Most popular boys’ names in South Carolina, 1966
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,299 |
| 2 | Michael | 842 |
| 3 | John | 821 |
| 4 | William | 733 |
| 5 | Robert | 730 |
| 6 | David | 671 |
| 7 | Charles | 473 |
| 8 | Timothy | 428 |
| 9 | Anthony | 391 |
| 9 | Richard | 391 |
| 11 | Thomas | 366 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 363 |
| 13 | Mark | 352 |
| 14 | Christopher | 312 |
| 15 | Joseph | 293 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 277 |
| 17 | Gregory | 253 |
| 18 | Donald | 228 |
| 19 | George | 210 |
| 20 | Paul | 206 |
| 21 | Willie | 203 |
| 22 | Jerry | 199 |
| 23 | Ronald | 196 |
| 24 | Kevin | 189 |
| 24 | Steven | 189 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brian | 187 |
| 27 | Tony | 182 |
| 28 | Larry | 181 |
| 28 | Terry | 181 |
| 30 | Rodney | 180 |
| 31 | Johnny | 172 |
| 32 | Stephen | 165 |
| 33 | Eric | 161 |
| 34 | Bobby | 157 |
| 35 | Edward | 154 |
| 36 | Jimmy | 144 |
| 37 | Daniel | 143 |
| 37 | Keith | 143 |
| 39 | Scott | 137 |
| 40 | Randy | 135 |
| 41 | Gary | 132 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 122 |
| 43 | Carl | 117 |
| 44 | Ricky | 116 |
| 45 | Patrick | 112 |
| 45 | Ronnie | 112 |
| 47 | Henry | 110 |
| 48 | Roger | 109 |
| 49 | Billy | 108 |
| 50 | Curtis | 107 |
| 50 | Marvin | 107 |
| 52 | Barry | 105 |
| 53 | Darryl | 103 |
| 54 | Samuel | 102 |
| 55 | Walter | 100 |
| 56 | Harold | 99 |
| 57 | Douglas | 93 |
| 58 | Darrell | 92 |
| 59 | Phillip | 90 |
| 60 | Dennis | 89 |
| 61 | Andrew | 87 |
| 61 | Ernest | 87 |
| 61 | Russell | 87 |
| 64 | Danny | 84 |
| 65 | Gerald | 83 |
| 66 | Joe | 81 |
| 66 | Reginald | 81 |
| 68 | Benjamin | 79 |
| 68 | Tracy | 79 |
| 70 | Stanley | 77 |
| 71 | Raymond | 76 |
| 71 | Wayne | 76 |
| 73 | Allen | 73 |
| 73 | Bruce | 73 |
| 75 | Troy | 71 |
| 76 | Calvin | 70 |
| 76 | Eddie | 70 |
| 78 | Bernard | 68 |
| 78 | Frank | 68 |
| 80 | Melvin | 67 |
| 81 | Jerome | 66 |
| 81 | Matthew | 66 |
| 83 | Randall | 65 |
| 84 | Todd | 64 |
| 85 | Bryan | 63 |
| 85 | Tommy | 63 |
| 87 | Jonathan | 62 |
| 88 | Craig | 60 |
| 89 | Arthur | 58 |
| 89 | Frederick | 58 |
| 89 | Vincent | 58 |
| 92 | Chris | 57 |
| 93 | Alan | 56 |
| 93 | Harry | 56 |
| 93 | Leroy | 56 |
| 93 | Micheal | 56 |
| 93 | Steve | 56 |
| 98 | Nathaniel | 55 |
| 99 | Derrick | 54 |
| 99 | Roy | 54 |