State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1962 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,606 South Carolina births in 1962 across 1,014 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.

#80Nathanieloutside the national top 200
#86Sonyaoutside the national top 200
#87Annieoutside the national top 200
#86Franklin#199 nationally
#73Leroy#179 nationally
#97Rosaoutside the national top 200
#60Gwendolyn#161 nationally
#70Doris#171 nationally
#99Joey#200 nationally
#71Rickey#169 nationally
#49Frances#143 nationally
#98Audrey#188 nationally

Girls

#1Mary720US #2
#2Cynthia507US #8
#3Sandra476US #10
#4Lisa455US #1
#5Linda446US #5
#6Teresa445US #18
#7Patricia433US #6
#8Brenda421US #12
#9Sharon419US #17
#10Donna412US #7
#11Karen402US #4
#12Barbara394US #14
#13Susan361US #3
#14Angela355US #36
#15Deborah347US #9
#16Pamela324US #13
#17Tammy315US #23
#18Debra292US #15
#19Elizabeth280US #20
#20Robin247US #25
#21Wanda236US #77
#22Jacqueline222US #44
#23Carolyn218US #46
#24Kimberly217US #16
#25Kathy207US #27
#26Gloria204US #90
#27Janice202US #58
#28Janet198US #35
#29Tina196US #33
#30Beverly189US #69
#31Cheryl188US #24
#32Betty187US #97
#33Sherry184US #48
#34Nancy182US #19
#35Shirley182US #96
#36Rhonda172US #45
#37Sheila172US #52
#38Debbie171US #32
#39Laura165US #21
#40Margaret162US #43
#41Cindy146US #34
#42Joyce146US #74
#43Cathy137US #62
#44Dorothy133US #111
#45Jennifer129US #41
#46Rebecca126US #47
#47Connie121US #51
#48Judy121US #63
#49Frances120US #143
#50Denise117US #30
#51Carol113US #28
#52Lori110US #11
#53Rose110US #116
#54Martha109US #87
#55Tracy108US #55
#56Catherine105US #53
#57Sarah105US #98
#58Julie104US #22
#59Terri103US #54
#60Gwendolyn102US #161
#61Sylvia101US #131
#62Melissa98US #68
#63Theresa97US #40
#64Jackie95US #126
#65Annette92US #75
#66Diane92US #26
#67Terry92US #112
#68Kim90US #37
#69Vickie88US #107
#70Doris87US #171
#71Wendy86US #64
#72Sherri84US #82
#73Helen82US #128
#74Darlene81US #88
#75Valerie80US #67
#76Alice77US #133
#77Marilyn77US #127
#78Melanie77US #106
#79Melinda77US #118
#80Paula76US #60
#81Kelly74US #38
#82Loretta74US #160
#83Phyllis74US #129
#84Virginia74US #105
#85Anita73US #81
#86Sonya73
#87Annie72
#88Bonnie72US #79
#89Christine72US #39
#90Stephanie72US #70
#91Peggy71US #93
#92Anna66US #100
#93Elaine66US #125
#94Amy64US #61
#95Rita64US #110
#96Regina63US #91
#97Rosa63
#98Audrey62US #188
#99Katherine61US #84
#100Michelle61US #31

Boys

#1James1,374US #4
#2John971US #3
#3Michael950US #1
#4Robert845US #5
#5William815US #7
#6David809US #2
#7Charles560US #15
#8Thomas460US #9
#9Kenneth446US #18
#10Richard446US #8
#11Mark437US #6
#12Timothy380US #16
#13Anthony377US #24
#14Donald324US #23
#15Joseph316US #13
#16Willie305US #89
#17Terry283US #34
#18Larry278US #31
#19Tony266US #52
#20Ricky258US #50
#21Jeffrey251US #10
#22Gregory245US #21
#23Ronald242US #25
#24George232US #32
#25Jerry220US #38
#26Paul202US #19
#27Christopher201US #26
#28Johnny199US #69
#29Bobby195US #78
#30Randy191US #35
#31Edward188US #29
#32Danny186US #54
#33Steven185US #12
#34Jimmy175US #75
#35Gary174US #22
#36Stephen167US #28
#37Daniel159US #17
#38Scott153US #11
#39Henry148US #92
#40Kevin144US #14
#41Stanley143US #106
#42Ronnie141US #100
#43Dennis138US #37
#44Roger136US #47
#45Keith134US #36
#46Samuel133US #88
#47Barry131US #61
#48Joe129US #59
#49Billy126US #71
#50Steve124US #46
#51Carl121US #58
#52Jeffery120US #45
#53Curtis117US #73
#54Tommy116US #109
#55Glenn114US #55
#56Douglas111US #27
#57Brian110US #20
#58Eddie110US #105
#59Russell106US #57
#60Marvin104US #118
#61Phillip103US #68
#62Ernest102US #127
#63Harold101US #95
#64Eric100US #33
#65Frank98US #42
#66Melvin98US #137
#67Calvin97US #144
#68Gerald97US #65
#69Wayne97US #63
#70Allen93US #93
#71Rickey93US #169
#72Micheal92US #104
#73Leroy91US #179
#74Walter91US #79
#75Randall90US #64
#76Albert88US #101
#77Jerome88US #131
#78Roy87US #90
#79Bruce86US #41
#80Nathaniel86
#81Raymond86US #48
#82Jeff85US #44
#83Darryl82US #83
#84Harry81US #134
#85Benjamin80US #140
#86Franklin79US #199
#87Arthur78US #91
#88Clarence72US #163
#89Lee72US #115
#90Bernard71US #161
#91Chris71US #60
#92Ralph71US #97
#93Bryan70US #82
#94Mike69US #39
#95Alvin68US #177
#96Jonathan68US #94
#97Ray68US #132
#98Rodney68US #76
#99Joey67US #200
#100Andrew66US #49

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑50Scott#38
↑42Tracy#55
↑25Kevin#40
↑23Rose#53
↑22Denise#50
↑21Glenn#55
↑21Eric#64
↑21Albert#76

Falling

↓29Andrew#100
↓22Peggy#91
↓21Katherine#99
↓20Rodney#98
↓19Mike#94
↓18Carol#51
↓18Vickie#69
↓18Loretta#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.