South Carolina · 1974

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1974, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	727
#2	Angela	436
#3	Kimberly	408
#4	Melissa	348
#5	Amy	315
#6	Stephanie	300
#7	Tonya	287
#8	Tammy	257
#9	Mary	245
#10	Heather	234
#11	Michelle	231
#12	Lisa	226
#13	April	213
#14	Shannon	192
#15	Elizabeth	192
#16	Crystal	192
#17	Rebecca	159
#18	Tina	154
#19	Susan	150
#20	Wendy	147
#21	Amanda	145
#22	Pamela	144
#23	Julie	137
#24	Karen	136
#25	Tracy	134
#26	Cynthia	132
#27	Teresa	131
#28	Sharon	128
#29	Tiffany	122
#30	Kelly	121
#31	Patricia	114
#32	Leslie	109
#33	Tara	108
#34	Dana	106
#35	Donna	105
#36	Monica	103
#37	Laura	102
#38	Christina	102
#39	Lori	101
#40	Rhonda	96
#41	Christy	93
#42	Robin	90
#43	Stacey	89
#44	Melanie	87
#45	Andrea	87
#46	Tanya	86
#47	Sonya	83
#48	Nicole	83
#49	Tamara	82
#50	Sherry	81
#51	Yolanda	77
#52	Sandra	77
#53	Sarah	76
#54	Christie	74
#55	Dawn	74
#56	Stacy	71
#57	Katherine	71
#58	Misty	71
#59	Denise	70
#60	Ashley	69
#61	Barbara	68
#62	Linda	66
#63	Allison	64
#64	Rachel	64
#65	Erica	63
#66	Felicia	62
#67	Brandy	61
#68	Catherine	61
#69	Kristen	61
#70	Margaret	59
#71	Christine	59
#72	Jacqueline	58
#73	Nancy	57
#74	Jessica	57
#75	Wanda	57
#76	Melinda	56
#77	Regina	55
#78	Latonya	55
#79	Joy	54
#80	Sabrina	54
#81	Brenda	53
#82	Paula	52
#83	Deborah	52
#84	Anna	51
#85	Tracey	49
#86	Sheila	49
#87	Alicia	49
#88	Emily	47
#89	Veronica	47
#90	Carolyn	47
#91	Latoya	46
#92	Natasha	45
#93	Michele	44
#94	Holly	44
#95	Cheryl	43
#96	Laurie	43
#97	Theresa	43
#98	Debra	42
#99	Katrina	42
#100	Beverly	40

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
Tarsha	20	11	2
Latosha	24	14	2
Latoya	46	26	7
Wanda	57	32	8
Shonda	20	11	3
Annie	20	11	3
Latonya	55	31	9
Ashley	69	39	11
Tonya	287	164	47
Sabrina	54	31	9
Shelia	23	13	4
Gwendolyn	32	18	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.