Top baby names in South Carolina, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 677 |
| 2 | Amanda | 585 |
| 3 | Jessica | 398 |
| 4 | Crystal | 367 |
| 5 | Melissa | 333 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 316 |
| 7 | April | 309 |
| 8 | Tiffany | 294 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 276 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 265 |
| 11 | Mary | 235 |
| 12 | Amy | 231 |
| 13 | Ashley | 229 |
| 14 | Angela | 227 |
| 14 | Heather | 227 |
| 16 | Christina | 188 |
| 17 | Sarah | 176 |
| 18 | Kelly | 151 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 150 |
| 20 | Laura | 149 |
| 21 | Brandy | 143 |
| 22 | Lisa | 142 |
| 23 | Michelle | 140 |
| 24 | Erica | 130 |
| 25 | Shannon | 126 |
| 26 | Erin | 123 |
| 27 | Tonya | 119 |
| 28 | Jamie | 114 |
| 29 | Amber | 113 |
| 30 | Emily | 106 |
| 31 | Pamela | 105 |
| 32 | Rachel | 103 |
| 33 | Latoya | 101 |
| 34 | Courtney | 99 |
| 35 | Julie | 96 |
| 35 | Katherine | 96 |
| 37 | Andrea | 95 |
| 38 | Nicole | 94 |
| 39 | Dana | 93 |
| 40 | Lauren | 90 |
| 41 | Karen | 84 |
| 41 | Natasha | 84 |
| 43 | Kristin | 82 |
| 44 | Tracy | 81 |
| 45 | Kristen | 79 |
| 46 | Latasha | 77 |
| 47 | Alicia | 76 |
| 48 | Brandi | 75 |
| 49 | Tina | 74 |
| 50 | Christy | 73 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 770 |
| 2 | Michael | 746 |
| 3 | Christopher | 719 |
| 4 | Jason | 632 |
| 5 | William | 595 |
| 6 | Robert | 505 |
| 7 | David | 480 |
| 7 | John | 480 |
| 9 | Travis | 450 |
| 10 | Joshua | 430 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 357 |
| 12 | Joseph | 351 |
| 13 | Charles | 341 |
| 14 | Matthew | 312 |
| 15 | Timothy | 284 |
| 16 | Brian | 276 |
| 17 | Thomas | 264 |
| 18 | Kevin | 263 |
| 19 | Daniel | 251 |
| 20 | Eric | 242 |
| 21 | Richard | 222 |
| 22 | Justin | 208 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 195 |
| 24 | Anthony | 182 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 181 |
| 26 | Steven | 177 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 169 |
| 28 | Brandon | 165 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 165 |
| 30 | Ryan | 161 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 158 |
| 32 | Andrew | 146 |
| 33 | Stephen | 143 |
| 34 | Patrick | 137 |
| 35 | Marcus | 130 |
| 36 | Derrick | 121 |
| 37 | Adam | 120 |
| 38 | Chad | 115 |
| 39 | Mark | 114 |
| 40 | Corey | 111 |
| 41 | Bryan | 110 |
| 41 | Paul | 110 |
| 43 | Antonio | 105 |
| 43 | George | 105 |
| 43 | Ronald | 105 |
| 46 | Jamie | 101 |
| 46 | Phillip | 101 |
| 48 | Donald | 99 |
| 49 | Samuel | 98 |
| 50 | Edward | 92 |