Top baby names in South Carolina, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 719 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 679 |
| 3 | Jessica | 619 |
| 4 | Amanda | 475 |
| 5 | Crystal | 343 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 308 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 298 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 284 |
| 9 | Heather | 278 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 228 |
| 11 | Melissa | 220 |
| 12 | April | 215 |
| 13 | Sarah | 212 |
| 14 | Mary | 203 |
| 15 | Lauren | 202 |
| 16 | Amy | 196 |
| 17 | Angela | 181 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 167 |
| 19 | Christina | 165 |
| 20 | Amber | 151 |
| 21 | Nicole | 146 |
| 22 | Erin | 141 |
| 23 | Brandy | 138 |
| 24 | Erica | 130 |
| 25 | Megan | 127 |
| 26 | Kelly | 126 |
| 27 | Katherine | 125 |
| 27 | Latoya | 125 |
| 29 | Laura | 123 |
| 30 | Kayla | 112 |
| 30 | Michelle | 112 |
| 32 | Emily | 111 |
| 33 | Courtney | 110 |
| 34 | Jamie | 109 |
| 34 | Rachel | 109 |
| 36 | Shannon | 108 |
| 37 | Brandi | 106 |
| 38 | Alicia | 102 |
| 38 | Kristen | 102 |
| 40 | Marquita | 101 |
| 41 | Lindsey | 100 |
| 42 | Anna | 98 |
| 43 | Andrea | 91 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 86 |
| 45 | Victoria | 85 |
| 46 | Leslie | 82 |
| 47 | Samantha | 81 |
| 48 | Lisa | 79 |
| 48 | Natasha | 79 |
| 50 | Latasha | 76 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 871 |
| 2 | James | 771 |
| 3 | Michael | 752 |
| 4 | William | 600 |
| 5 | John | 511 |
| 6 | Matthew | 490 |
| 7 | Joshua | 486 |
| 8 | Robert | 475 |
| 9 | Jason | 467 |
| 10 | David | 463 |
| 11 | Brandon | 381 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 361 |
| 13 | Justin | 336 |
| 14 | Joseph | 334 |
| 15 | Brian | 295 |
| 16 | Daniel | 292 |
| 17 | Travis | 279 |
| 18 | Charles | 263 |
| 19 | Thomas | 245 |
| 20 | Timothy | 222 |
| 21 | Kevin | 218 |
| 22 | Richard | 216 |
| 23 | Andrew | 207 |
| 24 | Eric | 198 |
| 25 | Adam | 195 |
| 26 | Jeremy | 189 |
| 27 | Anthony | 186 |
| 28 | Steven | 180 |
| 29 | Marcus | 166 |
| 30 | Ryan | 160 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 156 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 151 |
| 33 | Stephen | 143 |
| 34 | Patrick | 136 |
| 35 | Nicholas | 132 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 127 |
| 37 | Bryan | 118 |
| 38 | Paul | 116 |
| 39 | Mark | 115 |
| 40 | Ronald | 109 |
| 41 | Derrick | 102 |
| 42 | Antonio | 100 |
| 42 | Gregory | 100 |
| 44 | Aaron | 93 |
| 45 | Dustin | 92 |
| 46 | Samuel | 90 |
| 47 | Larry | 84 |
| 48 | George | 83 |
| 49 | Bradley | 80 |
| 49 | Nathan | 80 |