	Melanie	105
#44	Dawn	104
#45	Andrea	101
#46	Lori	101
#47	Amanda	101
#48	Monica	98
#49	Denise	98
#50	Yolanda	97
#51	Christy	96
#52	Wanda	96
#53	Katina	88
#54	Barbara	83
#55	Sheila	83
#56	Christina	82
#57	Katherine	81
#58	Margaret	81
#59	Catherine	80
#60	Leslie	80
#61	Cheryl	79
#62	Tiffany	77
#63	Felicia	75
#64	Regina	75
#65	Catina	74
#66	Tanya	73
#67	Jacqueline	71
#68	Deborah	70
#69	Nancy	69
#70	Carla	69
#71	Allison	68
#72	Christine	68
#73	Ashley	68
#74	Paula	67
#75	Carolyn	66
#76	Brenda	65
#77	Veronica	64
#78	Theresa	63
#79	Kim	61
#80	Sarah	61
#81	Melinda	60
#82	Katrina	60
#83	Rachel	59
#84	Erica	58
#85	Cindy	57
#86	Tracey	57
#87	Janice	57
#88	Janet	54
#89	Natasha	54
#90	Cassandra	54
#91	Vanessa	52
#92	Carol	52
#93	Anita	51
#94	Sabrina	51
#95	Beverly	50
#96	Debra	50
#97	Charlene	50
#98	Frances	50
#99	Cathy	50
#100	Kathy	50

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
Ashley	68	35	8
Wanda	96	50	12
Catina	74	39	9
Annie	20	10	3
Sonya	107	56	16
Angelia	34	18	5
Phyllis	21	11	3
Frances	50	26	8
Tonya	275	143	48
Shelia	30	16	5
Dorothy	45	23	8
Doris	21	11	4

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.