My name is #15 in the state. Ridiculous when it's 80-something in the country. South
Carolina really helps to keep
Caroline in the top 100.
Mary is 26 in SC while it's 112 country-wide. I'm convinced this is because a lot of South Carolinians like to give their daughters
Mary double names. And I'm not talking
Mary Grace here, I'm talking
Mary Sirname:
Mary Mcleod,
Mary Tate,
Mary Hendricks,
Mary Williams,
Mary Tradd,
Mary Robinson,
Mary McNair (these are all Marys I know who go by BOTH names). People also do this a lot with
Anne (
Anne Legare,
Anne Dylan etc), but
Anne isn't in the top 100 in SC.
It's odd though, because
Madison is #1 in the state. Despite the state being full of traditionalists (those who use
Mary- names), there are still enough trendies to keep
Madison #1.
William's #1 for boys, no surprise there.