State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1983 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,507 South Carolina births in 1983 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.

#53Felicia#181 nationally
#76Quentinoutside the national top 200
#75Terrance#197 nationally
#50Latasha#166 nationally
#87Quintonoutside the national top 200
#91Marvinoutside the national top 200
#85Reginald#193 nationally
#62Jermaine#165 nationally
#65Maurice#162 nationally
#87Caroline#183 nationally
#63Willie#155 nationally
#79Regina#168 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley719US #4
#2Jennifer679US #1
#3Jessica620US #2
#4Amanda475US #3
#5Crystal343US #11
#6Tiffany308US #14
#7Stephanie298US #8
#8Kimberly284US #15
#9Heather278US #9
#10Elizabeth228US #10
#11Melissa220US #6
#12April215US #39
#13Sarah212US #5
#14Mary203US #32
#15Lauren202US #24
#16Amy196US #12
#17Angela181US #22
#18Rebecca167US #19
#19Christina165US #16
#20Amber151US #17
#21Nicole146US #7
#22Erin141US #18
#23Brandy138US #57
#24Erica130US #33
#25Megan127US #21
#26Kelly126US #26
#27Katherine125US #34
#28Latoya125US #90
#29Laura123US #23
#30Kayla112US #81
#31Michelle112US #13
#32Emily111US #25
#33Courtney110US #44
#34Jamie109US #28
#35Rachel109US #20
#36Shannon108US #38
#37Brandi106US #56
#38Alicia102US #41
#39Kristen102US #37
#40Marquita101US #112
#41Lindsey100US #35
#42Anna98US #55
#43Andrea91US #30
#44Lindsay86US #36
#45Victoria85US #58
#46Leslie82US #67
#47Samantha81US #40
#48Lisa79US #27
#49Natasha79US #71
#50Latasha76US #166
#51Sara76US #31
#52Danielle72US #29
#53Felicia71US #181
#54Julie69US #46
#55Kathryn69US #50
#56Tara66US #51
#57Allison64US #59
#58Ebony64US #135
#59Catherine62US #66
#60Dana62US #72
#61Holly62US #48
#62Pamela62US #91
#63Margaret61US #92
#64Patricia61US #60
#65Stacey61US #76
#66Candice60US #84
#67Kristin60US #42
#68Stacy60US #61
#69Candace58US #104
#70Karen58US #77
#71Tonya58US #147
#72Carrie57US #65
#73Katie57US #45
#74Miranda57US #118
#75Sheena56US #107
#76Brittany52US #64
#77Jacqueline52US #53
#78Tabitha52US #137
#79Regina50US #168
#80Tina50US #100
#81Alexis49US #83
#82Katrina49US #108
#83Monica49US #54
#84Casey48US #110
#85Cassandra48US #70
#86Hannah48US #124
#87Caroline47US #183
#88Tammy47US #159
#89Maria46US #43
#90Krystal45US #78
#91Angel44US #174
#92Christine44US #47
#93Christy44US #146
#94Tracy44US #89
#95Melanie43US #79
#96Teresa42US #103
#97Misty41US #87
#98Sharon41US #160
#99Julia40US #85
#100Robin40US #127

Boys

#1Christopher871US #2
#2James771US #6
#3Michael751US #1
#4William600US #16
#5John511US #9
#6Matthew490US #3
#7Joshua486US #5
#8Robert475US #10
#9Jason467US #7
#10David463US #4
#11Brandon381US #17
#12Jonathan361US #19
#13Justin336US #12
#14Joseph334US #11
#15Brian295US #14
#16Daniel292US #8
#17Travis279US #41
#18Charles263US #33
#19Thomas245US #24
#20Timothy222US #26
#21Kevin218US #25
#22Richard216US #27
#23Andrew207US #15
#24Eric198US #20
#25Adam195US #18
#26Jeremy189US #30
#27Anthony186US #22
#28Steven180US #23
#29Marcus166US #58
#30Ryan160US #13
#31Benjamin156US #32
#32Kenneth151US #45
#33Stephen143US #35
#34Patrick136US #37
#35Nicholas132US #21
#36Jeffrey127US #28
#37Bryan118US #47
#38Paul116US #39
#39Mark115US #31
#40Ronald109US #64
#41Derrick102US #78
#42Antonio100US #76
#43Gregory100US #42
#44Aaron93US #29
#45Dustin92US #43
#46Samuel90US #54
#47Larry84US #85
#48George83US #65
#49Bradley80US #52
#50Nathan80US #40
#51Donald79US #60
#52Phillip79US #66
#53Shawn78US #53
#54Bobby76US #118
#55Chad76US #49
#56Kyle76US #34
#57Jacob74US #36
#58Corey70US #74
#59Keith70US #61
#60Edward69US #55
#61Zachary69US #50
#62Jermaine65US #165
#63Willie64US #155
#64Sean62US #44
#65Maurice61US #162
#66Curtis59US #100
#67Jamie58US #153
#68Jesse57US #46
#69Allen56US #120
#70Jeffery56US #91
#71Johnny53US #116
#72Terry53US #110
#73Henry52US #136
#74Gary51US #68
#75Terrance51US #197
#76Quentin50
#77Derek49US #51
#78Jerry49US #103
#79Scott49US #38
#80Russell48US #104
#81Wesley46US #101
#82Rodney45US #161
#83Andre44US #126
#84Dennis44US #92
#85Reginald44US #193
#86Nathaniel43US #79
#87Quinton43
#88Cory42US #83
#89Craig42US #70
#90Johnathan42US #137
#91Marvin42
#92Randy42US #96
#93Ricky42US #128
#94Raymond41US #71
#95Roger41US #144
#96Tony41US #119
#97Walter41US #154
#98Philip40US #82
#99Troy40US #113
#100Tyler40US #57

On the move since 1982

Rising

↑70Megan#25
↑32Kayla#30
↑32Stacey#65
↑30Victoria#45
↑30Allen#69
↑24Holly#61
↑21Felicia#53
↑21Karen#70

Falling

↓42Krystal#90
↓32Tony#96
↓26Christy#93
↓24Scott#79
↓21Kristin#67
↓19Sharon#98
↓18Allison#57
↓17Lisa#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1982 rankings.