Top baby names in South Carolina, 1963
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 644 |
| 2 | Lisa | 578 |
| 3 | Donna | 476 |
| 4 | Teresa | 447 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 441 |
| 6 | Tammy | 427 |
| 7 | Linda | 411 |
| 8 | Patricia | 409 |
| 9 | Sandra | 396 |
| 10 | Sharon | 395 |
| 11 | Brenda | 381 |
| 12 | Karen | 373 |
| 13 | Pamela | 370 |
| 14 | Angela | 368 |
| 15 | Barbara | 331 |
| 16 | Susan | 329 |
| 17 | Deborah | 307 |
| 18 | Debra | 302 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 259 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 256 |
| 21 | Wanda | 252 |
| 22 | Robin | 219 |
| 23 | Jacqueline | 211 |
| 24 | Kathy | 208 |
| 25 | Rhonda | 202 |
| 26 | Sheila | 200 |
| 27 | Carolyn | 188 |
| 28 | Cheryl | 187 |
| 29 | Sherry | 178 |
| 30 | Nancy | 174 |
| 31 | Janice | 169 |
| 32 | Janet | 167 |
| 33 | Shirley | 156 |
| 34 | Betty | 155 |
| 35 | Carol | 154 |
| 36 | Cindy | 153 |
| 37 | Gloria | 152 |
| 38 | Laura | 150 |
| 39 | Tina | 145 |
| 40 | Debbie | 144 |
| 41 | Lori | 137 |
| 42 | Beverly | 135 |
| 43 | Connie | 130 |
| 43 | Margaret | 130 |
| 43 | Melissa | 130 |
| 43 | Rebecca | 130 |
| 47 | Jennifer | 128 |
| 47 | Sarah | 128 |
| 49 | Martha | 125 |
| 50 | Cathy | 122 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,434 |
| 2 | John | 962 |
| 3 | Michael | 885 |
| 4 | Robert | 879 |
| 5 | William | 829 |
| 6 | David | 822 |
| 7 | Charles | 529 |
| 8 | Kenneth | 492 |
| 9 | Richard | 457 |
| 10 | Thomas | 412 |
| 11 | Timothy | 403 |
| 12 | Mark | 395 |
| 13 | Anthony | 342 |
| 14 | Joseph | 334 |
| 15 | Donald | 285 |
| 16 | Terry | 270 |
| 17 | George | 263 |
| 18 | Gregory | 257 |
| 19 | Ricky | 252 |
| 20 | Larry | 248 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 246 |
| 21 | Willie | 246 |
| 23 | Ronald | 243 |
| 24 | Tony | 234 |
| 25 | Johnny | 233 |
| 26 | Jerry | 208 |
| 27 | Steven | 205 |
| 28 | Bobby | 203 |
| 29 | Paul | 198 |
| 30 | Scott | 181 |
| 31 | Kevin | 180 |
| 32 | Christopher | 179 |
| 33 | Edward | 175 |
| 34 | Gary | 170 |
| 35 | Billy | 169 |
| 35 | Randy | 169 |
| 37 | Stephen | 167 |
| 38 | Dennis | 164 |
| 39 | Roger | 161 |
| 40 | Keith | 152 |
| 41 | Daniel | 151 |
| 42 | Henry | 148 |
| 43 | Jimmy | 146 |
| 44 | Ronnie | 145 |
| 45 | Brian | 138 |
| 46 | Danny | 134 |
| 46 | Stanley | 134 |
| 48 | Barry | 130 |
| 49 | Carl | 127 |
| 49 | Eric | 127 |