Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	720
2	Cynthia	507
3	Sandra	476
4	Lisa	456
5	Linda	446
6	Teresa	445
7	Patricia	433
8	Brenda	421
9	Sharon	419
10	Donna	412
11	Karen	402
12	Barbara	394
13	Susan	361
14	Angela	355
15	Deborah	346
16	Pamela	324
17	Tammy	314
18	Debra	292
19	Elizabeth	280
20	Robin	247
21	Wanda	235
22	Jacqueline	222
23	Carolyn	218
24	Kimberly	217
25	Kathy	207

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	204
27	Janice	202
28	Janet	198
29	Tina	197
30	Beverly	189
31	Cheryl	188
32	Betty	187
33	Sherry	184
34	Nancy	182
34	Shirley	182
36	Rhonda	172
36	Sheila	172
38	Debbie	171
39	Laura	165
40	Margaret	162
41	Cindy	146
41	Joyce	146
43	Cathy	137
44	Dorothy	133
45	Jennifer	129
46	Rebecca	126
47	Connie	121
47	Judy	121
49	Frances	120
50	Denise	117
51	Carol	113
52	Rose	111
53	Lori	110
54	Martha	109
55	Tracy	108
56	Catherine	105
56	Sarah	105
58	Julie	104
59	Terri	103
60	Gwendolyn	102
61	Sylvia	101
62	Melissa	98
63	Theresa	97
64	Jackie	95
65	Annette	92
65	Diane	92
65	Terry	92
68	Kim	90
69	Vickie	88
70	Doris	87
71	Wendy	86
72	Sherri	84
73	Helen	82
74	Darlene	81
75	Valerie	80
76	Alice	77
76	Marilyn	77
76	Melanie	77
76	Melinda	77
80	Paula	75
81	Kelly	74
81	Loretta	74
81	Phyllis	74
81	Virginia	74
85	Anita	73
85	Sonya	73
87	Annie	72
87	Bonnie	72
87	Peggy	72
87	Stephanie	72
91	Christine	71
92	Anna	66
92	Elaine	66
94	Amy	64
94	Rita	64
96	Regina	63
96	Rosa	63
98	Audrey	62
99	Katherine	61
99	Michelle	61
99	Vanessa	61