State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2013 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,712 South Carolina births in 2013 across 1,535 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.

#63Kingston#190 nationally
#75Harmony#200 nationally
#81Jayceonoutside the national top 200
#49Londyn#163 nationally
#78Ryleigh#187 nationally
#98Parisoutside the national top 200
#77Malachi#174 nationally
#100King#193 nationally
#30Mary#118 nationally
#93Margaret#180 nationally
#87Cayden#172 nationally
#83Kinsley#161 nationally

Girls

#1Emma277US #2
#2Olivia223US #3
#3Madison218US #9
#4Ava212US #5
#5Sophia204US #1
#6Isabella177US #4
#7Emily168US #7
#8Abigail157US #8
#9Elizabeth144US #10
#10Charlotte130US #11
#11Chloe130US #14
#12Harper130US #16
#13Aubrey129US #18
#14Addison126US #19
#15Serenity125US #52
#16Avery124US #12
#17Ella121US #15
#18Amelia119US #17
#19Caroline119US #63
#20Savannah119US #36
#21London118US #85
#22Lillian112US #26
#23Zoey110US #24
#24Taylor107US #59
#25Layla106US #30
#26Mia104US #6
#27Anna102US #35
#28Hannah100US #23
#29Peyton98US #51
#30Mary95US #118
#31Natalie94US #21
#32Sadie92US #49
#33Brooklyn90US #28
#34Riley90US #45
#35Nevaeh89US #46
#36Paisley89US #80
#37Aaliyah86US #37
#38Kaylee85US #40
#39Trinity84US #108
#40Lily83US #27
#41Allison82US #34
#42Khloe79US #78
#43Skylar79US #73
#44Aubree78US #53
#45Zoe75US #31
#46Kennedy74US #65
#47Victoria74US #25
#48Sarah72US #48
#49Londyn71US #163
#50Evelyn70US #20
#51Scarlett69US #42
#52Lauren68US #92
#53Kylie67US #61
#54Arianna66US #44
#55Aria64US #41
#56Grace64US #22
#57Reagan64US #104
#58Alyssa63US #57
#59Mariah63US #113
#60Madelyn62US #68
#61Audrey61US #33
#62Claire60US #50
#63Sophie60US #76
#64Annabelle59US #81
#65Autumn59US #64
#66Brianna59US #71
#67Samantha58US #29
#68Morgan57US #100
#69Gabriella56US #38
#70Makayla56US #94
#71Alexis55US #47
#72Payton54US #123
#73Sofia54US #13
#74Sydney54US #98
#75Harmony53US #200
#76Jasmine53US #103
#77Lydia53US #95
#78Ryleigh53US #187
#79Bailey52US #105
#80Katherine52US #77
#81Mackenzie52US #62
#82Gabrielle51US #141
#83Kinsley51US #161
#84Leah51US #32
#85Bella50US #58
#86Faith50US #89
#87Mckenzie50US #140
#88Makenzie48US #166
#89Piper47US #97
#90Madeline45US #90
#91Kaitlyn44US #134
#92Lucy44US #66
#93Margaret44US #180
#94Ariana43US #54
#95Genesis43US #55
#96Jayla42US #174
#97Katelyn42US #143
#98Paris42
#99Destiny41US #138
#100Eleanor41US #106

Boys

#1William342US #5
#2Mason306US #4
#3James278US #13
#4Noah265US #1
#5Elijah238US #11
#6Michael224US #7
#7Jacob223US #2
#8Joshua214US #21
#9Jackson205US #16
#10Jayden205US #9
#11Christopher195US #26
#12John194US #27
#13Liam193US #3
#14Ethan192US #6
#15Aiden191US #12
#16Logan174US #18
#17Caleb163US #32
#18Joseph163US #20
#19Benjamin158US #14
#20Daniel157US #10
#21Carter154US #33
#22Christian154US #35
#23Cameron153US #59
#24Charles153US #57
#25Landon152US #39
#26Samuel151US #25
#27Ayden149US #71
#28David149US #17
#29Brayden148US #48
#30Gabriel145US #24
#31Thomas141US #61
#32Robert138US #62
#33Jeremiah132US #58
#34Matthew132US #15
#35Alexander131US #8
#36Hunter130US #36
#37Connor127US #56
#38Andrew126US #22
#39Bryson126US #102
#40Jordan126US #53
#41Colton125US #65
#42Lucas125US #23
#43Luke123US #34
#44Bentley118US #81
#45Jonathan117US #41
#46Wyatt115US #42
#47Anthony111US #19
#48Kayden110US #93
#49Jaxon109US #45
#50Henry107US #37
#51Eli105US #43
#52Levi103US #49
#53Carson97US #90
#54Dylan97US #29
#55Ryan97US #30
#56Gavin96US #50
#57Grayson96US #77
#58Isaiah95US #44
#59Josiah92US #69
#60Tyler91US #63
#61Brantley89US #119
#62Cooper88US #84
#63Kingston88US #190
#64Austin87US #64
#65Jase87US #89
#66Nathan84US #31
#67Kaiden83US #122
#68Owen83US #38
#69Jace81US #66
#70Oliver80US #52
#71Chase79US #78
#72Easton77US #88
#73Brandon76US #70
#74Isaac76US #28
#75Tristan75US #96
#76Camden74US #99
#77Malachi74US #174
#78Jack73US #40
#79Timothy73US #124
#80Aaron72US #51
#81Jayceon72
#82Evan70US #55
#83Kaleb69US #137
#84Kevin69US #72
#85Jason68US #79
#86Nicholas67US #54
#87Cayden66US #172
#88Justin66US #85
#89Micah64US #105
#90Braxton63US #123
#91Silas63US #116
#92Hudson62US #87
#93Ashton61US #152
#94Kaden61US #151
#95Zachary61US #73
#96Jaxson60US #92
#97Nolan59US #86
#98Asher58US #104
#99Blake55US #75
#100King55US #193

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑36Londyn#49
↑34Mia#26
↑30Zoe#45
↑27Charlotte#10
↑26Madelyn#60
↑25Scarlett#51
↑21Victoria#47
↑20London#21

Falling

↓38Destiny#99
↓34Makayla#70
↓30Mckenzie#87
↓25Justin#88
↓24Zachary#95
↓23Autumn#65
↓23Bella#85
↓23Tyler#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.