State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1959 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 55,185 South Carolina births in 1959 across 983 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.

#67Annieoutside the national top 200
#85Marionoutside the national top 200
#87Rosa#198 nationally
#90Mildredoutside the national top 200
#51Gwendolyn#159 nationally
#53Leroy#159 nationally
#95Myraoutside the national top 200
#96Willieoutside the national top 200
#94Jackie#197 nationally
#99Nathanieloutside the national top 200
#100Delorisoutside the national top 200
#93Franklin#190 nationally

Girls

#1Mary873US #1
#2Cynthia591US #8
#3Donna585US #5
#4Linda574US #3
#5Patricia565US #6
#6Debra491US #7
#7Deborah459US #9
#8Barbara458US #11
#9Susan425US #2
#10Brenda416US #16
#11Sharon396US #17
#12Karen394US #4
#13Teresa367US #24
#14Sandra358US #13
#15Pamela346US #12
#16Wanda328US #65
#17Kathy318US #15
#18Shirley298US #61
#19Betty289US #59
#20Debbie279US #20
#21Elizabeth272US #21
#22Tammy253US #31
#23Nancy242US #14
#24Cheryl233US #18
#25Carolyn231US #42
#26Lisa227US #10
#27Janice219US #37
#28Janet207US #28
#29Gloria202US #81
#30Cindy193US #25
#31Joyce189US #50
#32Cathy186US #39
#33Beverly182US #55
#34Carol181US #22
#35Margaret177US #36
#36Angela170US #68
#37Robin170US #32
#38Dorothy163US #94
#39Martha158US #72
#40Rhonda158US #45
#41Diane157US #19
#42Rebecca153US #38
#43Judy145US #41
#44Sheila137US #52
#45Sarah132US #119
#46Peggy127US #57
#47Julie126US #26
#48Catherine125US #40
#49Sherry125US #58
#50Kimberly119US #33
#51Gwendolyn118US #159
#52Sylvia117US #120
#53Annette116US #64
#54Phyllis116US #103
#55Connie114US #48
#56Laura114US #30
#57Frances112US #124
#58Rose109US #88
#59Vickie108US #90
#60Gail106US #75
#61Helen106US #108
#62Virginia105US #93
#63Doris104US #138
#64Denise101US #29
#65Terri100US #46
#66Theresa98US #34
#67Annie97
#68Marilyn97US #109
#69Ruth96US #97
#70Jacqueline95US #111
#71Julia94US #116
#72Vanessa94US #139
#73Terry92US #95
#74Tina91US #53
#75Elaine89US #105
#76Kim89US #35
#77Loretta85US #136
#78Darlene81US #66
#79Lynn80US #63
#80Katherine79US #79
#81Alice78US #112
#82Rita78US #98
#83Paula75US #51
#84Evelyn74US #134
#85Christine73US #43
#86Jane73US #67
#87Rosa73US #198
#88Dianne72US #158
#89Jo69US #115
#90Mildred68
#91Anita67US #87
#92Jennifer64US #78
#93Ann63US #44
#94Jackie62US #155
#95Myra62
#96Willie62
#97Yvonne62US #132
#98Audrey60US #166
#99Carrie60US #145
#100Deloris60

Boys

#1James1,513US #3
#2Robert927US #5
#3William921US #7
#4John917US #4
#5Michael901US #1
#6David895US #2
#7Charles673US #11
#8Richard520US #8
#9Kenneth485US #15
#10Thomas471US #9
#11Larry431US #25
#12Timothy396US #12
#13Mark394US #6
#14Willie388US #78
#15Ricky340US #34
#16Joseph333US #13
#17Jerry305US #36
#18Anthony303US #26
#19Donald302US #19
#20George296US #32
#21Ronald279US #21
#22Terry269US #33
#23Bobby258US #71
#24Johnny243US #64
#25Steven233US #10
#26Dennis231US #29
#27Tony231US #53
#28Randy220US #31
#29Jimmy215US #69
#30Ronnie215US #77
#31Danny205US #48
#32Edward204US #27
#33Paul193US #17
#34Billy183US #65
#35Gary182US #20
#36Daniel179US #18
#37Henry178US #83
#38Gregory174US #23
#39Samuel158US #86
#40Christopher150US #35
#41Tommy150US #108
#42Stephen149US #28
#43Joe140US #57
#44Roger137US #47
#45Walter136US #66
#46Stanley135US #98
#47Carl132US #54
#48Keith131US #39
#49Curtis130US #75
#50Steve128US #41
#51Harold125US #87
#52Jeffrey123US #16
#53Leroy123US #159
#54Micheal123US #96
#55Phillip116US #74
#56Wayne115US #51
#57Eddie113US #101
#58Frank113US #42
#59Russell113US #56
#60Raymond112US #45
#61Barry111US #73
#62Gerald109US #61
#63Ernest108US #118
#64Bruce102US #38
#65Arthur101US #76
#66Douglas101US #30
#67Rickey101US #117
#68Calvin100US #125
#69Ray99US #121
#70Allen98US #97
#71Benjamin98US #150
#72Harry95US #120
#73Mike95US #37
#74Randall95US #59
#75Albert93US #92
#76Jack93US #85
#77Marvin91US #123
#78Roy88US #81
#79Eugene86US #106
#80Melvin85US #122
#81Brian84US #22
#82Jeffery84US #55
#83Bernard83US #152
#84Kevin81US #14
#85Marion79
#86Howard78US #104
#87Clarence77US #147
#88Jerome77US #133
#89Donnie76US #184
#90Andrew75US #58
#91Ralph75US #84
#92Eric74US #46
#93Franklin72US #190
#94Jackie72US #197
#95Lawrence72US #62
#96Scott71US #24
#97Fred70US #112
#98Herbert70US #169
#99Nathaniel70
#100Reginald68US #144

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑36Gerald#62
↑29Christopher#40
↑23Tammy#22
↑23Elaine#75
↑20Randall#74
↑20Jack#76
↑19Ruth#69
↑18Gail#60

Falling

↓24Melvin#80
↓22Harry#72
↓21Christine#85
↓19Ann#93
↓19Clarence#87
↓16Herbert#98
↓15Jerome#88
↓15Donnie#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.