State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2003 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,526 South Carolina births in 2003 across 1,369 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.

#56Brysonoutside the national top 200
#76Jayla#200 nationally
#89Brittanyoutside the national top 200
#91Chandleroutside the national top 200
#41Mckenzie#149 nationally
#93Malikoutside the national top 200
#95Shaniaoutside the national top 200
#98Ravenoutside the national top 200
#54Jalen#155 nationally
#91Addison#191 nationally
#97Layla#195 nationally
#42Ashlyn#139 nationally

Girls

#1Madison341US #3
#2Emily310US #1
#3Hannah297US #4
#4Olivia214US #5
#5Emma213US #2
#6Abigail210US #6
#7Taylor210US #19
#8Sarah206US #11
#9Alexis199US #7
#10Anna199US #21
#11Elizabeth199US #9
#12Caroline147US #68
#13Haley147US #34
#14Kayla146US #16
#15Brianna145US #17
#16Lauren145US #15
#17Mary142US #59
#18Ashley141US #8
#19Destiny139US #37
#20Morgan135US #29
#21Jasmine124US #27
#22Alyssa121US #14
#23Savannah121US #41
#24Jada116US #79
#25Kaitlyn115US #32
#26Victoria110US #22
#27Trinity109US #56
#28Chloe106US #24
#29Sydney106US #25
#30Grace105US #13
#31Hailey103US #26
#32Jordan101US #48
#33Isabella100US #12
#34Makayla98US #51
#35Samantha96US #10
#36Katherine93US #35
#37Megan88US #30
#38Jessica85US #18
#39Amber84US #74
#40Natalie77US #23
#41Mckenzie76US #149
#42Ashlyn75US #139
#43Katelyn75US #58
#44Julia74US #33
#45Kylie74US #52
#46Jennifer73US #31
#47Rachel72US #28
#48Aaliyah71US #90
#49Angel71US #119
#50Kaylee71US #53
#51Zoe69US #57
#52Maria68US #42
#53Bailey63US #98
#54Faith63US #50
#55Mackenzie63US #45
#56Gabrielle62US #66
#57Rebecca60US #63
#58Sara60US #65
#59Madeline58US #61
#60Sierra58US #73
#61Brooke57US #43
#62Catherine56US #106
#63Kelsey56US #130
#64Kennedy56US #122
#65Autumn55US #75
#66Courtney55US #103
#67Leah55US #81
#68Allison53US #46
#69Kathryn52US #117
#70Riley52US #72
#71Jenna51US #55
#72Kimberly51US #64
#73Sophia51US #20
#74Stephanie48US #49
#75Erin47US #80
#76Jayla47US #200
#77Ava46US #39
#78Christina46US #109
#79Lillian46US #76
#80Shelby46US #94
#81Summer46US #153
#82Ella45US #44
#83Mia45US #36
#84Alexandra44US #38
#85Breanna44US #105
#86Laura44US #124
#87Skylar44US #144
#88Amanda43US #54
#89Brittany43
#90Margaret43US #128
#91Addison42US #191
#92Audrey42US #78
#93Cheyenne42US #134
#94Erica42US #159
#95Shania42
#96Briana41US #114
#97Layla41US #195
#98Raven41
#99Gracie39US #126
#100Lily39US #69

Boys

#1William471US #11
#2Jacob401US #1
#3James374US #18
#4Joshua360US #3
#5Christopher327US #9
#6Michael325US #2
#7John319US #17
#8Matthew289US #4
#9Ethan269US #7
#10Joseph239US #6
#11Robert238US #35
#12Cameron227US #40
#13Andrew225US #5
#14Caleb224US #34
#15Tyler218US #15
#16David216US #14
#17Dylan212US #19
#18Nicholas205US #12
#19Zachary201US #20
#20Brandon198US #21
#21Christian193US #25
#22Thomas193US #36
#23Jackson191US #52
#24Jonathan189US #22
#25Daniel185US #8
#26Austin184US #33
#27Anthony180US #10
#28Jordan178US #38
#29Justin171US #27
#30Noah170US #31
#31Hunter166US #41
#32Charles162US #57
#33Samuel159US #23
#34Elijah156US #37
#35Ryan156US #13
#36Benjamin151US #24
#37Logan148US #28
#38Gabriel145US #29
#39Alexander143US #16
#40Landon131US #97
#41Nathan113US #26
#42Jason109US #42
#43Isaiah107US #49
#44Aaron104US #50
#45Kevin104US #32
#46Connor96US #43
#47Evan96US #44
#48Luke95US #46
#49Timothy94US #76
#50Jeremiah93US #90
#51Gavin92US #51
#52Adam89US #58
#53Jose85US #30
#54Jalen84US #155
#55Nathaniel83US #63
#56Bryson79
#57Eric79US #56
#58Brian78US #59
#59Mason78US #54
#60Kenneth74US #111
#61Carson73US #89
#62Richard73US #86
#63Hayden71US #84
#64Isaac71US #48
#65Xavier71US #85
#66Jayden70US #75
#67Devin69US #74
#68Aidan67US #39
#69Alex66US #62
#70Chase66US #87
#71Ian65US #65
#72Jack65US #45
#73Antonio64US #92
#74Steven64US #70
#75Blake63US #79
#76Kyle62US #53
#77Lucas61US #71
#78Travis61US #159
#79Bryan59US #64
#80Cody59US #78
#81Patrick59US #91
#82Seth59US #80
#83Jaden58US #82
#84Johnathan58US #178
#85Sean58US #61
#86Stephen58US #128
#87Jesse54US #94
#88Cole53US #69
#89Wesley53US #184
#90Ashton52US #101
#91Chandler52
#92Dalton51US #143
#93Malik51
#94Trevor50US #99
#95Tristan50US #112
#96Aiden49US #73
#97Owen48US #72
#98Bryce47US #103
#99Preston47US #154
#100Garrett46US #106

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑43Ashlyn#42
↑28Leah#67
↑27Kylie#45
↑26Angel#49
↑22Trinity#27
↑22Gavin#51
↑21Brooke#61
↑20Jenna#71

Falling

↓38Breanna#85
↓33Cody#80
↓30Chandler#91
↓27Dalton#92
↓23Sean#85
↓23Stephen#86
↓22Amanda#88
↓20Briana#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.