Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1955

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,144
2	Linda	788
3	Deborah	787
4	Patricia	753
5	Debra	605
6	Barbara	586
7	Susan	518
8	Brenda	494
9	Betty	451
10	Sandra	427
11	Cynthia	416
12	Carolyn	400
13	Shirley	379
14	Donna	355
15	Pamela	331
16	Nancy	329
17	Elizabeth	325
18	Kathy	317
19	Janice	298
20	Gloria	291
21	Wanda	289
22	Karen	286
23	Sharon	276
24	Margaret	251
25	Diane	236

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joyce	233
27	Dorothy	232
28	Teresa	229
29	Judy	228
30	Janet	209
30	Rebecca	209
32	Martha	207
33	Cathy	201
34	Cheryl	195
35	Catherine	184
36	Beverly	183
37	Annie	182
38	Carol	178
39	Sarah	169
40	Doris	163
41	Frances	154
41	Gwendolyn	154
41	Peggy	154
44	Connie	149
44	Marilyn	149
46	Sylvia	139
46	Virginia	139
48	Helen	136
48	Jo	136
48	Vickie	136
51	Rose	134
52	Dianne	132
53	Phyllis	122
53	Sheila	122
55	Alice	120
56	Jacqueline	117
57	Sherry	116
58	Vivian	111
59	Debbie	109
60	Ruth	108
61	Robin	104
62	Evelyn	103
63	Ann	101
63	Laura	101
65	Rhonda	100
66	Jane	99
67	Rosa	98
68	Katherine	95
69	Deloris	93
70	Janie	91
70	Lillie	91
72	Bonnie	90
72	Christine	90
74	Ruby	87
74	Theresa	87
74	Yvonne	87
77	Kathryn	86
78	Delores	84
78	Jean	84
80	Denise	83
80	Gail	83
80	Patsy	83
83	Willie	81
84	Joan	80
85	Rita	78
85	Sara	78
87	Elaine	76
88	Julia	74
89	Carrie	73
89	Paula	73
91	Emma	72
92	Annette	71
93	Loretta	70
94	Marsha	68
94	Terry	68
96	Angela	67
97	Ella	64
97	Geraldine	64
97	Terri	64
100	Ethel	63
100	Gladys	63
100	Vicki	63