State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2002 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,590 South Carolina births in 2002 across 1,315 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.

#59Brysonoutside the national top 200
#61Chandleroutside the national top 200
#69Diamondoutside the national top 200
#75Jaheimoutside the national top 200
#83Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#94Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#97Reagan#199 nationally
#99Malachioutside the national top 200
#52Jalen#145 nationally
#26Ashanti#115 nationally
#58Landon#142 nationally
#60Mckenzie#143 nationally

Girls

#1Madison367US #2
#2Hannah300US #3
#3Emily291US #1
#4Elizabeth238US #11
#5Abigail222US #7
#6Sarah204US #8
#7Alexis197US #5
#8Anna194US #20
#9Taylor180US #18
#10Emma173US #4
#11Olivia167US #10
#12Jasmine160US #26
#13Mary159US #49
#14Destiny153US #34
#15Lauren151US #13
#16Brianna148US #17
#17Alyssa146US #12
#18Caroline145US #67
#19Morgan145US #29
#20Ashley141US #6
#21Savannah136US #39
#22Kaitlyn130US #32
#23Kayla130US #19
#24Sydney130US #23
#25Victoria130US #21
#26Ashanti128US #115
#27Jordan128US #45
#28Jada127US #78
#29Jessica127US #16
#30Haley119US #35
#31Samantha116US #9
#32Chloe114US #25
#33Grace114US #15
#34Makayla103US #50
#35Rachel103US #24
#36Megan100US #22
#37Hailey96US #31
#38Katherine95US #36
#39Amber91US #65
#40Isabella91US #14
#41Katelyn88US #53
#42Aaliyah87US #64
#43Mackenzie87US #42
#44Rebecca81US #54
#45Natalie77US #30
#46Faith72US #48
#47Breanna71US #104
#48Sara70US #59
#49Trinity70US #70
#50Courtney67US #88
#51Sierra67US #62
#52Julia65US #33
#53Autumn61US #73
#54Allison60US #44
#55Jennifer60US #28
#56Bailey59US #84
#57Maria59US #40
#58Gabrielle58US #66
#59Sophia58US #27
#60Mckenzie56US #143
#61Kaylee55US #57
#62Zoe55US #60
#63Catherine54US #101
#64Kathryn52US #108
#65Madeline52US #56
#66Amanda51US #46
#67Kimberly51US #63
#68Alexandra50US #38
#69Diamond50
#70Skylar50US #141
#71Cassidy49US #131
#72Kylie49US #61
#73Kelsey48US #118
#74Shelby48US #75
#75Angel47US #109
#76Briana47US #102
#77Caitlin47US #123
#78Erin47US #72
#79Kennedy47US #136
#80Madelyn47US #120
#81Riley47US #77
#82Brooke46US #52
#83Summer46US #151
#84Katie45US #103
#85Ashlyn44US #158
#86Christina44US #97
#87Lindsey44US #122
#88Laura43US #105
#89Mikayla43US #124
#90Stephanie43US #41
#91Jenna42US #47
#92Ella41US #89
#93Brittany40US #170
#94Jayla40
#95Leah40US #87
#96Lillian40US #96
#97Reagan40US #199
#98Danielle39US #71
#99Nicole39US #37
#100Alexandria38US #106

Boys

#1William533US #11
#2Jacob388US #1
#3Joshua386US #3
#4James375US #18
#5Christopher358US #8
#6Michael324US #2
#7Matthew307US #4
#8John288US #17
#9Ethan258US #5
#10Andrew251US #6
#11Nicholas239US #9
#12Austin234US #26
#13Joseph230US #7
#14Tyler228US #14
#15Robert224US #34
#16Justin221US #22
#17Caleb213US #35
#18Jordan211US #37
#19Daniel206US #10
#20Brandon204US #20
#21Cameron201US #39
#22Zachary198US #19
#23David192US #13
#24Thomas188US #36
#25Jonathan186US #21
#26Samuel177US #25
#27Christian174US #24
#28Hunter166US #38
#29Alexander165US #15
#30Noah165US #31
#31Logan160US #29
#32Charles152US #58
#33Jackson152US #50
#34Anthony144US #12
#35Ryan144US #16
#36Dylan139US #23
#37Benjamin134US #27
#38Gabriel125US #32
#39Timothy124US #70
#40Jason119US #42
#41Elijah115US #41
#42Kevin111US #33
#43Nathan110US #28
#44Aaron103US #43
#45Luke95US #46
#46Isaiah91US #45
#47Cody86US #71
#48Brian83US #51
#49Richard83US #77
#50Devin80US #74
#51Mason80US #53
#52Jalen79US #145
#53Nathaniel79US #62
#54Eric78US #52
#55Adam77US #55
#56Connor77US #47
#57Kyle77US #40
#58Landon77US #142
#59Bryson75
#60Kenneth74US #104
#61Chandler73
#62Sean71US #59
#63Stephen70US #114
#64Xavier68US #88
#65Dalton67US #117
#66Evan67US #56
#67Jeremiah66US #86
#68Jose65US #30
#69Steven64US #68
#70Chase63US #82
#71Jaden62US #87
#72Colby61US #125
#73Gavin61US #61
#74Isaac61US #48
#75Jaheim60
#76Kaleb59US #111
#77Hayden58US #96
#78Patrick58US #79
#79Carson56US #105
#80Ian56US #67
#81Trevor56US #81
#82Seth55US #72
#83Jaylen54
#84Preston53US #155
#85Alex52US #63
#86Riley51US #99
#87Antonio50US #85
#88Jeremy50US #95
#89Jack49US #44
#90Lucas49US #75
#91Mark49US #93
#92Bryan48US #64
#93Travis48US #144
#94Bryce47US #97
#95Bradley46US #149
#96Collin46US #148
#97Edward46US #119
#98Garrett46US #91
#99Malachi46
#100Tanner46US #112

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑44Natalie#45
↑41Landon#58
↑19Isabella#40
↑19Zoe#62
↑18Kennedy#79
↑17Briana#76
↑16Kimberly#67
↑16Summer#83

Falling

↓43Garrett#98
↓42Alexandria#100
↓34Seth#82
↓27Jenna#91
↓25Angel#75
↓24Brittany#93
↓23Ashlyn#85
↓22Lillian#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.