Most popular girls’ 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	Lisa	704
2	Angela	566
3	Mary	469
4	Kimberly	397
5	Tammy	384
6	Sharon	374
7	Cynthia	373
8	Pamela	328
9	Karen	321
10	Donna	316
11	Patricia	315
12	Melissa	292
13	Susan	288
14	Teresa	284
15	Sandra	283
16	Linda	255
17	Barbara	248
18	Elizabeth	230
19	Deborah	224
20	Wanda	214
21	Brenda	211
22	Rhonda	202
23	Tina	180
24	Tracy	177
25	Michelle	176

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Robin	176
27	Sheila	170
28	Jacqueline	165
29	Debra	152
30	Cheryl	149
31	Jennifer	140
31	Sherry	140
33	Laura	139
34	Nancy	131
34	Stephanie	131
36	Carolyn	130
37	Kathy	128
38	Margaret	126
39	Betty	125
39	Wendy	125
41	Amy	117
42	Julie	113
43	Carol	111
44	Andrea	108
44	Rebecca	108
46	Janice	105
47	Janet	104
48	Beverly	103
49	Lori	101
50	Cindy	96
51	Kelly	95
52	Shirley	94
53	Sonya	93
54	Connie	92
55	Theresa	87
56	Terri	86
57	Dorothy	85
58	Annette	84
58	Paula	84
60	Catherine	83
60	Denise	83
62	Martha	81
62	Tonya	81
64	Joyce	80
65	Kim	79
66	Dana	78
66	Dawn	78
66	Gloria	78
69	Judy	77
70	Amanda	76
71	Frances	75
71	Regina	75
73	Sarah	74
74	Melinda	73
75	Carla	71
76	Cathy	70
76	Melanie	70
78	Valerie	67
79	Christine	66
80	Darlene	65
81	Gwendolyn	64
82	Leslie	63
82	Loretta	63
84	Debbie	62
85	Julia	61
86	April	59
87	Diane	58
87	Vanessa	58
89	Gina	57
89	Marilyn	57
89	Phyllis	57
89	Vickie	57
93	Shelia	56
93	Sherri	56
95	Tracey	55
96	Audrey	54
96	Virginia	54
98	Annie	52
98	Sylvia	52
100	Crystal	51