State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2005 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,640 South Carolina births in 2005 across 1,449 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.

#46Bryson#195 nationally
#55Jaylen#194 nationally
#70Jayla#197 nationally
#88Parisoutside the national top 200
#90Aniyaoutside the national top 200
#99Aniyahoutside the national top 200
#99Jalenoutside the national top 200
#61Margaret#151 nationally
#57Angel#143 nationally
#77Mckenzie#163 nationally
#100Johnathan#182 nationally
#82Malachi#162 nationally

Girls

#1Emily328US #1
#2Madison309US #3
#3Emma276US #2
#4Hannah233US #7
#5Abigail229US #4
#6Olivia198US #5
#7Elizabeth193US #11
#8Anna191US #22
#9Sarah188US #15
#10Taylor171US #24
#11Savannah168US #35
#12Alexis148US #13
#13Ashley143US #10
#14Brianna143US #20
#15Chloe143US #19
#16Mary142US #72
#17Destiny135US #32
#18Caroline133US #83
#19Isabella133US #6
#20Makayla123US #44
#21Alyssa121US #16
#22Grace117US #14
#23Jasmine117US #29
#24Trinity117US #48
#25Lauren116US #21
#26Jada112US #76
#27Morgan110US #33
#28Samantha109US #8
#29Ella103US #23
#30Haley101US #53
#31Kayla101US #25
#32Sydney99US #30
#33Ava98US #9
#34Kaitlyn98US #34
#35Natalie96US #18
#36Victoria95US #28
#37Hailey94US #26
#38Katherine91US #36
#39Kaylee89US #40
#40Rachel85US #38
#41Jessica82US #27
#42Nevaeh82US #69
#43Jordan80US #86
#44Katelyn80US #59
#45Kylie79US #57
#46Mackenzie79US #51
#47Riley77US #54
#48Sophia77US #12
#49Julia75US #31
#50Allison74US #45
#51Lillian74US #50
#52Gabrielle71US #55
#53Faith68US #49
#54Zoe68US #58
#55Amelia66US #84
#56Addison64US #106
#57Angel63US #143
#58Jennifer63US #42
#59Kennedy61US #118
#60Aaliyah60US #93
#61Margaret60US #151
#62Megan60US #41
#63Ashlyn59US #127
#64Autumn59US #90
#65Maria59US #46
#66Mia59US #17
#67Sara58US #75
#68Breanna57US #124
#69Alexandra55US #37
#70Jayla53US #197
#71Amber52US #101
#72Jenna52US #62
#73Leah52US #68
#74Brooke51US #47
#75Gracie50US #94
#76Lily48US #39
#77Mckenzie48US #163
#78Rebecca48US #81
#79Kathryn47US #125
#80Reagan47US #139
#81Avery46US #67
#82Catherine46US #109
#83Madeline46US #70
#84Courtney45US #157
#85Ariana44US #82
#86Isabelle44US #96
#87Danielle43US #102
#88Paris43
#89Andrea42US #65
#90Aniya42
#91Erin42US #112
#92Evelyn42US #71
#93Serenity42US #168
#94Skylar42US #154
#95Summer42US #140
#96Bailey41US #108
#97Kimberly41US #63
#98Alexandria40US #133
#99Aniyah40
#100Brooklyn40US #78

Boys

#1William434US #11
#2Jacob356US #1
#3James331US #17
#4Joshua331US #3
#5John310US #18
#6Michael302US #2
#7Christopher295US #10
#8Ethan291US #5
#9Matthew287US #4
#10Andrew261US #6
#11Tyler241US #16
#12Daniel219US #7
#13Joseph217US #9
#14David214US #12
#15Thomas214US #40
#16Jackson198US #44
#17Robert194US #37
#18Noah189US #23
#19Nicholas186US #15
#20Christian185US #22
#21Caleb181US #35
#22Elijah181US #31
#23Zachary179US #29
#24Jordan175US #46
#25Cameron173US #52
#26Brandon171US #27
#27Jonathan170US #19
#28Charles168US #56
#29Alexander167US #13
#30Hunter155US #53
#31Anthony154US #8
#32Austin154US #38
#33Logan153US #26
#34Samuel149US #21
#35Justin147US #36
#36Landon145US #61
#37Benjamin144US #25
#38Gabriel144US #28
#39Mason143US #42
#40Dylan133US #24
#41Ryan128US #14
#42Connor125US #48
#43Nathan125US #20
#44Kevin122US #33
#45Jayden121US #54
#46Bryson111US #195
#47Jeremiah111US #78
#48Hayden107US #76
#49Isaiah104US #45
#50Jason101US #51
#51Timothy100US #84
#52Evan88US #39
#53Gavin88US #47
#54Jaden88US #88
#55Jaylen87US #194
#56Lucas87US #58
#57Brayden84US #80
#58Brian84US #63
#59Aiden82US #50
#60Luke82US #41
#61Nathaniel82US #67
#62Jose80US #30
#63Aidan79US #43
#64Steven79US #83
#65Aaron78US #57
#66Ashton77US #107
#67Adam75US #64
#68Eric73US #66
#69Kenneth72US #122
#70Owen71US #60
#71Devin69US #90
#72Wyatt69US #81
#73Carter68US #77
#74Chase68US #82
#75Jack67US #34
#76Carson66US #101
#77Isaac64US #49
#78Micah63US #150
#79Alex62US #71
#80Ian62US #68
#81Kaleb62US #121
#82Malachi61US #162
#83Henry60US #102
#84Caden59US #98
#85Richard59US #94
#86Stephen59US #143
#87Cody57US #96
#88Patrick56US #108
#89Collin55US #145
#90Xavier55US #87
#91Bryan54US #72
#92Antonio53US #92
#93Angel52US #32
#94Peyton52US #138
#95Seth52US #91
#96Tanner51US #131
#97Blake50US #99
#98Marcus50US #116
#99Jalen49
#100Johnathan49US #182

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑31Jaylen#55
↑28Brayden#57
↑27Kennedy#59
↑25Ashlyn#63
↑20Noah#18
↑20Hayden#48
↑19Natalie#35
↑19Angel#57

Falling

↓37Bailey#96
↓33Seth#95
↓27Richard#85
↓27Xavier#90
↓21Catherine#82
↓21Brooklyn#100
↓21Patrick#88
↓20Ian#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.