State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2010 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,723 South Carolina births in 2010 across 1,552 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.

#84Kingstonoutside the national top 200
#78Angel#193 nationally
#89Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#92Kinsleyoutside the national top 200
#76Skylar#180 nationally
#25Bryson#120 nationally
#50Mckenzie#145 nationally
#24London#109 nationally
#73Cayden#151 nationally
#12Caroline#88 nationally
#54Jada#128 nationally
#94Hayden#162 nationally

Girls

#1Madison290US #8
#2Isabella270US #1
#3Emma220US #3
#4Olivia213US #4
#5Ava198US #5
#6Abigail195US #7
#7Sophia185US #2
#8Emily166US #6
#9Elizabeth165US #12
#10Addison161US #11
#11Chloe160US #9
#12Caroline128US #88
#13Savannah127US #44
#14Anna126US #27
#15Taylor123US #37
#16Ella122US #13
#17Alexis115US #16
#18Alyssa111US #21
#19Hannah111US #20
#20Sarah108US #26
#21Lillian107US #22
#22Trinity106US #72
#23Natalie101US #14
#24London100US #109
#25Riley100US #40
#26Kaylee99US #35
#27Serenity99US #83
#28Nevaeh98US #25
#29Peyton97US #51
#30Aaliyah96US #56
#31Lily95US #17
#32Layla94US #36
#33Makayla88US #43
#34Lauren87US #58
#35Zoe84US #31
#36Aubrey83US #45
#37Khloe82US #42
#38Jasmine81US #62
#39Allison77US #38
#40Hailey77US #19
#41Destiny76US #71
#42Brianna75US #30
#43Brooklyn75US #34
#44Mariah74US #97
#45Morgan74US #63
#46Mackenzie73US #68
#47Autumn72US #81
#48Faith72US #74
#49Mary72US #108
#50Mckenzie71US #145
#51Samantha71US #15
#52Gabrielle70US #94
#53Kylie70US #57
#54Jada68US #128
#55Grace66US #18
#56Zoey66US #47
#57Kennedy64US #111
#58Gabriella62US #33
#59Leah62US #24
#60Amelia61US #41
#61Mia60US #10
#62Arianna58US #54
#63Bailey58US #78
#64Claire56US #53
#65Payton56US #79
#66Sophie56US #59
#67Sydney56US #60
#68Kayla55US #49
#69Ashley54US #29
#70Bella54US #48
#71Julia54US #55
#72Katherine54US #70
#73Madelyn54US #76
#74Avery53US #23
#75Jordyn53US #112
#76Skylar53US #180
#77Jayla52US #132
#78Angel51US #193
#79Charlotte51US #46
#80Kaitlyn51US #90
#81Sofia51US #28
#82Ariana49US #84
#83Reagan49US #127
#84Victoria49US #32
#85Katelyn48US #103
#86Evelyn47US #39
#87Audrey46US #52
#88Lucy46US #75
#89Haley44US #154
#90Kylee44US #139
#91Annabelle43US #117
#92Kinsley43
#93Lydia43US #110
#94Hayden42US #162
#95Eva41US #91
#96Harper41US #120
#97Makenzie41US #153
#98Molly41US #87
#99Sara40US #119
#100Brooke39US #73

Boys

#1William398US #5
#2James301US #19
#3Jacob279US #1
#4Jayden265US #4
#5Christopher254US #13
#6Michael253US #3
#7Joshua242US #11
#8Elijah236US #18
#9Noah230US #7
#10John227US #26
#11Ethan218US #2
#12Mason217US #12
#13Aiden215US #9
#14Jackson212US #25
#15Caleb191US #32
#16David186US #15
#17Landon183US #33
#18Andrew171US #14
#19Joseph171US #20
#20Samuel168US #24
#21Gabriel166US #21
#22Benjamin165US #22
#23Matthew164US #16
#24Brayden162US #40
#25Bryson160US #120
#26Tyler157US #34
#27Robert156US #54
#28Cameron155US #60
#29Christian150US #29
#30Jeremiah150US #51
#31Charles148US #63
#32Logan148US #17
#33Alexander147US #6
#34Daniel143US #8
#35Anthony141US #10
#36Thomas136US #62
#37Jordan133US #46
#38Connor132US #49
#39Jonathan130US #28
#40Gavin123US #38
#41Hunter121US #58
#42Evan117US #36
#43Isaiah117US #43
#44Austin112US #64
#45Dylan112US #31
#46Nathan111US #27
#47Brandon110US #44
#48Carter109US #48
#49Ayden107US #78
#50Lucas107US #35
#51Liam104US #30
#52Luke102US #41
#53Nicholas92US #37
#54Justin91US #50
#55Cooper90US #75
#56Carson89US #82
#57Chase89US #66
#58Wyatt88US #57
#59Eli86US #65
#60Ryan86US #23
#61Kevin85US #59
#62Zachary83US #61
#63Henry82US #67
#64Levi82US #70
#65Parker81US #85
#66Isaac80US #39
#67Colton79US #73
#68Hayden79US #96
#69Josiah78US #77
#70Owen78US #47
#71Ashton77US #127
#72Jaden76US #91
#73Cayden75US #151
#74Aaron74US #55
#75Jason74US #69
#76Kaleb72US #118
#77Ian70US #72
#78Jack69US #45
#79Xavier68US #71
#80Bentley67US #100
#81Kaden67US #106
#82Timothy64US #114
#83Grayson62US #122
#84Kingston62
#85Peyton62US #149
#86Tristan62US #84
#87Nathaniel58US #81
#88Patrick58US #129
#89Jaylen57
#90Micah57US #108
#91Preston57US #131
#92Caden56US #119
#93Kayden56US #123
#94Blake55US #87
#95Malachi55US #161
#96Bryan53US #97
#97Jose51US #52
#98Richard51US #125
#99Bryce49US #112
#100Adam48US #80

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑41Khloe#37
↑30London#24
↑30Zoe#35
↑28Mariah#44
↑28Colton#67
↑27Faith#48
↑27Eli#59
↑25Julia#71

Falling

↓31Jaylen#89
↓28Nathaniel#87
↓26Jayla#77
↓22Samantha#51
↓21Brianna#42
↓21Ashley#69
↓20Bailey#63
↓20Jordan#37

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.