Top baby names in South Carolina, 1989
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany | 1,016 |
| 2 | Ashley | 731 |
| 3 | Jessica | 692 |
| 4 | Amanda | 460 |
| 5 | Amber | 343 |
| 6 | Kayla | 336 |
| 7 | Sarah | 313 |
| 8 | Tiffany | 310 |
| 9 | Heather | 302 |
| 10 | Lauren | 292 |
| 11 | Courtney | 289 |
| 12 | Jennifer | 288 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 285 |
| 14 | Megan | 260 |
| 15 | Samantha | 252 |
| 16 | Whitney | 209 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 197 |
| 18 | Brittney | 196 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 196 |
| 18 | Mary | 196 |
| 21 | Emily | 183 |
| 21 | Jasmine | 183 |
| 23 | Chelsea | 178 |
| 24 | Rachel | 160 |
| 25 | Kristen | 157 |
| 26 | Anna | 154 |
| 27 | Christina | 149 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 147 |
| 29 | Hannah | 145 |
| 30 | Crystal | 140 |
| 31 | Erica | 137 |
| 32 | Victoria | 134 |
| 33 | Katherine | 129 |
| 34 | Laura | 127 |
| 35 | Melissa | 126 |
| 36 | Danielle | 119 |
| 37 | April | 118 |
| 38 | Nicole | 112 |
| 39 | Kristin | 100 |
| 40 | Kelly | 94 |
| 41 | Amy | 91 |
| 41 | Erin | 91 |
| 43 | Michelle | 90 |
| 43 | Shannon | 90 |
| 45 | Angela | 89 |
| 46 | Allison | 87 |
| 47 | Caroline | 85 |
| 48 | Andrea | 84 |
| 49 | Morgan | 82 |
| 50 | Alicia | 81 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 846 |
| 2 | Joshua | 759 |
| 3 | Michael | 713 |
| 4 | James | 693 |
| 5 | Justin | 663 |
| 6 | William | 611 |
| 7 | Matthew | 505 |
| 8 | Brandon | 498 |
| 9 | Robert | 459 |
| 10 | David | 423 |
| 10 | John | 423 |
| 12 | Andrew | 378 |
| 13 | Daniel | 356 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 349 |
| 15 | Joseph | 346 |
| 16 | Thomas | 300 |
| 17 | Charles | 270 |
| 18 | Ryan | 266 |
| 19 | Timothy | 262 |
| 20 | Steven | 250 |
| 21 | Anthony | 248 |
| 22 | Richard | 226 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 223 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 215 |
| 25 | Zachary | 204 |
| 26 | Kevin | 203 |
| 27 | Travis | 196 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 193 |
| 29 | Brian | 185 |
| 30 | Stephen | 180 |
| 31 | Adam | 174 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 174 |
| 33 | Eric | 158 |
| 34 | Aaron | 150 |
| 35 | Jacob | 143 |
| 36 | Tyler | 132 |
| 37 | Dustin | 130 |
| 37 | Patrick | 130 |
| 39 | Kyle | 124 |
| 40 | Marcus | 123 |
| 41 | Mark | 122 |
| 42 | Phillip | 121 |
| 43 | Bradley | 119 |
| 43 | Jason | 119 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | 119 |
| 43 | Samuel | 119 |
| 47 | Alexander | 117 |
| 48 | Antonio | 116 |
| 49 | Corey | 115 |
| 50 | Austin | 103 |