Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1977

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	653
2	Angela	353
3	Kimberly	342
4	Amy	336
5	Melissa	328
6	Crystal	280
7	Amanda	275
8	Heather	268
9	Stephanie	266
10	Elizabeth	247
11	Mary	237
12	Kelly	213
13	April	211
14	Shannon	191
15	Lisa	177
16	Jessica	174
17	Tonya	170
18	Rebecca	154
19	Tiffany	147
20	Christina	145
20	Michelle	145
22	Laura	128
23	Ashley	125
24	Jamie	124
25	Cynthia	119
25	Karen	119
27	Wendy	118
28	Julie	116
29	Sarah	109
30	Sabrina	108
31	Susan	106
31	Tammy	106
33	Latoya	104
34	Felicia	102
35	Christy	99
36	Andrea	97
36	Brandy	97
38	Tara	93
39	Erica	91
39	Monica	91
41	Allison	90
41	Leslie	90
43	Sharon	88
44	Misty	85
44	Nicole	85
46	Rachel	84
47	Stacey	82
48	Margaret	81
49	Melanie	80
50	Pamela	79

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	823
2	Michael	751
3	Christopher	718
4	Jason	652
5	William	551
6	Robert	530
7	David	510
8	John	508
9	Kevin	369
10	Charles	351
11	Brian	334
12	Joseph	311
13	Timothy	276
14	Thomas	243
15	Daniel	242
16	Anthony	234
17	Richard	233
18	Jonathan	227
18	Matthew	227
20	Eric	223
21	Joshua	218
22	Steven	197
23	Kenneth	190
24	Jeremy	185
25	Jeffrey	176
26	Benjamin	157
26	Stephen	157
28	Travis	153
29	Derrick	150
30	Corey	142
31	Andrew	140
32	Gregory	133
33	Mark	132
34	Ronald	127
35	Chad	122
36	Antonio	120
37	Larry	118
38	Bryan	111
39	Ryan	110
40	Donald	109
41	Paul	107
42	Edward	106
43	Jamie	104
43	Rodney	104
43	Scott	104
46	Jerry	101
47	Patrick	100
48	Marcus	98
48	Samuel	98
50	Shawn	95