Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	619
2	Amanda	509
3	Melissa	391
4	Crystal	381
5	Kimberly	336
6	Angela	289
7	April	277
8	Elizabeth	264
9	Jessica	262
10	Amy	251
11	Mary	243
12	Heather	224
13	Tiffany	206
14	Stephanie	199
15	Christina	188
16	Kelly	178
17	Lisa	157
18	Rebecca	146
19	Michelle	145
20	Brandy	142
21	Ashley	140
21	Shannon	140
23	Sarah	135
24	Laura	120
25	Erica	113
26	Jamie	112
27	Nicole	110
28	Tonya	107
29	Julie	104
30	Amber	101
31	Tara	100
32	Andrea	95
32	Dana	95
34	Brandi	92
35	Katherine	90
36	Christy	86
37	Tina	84
38	Anna	83
38	Karen	83
38	Susan	83
38	Wendy	83
42	Allison	82
42	Erin	82
42	Latoya	82
42	Rachel	82
46	Melanie	81
46	Pamela	81
48	Cynthia	80
49	Leslie	77
50	Alicia	75

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	856
2	Christopher	763
3	Michael	714
4	Jason	623
5	William	595
6	John	577
7	Robert	495
8	David	485
9	Travis	435
10	Joshua	351
11	Charles	320
12	Joseph	316
13	Matthew	297
14	Brian	282
14	Timothy	282
16	Jonathan	280
16	Kevin	280
18	Thomas	250
19	Richard	241
20	Daniel	238
21	Jeremy	226
22	Anthony	217
23	Eric	185
23	Nicholas	185
25	Steven	173
26	Kenneth	169
27	Benjamin	164
28	Derrick	159
29	Andrew	147
30	Stephen	142
31	Bryan	129
32	Brandon	128
33	Justin	127
33	Ryan	127
35	Antonio	125
36	Jeffrey	122
37	Mark	121
38	Adam	118
39	Corey	110
39	George	110
39	Larry	110
42	Chad	108
42	Ronald	108
44	Patrick	107
45	Phillip	100
45	Samuel	100
47	Bradley	95
48	Gregory	94
48	Scott	94
50	Paul	90