State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2014 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 39,705 South Carolina births in 2014 across 1,568 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.

#64Harmony#192 nationally
#76Jayceon#200 nationally
#81Karter#194 nationally
#43Londyn#154 nationally
#57Kingston#159 nationally
#86Ryleigh#187 nationally
#97Cayden#198 nationally
#75Gabrielle#173 nationally
#49Mckenzie#145 nationally
#33Mary#120 nationally
#82Margaret#169 nationally
#48Kinsley#131 nationally

Girls

#1Emma295US #1
#2Ava290US #5
#3Olivia228US #2
#4Madison210US #9
#5Isabella191US #4
#6Elizabeth179US #13
#7Abigail160US #8
#8Sophia156US #3
#9Zoey149US #22
#10Harper145US #11
#11Emily138US #7
#12Chloe136US #18
#13Lillian132US #25
#14Ella127US #17
#15Caroline124US #59
#16Charlotte119US #10
#17Skylar119US #48
#18Aubrey117US #21
#19Amelia114US #15
#20Addison112US #24
#21Sadie108US #46
#22Serenity108US #58
#23Avery105US #14
#24Hannah104US #28
#25Nevaeh104US #63
#26Peyton104US #56
#27Brooklyn103US #26
#28Savannah102US #38
#29Layla101US #29
#30Taylor98US #77
#31Anna96US #34
#32Khloe92US #88
#33Mary92US #120
#34Kennedy91US #54
#35Mia91US #6
#36Riley87US #47
#37Paisley86US #53
#38London82US #93
#39Evelyn81US #16
#40Grace81US #20
#41Natalie80US #23
#42Autumn79US #71
#43Londyn79US #154
#44Morgan79US #102
#45Kaylee76US #52
#46Kylie76US #73
#47Aria75US #31
#48Kinsley73US #131
#49Mckenzie72US #145
#50Trinity72US #110
#51Aaliyah71US #45
#52Annabelle71US #57
#53Lily69US #27
#54Scarlett68US #30
#55Aubree67US #62
#56Victoria66US #19
#57Gabriella65US #42
#58Katherine65US #82
#59Alexis64US #65
#60Arianna64US #40
#61Leah63US #35
#62Sarah62US #50
#63Alyssa61US #76
#64Harmony60US #192
#65Madelyn59US #60
#66Nora58US #49
#67Sofia58US #12
#68Bella57US #70
#69Allison56US #39
#70Claire56US #44
#71Eleanor56US #78
#72Faith56US #79
#73Mackenzie56US #69
#74Mariah55US #137
#75Gabrielle54US #173
#76Zoe54US #32
#77Ariana53US #37
#78Ariel53US #132
#79Audrey53US #36
#80Lauren53US #94
#81Lydia53US #84
#82Margaret53US #169
#83Ellie52US #55
#84Piper52US #75
#85Reagan51US #106
#86Ryleigh51US #187
#87Jordyn50US #127
#88Payton50US #135
#89Samantha50US #33
#90Lucy49US #61
#91Sydney49US #109
#92Hadley48US #100
#93Stella48US #66
#94Catherine47US #170
#95Eva47US #83
#96Naomi47US #80
#97Madeline46US #89
#98Rylee46US #113
#99Bailey45US #104
#100Destiny45US #156

Boys

#1William364US #5
#2James285US #9
#3Mason256US #3
#4Noah254US #1
#5Jackson240US #18
#6Elijah225US #11
#7Liam215US #2
#8Michael203US #7
#9John200US #26
#10Carter194US #27
#11Aiden190US #14
#12Jacob190US #4
#13Ethan183US #6
#14Jayden177US #15
#15Logan176US #13
#16Samuel173US #23
#17Benjamin172US #12
#18Joseph159US #20
#19Cameron157US #53
#20Daniel156US #10
#21Joshua155US #25
#22Christopher152US #30
#23Landon152US #43
#24Luke150US #28
#25Caleb146US #35
#26Charles144US #51
#27Connor141US #52
#28Hunter141US #40
#29Wyatt140US #39
#30Alexander139US #8
#31David139US #17
#32Kayden137US #90
#33Brayden133US #62
#34Thomas133US #54
#35Gabriel132US #24
#36Jordan129US #55
#37Matthew129US #16
#38Andrew128US #22
#39Ayden126US #74
#40Levi125US #45
#41Robert125US #60
#42Colton124US #65
#43Grayson121US #63
#44Lucas120US #19
#45Isaiah119US #48
#46Bryson118US #115
#47Christian115US #42
#48Henry115US #33
#49Jeremiah114US #56
#50Bentley109US #89
#51Dylan109US #29
#52Carson105US #91
#53Eli105US #49
#54Jonathan105US #44
#55Jaxon104US #46
#56Tyler103US #72
#57Kingston102US #159
#58Easton97US #83
#59Nathan96US #38
#60Isaac94US #31
#61Josiah94US #64
#62Chase88US #78
#63Jace87US #68
#64Anthony86US #21
#65Oliver86US #32
#66Owen86US #36
#67Gavin85US #61
#68Brandon84US #71
#69Micah80US #109
#70Jack78US #41
#71Parker77US #73
#72Austin76US #66
#73Kaiden76US #124
#74Ryan76US #37
#75Jase75US #105
#76Jayceon72US #200
#77Kevin72US #70
#78Sawyer70US #110
#79Asher69US #92
#80Jason69US #75
#81Karter69US #194
#82Brantley68US #121
#83Camden68US #101
#84Braxton67US #120
#85Evan67US #58
#86Hudson67US #80
#87Ian67US #77
#88Jaxson67US #85
#89Kaleb66US #146
#90Nicholas65US #57
#91Nolan65US #81
#92Tristan65US #98
#93Ashton64US #143
#94Sebastian64US #34
#95Aaron63US #50
#96Timothy60US #134
#97Cayden59US #198
#98Zachary59US #82
#99Cooper58US #86
#100Hayden57US #140

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑38Mckenzie#49
↑35Kinsley#48
↑29Eleanor#71
↑26Skylar#17
↑24Morgan#44
↑23Autumn#42
↑23Leah#61
↑22Katherine#58

Falling

↓37Cooper#99
↓31Zoe#76
↓28Allison#69
↓28Lauren#80
↓28Reagan#85
↓25Christian#47
↓22Samantha#89
↓21Brantley#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.