Top baby names in South Carolina, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 654 |
| 2 | Angela | 477 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 410 |
| 4 | Melissa | 387 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 351 |
| 6 | Tonya | 286 |
| 7 | Amy | 282 |
| 8 | Michelle | 277 |
| 9 | Mary | 273 |
| 10 | Lisa | 264 |
| 11 | Tammy | 259 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 186 |
| 13 | April | 181 |
| 14 | Heather | 178 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 173 |
| 16 | Crystal | 168 |
| 17 | Tracy | 167 |
| 18 | Shannon | 166 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 165 |
| 19 | Sharon | 165 |
| 21 | Susan | 161 |
| 22 | Karen | 160 |
| 22 | Teresa | 160 |
| 24 | Wendy | 149 |
| 25 | Pamela | 148 |
| 26 | Amanda | 147 |
| 27 | Julie | 145 |
| 28 | Kelly | 136 |
| 29 | Tara | 134 |
| 30 | Tina | 125 |
| 31 | Laura | 124 |
| 32 | Donna | 123 |
| 33 | Stacey | 118 |
| 34 | Robin | 110 |
| 34 | Stacy | 110 |
| 36 | Tiffany | 108 |
| 37 | Christina | 107 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 107 |
| 39 | Monica | 106 |
| 40 | Christy | 105 |
| 40 | Patricia | 105 |
| 42 | Sonya | 102 |
| 43 | Dawn | 101 |
| 44 | Sherry | 99 |
| 45 | Melanie | 96 |
| 46 | Linda | 91 |
| 47 | Andrea | 90 |
| 48 | Dana | 89 |
| 49 | Erica | 88 |
| 49 | Tanya | 88 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 933 |
| 2 | Michael | 909 |
| 3 | Christopher | 768 |
| 4 | John | 669 |
| 5 | William | 641 |
| 6 | Robert | 565 |
| 7 | David | 533 |
| 8 | Kevin | 474 |
| 9 | Brian | 441 |
| 10 | Jason | 409 |
| 11 | Charles | 356 |
| 12 | Eric | 283 |
| 13 | Anthony | 278 |
| 13 | Joseph | 278 |
| 15 | Thomas | 270 |
| 16 | Timothy | 262 |
| 17 | Richard | 246 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 225 |
| 19 | Daniel | 208 |
| 20 | Mark | 206 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 201 |
| 22 | Steven | 183 |
| 23 | Matthew | 180 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 168 |
| 25 | Stephen | 163 |
| 26 | Gregory | 160 |
| 27 | Larry | 147 |
| 28 | Ronald | 135 |
| 29 | Willie | 134 |
| 30 | George | 133 |
| 31 | Paul | 132 |
| 32 | Donald | 130 |
| 33 | Scott | 128 |
| 34 | Shawn | 126 |
| 35 | Patrick | 125 |
| 36 | Edward | 121 |
| 36 | Jerry | 121 |
| 38 | Keith | 118 |
| 38 | Travis | 118 |
| 40 | Chad | 117 |
| 40 | Rodney | 117 |
| 42 | Bryan | 108 |
| 43 | Terry | 107 |
| 44 | Bobby | 106 |
| 44 | Johnny | 106 |
| 46 | Derrick | 103 |
| 47 | Tyrone | 100 |
| 48 | Reginald | 99 |
| 48 | Samuel | 99 |
| 50 | Gary | 96 |