South Carolina ★ 1955

Top names in South Carolina, 1955

Mary led for girls with 1,144 babies ; James for boys with 1,860. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,144
2	Linda	788
3	Deborah	787
4	Patricia	753
5	Debra	605
6	Barbara	586
7	Susan	518
8	Brenda	494
9	Betty	451
10	Sandra	427
11	Cynthia	416
12	Carolyn	400
13	Shirley	379
14	Donna	355
15	Pamela	331
16	Nancy	329
17	Elizabeth	325
18	Kathy	317
19	Janice	298
20	Gloria	291
21	Wanda	289
22	Karen	286
23	Sharon	276
24	Margaret	251
25	Diane	236
26	Joyce	233
27	Dorothy	232
28	Teresa	229
29	Judy	228
30	Janet	209
30	Rebecca	209
32	Martha	207
33	Cathy	201
34	Cheryl	195
35	Catherine	184
36	Beverly	183
37	Annie	182
38	Carol	178
39	Sarah	169
40	Doris	163
41	Frances	154
41	Gwendolyn	154
41	Peggy	154
44	Connie	149
44	Marilyn	149
46	Sylvia	139
46	Virginia	139
48	Helen	136
48	Jo	136
48	Vickie	136
51	Rose	134
52	Dianne	132
53	Phyllis	122
53	Sheila	122
55	Alice	120
56	Jacqueline	117
57	Sherry	116
58	Vivian	111
59	Debbie	109
60	Ruth	108
61	Robin	104
62	Evelyn	103
63	Ann	101
63	Laura	101
65	Rhonda	100
66	Jane	99
67	Rosa	98
68	Katherine	95
69	Deloris	93
70	Janie	91
70	Lillie	91
72	Bonnie	90
72	Christine	90
74	Ruby	87
74	Theresa	87
74	Yvonne	87
77	Kathryn	86
78	Delores	84
78	Jean	84
80	Denise	83
80	Gail	83
80	Patsy	83
83	Willie	81
84	Joan	80
85	Rita	78
85	Sara	78
87	Elaine	76
88	Julia	74
89	Carrie	73
89	Paula	73
91	Emma	72
92	Annette	71
93	Loretta	70
94	Marsha	68
94	Terry	68
96	Angela	67
97	Ella	64
97	Geraldine	64
97	Terri	64
100	Ethel	63

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,860
2	John	1,129
3	William	1,122
4	Robert	1,057
5	David	912
6	Michael	820
7	Charles	783
8	Thomas	578
9	Richard	573
10	Larry	569
11	Willie	540
12	Kenneth	465
13	George	413
14	Joseph	404
15	Ronald	387
16	Donald	374
17	Jerry	311
18	Johnny	287
19	Edward	276
20	Steven	248
21	Henry	247
22	Terry	246
23	Bobby	234
24	Timothy	233
25	Jimmy	232
26	Paul	228
27	Randy	226
28	Anthony	220
29	Dennis	218
30	Gary	215
31	Ronnie	212
32	Daniel	195
33	Mark	193
34	Leroy	191
35	Roger	190
36	Samuel	187
37	Stephen	183
38	Danny	182
39	Ricky	180
40	Billy	179
41	Walter	173
42	Harold	164
43	Ernest	156
44	Joe	155
45	Stanley	150
46	Harry	147
47	Carl	144
48	Frank	142
49	Eddie	138
49	Tony	138
51	Calvin	132
52	Melvin	130
53	Curtis	127
54	Raymond	126
55	Gregory	125
55	Nathaniel	125
57	Albert	123
57	Clarence	123
57	Roy	123
60	Micheal	121
60	Phillip	121
62	Marvin	120
63	Gerald	119
63	Jerome	119
65	Douglas	118
65	Ralph	118
67	Wayne	114
68	Arthur	112
68	Herbert	112
68	Steve	112
71	Benjamin	110
71	Bruce	110
71	Jack	110
74	Marion	109
75	Tommy	106
76	Glenn	99
77	Bernard	98
78	Freddie	96
78	Jackie	96
80	Earl	95
81	Barry	94
82	Eugene	93
83	Allen	91
83	Leon	91
85	Keith	90
86	Randall	88
86	Russell	88
88	Howard	86
88	Johnnie	86
90	Andrew	85
90	Donnie	85
90	Lawrence	85
93	Lee	84
93	Ray	84
95	Franklin	83
96	Alfred	76
96	Fred	76
96	Leonard	76
99	Rickey	73
100	Jeffrey	69