State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2024 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,999 South Carolina births in 2024 across 1,730 distinct names.

Distinctively South Carolina

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say South Carolina more than they say America.

#63Journeeoutside the national top 200
#47Kingston#177 nationally
#93Zurioutside the national top 200
#97Kyrieoutside the national top 200
#59Legend#157 nationally
#61Blakely#158 nationally
#45Magnolia#138 nationally
#85Rhett#174 nationally
#82Braxton#170 nationally
#64Kehlani#150 nationally
#48Mary#131 nationally
#89Everleigh#164 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte227US #4
#2Amelia202US #3
#3Olivia197US #1
#4Emma174US #2
#5Ava142US #9
#6Sophia141US #6
#7Evelyn139US #8
#8Elizabeth137US #17
#9Mia130US #5
#10Eleanor129US #14
#11Harper119US #12
#12Isabella115US #7
#13Nova112US #39
#14Riley99US #42
#15Isla96US #35
#16Scarlett95US #27
#17Layla93US #37
#18Sofia93US #10
#19Willow92US #41
#20Lily91US #24
#21Ivy90US #36
#22Abigail89US #32
#23Hazel88US #19
#24Sadie88US #57
#25Lainey86US #38
#26Luna86US #13
#27Naomi85US #44
#28Aurora84US #16
#29Nora84US #22
#30Zoe84US #29
#31Ella83US #30
#32Violet83US #15
#33Lucy82US #34
#34Penelope80US #28
#35Ellie78US #21
#36Chloe77US #20
#37Addison76US #68
#38Eliana74US #18
#39Madelyn74US #65
#40Emily73US #25
#41Aria72US #26
#42Madison72US #45
#43Caroline71US #92
#44Lillian71US #54
#45Magnolia71US #138
#46Eloise70US #64
#47Raelynn70US #113
#48Mary68US #131
#49Gianna66US #23
#50Avery65US #31
#51Stella65US #49
#52Camila63US #11
#53Delilah63US #50
#54Kinsley63US #85
#55Paisley63US #61
#56Grace61US #40
#57Kennedy61US #89
#58Margaret59US #119
#59Genesis58US #55
#60Autumn57US #79
#61Blakely57US #158
#62Josephine57US #56
#63Journee57
#64Kehlani56US #150
#65Mila56US #33
#66Eden55US #71
#67Elena55US #46
#68Madeline55US #86
#69Serenity55US #117
#70Adeline54US #58
#71Brooklyn54US #107
#72Emery54US #70
#73Lyla53US #83
#74Ruby53US #62
#75Savannah53US #108
#76Zoey53US #59
#77Leilani52US #66
#78Hannah51US #52
#79Aubrey50US #132
#80Emilia50US #43
#81Hadley50US #115
#82Alice49US #63
#83Natalie49US #73
#84Hallie48US #149
#85Millie48US #87
#86Victoria48US #48
#87Josie46US #88
#88Anna45US #94
#89Everleigh44US #164
#90Eliza43US #118
#91Emerson43US #151
#92Oakley43US #157
#93Zuri43
#94Claire42US #67
#95Emersyn42US #154
#96Parker42US #104
#97Skylar42US #134
#98Daisy41US #76
#99Lydia41US #97
#100Sarah41US #93

Boys

#1Noah310US #2
#2Liam295US #1
#3William274US #10
#4James262US #5
#5Oliver216US #3
#6John203US #21
#7Henry188US #6
#8Elijah184US #8
#9Theodore169US #4
#10Thomas150US #39
#11Jackson146US #35
#12Samuel141US #17
#13Asher140US #20
#14Levi136US #12
#15Michael136US #18
#16Hudson133US #22
#17Lucas132US #9
#18Carter126US #46
#19Mason126US #42
#20Josiah123US #53
#21Waylon122US #65
#22Ezra117US #13
#23Charles113US #51
#24Christopher112US #61
#25Daniel108US #16
#26Jack108US #15
#27Wyatt107US #38
#28Elias99US #25
#29Luca99US #23
#30Maverick99US #36
#31Amir98US #95
#32Dylan98US #28
#33Grayson98US #48
#34Luke98US #34
#35Alexander97US #27
#36Benjamin97US #11
#37Matthew95US #33
#38Joshua94US #57
#39Brooks92US #67
#40Gabriel92US #43
#41Caleb91US #49
#42Owen91US #26
#43Walker91US #82
#44David90US #31
#45Jacob90US #40
#46Joseph90US #32
#47Kingston90US #177
#48Cooper89US #50
#49Miles88US #37
#50Rowan87US #71
#51Nolan86US #64
#52Robert86US #90
#53Isaac84US #41
#54Mateo84US #7
#55Colton83US #98
#56Logan82US #45
#57Bennett81US #60
#58Silas81US #81
#59Legend80US #157
#60Weston80US #70
#61Micah78US #86
#62Sebastian78US #14
#63Isaiah76US #56
#64Andrew75US #68
#65Ethan75US #19
#66Wesley73US #58
#67Anthony70US #44
#68Jaxon70US #96
#69Christian69US #77
#70Ian69US #75
#71Easton67US #103
#72Sawyer67US #131
#73Jeremiah65US #93
#74Kayden65US #125
#75Everett64US #85
#76Jonathan64US #83
#77Landon63US #106
#78Thiago63US #55
#79Aiden62US #47
#80Julian62US #30
#81Parker61US #97
#82Braxton60US #170
#83Cameron60US #66
#84Jace60US #114
#85Rhett60US #174
#86River60US #112
#87Nathan59US #62
#88Carson58US #124
#89George58US #123
#90Harrison57US #121
#91Leo57US #24
#92Angel56US #63
#93Eli56US #92
#94Kai56US #76
#95Beau55US #69
#96Hunter55US #128
#97Kyrie54
#98Graham53US #129
#99Myles53US #99
#100Bryson52US #147

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑37Eloise#46
↑35Luca#29
↑31Grace#56
↑28Elias#28
↑28Joshua#38
↑27Eliana#38
↑26Dylan#32
↑24Aurora#28

Falling

↓38Skylar#97
↓37Cameron#83
↓31Anna#88
↓31Kai#94
↓29Emersyn#95
↓28Joseph#46
↓28Ethan#65
↓28Easton#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.