Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	590
2	Jennifer	532
3	Kimberly	476
4	Melissa	412
5	Lisa	360
6	Stephanie	322
7	Tammy	293
8	Amy	288
9	Michelle	283
10	Mary	277
11	Tonya	275
12	Shannon	210
13	Pamela	205
14	Sharon	194
15	Teresa	190
16	Tracy	189
17	Elizabeth	184
18	Cynthia	183
19	Karen	167
20	Wendy	162
21	Tina	160
22	Donna	157
23	Susan	151
24	Crystal	149
25	Laura	145
26	Tara	143
27	Heather	142
27	Rebecca	142
29	Kelly	141
30	April	136
31	Rhonda	133
32	Patricia	129
33	Sandra	128
34	Julie	127
35	Stacey	120
36	Stacy	116
37	Robin	111
38	Nicole	108
39	Sonya	107
40	Dana	106
40	Linda	106
40	Sherry	106
43	Melanie	105
44	Dawn	104
45	Amanda	101
45	Andrea	101
45	Lori	101
48	Denise	98
48	Monica	98
50	Yolanda	97

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,031
2	Michael	982
3	Christopher	785
4	William	738
5	John	639
6	Robert	634
7	David	595
8	Kevin	497
9	Brian	418
10	Charles	400
11	Thomas	329
12	Anthony	319
13	Timothy	294
14	Richard	293
15	Jason	288
16	Joseph	286
17	Eric	250
18	Jeffrey	243
19	Kenneth	241
20	Steven	240
21	Mark	196
22	Gregory	178
23	Paul	157
24	Larry	154
25	Daniel	153
26	Ronald	151
27	Stephen	145
28	Scott	144
29	Donald	142
30	Matthew	140
31	Jonathan	135
32	Bobby	133
32	Travis	133
34	Keith	130
35	Willie	129
36	Johnny	128
37	Edward	125
38	George	123
39	Rodney	120
40	Terry	119
41	Bryan	115
41	Chad	115
41	Patrick	115
44	Tony	113
45	Jerry	104
45	Shawn	104
47	Derrick	101
48	Jamie	94
48	Tyrone	94
50	Russell	93