State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1971 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,143 South Carolina births in 1971 across 998 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.

#76Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#92Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#94Francesoutside the national top 200
#95Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#98Franklinoutside the national top 200
#73Betty#175 nationally
#46Tyrone#142 nationally
#74Calvin#169 nationally
#43Wanda#137 nationally
#97Tammie#189 nationally
#96Charlene#178 nationally
#48Sonya#126 nationally

Girls

#1Angela594US #6
#2Kimberly514US #4
#3Jennifer499US #1
#4Melissa463US #7
#5Tammy379US #8
#6Lisa374US #3
#7Mary338US #9
#8Michelle325US #2
#9Pamela271US #28
#10Amy270US #5
#11Tracy247US #13
#12Stephanie245US #11
#13Teresa223US #34
#14Cynthia220US #24
#15Susan216US #17
#16Sharon213US #40
#17Tonya211US #45
#18Karen210US #15
#19Shannon205US #21
#20Elizabeth201US #19
#21Donna196US #38
#22Wendy193US #29
#23Rhonda191US #46
#24Tina190US #20
#25Patricia172US #26
#26Julie159US #10
#27Sandra145US #31
#28Rebecca142US #23
#29Crystal140US #79
#30Linda136US #42
#31Robin136US #51
#32Laura135US #16
#33April134US #56
#34Stacy133US #32
#35Sherry131US #60
#36Heather128US #12
#37Dana127US #44
#38Kelly119US #22
#39Tara118US #49
#40Barbara116US #47
#41Sheila111US #81
#42Stacey111US #41
#43Wanda109US #137
#44Monica108US #48
#45Amanda105US #84
#46Deborah105US #33
#47Paula103US #63
#48Sonya101US #126
#49Lori100US #25
#50Andrea96US #35
#51Yolanda95US #98
#52Tiffany92US #62
#53Christina91US #30
#54Leslie91US #68
#55Debra90US #57
#56Katherine90US #67
#57Brenda89US #43
#58Christine89US #18
#59Cindy89US #70
#60Jacqueline88US #75
#61Nancy85US #52
#62Melanie84US #66
#63Carolyn83US #104
#64Catherine83US #65
#65Dawn83US #14
#66Cheryl82US #50
#67Christy82US #89
#68Tracey81US #74
#69Allison80US #119
#70Regina75US #90
#71Felicia74US #124
#72Kathy73US #91
#73Betty71US #175
#74Margaret69US #86
#75Rachel67US #54
#76Nicole66US #27
#77Sarah66US #58
#78Tanya66US #72
#79Theresa66US #61
#80Janice64US #151
#81Denise63US #36
#82Janet63US #112
#83Erica62US #108
#84Carla60US #107
#85Cassandra60US #136
#86Sabrina58US #133
#87Veronica58US #110
#88Ann57US #78
#89Carol57US #92
#90Vanessa57US #129
#91Beverly56US #160
#92Ashley55
#93Kim55US #101
#94Frances54
#95Angelia51
#96Charlene51US #178
#97Tammie51US #189
#98Melinda49US #85
#99Renee49US #73
#100Anita48US #127

Boys

#1James1,076US #2
#2Michael990US #1
#3Robert739US #5
#4William738US #7
#5Christopher714US #6
#6John712US #4
#7David621US #3
#8Charles449US #22
#9Kevin401US #14
#10Brian380US #9
#11Richard347US #11
#12Timothy333US #21
#13Anthony325US #23
#14Thomas314US #17
#15Jeffrey310US #12
#16Joseph305US #15
#17Kenneth271US #25
#18Mark270US #13
#19Steven240US #16
#20Eric237US #18
#21Scott224US #10
#22Stephen197US #27
#23Jason196US #8
#24Ronald193US #31
#25Gregory186US #26
#26Paul183US #24
#27Daniel163US #20
#28Rodney156US #59
#29Terry156US #56
#30Larry155US #44
#31Edward149US #32
#32George148US #42
#33Donald147US #34
#34Tony146US #62
#35Matthew145US #19
#36Patrick145US #35
#37Bobby140US #79
#38Willie140US #115
#39Jerry135US #50
#40Keith133US #37
#41Jonathan132US #40
#42Gary129US #38
#43Johnny126US #74
#44Derrick122US #84
#45Shawn120US #28
#46Tyrone120US #142
#47Chad116US #29
#48Bryan114US #48
#49Travis113US #61
#50Samuel107US #66
#51Russell106US #64
#52Billy100US #75
#53Henry99US #112
#54Jimmy98US #93
#55Benjamin94US #69
#56Dennis94US #49
#57Gerald91US #83
#58Frederick88US #109
#59Marcus88US #65
#60Jeffery85US #53
#61Roger85US #71
#62Walter84US #91
#63Phillip83US #76
#64Andrew79US #33
#65Jamie79US #96
#66Reginald78US #141
#67Troy78US #46
#68Douglas77US #39
#69Antonio75US #110
#70Craig75US #43
#71Ronnie72US #135
#72Carl71US #72
#73Darrell71US #118
#74Calvin70US #169
#75Chris70US #68
#76Kelvin70
#77Marvin70US #152
#78Randy70US #67
#79Tommy67US #148
#80Ernest66US #143
#81Sean66US #36
#82Corey65US #77
#83Randall64US #102
#84Todd63US #30
#85Danny62US #82
#86Harold62US #130
#87Joe61US #101
#88Bradley60US #58
#89Frank58US #54
#90Wayne58US #92
#91Raymond57US #52
#92Ricky57US #121
#93Allen56US #120
#94Curtis56US #89
#95Roy54US #111
#96Shannon53US #106
#97Barry52US #133
#98Franklin52
#99Stanley51US #158
#100Aaron50US #41

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑43Chad#47
↑39Stacy#34
↑37April#33
↑34Frederick#58
↑32Yolanda#51
↑32Tiffany#52
↑31Jamie#65
↑26Henry#53

Falling

↓35Carol#89
↓33Sabrina#86
↓32Wayne#90
↓30Margaret#74
↓29Dawn#65
↓24Raymond#91
↓22Douglas#68
↓22Todd#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.