Top baby names in South Carolina, 1958
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 899 |
| 2 | Linda | 663 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 579 |
| 4 | Patricia | 561 |
| 5 | Debra | 533 |
| 6 | Deborah | 515 |
| 7 | Barbara | 476 |
| 8 | Brenda | 457 |
| 9 | Susan | 453 |
| 10 | Kathy | 403 |
| 11 | Sandra | 390 |
| 12 | Karen | 374 |
| 13 | Sharon | 357 |
| 14 | Donna | 353 |
| 15 | Carolyn | 346 |
| 15 | Teresa | 346 |
| 17 | Shirley | 324 |
| 18 | Pamela | 322 |
| 19 | Wanda | 320 |
| 20 | Betty | 290 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 282 |
| 22 | Janice | 253 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 252 |
| 24 | Debbie | 239 |
| 25 | Nancy | 235 |
| 26 | Gloria | 227 |
| 27 | Cathy | 219 |
| 28 | Margaret | 218 |
| 29 | Joyce | 211 |
| 30 | Carol | 192 |
| 30 | Dorothy | 192 |
| 32 | Janet | 187 |
| 32 | Judy | 187 |
| 34 | Martha | 178 |
| 35 | Lisa | 169 |
| 35 | Robin | 169 |
| 37 | Cindy | 164 |
| 38 | Beverly | 160 |
| 39 | Diane | 159 |
| 40 | Angela | 155 |
| 41 | Peggy | 152 |
| 42 | Annette | 149 |
| 43 | Sarah | 148 |
| 44 | Catherine | 140 |
| 45 | Tammy | 136 |
| 46 | Julie | 132 |
| 47 | Frances | 130 |
| 48 | Rebecca | 129 |
| 48 | Rhonda | 129 |
| 50 | Laura | 126 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,570 |
| 2 | Robert | 986 |
| 3 | William | 952 |
| 4 | Michael | 944 |
| 5 | David | 911 |
| 6 | John | 908 |
| 7 | Charles | 701 |
| 8 | Richard | 607 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 444 |
| 10 | Thomas | 436 |
| 11 | Larry | 432 |
| 12 | Willie | 374 |
| 13 | Joseph | 348 |
| 14 | Donald | 345 |
| 15 | Ronald | 334 |
| 16 | Timothy | 327 |
| 17 | Ricky | 312 |
| 18 | Mark | 304 |
| 19 | Terry | 300 |
| 20 | Johnny | 288 |
| 21 | Anthony | 286 |
| 22 | George | 280 |
| 23 | Jerry | 277 |
| 24 | Ronnie | 256 |
| 25 | Bobby | 248 |
| 26 | Dennis | 235 |
| 27 | Randy | 232 |
| 28 | Jimmy | 228 |
| 29 | Steven | 224 |
| 30 | Tony | 214 |
| 31 | Edward | 212 |
| 32 | Paul | 198 |
| 33 | Billy | 195 |
| 34 | Henry | 189 |
| 35 | Stephen | 185 |
| 36 | Danny | 184 |
| 37 | Gary | 176 |
| 38 | Gregory | 172 |
| 39 | Daniel | 170 |
| 40 | Samuel | 166 |
| 41 | Joe | 164 |
| 41 | Roger | 164 |
| 43 | Carl | 159 |
| 44 | Curtis | 156 |
| 45 | Steve | 152 |
| 46 | Eddie | 151 |
| 46 | Stanley | 151 |
| 48 | Wayne | 141 |
| 49 | Leroy | 140 |
| 50 | Harry | 139 |