Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	644
2	Lisa	578
3	Donna	476
4	Teresa	447
5	Cynthia	441
6	Tammy	427
7	Linda	411
8	Patricia	409
9	Sandra	396
10	Sharon	395
11	Brenda	381
12	Karen	373
13	Pamela	370
14	Angela	368
15	Barbara	331
16	Susan	329
17	Deborah	307
18	Debra	302
19	Elizabeth	259
20	Kimberly	256
21	Wanda	252
22	Robin	219
23	Jacqueline	211
24	Kathy	208
25	Rhonda	202

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sheila	200
27	Carolyn	188
28	Cheryl	187
29	Sherry	178
30	Nancy	174
31	Janice	169
32	Janet	167
33	Shirley	156
34	Betty	155
35	Carol	154
36	Cindy	153
37	Gloria	152
38	Laura	150
39	Tina	145
40	Debbie	144
41	Lori	137
42	Beverly	135
43	Connie	130
43	Margaret	130
43	Melissa	130
43	Rebecca	130
47	Jennifer	128
47	Sarah	128
49	Martha	125
50	Cathy	122
51	Judy	119
51	Paula	119
53	Joyce	118
54	Dorothy	113
55	Terri	111
56	Annette	110
56	Theresa	110
58	Gwendolyn	107
59	Tracy	104
60	Catherine	102
61	Julie	100
62	Darlene	97
62	Sylvia	97
64	Sherri	96
65	Diane	95
66	Virginia	94
67	Denise	93
68	Kim	90
69	Doris	89
70	Rose	88
71	Frances	82
71	Melanie	82
71	Valerie	82
74	Wendy	80
75	Alice	79
75	Christine	79
77	Kelly	78
78	Amy	77
79	Annie	73
79	Peggy	73
79	Phyllis	73
79	Stephanie	73
83	Loretta	72
84	Julia	71
84	Melinda	71
86	Jackie	70
86	Regina	70
88	Anita	69
89	Marilyn	68
90	Vickie	67
91	Dana	66
92	Vanessa	64
93	Belinda	63
93	Leslie	63
95	Bonnie	62
95	Michelle	62
97	Helen	60
98	Katherine	58
98	Sonya	58
100	Laurie	57
100	Tammie	57
100	Terry	57