State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1965 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,569 South Carolina births in 1965 across 974 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.

#78Gwendolyn#194 nationally
#85Marionoutside the national top 200
#81Tammie#196 nationally
#72Franklin#185 nationally
#91Dorisoutside the national top 200
#96Amandaoutside the national top 200
#75Leroy#173 nationally
#87Loretta#185 nationally
#97Angie#195 nationally
#89Shelia#182 nationally
#71Frances#163 nationally
#64Calvin#153 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa700US #1
#2Angela572US #10
#3Mary532US #2
#4Karen440US #3
#5Cynthia393US #9
#6Tammy381US #11
#7Sharon380US #22
#8Patricia363US #6
#9Teresa345US #24
#10Donna329US #7
#11Kimberly324US #4
#12Pamela321US #12
#13Sandra310US #15
#14Susan303US #5
#15Linda302US #8
#16Barbara275US #25
#17Brenda247US #23
#18Elizabeth230US #16
#19Melissa225US #38
#20Wanda220US #81
#21Rhonda219US #37
#22Deborah218US #13
#23Sheila207US #50
#24Tina187US #29
#25Robin177US #33
#26Debra176US #27
#27Jacqueline167US #47
#28Carolyn159US #58
#29Janice153US #73
#30Sherry151US #56
#31Laura148US #17
#32Carol146US #42
#33Cheryl144US #31
#34Tracy144US #36
#35Jennifer138US #20
#36Stephanie136US #44
#37Margaret133US #52
#38Nancy133US #32
#39Rebecca127US #41
#40Shirley127US #111
#41Betty126US #103
#42Kathy120US #54
#43Janet115US #55
#44Julie114US #14
#45Beverly112US #101
#46Joyce110US #90
#47Annette107US #71
#48Cathy103US #88
#49Kim103US #43
#50Denise102US #28
#51Sarah102US #92
#52Cindy100US #53
#53Gloria99US #109
#54Theresa99US #45
#55Amy97US #35
#56Darlene97US #83
#57Paula95US #49
#58Wendy95US #39
#59Dorothy94US #130
#60Debbie92US #62
#61Michelle92US #18
#62Connie90US #61
#63Dawn86US #26
#64Kelly86US #30
#65Martha84US #99
#66Sylvia84US #131
#67Catherine83US #57
#68Christine83US #21
#69Lori83US #19
#70Andrea81US #63
#71Frances81US #163
#72Sonya79US #160
#73Valerie79US #67
#74Virginia79US #115
#75Regina73US #82
#76Judy71US #86
#77Melinda71US #100
#78Gwendolyn69US #194
#79Phyllis69US #155
#80Alice68US #145
#81Tammie66US #196
#82Carla65US #76
#83Jackie63US #156
#84Terri63US #69
#85Allison62US #128
#86Julia62US #123
#87Loretta62US #185
#88Diane61US #40
#89Shelia61US #182
#90Dana60US #78
#91Doris60
#92Melanie60US #122
#93Anita59US #94
#94Tonya59US #129
#95Vickie58US #138
#96Amanda57
#97Angie57US #195
#98Leslie57US #75
#99Charlene55US #142
#100Marilyn55US #151

Boys

#1James1,303US #4
#2John890US #2
#3Robert776US #5
#4Michael765US #1
#5William697US #6
#6David692US #3
#7Charles492US #20
#8Richard432US #8
#9Kenneth416US #21
#10Timothy411US #12
#11Thomas364US #9
#12Anthony330US #22
#13Mark325US #7
#14Joseph303US #11
#15Christopher269US #18
#16Jeffrey235US #10
#17Gregory233US #23
#18Ronald230US #24
#19Willie229US #93
#20Kevin221US #13
#21Jerry211US #41
#22Rodney208US #33
#23Terry201US #40
#24George198US #34
#25Donald195US #26
#26Tony194US #48
#27Steven189US #14
#28Paul183US #16
#29Bobby181US #80
#30Edward179US #29
#31Larry172US #38
#32Brian170US #19
#33Randy170US #42
#34Jimmy165US #81
#35Johnny165US #76
#36Ricky154US #57
#37Daniel153US #17
#38Gary143US #27
#39Scott139US #15
#40Eric138US #25
#41Stephen138US #28
#42Billy137US #77
#43Barry126US #86
#44Darryl125US #68
#45Henry124US #94
#46Marvin121US #109
#47Curtis111US #75
#48Danny111US #56
#49Dennis111US #44
#50Patrick109US #31
#51Keith106US #35
#52Phillip104US #70
#53Ronnie104US #107
#54Stanley103US #115
#55Tommy102US #119
#56Jeffery100US #47
#57Roger100US #49
#58Walter100US #82
#59Gerald99US #64
#60Harold96US #99
#61Carl95US #54
#62Douglas94US #32
#63Eddie94US #113
#64Calvin93US #153
#65Russell93US #58
#66Samuel90US #84
#67Melvin86US #138
#68Bryan84US #63
#69Ernest81US #124
#70Jonathan80US #74
#71Darrell76US #91
#72Franklin76US #185
#73Arthur75US #96
#74Joe74US #71
#75Leroy73US #173
#76Todd73US #30
#77Frank72US #43
#78Allen71US #92
#79Andrew70US #37
#80Micheal70US #118
#81Steve70US #55
#82Reginald69US #128
#83Wayne69US #65
#84Mike68US #51
#85Marion66
#86Randall66US #73
#87Raymond66US #45
#88Bernard65US #170
#89Clarence64US #166
#90Troy64US #53
#91Bruce63US #50
#92Darren63US #52
#93Glenn62US #85
#94Tracy62US #110
#95Vincent62US #61
#96Matthew61US #36
#97Chris60US #60
#98Albert59US #100
#99Benjamin59US #133
#100Harry58US #146

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑41Rodney#22
↑35Dawn#63
↑30Stephanie#36
↑28Sylvia#66
↑28Darrell#71
↑21Sonya#72
↑21Keith#51
↑20Darryl#44

Falling

↓29Raymond#87
↓29Benjamin#99
↓26Vickie#95
↓20Bruce#91
↓18Valerie#73
↓17Kathy#42
↓17Diane#88
↓16Douglas#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.