Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1974

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	727
2	Angela	436
3	Kimberly	408
4	Melissa	348
5	Amy	315
6	Stephanie	300
7	Tonya	287
8	Tammy	257
9	Mary	245
10	Heather	234
11	Michelle	231
12	Lisa	226
13	April	213
14	Crystal	192
14	Elizabeth	192
14	Shannon	192
17	Rebecca	159
18	Tina	154
19	Susan	150
20	Wendy	147
21	Amanda	145
22	Pamela	144
23	Julie	137
24	Karen	136
25	Tracy	134
26	Cynthia	132
27	Teresa	131
28	Sharon	128
29	Tiffany	122
30	Kelly	121
31	Patricia	114
32	Leslie	109
33	Tara	108
34	Dana	106
35	Donna	105
36	Monica	103
37	Christina	102
37	Laura	102
39	Lori	101
40	Rhonda	96
41	Christy	93
42	Robin	90
43	Stacey	89
44	Andrea	87
44	Melanie	87
46	Tanya	86
47	Nicole	83
47	Sonya	83
49	Tamara	82
50	Sherry	81

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	927
2	Michael	879
3	Christopher	789
4	William	639
5	John	610
6	Jason	565
7	David	548
8	Robert	531
9	Kevin	421
10	Brian	384
11	Charles	372
12	Anthony	279
13	Thomas	262
14	Eric	258
15	Joseph	256
16	Richard	254
17	Timothy	251
18	Kenneth	209
19	Matthew	200
20	Steven	194
21	Jeffrey	193
22	Mark	187
23	Daniel	166
24	Jonathan	158
25	Ronald	155
26	Larry	146
27	Stephen	140
28	Gregory	137
29	Donald	136
30	Paul	135
31	Bryan	129
32	Shawn	123
33	Travis	120
34	Benjamin	118
35	Rodney	117
36	George	111
37	Scott	110
38	Andrew	107
39	Chad	106
39	Derrick	106
41	Patrick	104
42	Samuel	102
43	Edward	100
44	Johnny	98
45	Tyrone	97
46	Terry	95
46	Willie	95
48	Jamie	90
49	Jerry	87
49	Keith	87