Top baby names in South Carolina, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 720 |
| 2 | Cynthia | 507 |
| 3 | Sandra | 476 |
| 4 | Lisa | 456 |
| 5 | Linda | 446 |
| 6 | Teresa | 445 |
| 7 | Patricia | 433 |
| 8 | Brenda | 421 |
| 9 | Sharon | 419 |
| 10 | Donna | 412 |
| 11 | Karen | 402 |
| 12 | Barbara | 394 |
| 13 | Susan | 361 |
| 14 | Angela | 355 |
| 15 | Deborah | 346 |
| 16 | Pamela | 324 |
| 17 | Tammy | 314 |
| 18 | Debra | 292 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 280 |
| 20 | Robin | 247 |
| 21 | Wanda | 235 |
| 22 | Jacqueline | 222 |
| 23 | Carolyn | 218 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 217 |
| 25 | Kathy | 207 |
| 26 | Gloria | 204 |
| 27 | Janice | 202 |
| 28 | Janet | 198 |
| 29 | Tina | 197 |
| 30 | Beverly | 189 |
| 31 | Cheryl | 188 |
| 32 | Betty | 187 |
| 33 | Sherry | 184 |
| 34 | Nancy | 182 |
| 34 | Shirley | 182 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 172 |
| 36 | Sheila | 172 |
| 38 | Debbie | 171 |
| 39 | Laura | 165 |
| 40 | Margaret | 162 |
| 41 | Cindy | 146 |
| 41 | Joyce | 146 |
| 43 | Cathy | 137 |
| 44 | Dorothy | 133 |
| 45 | Jennifer | 129 |
| 46 | Rebecca | 126 |
| 47 | Connie | 121 |
| 47 | Judy | 121 |
| 49 | Frances | 120 |
| 50 | Denise | 117 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,374 |
| 2 | John | 972 |
| 3 | Michael | 950 |
| 4 | Robert | 845 |
| 5 | William | 814 |
| 6 | David | 809 |
| 7 | Charles | 560 |
| 8 | Thomas | 460 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 446 |
| 9 | Richard | 446 |
| 11 | Mark | 437 |
| 12 | Timothy | 381 |
| 13 | Anthony | 377 |
| 14 | Donald | 322 |
| 15 | Joseph | 316 |
| 16 | Willie | 305 |
| 17 | Terry | 283 |
| 18 | Larry | 279 |
| 19 | Tony | 266 |
| 20 | Ricky | 258 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 251 |
| 22 | Gregory | 245 |
| 23 | Ronald | 242 |
| 24 | George | 232 |
| 25 | Jerry | 220 |
| 26 | Christopher | 202 |
| 27 | Paul | 201 |
| 28 | Johnny | 199 |
| 29 | Bobby | 195 |
| 30 | Randy | 191 |
| 31 | Edward | 188 |
| 32 | Danny | 187 |
| 33 | Steven | 185 |
| 34 | Gary | 174 |
| 34 | Jimmy | 174 |
| 36 | Stephen | 167 |
| 37 | Daniel | 159 |
| 38 | Scott | 153 |
| 39 | Henry | 148 |
| 40 | Kevin | 143 |
| 41 | Stanley | 142 |
| 42 | Ronnie | 141 |
| 43 | Dennis | 138 |
| 44 | Roger | 136 |
| 45 | Keith | 134 |
| 46 | Samuel | 132 |
| 47 | Barry | 131 |
| 48 | Joe | 129 |
| 49 | Billy | 126 |
| 50 | Steve | 124 |