Top baby names in South Carolina, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 700 |
| 2 | Angela | 573 |
| 3 | Mary | 532 |
| 4 | Karen | 441 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 393 |
| 6 | Tammy | 381 |
| 7 | Sharon | 380 |
| 8 | Patricia | 363 |
| 9 | Teresa | 345 |
| 10 | Donna | 329 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 324 |
| 12 | Pamela | 321 |
| 13 | Sandra | 310 |
| 14 | Susan | 303 |
| 15 | Linda | 302 |
| 16 | Barbara | 275 |
| 17 | Brenda | 247 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 230 |
| 19 | Melissa | 225 |
| 20 | Wanda | 220 |
| 21 | Rhonda | 219 |
| 22 | Deborah | 218 |
| 23 | Sheila | 207 |
| 24 | Tina | 187 |
| 25 | Robin | 177 |
| 26 | Debra | 176 |
| 27 | Jacqueline | 167 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 159 |
| 29 | Janice | 153 |
| 30 | Sherry | 151 |
| 31 | Laura | 149 |
| 32 | Carol | 146 |
| 33 | Cheryl | 144 |
| 33 | Tracy | 144 |
| 35 | Jennifer | 138 |
| 36 | Stephanie | 137 |
| 37 | Margaret | 133 |
| 37 | Nancy | 133 |
| 39 | Rebecca | 127 |
| 39 | Shirley | 127 |
| 41 | Betty | 125 |
| 42 | Kathy | 120 |
| 43 | Janet | 115 |
| 44 | Julie | 114 |
| 45 | Beverly | 112 |
| 46 | Joyce | 110 |
| 47 | Annette | 107 |
| 48 | Cathy | 103 |
| 48 | Kim | 103 |
| 50 | Denise | 102 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,303 |
| 2 | John | 889 |
| 3 | Robert | 776 |
| 4 | Michael | 765 |
| 5 | William | 697 |
| 6 | David | 692 |
| 7 | Charles | 492 |
| 8 | Richard | 432 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 417 |
| 10 | Timothy | 411 |
| 11 | Thomas | 364 |
| 12 | Anthony | 330 |
| 13 | Mark | 325 |
| 14 | Joseph | 303 |
| 15 | Christopher | 269 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 235 |
| 17 | Gregory | 231 |
| 18 | Ronald | 230 |
| 19 | Willie | 228 |
| 20 | Kevin | 221 |
| 21 | Jerry | 211 |
| 22 | Rodney | 208 |
| 23 | Terry | 201 |
| 24 | George | 198 |
| 25 | Donald | 195 |
| 26 | Tony | 194 |
| 27 | Steven | 189 |
| 28 | Paul | 183 |
| 29 | Bobby | 181 |
| 30 | Edward | 179 |
| 31 | Larry | 172 |
| 32 | Brian | 170 |
| 32 | Randy | 170 |
| 34 | Jimmy | 165 |
| 34 | Johnny | 165 |
| 36 | Ricky | 154 |
| 37 | Daniel | 153 |
| 38 | Gary | 143 |
| 39 | Scott | 139 |
| 40 | Eric | 138 |
| 40 | Stephen | 138 |
| 42 | Billy | 137 |
| 43 | Barry | 126 |
| 44 | Darryl | 125 |
| 45 | Henry | 124 |
| 46 | Marvin | 121 |
| 47 | Curtis | 111 |
| 47 | Danny | 111 |
| 47 | Dennis | 111 |
| 50 | Patrick | 109 |