Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	700
2	Angela	573
3	Mary	532
4	Karen	441
5	Cynthia	393
6	Tammy	381
7	Sharon	380
8	Patricia	363
9	Teresa	345
10	Donna	329
11	Kimberly	324
12	Pamela	321
13	Sandra	310
14	Susan	303
15	Linda	302
16	Barbara	275
17	Brenda	247
18	Elizabeth	230
19	Melissa	225
20	Wanda	220
21	Rhonda	219
22	Deborah	218
23	Sheila	207
24	Tina	187
25	Robin	177

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Debra	176
27	Jacqueline	167
28	Carolyn	159
29	Janice	153
30	Sherry	151
31	Laura	149
32	Carol	146
33	Cheryl	144
33	Tracy	144
35	Jennifer	138
36	Stephanie	137
37	Margaret	133
37	Nancy	133
39	Rebecca	127
39	Shirley	127
41	Betty	125
42	Kathy	120
43	Janet	115
44	Julie	114
45	Beverly	112
46	Joyce	110
47	Annette	107
48	Cathy	103
48	Kim	103
50	Denise	102
50	Sarah	102
52	Cindy	100
53	Gloria	99
53	Theresa	99
55	Amy	97
55	Darlene	97
57	Paula	95
57	Wendy	95
59	Dorothy	94
60	Debbie	92
60	Michelle	92
62	Connie	90
63	Dawn	86
63	Kelly	86
65	Martha	84
65	Sylvia	84
67	Catherine	83
67	Christine	83
67	Lori	83
70	Andrea	81
70	Frances	81
72	Sonya	79
72	Valerie	79
72	Virginia	79
75	Regina	73
76	Judy	71
76	Melinda	71
78	Gwendolyn	69
78	Phyllis	69
80	Alice	68
81	Tammie	66
82	Carla	65
83	Jackie	63
83	Terri	63
85	Allison	62
85	Julia	62
85	Loretta	62
88	Diane	61
88	Shelia	61
90	Dana	60
90	Doris	60
90	Melanie	60
93	Anita	59
93	Tonya	59
95	Vickie	58
96	Amanda	57
96	Angie	57
96	Leslie	57
99	Charlene	55
99	Marilyn	55
99	Yvonne	55