State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2011 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,503 South Carolina births in 2011 across 1,528 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.

#62Kinsleyoutside the national top 200
#88Londynoutside the national top 200
#90Angeloutside the national top 200
#92Zionoutside the national top 200
#97Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#64Jada#166 nationally
#91Travis#190 nationally
#98Ryleigh#193 nationally
#25Mary#112 nationally
#79Peyton#166 nationally
#54Mckenzie#136 nationally
#15Caroline#87 nationally

Girls

#1Madison252US #8
#2Emma243US #3
#3Isabella235US #2
#4Olivia224US #4
#5Ava195US #5
#6Abigail178US #7
#7Sophia173US #1
#8Emily169US #6
#9Elizabeth164US #11
#10Addison163US #13
#11Chloe152US #10
#12Ella142US #12
#13Nevaeh139US #33
#14Anna119US #38
#15Caroline116US #87
#16Lily114US #15
#17Aubrey113US #20
#18Taylor111US #44
#19Natalie110US #14
#20Lillian108US #22
#21Layla105US #35
#22Serenity102US #66
#23Alyssa101US #37
#24Savannah98US #41
#25Mary97US #112
#26Trinity96US #77
#27Hannah95US #25
#28Sarah93US #39
#29Kylie92US #57
#30Peyton90US #53
#31Zoey90US #28
#32Brooklyn88US #21
#33Amelia87US #30
#34Riley85US #47
#35Aaliyah84US #46
#36Khloe84US #49
#37London84US #94
#38Kaylee81US #36
#39Makayla81US #56
#40Gabriella79US #34
#41Alexis75US #26
#42Charlotte75US #27
#43Harper74US #54
#44Mia74US #9
#45Zoe71US #31
#46Grace70US #16
#47Katherine70US #61
#48Brianna69US #45
#49Evelyn68US #24
#50Ashley66US #42
#51Avery66US #18
#52Jordyn66US #121
#53Madelyn65US #79
#54Mckenzie65US #136
#55Sydney65US #65
#56Leah64US #29
#57Morgan64US #75
#58Reagan63US #122
#59Lauren62US #62
#60Claire61US #50
#61Arianna60US #52
#62Kinsley60
#63Kennedy59US #91
#64Jada58US #166
#65Kaitlyn57US #100
#66Payton57US #95
#67Jasmine56US #72
#68Samantha56US #17
#69Sophie56US #51
#70Aubree55US #99
#71Bella55US #60
#72Hailey55US #32
#73Lydia55US #96
#74Mariah55US #98
#75Allison54US #40
#76Mackenzie54US #68
#77Skylar53US #145
#78Destiny51US #90
#79Scarlett51US #80
#80Kayla50US #59
#81Lilly50US #103
#82Victoria50US #23
#83Autumn49US #69
#84Gabrielle49US #119
#85Ariana47US #84
#86Faith47US #70
#87Haley46US #158
#88Londyn46
#89Makenzie46US #139
#90Angel45
#91Audrey45US #43
#92Bailey45US #88
#93Julia45US #58
#94Molly45US #78
#95Piper45US #110
#96Katelyn44US #106
#97Kyleigh44
#98Ryleigh44US #193
#99Annabelle42US #111
#100Lucy42US #73

Boys

#1William411US #3
#2Mason270US #2
#3Jayden264US #4
#4James258US #17
#5Aiden256US #9
#6Jacob251US #1
#7Elijah247US #13
#8Jackson246US #23
#9Noah232US #5
#10Christopher231US #20
#11Joshua220US #14
#12Ethan211US #7
#13Michael207US #6
#14John198US #27
#15Landon187US #34
#16David184US #18
#17Jeremiah180US #49
#18Caleb175US #32
#19Cameron175US #53
#20Brayden172US #36
#21Gabriel168US #24
#22Matthew168US #12
#23Benjamin167US #19
#24Christian160US #30
#25Andrew155US #16
#26Joseph154US #22
#27Robert149US #62
#28Daniel147US #10
#29Logan147US #21
#30Alexander146US #8
#31Anthony143US #11
#32Samuel142US #26
#33Charles141US #61
#34Liam136US #15
#35Bryson132US #97
#36Lucas129US #29
#37Carter124US #41
#38Jordan123US #46
#39Hunter120US #55
#40Jonathan120US #31
#41Dylan118US #33
#42Tyler118US #38
#43Connor116US #54
#44Austin115US #60
#45Isaiah115US #43
#46Nicholas115US #42
#47Wyatt114US #48
#48Bentley112US #75
#49Ayden110US #70
#50Eli110US #58
#51Thomas110US #63
#52Ryan104US #25
#53Brandon102US #47
#54Luke101US #39
#55Josiah100US #80
#56Kayden99US #105
#57Carson94US #85
#58Henry94US #57
#59Gavin92US #37
#60Levi92US #66
#61Evan91US #40
#62Owen91US #44
#63Colton89US #74
#64Nathan88US #28
#65Jason86US #71
#66Hayden85US #90
#67Zachary84US #64
#68Ian82US #72
#69Isaac82US #35
#70Justin82US #59
#71Kevin82US #67
#72Micah81US #102
#73Easton79US #103
#74Parker79US #79
#75Ashton77US #109
#76Tristan77US #87
#77Chase75US #69
#78Grayson73US #98
#79Peyton72US #166
#80Cooper71US #82
#81Jack71US #45
#82Aaron70US #51
#83Kaden67US #119
#84Kaleb66US #116
#85Nolan64US #92
#86Nathaniel62US #84
#87Rylan59US #146
#88Jaden58US #100
#89Preston58US #136
#90Adrian57US #56
#91Travis57US #190
#92Zion57
#93Malachi56US #163
#94Xavier56US #76
#95Cayden55US #150
#96Oliver54US #78
#97Timothy54US #123
#98Eric53US #104
#99Brody52US #83
#100Jace52US #106

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑53Harper#43
↑37Charlotte#42
↑37Evelyn#49
↑37Kayden#56
↑32Bentley#48
↑30Kinsley#62
↑27Amelia#33
↑25Zoey#31

Falling

↓38Faith#86
↓37Destiny#78
↓36Allison#75
↓36Autumn#83
↓32Hailey#72
↓32Gabrielle#84
↓30Mariah#74
↓30Mackenzie#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.