State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1954 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 60,777 South Carolina births in 1954 across 1,001 distinct names.

Distinctively South Carolina

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say South Carolina more than they say America.

#60Delorisoutside the national top 200
#60Marionoutside the national top 200
#71Nathanieloutside the national top 200
#72Lillieoutside the national top 200
#82Carrieoutside the national top 200
#83Emmaoutside the national top 200
#40Annie#150 nationally
#56Rosa#165 nationally
#94Janieoutside the national top 200
#97Ellaoutside the national top 200
#62Donnie#162 nationally
#87Johnnie#183 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,301US #1
#2Linda837US #2
#3Deborah799US #3
#4Patricia784US #4
#5Barbara682US #7
#6Debra527US #6
#7Betty502US #36
#8Brenda501US #18
#9Sandra450US #13
#10Cynthia448US #10
#11Susan441US #5
#12Shirley427US #33
#13Nancy381US #9
#14Carolyn370US #27
#15Donna342US #11
#16Kathy334US #23
#17Pamela317US #12
#18Elizabeth310US #20
#19Dorothy300US #55
#20Gloria292US #42
#21Janice288US #25
#22Judy284US #29
#23Wanda274US #58
#24Martha265US #46
#25Karen260US #8
#26Margaret259US #21
#27Joyce254US #28
#28Sharon238US #16
#29Rebecca235US #26
#30Sarah218US #103
#31Peggy209US #48
#32Carol208US #15
#33Teresa208US #34
#34Diane199US #17
#35Marilyn190US #35
#36Janet189US #19
#37Beverly184US #31
#38Doris182US #93
#39Virginia180US #61
#40Annie176US #150
#41Frances174US #83
#42Helen158US #72
#43Jo156US #53
#44Catherine155US #32
#45Cathy149US #59
#46Vickie140US #69
#47Rose139US #54
#48Cheryl135US #22
#49Gwendolyn134US #122
#50Sylvia129US #101
#51Phyllis128US #75
#52Dianne127US #116
#53Sherry127US #62
#54Alice123US #81
#55Jacqueline121US #68
#56Rosa119US #165
#57Rhonda118US #71
#58Ann114US #44
#59Evelyn112US #109
#60Deloris110
#61Julia109US #127
#62Laura107US #45
#63Ruth107US #66
#64Gail103US #37
#65Joan100US #40
#66Connie99US #39
#67Sheila99US #60
#68Debbie97US #92
#69Vivian97US #156
#70Marie96US #79
#71Christine94US #43
#72Lillie93
#73Katherine92US #64
#74Ruby91US #162
#75Jane90US #49
#76Bonnie89US #52
#77Theresa89US #47
#78Patsy86US #155
#79Geraldine85US #143
#80Judith84US #30
#81Rita84US #67
#82Carrie83
#83Emma83
#84Robin83US #41
#85Mildred81US #180
#86Paula81US #38
#87Vicki81US #50
#88Elaine80US #74
#89Glenda80US #114
#90Denise79US #24
#91Marsha79US #86
#92Loretta78US #125
#93Annette77US #154
#94Janie75
#95Sara75US #164
#96Delores74US #177
#97Ella73
#98Edna71US #189
#99Angela70US #118
#100Louise70US #138

Boys

#1James1,864US #3
#2John1,172US #4
#3William1,110US #6
#4Robert1,073US #2
#5Charles866US #10
#6David866US #5
#7Michael837US #1
#8Thomas622US #8
#9Larry615US #19
#10Richard592US #7
#11Willie581US #53
#12Ronald465US #15
#13Joseph427US #13
#14Kenneth419US #17
#15George400US #24
#16Donald399US #14
#17Jerry342US #31
#18Johnny311US #54
#19Terry285US #27
#20Henry275US #59
#21Edward271US #22
#22Gary264US #9
#23Bobby242US #72
#24Steven236US #11
#25Ronnie230US #78
#26Samuel230US #71
#27Paul228US #16
#28Dennis219US #21
#29Daniel216US #18
#30Roger216US #34
#31Anthony214US #32
#32Jimmy212US #74
#33Leroy204US #125
#34Billy202US #65
#35Danny195US #42
#36Harold188US #60
#37Stephen182US #20
#38Joe179US #67
#39Timothy177US #26
#40Walter175US #49
#41Stanley166US #58
#42Ricky164US #46
#43Arthur163US #52
#44Frank161US #36
#45Randy161US #33
#46Eddie159US #91
#47Carl158US #47
#48Harry154US #86
#49Steve153US #76
#50Raymond150US #35
#51Ernest149US #87
#52Mark147US #12
#53Roy144US #56
#54Douglas142US #29
#55Tommy142US #100
#56Clarence138US #108
#57Herbert137US #128
#58Melvin135US #92
#59Tony135US #105
#60Marion130
#61Wayne129US #41
#62Donnie128US #162
#63Curtis124US #84
#64Allen120US #82
#65Albert119US #73
#66Gerald119US #44
#67Jerome117US #114
#68Phillip116US #75
#69Ralph116US #61
#70Jack115US #57
#71Nathaniel110
#72Jesse107US #119
#73Eugene105US #77
#74Benjamin104US #132
#75Fred103US #93
#76Calvin102US #117
#77Bernard101US #123
#78Bruce101US #30
#79Lawrence99US #39
#80Gregory96US #25
#81Marvin95US #97
#82Franklin92US #157
#83Barry91US #68
#84Jimmie91US #171
#85Leon91US #140
#86Earl90US #98
#87Johnnie90US #183
#88Glenn89US #63
#89Charlie83US #181
#90Randall82US #55
#91Freddie81US #179
#92Micheal81US #88
#93Ray81US #118
#94Andrew79US #70
#95Alfred77US #116
#96Russell77US #69
#97Jackie75US #150
#98Lee75US #96
#99Leonard75US #85
#100Norman73US #99

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑37Sherry#53
↑34Mark#52
↑28Sheila#67
↑26Tommy#55
↑25Ricky#42
↑18Gregory#80
↑16Cheryl#48
↑15Vickie#46

Falling

↓25Geraldine#79
↓25Nathaniel#71
↓24Annette#93
↓21Ruby#74
↓21Elaine#88
↓21Barry#83
↓20Paula#86
↓18Phillip#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.