State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2012 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,321 South Carolina births in 2012 across 1,534 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.

#75Kingstonoutside the national top 200
#83Jadaoutside the national top 200
#85Londyn#196 nationally
#93Loganoutside the national top 200
#89Harmony#195 nationally
#78Ryleigh#183 nationally
#77Kinsley#179 nationally
#100Parisoutside the national top 200
#91Avery#187 nationally
#96Aniyah#191 nationally
#57Mckenzie#151 nationally
#77Cayden#164 nationally

Girls

#1Emma259US #2
#2Madison249US #9
#3Olivia233US #4
#4Ava221US #5
#5Isabella221US #3
#6Sophia198US #1
#7Elizabeth179US #10
#8Abigail173US #7
#9Emily165US #6
#10Addison149US #14
#11Chloe143US #11
#12Aubrey137US #15
#13Ella132US #12
#14Anna123US #34
#15Harper121US #24
#16Layla119US #31
#17Nevaeh118US #39
#18Zoey112US #20
#19Caroline110US #80
#20Taylor106US #46
#21Serenity105US #58
#22Hannah104US #22
#23Savannah104US #43
#24Lily100US #16
#25Avery99US #13
#26Lillian99US #25
#27Natalie97US #17
#28Trinity97US #91
#29Aaliyah95US #36
#30Khloe93US #55
#31Amelia91US #23
#32Kaylee90US #35
#33Brooklyn89US #29
#34Peyton89US #53
#35Riley86US #47
#36Makayla83US #70
#37Charlotte82US #19
#38Skylar81US #87
#39Allison79US #38
#40Mary79US #121
#41London78US #94
#42Autumn77US #68
#43Claire77US #45
#44Sarah75US #42
#45Evelyn72US #27
#46Grace72US #21
#47Alyssa69US #44
#48Lauren69US #72
#49Kylie68US #59
#50Kennedy67US #84
#51Paisley67US #104
#52Morgan65US #82
#53Alexis64US #40
#54Arianna64US #49
#55Brianna64US #51
#56Mariah64US #107
#57Mckenzie64US #151
#58Aubree62US #60
#59Hailey62US #32
#60Mia62US #8
#61Destiny61US #113
#62Bella60US #54
#63Gabriella60US #37
#64Payton58US #103
#65Sofia58US #18
#66Audrey57US #41
#67Sydney57US #78
#68Victoria57US #28
#69Samantha56US #26
#70Bailey55US #81
#71Mackenzie55US #71
#72Reagan54US #97
#73Sophie54US #52
#74Gabrielle53US #129
#75Zoe53US #30
#76Scarlett52US #61
#77Kinsley51US #179
#78Ryleigh51US #183
#79Annabelle50US #99
#80Ariana50US #74
#81Stella50US #62
#82Faith47US #75
#83Jada47
#84Jordyn47US #122
#85Londyn46US #196
#86Madelyn46US #67
#87Piper46US #98
#88Genesis45US #56
#89Harmony45US #195
#90Jasmine45US #83
#91Leah45US #33
#92Jayla43US #170
#93Logan43
#94Lucy43US #66
#95Makenzie43US #150
#96Aniyah42US #191
#97Eden42US #161
#98Lilly42US #110
#99Katherine41US #64
#100Paris41

Boys

#1William402US #5
#2Mason317US #2
#3James279US #14
#4Elijah271US #13
#5Jayden242US #8
#6Jacob227US #1
#7Joshua224US #17
#8Noah223US #4
#9Aiden220US #10
#10Jackson219US #21
#11Ethan216US #3
#12Michael212US #7
#13Christopher211US #23
#14John202US #28
#15Joseph189US #19
#16Gabriel182US #24
#17Daniel172US #11
#18Caleb170US #32
#19Landon168US #35
#20Cameron166US #54
#21Christian166US #33
#22Liam166US #6
#23Ayden165US #68
#24Logan165US #22
#25David155US #20
#26Brayden149US #39
#27Bryson149US #94
#28Robert143US #60
#29Benjamin142US #16
#30Carter141US #36
#31Jordan139US #48
#32Matthew139US #12
#33Samuel139US #25
#34Alexander138US #9
#35Jeremiah133US #52
#36Lucas129US #27
#37Tyler128US #50
#38Andrew125US #18
#39Charles125US #62
#40Wyatt123US #41
#41Luke122US #37
#42Thomas122US #63
#43Hunter119US #45
#44Connor114US #59
#45Gavin113US #40
#46Anthony111US #15
#47Colton110US #65
#48Bentley108US #75
#49Jonathan108US #34
#50Henry107US #44
#51Eli106US #43
#52Dylan102US #31
#53Nathan102US #29
#54Kayden97US #97
#55Owen97US #38
#56Levi96US #55
#57Austin93US #58
#58Brandon91US #56
#59Isaiah89US #42
#60Grayson87US #86
#61Josiah87US #79
#62Chase86US #77
#63Justin85US #74
#64Nicholas85US #49
#65Carson83US #87
#66Evan81US #47
#67Jaxon80US #66
#68Easton78US #96
#69Isaac78US #30
#70Ryan77US #26
#71Zachary77US #67
#72Micah76US #103
#73Timothy76US #118
#74Kevin75US #69
#75Kingston74
#76Brantley72US #158
#77Cayden72US #164
#78Cooper69US #83
#79Jason69US #76
#80Tristan69US #88
#81Ashton68US #142
#82Ian67US #78
#83Parker65US #81
#84Hayden64US #109
#85Jack64US #46
#86Kaiden64US #154
#87Aaron63US #51
#88Kaden60US #129
#89Hudson59US #93
#90Malachi59US #167
#91Avery58US #187
#92Camden57US #156
#93Nathaniel56US #84
#94Blake55US #71
#95Jaden55US #139
#96Kaleb53US #126
#97Peyton53US #184
#98Preston53US #130
#99Xavier52US #80
#100Julian51US #53

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑41Autumn#42
↑39Skylar#38
↑36Allison#39
↑28Harper#15
↑26Avery#25
↑26Ayden#23
↑25Audrey#66
↑24Timothy#73

Falling

↓52Katherine#99
↓35Leah#91
↓33Madelyn#86
↓32Jordyn#84
↓30Zoe#75
↓24Alyssa#47
↓23Gabriella#63
↓23Jasmine#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.