State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1970 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,895 South Carolina births in 1970 across 979 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.

#87Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#89Frances#199 nationally
#95Franklinoutside the national top 200
#63Calvin#166 nationally
#100Carolineoutside the national top 200
#100Joeyoutside the national top 200
#33Wanda#132 nationally
#33Tyrone#132 nationally
#81Betty#169 nationally
#91Tammie#175 nationally
#61Reginald#142 nationally
#66Ernest#143 nationally

Girls

#1Angela561US #6
#2Lisa477US #2
#3Kimberly476US #3
#4Tammy401US #8
#5Melissa371US #7
#6Mary364US #9
#7Jennifer353US #1
#8Pamela321US #26
#9Michelle291US #4
#10Tracy291US #10
#11Sharon265US #37
#12Stephanie238US #17
#13Karen231US #12
#14Susan229US #15
#15Teresa229US #34
#16Amy228US #5
#17Cynthia228US #25
#18Elizabeth215US #18
#19Sandra205US #27
#20Donna203US #32
#21Tonya201US #49
#22Patricia188US #24
#23Tina188US #21
#24Shannon184US #22
#25Laura179US #13
#26Rhonda170US #46
#27Wendy163US #28
#28Linda144US #38
#29Julie142US #11
#30Barbara141US #41
#31Kelly139US #20
#32Robin139US #51
#33Wanda119US #132
#34Amanda116US #108
#35Sherry116US #60
#36Dawn113US #16
#37Andrea111US #43
#38Leslie108US #64
#39Crystal107US #101
#40Deborah107US #33
#41Lori107US #23
#42Dana106US #54
#43Carolyn104US #84
#44Margaret104US #80
#45Tara102US #69
#46Brenda97US #40
#47Rebecca97US #29
#48Tracey95US #55
#49Cindy93US #72
#50Jacqueline93US #66
#51Sheila93US #75
#52Paula92US #57
#53Sabrina91US #107
#54Carol90US #71
#55Debra89US #47
#56Christine84US #14
#57Regina84US #86
#58Heather83US #19
#59Monica82US #56
#60Nancy82US #50
#61Christina81US #35
#62Tanya81US #76
#63Kathy80US #77
#64Stacey80US #48
#65Catherine79US #59
#66Cheryl79US #44
#67Katherine79US #67
#68Sonya77US #131
#69Theresa76US #53
#70April75US #82
#71Melanie75US #91
#72Allison73US #133
#73Stacy73US #42
#74Denise70US #36
#75Janet70US #96
#76Nicole70US #30
#77Beverly68US #150
#78Janice63US #145
#79Melinda63US #93
#80Sarah63US #65
#81Betty62US #169
#82Julia62US #121
#83Yolanda62US #106
#84Tiffany60US #99
#85Carla59US #94
#86Anita58US #127
#87Christy58US #105
#88Rachel58US #58
#89Frances57US #199
#90Kim57US #78
#91Tammie57US #175
#92Charlene56US #167
#93Vanessa55US #138
#94Victoria54US #85
#95Felicia53US #139
#96Traci53US #100
#97Gloria52US #163
#98Martha52US #143
#99Ann51US #62
#100Caroline51

Boys

#1James1,261US #2
#2Michael909US #1
#3John810US #4
#4William784US #7
#5Robert776US #5
#6David662US #3
#7Christopher572US #6
#8Charles443US #21
#9Richard389US #10
#10Kevin362US #14
#11Thomas359US #17
#12Timothy351US #20
#13Anthony345US #22
#14Brian313US #8
#15Joseph302US #16
#16Kenneth292US #25
#17Mark288US #9
#18Jeffrey279US #11
#19Steven259US #15
#20Stephen231US #27
#21Eric230US #18
#22Ronald207US #29
#23Gregory206US #26
#24Donald203US #30
#25Paul183US #23
#26Scott174US #12
#27Larry172US #43
#28Jason161US #13
#29Willie158US #103
#30Jerry155US #45
#31Edward154US #31
#32Daniel152US #19
#33Tyrone151US #132
#34George147US #40
#35Johnny135US #65
#36Terry134US #54
#37Tony134US #57
#38Patrick130US #33
#39Rodney130US #55
#40Gary120US #35
#41Jonathan120US #42
#42Jimmy113US #86
#43Samuel113US #62
#44Bobby110US #87
#45Keith110US #38
#46Douglas109US #36
#47Billy106US #78
#48Matthew105US #24
#49Russell102US #58
#50Bryan100US #53
#51Derrick95US #96
#52Jeffery92US #50
#53Andrew89US #32
#54Benjamin89US #81
#55Dennis89US #46
#56Gerald87US #67
#57Darrell85US #102
#58Wayne85US #80
#59Marcus82US #71
#60Randy81US #59
#61Reginald81US #142
#62Todd81US #28
#63Calvin80US #166
#64Shawn80US #34
#65Craig78US #39
#66Ernest78US #143
#67Raymond78US #49
#68Roger78US #61
#69Walter78US #89
#70Joe77US #90
#71Travis76US #69
#72Harold74US #122
#73Troy74US #41
#74Ricky72US #105
#75Eddie70US #151
#76Ronnie70US #133
#77Phillip69US #73
#78Curtis68US #88
#79Henry68US #104
#80Carl66US #66
#81Darren65US #75
#82Frank64US #48
#83Barry62US #117
#84Danny62US #85
#85Bradley61US #47
#86Tracy60US #162
#87Kelvin59
#88Allen58US #113
#89Corey58US #84
#90Chad57US #51
#91Dwayne57US #141
#92Frederick57US #115
#93Micheal57US #126
#94Antonio55US #121
#95Franklin54
#96Jamie53US #125
#97Chris52US #63
#98Randall52US #100
#99Tommy52US #148
#100Joey50

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑32Amanda#34
↑32Jason#28
↑31Wayne#58
↑26Cindy#49
↑22Crystal#39
↑22Eddie#75
↑21Christina#61
↑19Dawn#36

Falling

↓43Corey#89
↓30Henry#79
↓27Gloria#97
↓24Janet#75
↓24Frances#89
↓22Sonya#68
↓21Ricky#74
↓21Chris#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.