Top baby names in South Carolina, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 860 |
| 2 | Jessica | 679 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 514 |
| 4 | Amanda | 463 |
| 5 | Brittany | 327 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 314 |
| 7 | Heather | 295 |
| 8 | Crystal | 292 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 278 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 248 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 243 |
| 12 | Sarah | 218 |
| 13 | Mary | 214 |
| 14 | Lauren | 197 |
| 15 | Melissa | 190 |
| 16 | Amber | 189 |
| 16 | Megan | 189 |
| 18 | Rachel | 153 |
| 19 | Amy | 149 |
| 20 | April | 146 |
| 20 | Danielle | 146 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 145 |
| 23 | Nicole | 142 |
| 24 | Christina | 141 |
| 25 | Laura | 140 |
| 26 | Erica | 138 |
| 27 | Latoya | 137 |
| 28 | Courtney | 136 |
| 29 | Katherine | 130 |
| 30 | Erin | 126 |
| 31 | Emily | 123 |
| 32 | Angela | 117 |
| 32 | Anna | 117 |
| 34 | Shannon | 115 |
| 35 | Kelly | 110 |
| 35 | Samantha | 110 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 106 |
| 38 | Michelle | 102 |
| 39 | Jamie | 101 |
| 40 | Sara | 98 |
| 41 | Allison | 97 |
| 41 | Brandi | 97 |
| 43 | Andrea | 96 |
| 44 | Krystal | 93 |
| 45 | Kristen | 92 |
| 46 | Brandy | 91 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 91 |
| 48 | Victoria | 84 |
| 48 | Whitney | 84 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 79 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 909 |
| 2 | Michael | 748 |
| 3 | James | 682 |
| 4 | Joshua | 606 |
| 5 | Brandon | 593 |
| 6 | William | 542 |
| 7 | Matthew | 498 |
| 8 | John | 493 |
| 9 | Robert | 450 |
| 10 | David | 438 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 386 |
| 12 | Joseph | 367 |
| 13 | Justin | 364 |
| 14 | Daniel | 351 |
| 15 | Jason | 292 |
| 16 | Thomas | 286 |
| 17 | Charles | 263 |
| 18 | Andrew | 262 |
| 19 | Timothy | 247 |
| 20 | Brian | 234 |
| 20 | Travis | 234 |
| 22 | Richard | 228 |
| 23 | Anthony | 227 |
| 24 | Kevin | 221 |
| 25 | Eric | 205 |
| 26 | Ryan | 197 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 188 |
| 28 | Steven | 175 |
| 29 | Adam | 173 |
| 30 | Patrick | 153 |
| 31 | Stephen | 152 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 147 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 146 |
| 34 | Marcus | 145 |
| 35 | Bryan | 139 |
| 35 | Dustin | 139 |
| 35 | Nicholas | 139 |
| 38 | Mark | 132 |
| 39 | Antonio | 119 |
| 39 | Zachary | 119 |
| 41 | Gregory | 113 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 110 |
| 42 | Kyle | 110 |
| 44 | Aaron | 106 |
| 45 | Paul | 100 |
| 45 | Samuel | 100 |
| 47 | Bradley | 97 |
| 48 | Corey | 91 |
| 48 | Phillip | 91 |
| 50 | Jacob | 86 |