State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2004 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,074 South Carolina births in 2004 across 1,405 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.

#53Bryson#200 nationally
#75Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#85Janiyaoutside the national top 200
#86Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#91Jaquanoutside the national top 200
#90Jalen#190 nationally
#93Serenity#191 nationally
#62Reagan#145 nationally
#83Travis#166 nationally
#70Mckenzie#151 nationally
#99Bradley#176 nationally
#87Peyton#163 nationally

Girls

#1Madison373US #3
#2Emily341US #1
#3Emma283US #2
#4Hannah262US #5
#5Abigail212US #6
#6Olivia199US #4
#7Sarah199US #12
#8Elizabeth186US #10
#9Anna183US #20
#10Alexis168US #11
#11Taylor167US #22
#12Brianna160US #17
#13Caroline160US #74
#14Destiny152US #38
#15Ashley147US #8
#16Lauren146US #16
#17Alyssa139US #14
#18Savannah134US #41
#19Makayla131US #47
#20Jasmine130US #26
#21Mary124US #62
#22Isabella117US #7
#23Kaitlyn115US #33
#24Kayla112US #18
#25Chloe107US #23
#26Samantha107US #9
#27Trinity107US #48
#28Jada106US #81
#29Grace104US #13
#30Morgan101US #31
#31Sydney101US #27
#32Hailey95US #24
#33Katelyn91US #59
#34Ella87US #29
#35Victoria87US #28
#36Jordan86US #71
#37Haley85US #44
#38Jessica84US #21
#39Jennifer83US #39
#40Katherine83US #35
#41Rachel79US #34
#42Faith77US #52
#43Mackenzie76US #45
#44Julia73US #32
#45Ava72US #25
#46Gabrielle71US #73
#47Sophia70US #15
#48Lillian68US #65
#49Kaylee67US #50
#50Kylie67US #49
#51Riley65US #58
#52Amber64US #87
#53Maria64US #42
#54Natalie64US #19
#55Breanna63US #115
#56Megan63US #36
#57Sierra62US #92
#58Zoe62US #54
#59Bailey61US #100
#60Margaret61US #133
#61Catherine60US #103
#62Reagan59US #145
#63Sara59US #68
#64Alexandra58US #37
#65Allison58US #40
#66Autumn56US #82
#67Aaliyah55US #94
#68Madeline54US #63
#69Jenna53US #56
#70Mckenzie53US #151
#71Rebecca53US #70
#72Lily52US #53
#73Mia50US #30
#74Gracie48US #114
#75Jayla48
#76Angel47US #127
#77Courtney47US #121
#78Andrea46US #57
#79Brooklyn46US #101
#80Marissa46US #78
#81Peyton46US #134
#82Summer45US #140
#83Kimberly44US #61
#84Paris44US #157
#85Janiya43
#86Kennedy43US #117
#87Madelyn43US #111
#88Ashlyn42US #131
#89Kendall42US #137
#90Stephanie42US #55
#91Avery41US #77
#92Kathryn41US #122
#93Serenity41US #191
#94Danielle39US #91
#95Erin39US #95
#96Amanda38US #67
#97Ariana38US #79
#98Laura38US #129
#99Molly38US #97
#100Briana36US #120

Boys

#1William500US #8
#2Jacob393US #1
#3James372US #18
#4Joshua354US #3
#5Christopher344US #10
#6Michael327US #2
#7John298US #17
#8Ethan296US #5
#9Matthew247US #4
#10David245US #14
#11Andrew232US #6
#12Tyler227US #16
#13Joseph220US #9
#14Nicholas215US #13
#15Robert210US #36
#16Caleb208US #33
#17Thomas207US #37
#18Zachary193US #26
#19Jonathan189US #21
#20Cameron187US #50
#21Daniel186US #7
#22Brandon175US #22
#23Christian174US #24
#24Austin169US #35
#25Charles169US #56
#26Jackson169US #48
#27Samuel169US #23
#28Jordan158US #43
#29Elijah157US #31
#30Hunter156US #49
#31Ryan156US #12
#32Benjamin152US #25
#33Dylan150US #19
#34Nathan148US #20
#35Anthony146US #11
#36Logan146US #27
#37Alexander141US #15
#38Noah141US #29
#39Landon139US #86
#40Justin137US #30
#41Gabriel124US #32
#42Connor120US #38
#43Isaiah109US #45
#44Kevin108US #34
#45Luke108US #41
#46Jeremiah107US #77
#47Evan106US #39
#48Jason104US #47
#49Timothy102US #79
#50Jaden99US #83
#51Mason98US #51
#52Ashton97US #76
#53Bryson96US #200
#54Nathaniel94US #68
#55Jayden92US #62
#56Brian89US #59
#57Gavin89US #52
#58Richard81US #92
#59Carson80US #101
#60Ian80US #69
#61Sean77US #64
#62Seth77US #80
#63Xavier77US #88
#64Eric75US #61
#65Aaron74US #53
#66Aidan74US #40
#67Patrick74US #100
#68Hayden73US #87
#69Jose72US #28
#70Cody71US #84
#71Jack69US #42
#72Devin68US #81
#73Wyatt66US #90
#74Aiden64US #60
#75Lucas62US #66
#76Stephen62US #140
#77Kaleb61US #120
#78Owen61US #67
#79Steven61US #78
#80Adam60US #58
#81Alex59US #63
#82Kenneth59US #119
#83Travis59US #166
#84Isaac58US #46
#85Brayden57US #107
#86Jaylen56
#87Peyton56US #163
#88Chase55US #82
#89Collin55US #130
#90Jalen55US #190
#91Jaquan54
#92Preston54US #152
#93Blake53US #95
#94Cooper53US #133
#95Bryan52US #65
#96Colin52US #85
#97Jesse52US #94
#98Mark52US #113
#99Bradley51US #176
#100Carlos51US #71

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑48Ella#34
↑38Ashton#52
↑33Jaden#50
↑32Ava#45
↑31Lillian#48
↑30Breanna#55
↑30Margaret#60
↑28Lily#72

Falling

↓46Ashlyn#88
↓36Jalen#90
↓29Mckenzie#70
↓28Adam#80
↓27Angel#76
↓24Haley#37
↓23Kathryn#92
↓22Kennedy#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.