Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	671
2	Amy	397
3	Kimberly	374
4	Angela	364
5	Melissa	346
6	Heather	270
7	Amanda	263
8	Stephanie	260
9	Mary	240
10	Crystal	237
11	Tonya	224
12	Shannon	222
13	Elizabeth	198
14	Christina	173
15	Lisa	171
16	April	169
17	Tiffany	157
18	Jamie	150
19	Rebecca	149
20	Michelle	146
21	Kelly	140
22	Julie	134
23	Jessica	130
24	Wendy	126
25	Laura	124

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tammy	119
27	Sharon	110
28	Tracy	109
29	Susan	106
30	Karen	101
30	Nicole	101
32	Cynthia	100
32	Latoya	100
34	Ashley	98
35	Brandy	97
36	Pamela	95
37	Andrea	93
38	Samantha	92
38	Tina	92
40	Christy	91
40	Patricia	91
42	Teresa	90
43	Stacy	88
44	Allison	87
45	Felicia	83
46	Misty	82
46	Sarah	82
46	Tara	82
49	Dana	80
50	Donna	78
51	Lori	77
52	Erica	73
53	Melanie	71
53	Stacey	71
55	Leslie	69
55	Rachel	69
57	Katherine	67
57	Monica	67
59	Emily	66
59	Katrina	66
59	Tanya	66
62	Sherry	65
63	Holly	61
64	Jaime	60
64	Robin	60
66	Erin	59
66	Natalie	59
68	Dawn	57
68	Latonya	57
68	Margaret	57
71	Courtney	56
71	Regina	56
73	Anna	54
73	Barbara	54
73	Rhonda	54
76	Brandi	53
76	Nancy	53
76	Victoria	53
76	Yolanda	53
80	Carrie	52
80	Wanda	52
82	Alicia	51
83	Natasha	50
83	Sandra	50
85	Kathryn	48
86	Valerie	47
87	Catherine	46
87	Jacqueline	46
87	Sonya	46
90	Christine	44
90	Frances	44
92	Linda	43
92	Melinda	43
92	Sabrina	43
95	Tamara	42
96	Christie	41
96	Latasha	41
96	Tamika	41
99	Charlene	40
99	Chasity	40