Top baby names in South Carolina, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 634 |
| 2 | Crystal | 368 |
| 3 | Melissa | 348 |
| 4 | Angela | 336 |
| 5 | Amanda | 318 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 287 |
| 7 | April | 253 |
| 8 | Amy | 248 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 244 |
| 10 | Heather | 238 |
| 11 | Mary | 228 |
| 12 | Jessica | 222 |
| 13 | Kelly | 207 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 204 |
| 15 | Christina | 189 |
| 16 | Shannon | 178 |
| 17 | Michelle | 152 |
| 18 | Tonya | 149 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 146 |
| 20 | Ashley | 140 |
| 21 | Brandy | 137 |
| 22 | Lisa | 136 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 135 |
| 24 | Sarah | 122 |
| 25 | Laura | 121 |
| 26 | Jamie | 107 |
| 26 | Tina | 107 |
| 28 | Andrea | 106 |
| 29 | Julie | 100 |
| 30 | Karen | 97 |
| 31 | Rachel | 94 |
| 32 | Erica | 92 |
| 33 | Erin | 89 |
| 34 | Dana | 87 |
| 35 | Susan | 86 |
| 36 | Latoya | 85 |
| 37 | Stacey | 84 |
| 37 | Tracy | 84 |
| 39 | Christy | 83 |
| 39 | Stacy | 83 |
| 41 | Pamela | 82 |
| 41 | Samantha | 82 |
| 43 | Leslie | 81 |
| 44 | Tabitha | 80 |
| 45 | Anna | 79 |
| 45 | Sabrina | 79 |
| 47 | Katherine | 78 |
| 47 | Tammy | 78 |
| 49 | Nicole | 77 |
| 50 | Felicia | 76 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 847 |
| 2 | Michael | 783 |
| 3 | Christopher | 755 |
| 4 | Jason | 672 |
| 5 | William | 556 |
| 6 | Robert | 537 |
| 7 | John | 535 |
| 8 | David | 498 |
| 9 | Joseph | 371 |
| 10 | Kevin | 347 |
| 11 | Charles | 327 |
| 12 | Timothy | 315 |
| 13 | Brian | 286 |
| 14 | Joshua | 263 |
| 15 | Thomas | 261 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 260 |
| 17 | Matthew | 258 |
| 18 | Daniel | 241 |
| 19 | Anthony | 219 |
| 20 | Richard | 214 |
| 21 | Eric | 194 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 185 |
| 22 | Travis | 185 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 173 |
| 25 | Steven | 164 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 147 |
| 27 | Stephen | 145 |
| 28 | Andrew | 141 |
| 28 | Derrick | 141 |
| 30 | Mark | 125 |
| 30 | Patrick | 125 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 124 |
| 32 | Paul | 124 |
| 34 | Antonio | 121 |
| 35 | Marcus | 118 |
| 36 | Shawn | 117 |
| 37 | Larry | 115 |
| 38 | George | 114 |
| 39 | Adam | 113 |
| 40 | Samuel | 106 |
| 41 | Gregory | 103 |
| 41 | Ryan | 103 |
| 43 | Corey | 101 |
| 43 | Justin | 101 |
| 45 | Chad | 100 |
| 46 | Brandon | 99 |
| 47 | Bryan | 98 |
| 48 | Ronald | 97 |
| 49 | Jamie | 94 |
| 50 | Donald | 93 |