Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	641
2	Angela	564
3	Tammy	482
4	Kimberly	431
4	Melissa	431
6	Mary	423
7	Sharon	317
8	Cynthia	306
9	Michelle	302
10	Pamela	298
11	Donna	279
12	Karen	275
13	Teresa	270
14	Susan	236
15	Patricia	227
16	Jennifer	222
17	Tracy	217
18	Laura	215
19	Sandra	203
20	Elizabeth	196
21	Stephanie	191
22	Rhonda	181
23	Barbara	179
24	Tina	175
25	Amy	162

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Linda	161
27	Wendy	157
28	Carolyn	156
29	Tonya	154
30	Kelly	150
30	Wanda	150
32	Brenda	144
33	Sheila	142
34	Deborah	139
35	Robin	135
36	Jacqueline	133
37	Debra	132
38	Sherry	127
39	Cheryl	119
40	Nancy	117
41	Margaret	112
42	Andrea	110
42	Julie	110
42	Paula	110
42	Rebecca	110
46	Sonya	108
47	Lori	103
48	Kathy	102
49	Shannon	101
50	Carol	97
51	Dawn	89
52	Beverly	88
52	Catherine	88
54	Amanda	84
55	Janet	83
55	Sarah	83
57	Dana	82
57	Leslie	82
59	Christine	81
60	Betty	80
61	Dorothy	79
62	Connie	77
62	Gloria	77
64	Valerie	76
65	Monica	71
65	Stacey	71
67	Kim	70
68	Cindy	68
68	Crystal	68
70	Michele	67
70	Vickie	67
72	Katherine	66
72	Regina	66
72	Theresa	66
75	Joyce	65
76	Melanie	64
77	Janice	63
78	Denise	62
79	Melinda	61
79	Shirley	61
81	April	60
82	Tracey	59
83	Rachel	58
83	Tammie	58
83	Yolanda	58
86	Gwendolyn	54
87	Gina	53
88	Charlene	52
88	Frances	52
88	Samantha	52
88	Virginia	52
92	Ann	51
92	Debbie	51
92	Victoria	51
95	Diane	50
95	Terri	50
97	Darlene	49
97	Veronica	49
99	Kathryn	48
100	Cassandra	47