Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1976

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	671
2	Amy	397
3	Kimberly	374
4	Angela	364
5	Melissa	346
6	Heather	270
7	Amanda	263
8	Stephanie	260
9	Mary	240
10	Crystal	237
11	Tonya	224
12	Shannon	222
13	Elizabeth	198
14	Christina	173
15	Lisa	171
16	April	169
17	Tiffany	157
18	Jamie	150
19	Rebecca	149
20	Michelle	146
21	Kelly	140
22	Julie	134
23	Jessica	130
24	Wendy	126
25	Laura	124
26	Tammy	119
27	Sharon	110
28	Tracy	109
29	Susan	106
30	Karen	101
30	Nicole	101
32	Cynthia	100
32	Latoya	100
34	Ashley	98
35	Brandy	97
36	Pamela	95
37	Andrea	93
38	Samantha	92
38	Tina	92
40	Christy	91
40	Patricia	91
42	Teresa	90
43	Stacy	88
44	Allison	87
45	Felicia	83
46	Misty	82
46	Sarah	82
46	Tara	82
49	Dana	80
50	Donna	78

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	826
2	Michael	790
3	Christopher	693
4	Jason	619
5	William	573
6	John	563
7	Robert	538
8	David	487
9	Charles	345
10	Kevin	336
11	Brian	306
12	Joseph	270
13	Timothy	262
14	Anthony	259
15	Richard	250
16	Thomas	242
17	Jonathan	219
18	Daniel	207
19	Matthew	195
20	Eric	193
21	Steven	191
22	Jeffrey	179
23	Jeremy	173
24	Joshua	171
25	Travis	156
26	Mark	150
27	Benjamin	148
27	Stephen	148
29	Kenneth	146
30	Derrick	126
31	Antonio	124
32	Donald	121
33	Gregory	113
33	Paul	113
35	George	112
36	Jamie	111
37	Chad	108
37	Edward	108
39	Andrew	104
40	Rodney	102
41	Ronald	101
42	Larry	100
43	Terry	98
44	Bryan	96
44	Marcus	96
44	Shawn	96
47	Patrick	93
47	Willie	93
49	Ryan	92
50	Samuel	91