South Carolina · 1988

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1988, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	792
#2	Ashley	779
#3	Brittany	604
#4	Amanda	443
#5	Tiffany	339
#6	Kayla	328
#7	Jennifer	326
#8	Heather	318
#9	Amber	316
#10	Lauren	276
#11	Sarah	276
#12	Courtney	275
#13	Elizabeth	240
#14	Whitney	225
#15	Stephanie	213
#16	Kimberly	210
#17	Megan	202
#18	Mary	189
#19	Samantha	186
#20	Crystal	174
#21	Rebecca	153
#22	Danielle	142
#23	Emily	140
#24	Brittney	140
#25	Katherine	135
#26	Melissa	134
#27	Rachel	133
#28	Laura	130
#29	Christina	129
#30	Erica	126
#31	Victoria	123
#32	Anna	120
#33	Kristen	120
#34	April	112
#35	Shannon	111
#36	Nicole	111
#37	Jasmine	106
#38	Chelsea	106
#39	Erin	102
#40	Kristin	99
#41	Amy	95
#42	Kelly	91
#43	Sara	89
#44	Michelle	89
#45	Katie	88
#46	Angela	88
#47	Allison	86
#48	Andrea	85
#49	Lisa	77
#50	Latoya	76
#51	Hannah	75
#52	Casey	75
#53	Kathryn	74
#54	Lindsay	73
#55	Brandi	73
#56	Catherine	72
#57	Brandy	71
#58	Alicia	70
#59	Morgan	70
#60	Kendra	68
#61	Krystal	68
#62	Candace	65
#63	Lindsey	65
#64	Caroline	63
#65	Jamie	61
#66	Margaret	59
#67	Caitlin	59
#68	Ebony	59
#69	Britney	56
#70	Felicia	54
#71	Holly	54
#72	Alexis	52
#73	Meredith	52
#74	Dana	51
#75	Alexandra	49
#76	Carrie	45
#77	Candice	45
#78	Christine	45
#79	Monica	45
#80	Lacey	45
#81	Leslie	44
#82	Natasha	44
#83	Taylor	44
#84	Angel	43
#85	Patricia	43
#86	Jacqueline	43
#87	Brooke	43
#88	Haley	43
#89	Melanie	43
#90	Jordan	43
#91	Tara	42
#92	Cassandra	42
#93	Shanice	41
#94	Cynthia	40
#95	Alyssa	38
#96	Tabitha	38
#97	Alisha	37
#98	Natalie	37
#99	Savannah	37
#100	Miranda	37

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
Whitley	27	14	3
Lakeisha	22	12	3
Christen	20	11	2
Patrice	22	12	3
Shanice	41	22	5
Latoya	76	41	10
Tierra	28	15	4
India	20	11	3
Ashton	24	13	4
Cierra	26	14	4
Ebony	59	31	10
Latasha	35	19	6

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.