State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2009 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,256 South Carolina births in 2009 across 1,567 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.

#58Jaylen#175 nationally
#40Bryson#152 nationally
#79Skylar#184 nationally
#58Mckenzie#155 nationally
#51Jayla#128 nationally
#89Malachi#166 nationally
#100Travis#177 nationally
#100Catherine#176 nationally
#98Grayson#172 nationally
#31Mary#102 nationally
#17Caroline#87 nationally
#44Jada#113 nationally

Girls

#1Emma283US #2
#2Madison267US #7
#3Isabella245US #1
#4Olivia231US #3
#5Abigail203US #8
#6Ava192US #5
#7Elizabeth187US #11
#8Emily166US #6
#9Addison164US #12
#10Chloe162US #9
#11Anna155US #28
#12Ella151US #15
#13Hannah144US #23
#14Sarah143US #21
#15Alexis139US #13
#16Taylor137US #22
#17Caroline131US #87
#18Alyssa121US #19
#19Sophia121US #4
#20Lily119US #18
#21Brianna116US #24
#22Kaylee114US #26
#23Peyton112US #42
#24Nevaeh111US #34
#25Savannah109US #39
#26Riley108US #38
#27Lillian101US #27
#28Makayla98US #44
#29Samantha97US #14
#30Jasmine96US #51
#31Mary95US #102
#32Trinity94US #74
#33Aubrey92US #41
#34Hailey89US #25
#35Destiny88US #56
#36Natalie88US #16
#37Aaliyah84US #63
#38Autumn83US #81
#39Grace83US #17
#40Lauren82US #46
#41Layla82US #45
#42Serenity80US #93
#43Bailey78US #85
#44Jada78US #113
#45Kylie78US #62
#46Leah77US #29
#47Amelia75US #55
#48Ashley74US #20
#49Payton71US #84
#50Morgan70US #57
#51Jayla68US #128
#52Kayla68US #35
#53Zoey67US #75
#54London66US #122
#55Mia66US #10
#56Allison65US #30
#57Avery65US #32
#58Mckenzie64US #155
#59Brooklyn63US #37
#60Gabrielle63US #96
#61Gabriella62US #33
#62Sydney62US #48
#63Katherine61US #60
#64Kennedy61US #115
#65Zoe60US #47
#66Kaitlyn59US #67
#67Bella58US #58
#68Jordyn58US #124
#69Katelyn58US #90
#70Mackenzie58US #77
#71Madelyn57US #59
#72Mariah57US #88
#73Reagan56US #127
#74Victoria56US #31
#75Faith55US #79
#76Haley55US #123
#77Jessica54US #78
#78Khloe54US #95
#79Skylar54US #184
#80Maria53US #70
#81Sophie53US #65
#82Arianna52US #52
#83Ashlyn52US #146
#84Claire51US #53
#85Lydia51US #117
#86Madeline50US #64
#87Audrey49US #49
#88Jordan49US #150
#89Gracie48US #114
#90Isabelle48US #100
#91Rylee48US #118
#92Sara48US #106
#93Brooke47US #54
#94Charlotte47US #68
#95Kimberly47US #66
#96Julia46US #50
#97Ariana45US #82
#98Evelyn45US #40
#99Megan45US #105
#100Catherine41US #176

Boys

#1William419US #5
#2Jayden292US #8
#3Christopher291US #10
#4James286US #18
#5Jacob284US #1
#6Joshua284US #6
#7Michael253US #3
#8Jackson250US #27
#9Noah241US #9
#10Ethan230US #2
#11Caleb228US #31
#12John224US #26
#13Landon223US #36
#14Matthew219US #13
#15Elijah212US #21
#16Aiden201US #12
#17Jordan201US #45
#18David198US #14
#19Christian192US #23
#20Tyler187US #28
#21Joseph184US #15
#22Logan173US #17
#23Daniel169US #7
#24Cameron167US #58
#25Andrew157US #16
#26Alexander155US #4
#27Benjamin155US #19
#28Gabriel153US #22
#29Jeremiah153US #65
#30Brayden152US #48
#31Robert151US #55
#32Samuel148US #24
#33Jonathan145US #29
#34Charles143US #64
#35Anthony142US #11
#36Brandon140US #38
#37Mason139US #34
#38Thomas133US #57
#39Nathan132US #25
#40Bryson130US #152
#41Dylan128US #30
#42Nicholas128US #32
#43Justin120US #46
#44Zachary118US #53
#45Gavin116US #33
#46Isaiah115US #41
#47Hunter114US #56
#48Ryan114US #20
#49Connor111US #52
#50Evan110US #35
#51Austin106US #63
#52Wyatt104US #60
#53Luke102US #47
#54Lucas100US #39
#55Owen91US #51
#56Carter90US #50
#57Kevin88US #44
#58Jaylen87US #175
#59Nathaniel85US #75
#60Ayden84US #87
#61Cooper82US #84
#62Jason82US #66
#63Carson81US #88
#64Isaac81US #40
#65Jaden80US #101
#66Timothy77US #109
#67Tristan76US #80
#68Hayden75US #91
#69Parker75US #96
#70Jack73US #42
#71Aaron72US #54
#72Ashton72US #115
#73Chase72US #61
#74Josiah72US #86
#75Levi72US #85
#76Liam72US #49
#77Jose71US #43
#78Xavier71US #68
#79Brian68US #94
#80Ian67US #73
#81Kaleb66US #108
#82Micah65US #118
#83Angel64US #37
#84Bryce64US #111
#85Caden64US #103
#86Eli64US #90
#87Henry63US #71
#88Adam62US #74
#89Malachi61US #166
#90Bryan60US #92
#91Cole60US #82
#92Peyton59US #148
#93Preston59US #120
#94Brody58US #77
#95Colton58US #93
#96Richard57US #114
#97Cayden56US #143
#98Grayson55US #172
#99Kaden55US #102
#100Travis55US #177

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑37Avery#57
↑33Serenity#42
↑33Zoey#53
↑32Autumn#38
↑31London#54
↑29Amelia#47
↑26Carson#63
↑24Aubrey#33

Falling

↓42Jordan#88
↓34Victoria#74
↓29Sara#92
↓28Kimberly#95
↓25Morgan#50
↓24Ashley#48
↓22Mackenzie#70
↓19Katherine#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.