State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2006 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,606 South Carolina births in 2006 across 1,551 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.

#48Bryson#176 nationally
#77Jaylen#191 nationally
#89Dalton#200 nationally
#91Graysonoutside the national top 200
#95Aniyahoutside the national top 200
#54Malachi#150 nationally
#71Angel#159 nationally
#57Ashlyn#141 nationally
#72Reagan#156 nationally
#82Mckenzie#166 nationally
#18Caroline#89 nationally
#56Breanna#126 nationally

Girls

#1Madison391US #3
#2Emma284US #2
#3Emily273US #1
#4Hannah228US #8
#5Olivia210US #7
#6Abigail196US #6
#7Elizabeth181US #11
#8Anna180US #22
#9Isabella170US #4
#10Taylor163US #23
#11Sarah162US #15
#12Ava159US #5
#13Savannah155US #30
#14Alexis146US #14
#15Destiny142US #36
#16Ella133US #21
#17Brianna132US #20
#18Caroline131US #89
#19Jasmine130US #29
#20Ashley128US #12
#21Chloe126US #18
#22Mary123US #80
#23Morgan122US #35
#24Trinity122US #64
#25Samantha119US #10
#26Addison112US #28
#27Hailey110US #25
#28Alyssa108US #19
#29Lauren107US #24
#30Sydney106US #34
#31Grace105US #16
#32Makayla105US #45
#33Natalie103US #17
#34Kaitlyn101US #41
#35Jada100US #92
#36Kayla99US #26
#37Gabrielle96US #63
#38Jessica93US #32
#39Lillian93US #38
#40Sophia92US #9
#41Jayla90US #99
#42Riley90US #56
#43Haley89US #75
#44Nevaeh89US #43
#45Victoria83US #27
#46Kaylee81US #42
#47Mackenzie80US #53
#48Jordan76US #97
#49Julia75US #31
#50Sara75US #72
#51Katelyn73US #61
#52Lily72US #33
#53Allison71US #47
#54Mia71US #13
#55Autumn70US #95
#56Breanna69US #126
#57Ashlyn68US #141
#58Brooke68US #44
#59Katherine66US #37
#60Kennedy66US #115
#61Aaliyah65US #90
#62Rachel65US #48
#63Aubrey63US #93
#64Gracie62US #103
#65Layla62US #101
#66Alexandra61US #40
#67Maria61US #46
#68Kylie60US #67
#69Rebecca60US #96
#70Amelia59US #83
#71Angel59US #159
#72Reagan59US #156
#73Zoe59US #54
#74Avery58US #52
#75Faith58US #62
#76Jennifer58US #51
#77Madeline57US #71
#78Leah52US #68
#79Megan52US #60
#80Brooklyn51US #66
#81Peyton51US #138
#82Mckenzie49US #166
#83Audrey48US #69
#84Bailey46US #112
#85Catherine46US #121
#86Katie46US #106
#87Serenity46US #134
#88Ariana45US #78
#89Arianna45US #76
#90Summer45US #152
#91Claire44US #86
#92Jenna44US #88
#93Danielle43US #116
#94Alexandria42US #147
#95Aniyah42
#96Kathryn42US #143
#97Kimberly42US #58
#98Margaret42US #160
#99Skylar42US #145
#100Andrea40US #59

Boys

#1William442US #10
#2Christopher364US #8
#3James346US #16
#4Jacob334US #1
#5Joshua331US #3
#6John282US #19
#7Michael273US #2
#8Ethan271US #4
#9Noah249US #15
#10Matthew247US #5
#11Jackson241US #35
#12Andrew236US #7
#13Tyler231US #18
#14David226US #13
#15Joseph226US #11
#16Caleb208US #34
#17Samuel203US #25
#18Daniel202US #6
#19Christian200US #21
#20Landon197US #50
#21Jonathan193US #22
#22Cameron190US #52
#23Elijah186US #29
#24Logan184US #20
#25Jordan179US #46
#26Alexander176US #12
#27Robert176US #47
#28Mason174US #40
#29Nicholas173US #17
#30Brandon172US #27
#31Hunter170US #54
#32Thomas168US #51
#33Austin165US #41
#34Benjamin164US #24
#35Anthony161US #9
#36Charles154US #60
#37Zachary154US #33
#38Isaiah149US #39
#39Jayden149US #49
#40Dylan142US #26
#41Gabriel138US #28
#42Aiden134US #32
#43Justin128US #45
#44Ryan126US #14
#45Kevin124US #37
#46Jeremiah120US #71
#47Gavin117US #38
#48Bryson116US #176
#49Nathan116US #23
#50Hayden110US #73
#51Luke110US #43
#52Connor107US #53
#53Xavier91US #78
#54Malachi90US #150
#55Aidan88US #44
#56Timothy88US #93
#57Evan86US #42
#58Jason86US #55
#59Brayden84US #79
#60Jose84US #30
#61Tristan84US #86
#62Antonio83US #94
#63Owen83US #58
#64Jack82US #36
#65Carter81US #75
#66Jaden81US #88
#67Nathaniel80US #69
#68Carson79US #87
#69Lucas79US #59
#70Aaron77US #57
#71Sean76US #68
#72Preston75US #114
#73Brian73US #72
#74Chase72US #83
#75Alex70US #67
#76Adam69US #64
#77Jaylen69US #191
#78Kaleb68US #115
#79Richard67US #99
#80Eric66US #77
#81Patrick66US #110
#82Isaac65US #48
#83Juan65US #61
#84Bryan63US #66
#85Devin63US #100
#86Ashton61US #121
#87Kenneth60US #129
#88Carlos59US #70
#89Dalton59US #200
#90Seth59US #103
#91Grayson58
#92Ian58US #80
#93Wyatt58US #82
#94Angel56US #31
#95Cody56US #105
#96Julian56US #65
#97Travis56US #162
#98Bryce55US #109
#99Ayden54US #119
#100Henry54US #95

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑37Xavier#53
↑30Addison#26
↑30Antonio#62
↑29Jayla#41
↑28Malachi#54
↑24Lily#52
↑21Ava#12
↑20Brooklyn#80

Falling

↓37Margaret#98
↓23Kylie#68
↓22Rachel#62
↓22Faith#75
↓22Jaylen#77
↓21Katherine#59
↓21Wyatt#93
↓20Jenna#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.