Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1996

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Taylor	349
2	Ashley	303
3	Jessica	280
4	Hannah	279
4	Kayla	279
6	Brittany	276
7	Emily	271
8	Alexis	269
9	Sarah	233
10	Courtney	210
11	Jasmine	209
12	Amber	205
13	Mary	197
14	Elizabeth	188
15	Anna	180
16	Haley	175
17	Madison	173
18	Savannah	169
19	Lauren	168
20	Samantha	166
21	Megan	165
22	Brianna	163
22	Morgan	163
24	Rachel	157
25	Victoria	154
26	Rebecca	138
27	Caroline	125
28	Katherine	119
29	Amanda	110
30	Kimberly	108
31	Destiny	100
32	Jordan	96
33	Kristen	95
33	Olivia	95
35	Allison	91
35	Chelsea	91
37	Kaitlyn	90
37	Kelsey	90
37	Tiffany	90
40	Sydney	88
41	Abigail	86
42	Breanna	84
43	Shelby	83
44	Danielle	82
45	Alyssa	81
45	Brooke	81
47	Heather	77
47	Jennifer	77
49	Katelyn	76
50	Summer	75

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Christopher	492
2	William	485
3	Austin	441
4	Joshua	434
4	Michael	434
6	James	432
7	Matthew	394
8	Brandon	380
9	John	345
10	Zachary	321
11	Tyler	310
12	Andrew	305
13	Justin	302
14	Jacob	296
15	Joseph	287
15	Robert	287
17	David	285
18	Nicholas	274
19	Jonathan	241
20	Daniel	233
21	Thomas	194
22	Jordan	185
23	Charles	180
24	Ryan	176
25	Christian	168
26	Anthony	161
27	Timothy	160
28	Cody	154
28	Dylan	154
30	Benjamin	153
31	Hunter	145
32	Malik	144
33	Caleb	143
34	Alexander	140
35	Aaron	137
36	Richard	125
37	Kevin	123
38	Samuel	121
39	Patrick	110
40	Cameron	109
41	Kenneth	97
42	Jeremy	96
43	Steven	95
44	Eric	94
45	Brian	92
46	Logan	91
47	Stephen	90
48	Kyle	89
49	Bradley	87
50	Adam	85