State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1955 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 59,116 South Carolina births in 1955 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.

#56Nathaniel#195 nationally
#69Delorisoutside the national top 200
#70Janieoutside the national top 200
#71Lillieoutside the national top 200
#74Marionoutside the national top 200
#37Annie#160 nationally
#83Willieoutside the national top 200
#88Carrieoutside the national top 200
#78Delores#188 nationally
#91Emmaoutside the national top 200
#78Freddie#186 nationally
#97Ellaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary1,144US #1
#2Linda788US #3
#3Deborah787US #2
#4Patricia753US #6
#5Debra605US #4
#6Barbara586US #7
#7Susan518US #5
#8Brenda494US #18
#9Betty451US #36
#10Sandra426US #13
#11Cynthia416US #11
#12Carolyn400US #30
#13Shirley379US #37
#14Donna355US #10
#15Pamela331US #12
#16Nancy329US #9
#17Elizabeth325US #21
#18Kathy317US #22
#19Janice298US #25
#20Gloria291US #47
#21Wanda289US #61
#22Karen286US #8
#23Sharon276US #16
#24Margaret251US #24
#25Diane236US #14
#26Dorothy233US #64
#27Joyce233US #29
#28Teresa229US #26
#29Judy228US #32
#30Janet209US #20
#31Rebecca208US #27
#32Martha207US #53
#33Cathy201US #44
#34Cheryl195US #19
#35Catherine184US #28
#36Beverly183US #34
#37Annie182US #160
#38Carol178US #15
#39Sarah169US #108
#40Doris163US #101
#41Frances154US #96
#42Gwendolyn154US #122
#43Peggy154US #51
#44Connie149US #35
#45Marilyn149US #49
#46Sylvia139US #107
#47Virginia139US #66
#48Helen136US #78
#49Jo136US #58
#50Vickie136US #68
#51Rose134US #54
#52Dianne132US #121
#53Phyllis122US #74
#54Sheila122US #57
#55Alice120US #87
#56Jacqueline117US #73
#57Sherry116US #56
#58Vivian111US #154
#59Debbie109US #63
#60Ruth108US #70
#61Robin104US #33
#62Evelyn103US #112
#63Ann101US #43
#64Laura101US #41
#65Rhonda100US #71
#66Jane99US #50
#67Rosa98US #168
#68Katherine95US #65
#69Deloris93
#70Janie91
#71Lillie91
#72Bonnie90US #45
#73Christine90US #40
#74Ruby87US #173
#75Theresa87US #38
#76Yvonne87US #119
#77Kathryn86US #59
#78Delores84US #188
#79Jean84US #60
#80Denise83US #23
#81Gail83US #42
#82Patsy83US #172
#83Willie81
#84Joan80US #46
#85Rita78US #72
#86Sara78US #177
#87Elaine76US #77
#88Carrie74
#89Julia74US #131
#90Paula73US #39
#91Emma72
#92Annette71US #156
#93Loretta70US #123
#94Marsha68US #106
#95Terry68US #83
#96Angela67US #109
#97Ella64
#98Ethel64
#99Geraldine64US #162
#100Terri64US #85

Boys

#1James1,860US #3
#2John1,129US #5
#3William1,121US #6
#4Robert1,058US #4
#5David912US #2
#6Michael820US #1
#7Charles783US #11
#8Thomas578US #8
#9Richard572US #7
#10Larry569US #19
#11Willie540US #54
#12Kenneth465US #15
#13George413US #26
#14Joseph404US #13
#15Ronald387US #18
#16Donald374US #14
#17Jerry311US #33
#18Johnny287US #55
#19Edward276US #25
#20Henry247US #61
#21Steven247US #10
#22Terry246US #28
#23Bobby234US #75
#24Jimmy233US #78
#25Timothy233US #22
#26Paul228US #16
#27Randy226US #30
#28Anthony220US #31
#29Dennis218US #23
#30Gary215US #12
#31Ronnie212US #80
#32Daniel195US #17
#33Mark193US #9
#34Leroy191US #133
#35Roger190US #37
#36Samuel187US #71
#37Stephen183US #21
#38Danny182US #45
#39Ricky180US #46
#40Billy179US #69
#41Walter173US #51
#42Harold164US #63
#43Ernest156US #90
#44Joe155US #68
#45Stanley150US #64
#46Harry147US #89
#47Carl144US #47
#48Frank142US #34
#49Eddie138US #92
#50Tony138US #93
#51Calvin132US #110
#52Melvin130US #95
#53Curtis127US #79
#54Raymond126US #36
#55Gregory125US #24
#56Nathaniel125US #195
#57Albert123US #76
#58Clarence123US #117
#59Roy123US #58
#60Micheal121US #87
#61Phillip121US #74
#62Marvin120US #94
#63Gerald119US #48
#64Jerome119US #112
#65Douglas118US #29
#66Ralph118US #67
#67Wayne114US #44
#68Steve113US #72
#69Arthur112US #56
#70Herbert112US #129
#71Benjamin110US #132
#72Bruce110US #32
#73Jack110US #60
#74Marion109
#75Tommy106US #108
#76Glenn99US #59
#77Bernard98US #127
#78Freddie96US #186
#79Jackie96US #148
#80Barry94US #70
#81Earl94US #106
#82Eugene93US #81
#83Allen91US #84
#84Leon91US #143
#85Keith90US #39
#86Randall88US #53
#87Russell88US #57
#88Howard86US #83
#89Johnnie86US #190
#90Andrew85US #66
#91Donnie85US #169
#92Lawrence85US #42
#93Lee84US #96
#94Ray84US #113
#95Franklin83US #163
#96Alfred76US #119
#97Fred76US #97
#98Leonard76US #88
#99Rickey73US #114
#100Jeffrey69US #20

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑32Micheal#60
↑25Calvin#51
↑25Gregory#55
↑24Janie#70
↑23Robin#61
↑22Connie#44
↑19Mark#33
↑19Marvin#62

Falling

↓29Donnie#91
↓28Julia#89
↓26Arthur#69
↓22Fred#97
↓20Geraldine#99
↓20Tommy#75
↓19Joan#84
↓19Steve#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.