Top baby names in South Carolina, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 744 |
| 2 | Amanda | 584 |
| 3 | Jessica | 533 |
| 4 | Crystal | 379 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 321 |
| 6 | Melissa | 286 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 286 |
| 8 | Tiffany | 275 |
| 9 | April | 261 |
| 10 | Heather | 260 |
| 11 | Ashley | 254 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 250 |
| 13 | Angela | 246 |
| 14 | Mary | 225 |
| 15 | Amy | 204 |
| 16 | Sarah | 193 |
| 17 | Latoya | 178 |
| 18 | Brandy | 172 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 169 |
| 20 | Shannon | 159 |
| 21 | Christina | 155 |
| 22 | Brandi | 141 |
| 23 | Laura | 136 |
| 24 | Courtney | 135 |
| 25 | Kelly | 134 |
| 26 | Michelle | 129 |
| 27 | Andrea | 127 |
| 27 | Lisa | 127 |
| 29 | Erin | 124 |
| 30 | Erica | 118 |
| 31 | Katherine | 115 |
| 32 | Lauren | 114 |
| 33 | Amber | 108 |
| 34 | Tonya | 103 |
| 35 | Kristen | 102 |
| 36 | Emily | 101 |
| 36 | Jamie | 101 |
| 38 | Leslie | 97 |
| 39 | Kristin | 96 |
| 40 | Anna | 95 |
| 41 | Natasha | 94 |
| 42 | Julie | 93 |
| 43 | Sara | 89 |
| 44 | Nicole | 88 |
| 44 | Rachel | 88 |
| 46 | Pamela | 86 |
| 47 | Tara | 77 |
| 48 | Candice | 76 |
| 49 | Dana | 75 |
| 50 | Allison | 74 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 764 |
| 2 | Michael | 737 |
| 3 | Christopher | 701 |
| 4 | William | 581 |
| 5 | Jason | 558 |
| 6 | John | 529 |
| 7 | Joshua | 501 |
| 8 | Robert | 476 |
| 9 | David | 465 |
| 10 | Matthew | 393 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 363 |
| 12 | Charles | 361 |
| 13 | Joseph | 348 |
| 14 | Travis | 339 |
| 15 | Brian | 288 |
| 16 | Justin | 284 |
| 17 | Thomas | 271 |
| 18 | Brandon | 270 |
| 19 | Daniel | 259 |
| 20 | Kevin | 249 |
| 21 | Timothy | 243 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 231 |
| 23 | Eric | 217 |
| 24 | Richard | 211 |
| 25 | Ryan | 199 |
| 26 | Anthony | 189 |
| 27 | Steven | 186 |
| 28 | Andrew | 176 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 161 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 160 |
| 31 | Adam | 151 |
| 32 | Stephen | 147 |
| 33 | Nicholas | 145 |
| 34 | Patrick | 135 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 133 |
| 36 | Marcus | 128 |
| 37 | Derrick | 120 |
| 38 | Antonio | 119 |
| 39 | Bryan | 112 |
| 40 | Samuel | 106 |
| 41 | Paul | 105 |
| 42 | Edward | 102 |
| 43 | Aaron | 99 |
| 44 | Phillip | 98 |
| 45 | Larry | 97 |
| 46 | Donald | 94 |
| 46 | George | 94 |
| 48 | Corey | 91 |
| 48 | Ronald | 91 |
| 50 | Gregory | 89 |