Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	561
2	Lisa	477
3	Kimberly	476
4	Tammy	401
5	Melissa	371
6	Mary	364
7	Jennifer	353
8	Pamela	321
9	Michelle	291
9	Tracy	291
11	Sharon	265
12	Stephanie	238
13	Karen	231
14	Susan	229
14	Teresa	229
16	Amy	228
16	Cynthia	228
18	Elizabeth	213
19	Sandra	205
20	Donna	203
21	Tonya	201
22	Patricia	188
22	Tina	188
24	Shannon	184
25	Laura	179

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	170
27	Wendy	163
28	Linda	144
29	Julie	142
30	Barbara	141
31	Kelly	139
31	Robin	139
33	Wanda	119
34	Amanda	116
34	Sherry	116
36	Dawn	113
37	Andrea	111
38	Leslie	108
39	Crystal	107
39	Deborah	107
39	Lori	107
42	Dana	106
43	Carolyn	104
43	Margaret	104
45	Tara	102
46	Brenda	97
46	Rebecca	97
48	Tracey	95
49	Cindy	93
49	Jacqueline	93
49	Sheila	93
52	Paula	92
53	Sabrina	91
54	Carol	90
55	Debra	89
56	Christine	84
56	Regina	84
58	Heather	83
59	Monica	82
59	Nancy	82
61	Christina	81
61	Tanya	81
63	Kathy	80
63	Stacey	80
65	Cheryl	79
65	Katherine	79
67	Catherine	78
68	Sonya	77
69	Theresa	76
70	April	75
70	Melanie	75
72	Allison	73
72	Stacy	73
74	Denise	70
74	Janet	70
74	Nicole	70
77	Beverly	68
78	Janice	63
78	Melinda	63
78	Sarah	63
81	Betty	62
81	Julia	62
81	Yolanda	62
84	Tiffany	60
85	Carla	59
86	Anita	58
86	Christy	58
86	Rachel	58
89	Frances	57
89	Kim	57
89	Tammie	57
92	Charlene	56
93	Vanessa	55
94	Victoria	54
95	Felicia	53
95	Traci	53
97	Martha	52
98	Ann	51
98	Caroline	51
98	Gloria	51
98	Vickie	51