Top baby names in South Carolina, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 764 |
| 2 | Jessica | 595 |
| 3 | Amanda | 489 |
| 4 | Ashley | 405 |
| 5 | Crystal | 391 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 288 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 281 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 267 |
| 9 | Melissa | 253 |
| 10 | April | 251 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 237 |
| 12 | Mary | 225 |
| 13 | Sarah | 224 |
| 14 | Heather | 223 |
| 15 | Angela | 202 |
| 16 | Amy | 195 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 193 |
| 18 | Lauren | 161 |
| 19 | Christina | 147 |
| 20 | Erica | 140 |
| 21 | Kelly | 134 |
| 22 | Amber | 133 |
| 22 | Emily | 133 |
| 24 | Brandy | 132 |
| 24 | Courtney | 132 |
| 26 | Latoya | 130 |
| 26 | Laura | 130 |
| 26 | Michelle | 130 |
| 29 | Shannon | 127 |
| 30 | Erin | 121 |
| 30 | Lisa | 121 |
| 32 | Jamie | 109 |
| 33 | Anna | 103 |
| 33 | Rachel | 103 |
| 35 | Kristen | 102 |
| 35 | Nicole | 102 |
| 37 | Leslie | 96 |
| 37 | Samantha | 96 |
| 39 | Allison | 94 |
| 39 | Andrea | 94 |
| 41 | Katherine | 92 |
| 41 | Lindsay | 92 |
| 43 | Alicia | 91 |
| 44 | Sara | 87 |
| 45 | Brandi | 86 |
| 46 | Kristin | 80 |
| 46 | Pamela | 80 |
| 48 | Krystal | 79 |
| 49 | Latasha | 76 |
| 50 | Lindsey | 74 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 855 |
| 2 | Michael | 751 |
| 3 | James | 736 |
| 4 | William | 552 |
| 5 | John | 522 |
| 6 | Jason | 513 |
| 7 | Joshua | 498 |
| 8 | Robert | 496 |
| 9 | David | 447 |
| 10 | Matthew | 423 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 392 |
| 12 | Charles | 337 |
| 13 | Daniel | 318 |
| 14 | Joseph | 311 |
| 15 | Justin | 305 |
| 16 | Travis | 291 |
| 17 | Brandon | 274 |
| 18 | Thomas | 262 |
| 19 | Timothy | 248 |
| 20 | Richard | 242 |
| 21 | Brian | 241 |
| 22 | Kevin | 209 |
| 23 | Ryan | 203 |
| 24 | Anthony | 202 |
| 25 | Jeremy | 200 |
| 26 | Steven | 192 |
| 27 | Andrew | 180 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 168 |
| 29 | Eric | 166 |
| 30 | Marcus | 156 |
| 31 | Stephen | 148 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 141 |
| 33 | Adam | 137 |
| 34 | Nicholas | 133 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 130 |
| 36 | Patrick | 129 |
| 37 | Antonio | 118 |
| 38 | Bryan | 111 |
| 39 | George | 110 |
| 40 | Gregory | 108 |
| 41 | Mark | 107 |
| 42 | Paul | 104 |
| 43 | Donald | 98 |
| 44 | Ronald | 97 |
| 45 | Derrick | 94 |
| 46 | Edward | 91 |
| 47 | Samuel | 88 |
| 48 | Corey | 87 |
| 49 | Aaron | 86 |
| 50 | Bradley | 84 |