State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1961 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,328 South Carolina births in 1961 across 1,008 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.

#77Annieoutside the national top 200
#80Marionoutside the national top 200
#62Leroy#171 nationally
#92Nathanieloutside the national top 200
#58Gwendolyn#165 nationally
#99Donnieoutside the national top 200
#66Doris#160 nationally
#95Audrey#184 nationally
#93Herbert#181 nationally
#64Loretta#148 nationally
#53Frances#134 nationally
#81Clarence#155 nationally

Girls

#1Mary747US #1
#2Linda550US #4
#3Sandra513US #9
#4Donna492US #7
#5Brenda478US #11
#6Cynthia476US #8
#7Teresa435US #18
#8Patricia420US #6
#9Sharon402US #17
#10Lisa395US #2
#11Barbara385US #12
#12Deborah382US #10
#13Susan380US #3
#14Debra362US #13
#15Karen359US #5
#16Pamela353US #15
#17Angela317US #38
#18Tammy310US #28
#19Kathy259US #25
#20Elizabeth255US #19
#21Wanda240US #70
#22Carolyn232US #42
#23Gloria227US #82
#24Cheryl225US #20
#25Jacqueline223US #37
#26Robin223US #27
#27Debbie222US #31
#28Janice216US #52
#29Shirley215US #85
#30Betty212US #87
#31Janet212US #32
#32Nancy199US #16
#33Carol179US #24
#34Cindy167US #33
#35Beverly166US #66
#36Kimberly166US #22
#37Laura161US #21
#38Sherry157US #53
#39Rhonda156US #46
#40Margaret154US #40
#41Dorothy152US #99
#42Joyce149US #62
#43Sheila136US #59
#44Rebecca134US #44
#45Tina134US #41
#46Cathy133US #55
#47Connie133US #50
#48Sarah131US #113
#49Annette124US #73
#50Jennifer118US #47
#51Vickie116US #107
#52Diane115US #26
#53Frances115US #134
#54Judy114US #58
#55Theresa107US #35
#56Martha106US #81
#57Julie105US #23
#58Gwendolyn103US #165
#59Kim99US #36
#60Catherine98US #48
#61Sylvia97US #124
#62Lori93US #14
#63Darlene92US #80
#64Loretta92US #148
#65Terri92US #51
#66Doris91US #160
#67Paula90US #60
#68Phyllis88US #120
#69Peggy87US #88
#70Virginia87US #103
#71Alice86US #126
#72Denise86US #30
#73Marilyn86US #122
#74Anita85US #91
#75Melissa85US #95
#76Rose83US #111
#77Annie80
#78Katherine80US #86
#79Wendy80US #61
#80Terry74US #108
#81Ann73US #54
#82Jackie71US #112
#83Stephanie69US #78
#84Valerie68US #67
#85Christine67US #39
#86Helen67US #119
#87Melinda67US #129
#88Vanessa67US #153
#89Julia65US #116
#90Bonnie64US #75
#91Kathryn64US #93
#92Vicki64US #76
#93Belinda63US #141
#94Melanie63US #123
#95Audrey61US #184
#96Evelyn61US #146
#97Tracy61US #64
#98Glenda60US #159
#99Regina59US #98
#100Gail58US #94

Boys

#1James1,473US #4
#2John967US #3
#3Michael937US #1
#4David924US #2
#5Robert889US #5
#6William886US #7
#7Charles590US #13
#8Kenneth511US #16
#9Richard493US #8
#10Mark417US #6
#11Thomas404US #9
#12Timothy404US #15
#13Anthony381US #25
#14Willie329US #86
#15Larry317US #30
#16Joseph302US #12
#17George298US #31
#18Ricky297US #44
#19Jerry285US #37
#20Donald277US #22
#21Terry263US #32
#22Gregory257US #23
#23Ronald253US #24
#24Jeffrey245US #11
#25Tony231US #53
#26Johnny219US #70
#27Edward206US #29
#28Steven204US #10
#29Jimmy202US #71
#30Bobby194US #76
#31Danny183US #54
#32Randy183US #33
#33Christopher182US #26
#34Gary180US #21
#35Paul168US #18
#36Roger166US #47
#37Ronnie165US #91
#38Billy162US #68
#39Daniel160US #17
#40Dennis159US #34
#41Stephen149US #27
#42Henry148US #92
#43Carl145US #56
#44Keith143US #35
#45Joe142US #60
#46Steve142US #45
#47Stanley137US #106
#48Jeffery135US #50
#49Barry134US #66
#50Gerald134US #62
#51Brian133US #20
#52Tommy128US #116
#53Curtis126US #75
#54Eddie124US #102
#55Wayne121US #61
#56Micheal120US #103
#57Harold119US #94
#58Samuel119US #89
#59Walter119US #74
#60Calvin116US #127
#61Douglas116US #28
#62Leroy110US #171
#63Marvin106US #120
#64Phillip106US #69
#65Kevin105US #14
#66Raymond105US #48
#67Jerome102US #136
#68Russell102US #55
#69Melvin101US #128
#70Ernest100US #123
#71Andrew99US #52
#72Arthur99US #85
#73Allen95US #96
#74Frank95US #41
#75Mike95US #36
#76Glenn92US #64
#77Harry92US #131
#78Rodney91US #72
#79Darryl89US #80
#80Marion88
#81Clarence87US #155
#82Bruce84US #40
#83Roy84US #83
#84Benjamin83US #146
#85Eric82US #38
#86Chris80US #57
#87Randall78US #63
#88Scott78US #19
#89Ray76US #126
#90Jeff74US #49
#91Rickey74US #153
#92Nathaniel73
#93Herbert72US #181
#94Jack71US #90
#95Ralph71US #95
#96Alvin70US #168
#97Albert68US #97
#98Tim68US #65
#99Donnie66
#100Joel66US #110

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑42Jacqueline#25
↑30Jennifer#50
↑30Brian#51
↑27Vickie#51
↑22Anita#74
↑19Jeffery#48
↑19Glenn#76
↑19Rodney#78

Falling

↓22Rose#76
↓22Albert#97
↓20Frank#74
↓19Phyllis#68
↓16Peggy#69
↓16Wendy#79
↓16Samuel#58
↓15Glenda#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.