Name Yearbook

Top baby names in South Carolina, 1997

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Hannah	321
2	Taylor	300
3	Sarah	269
4	Alexis	265
5	Ashley	255
6	Emily	252
7	Jessica	247
8	Madison	237
9	Brittany	229
10	Kayla	209
11	Elizabeth	204
12	Jasmine	186
13	Courtney	184
14	Amber	182
15	Victoria	176
16	Savannah	175
17	Lauren	171
17	Mary	171
19	Anna	163
20	Brianna	160
21	Samantha	159
22	Megan	154
23	Destiny	152
24	Morgan	148
25	Haley	146
26	Jordan	141
27	Rachel	139
28	Caroline	137
29	Rebecca	132
30	Katherine	108
31	Alyssa	106
32	Sydney	105
33	Amanda	102
34	Abigail	99
35	Olivia	96
36	Kaitlyn	95
37	Kelsey	84
38	Jennifer	82
39	Breanna	81
40	Kimberly	80
41	Katelyn	79
42	Allison	78
42	Tiffany	78
44	Chelsea	77
45	Shelby	74
46	Brooke	73
47	Alexandra	72
48	Heather	71
49	Danielle	69
49	Erin	69

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	521
2	Christopher	503
3	Joshua	459
4	Michael	433
5	Austin	416
6	James	402
7	Jacob	389
8	Brandon	382
9	Matthew	348
10	John	326
11	Tyler	323
12	Andrew	318
13	Zachary	299
14	Nicholas	284
15	Robert	282
16	Justin	281
17	David	264
18	Jonathan	252
19	Joseph	248
20	Daniel	214
21	Jordan	211
22	Thomas	208
23	Ryan	196
24	Samuel	178
25	Christian	174
26	Benjamin	171
27	Charles	166
28	Dylan	164
29	Hunter	161
30	Caleb	152
31	Alexander	150
31	Anthony	150
33	Cody	140
34	Timothy	139
35	Malik	133
36	Aaron	127
37	Cameron	119
38	Kevin	115
39	Richard	107
40	Eric	105
41	Noah	103
42	Steven	102
43	Adam	101
44	Kyle	98
45	Jason	92
46	Ethan	90
47	Devin	88
48	Kenneth	87
49	Patrick	86
50	Logan	83