State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2015 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 39,870 South Carolina births in 2015 across 1,557 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.

#63Ryleigh#198 nationally
#22Kingston#142 nationally
#66Karter#183 nationally
#91Parisoutside the national top 200
#56Londyn#160 nationally
#97Messiahoutside the national top 200
#98Gabrielleoutside the national top 200
#82Harmony#184 nationally
#80Emerson#180 nationally
#52Mckenzie#151 nationally
#32Mary#123 nationally
#45Bryson#133 nationally

Girls

#1Ava281US #4
#2Olivia238US #2
#3Emma228US #1
#4Madison207US #11
#5Elizabeth204US #13
#6Isabella193US #5
#7Harper180US #10
#8Abigail165US #7
#9Skylar151US #42
#10Emily143US #8
#11Charlotte141US #9
#12Caroline134US #62
#13Amelia130US #12
#14Avery130US #16
#15Sophia130US #3
#16Aubrey129US #21
#17Mia123US #6
#18Evelyn117US #15
#19Chloe114US #17
#20Addison112US #24
#21Lily112US #25
#22Layla111US #30
#23Anna108US #44
#24Lillian108US #26
#25Ella107US #18
#26Sadie106US #52
#27Zoey105US #23
#28Savannah98US #38
#29Taylor92US #77
#30Brooklyn91US #31
#31Serenity89US #71
#32Mary88US #123
#33Paisley88US #45
#34Riley88US #35
#35Grace86US #19
#36Kennedy84US #58
#37Kylie83US #66
#38Natalie83US #27
#39Peyton83US #72
#40Aaliyah79US #47
#41Nevaeh79US #70
#42London78US #105
#43Hannah77US #28
#44Sarah77US #57
#45Nora74US #41
#46Scarlett74US #22
#47Autumn73US #69
#48Madelyn73US #59
#49Piper73US #67
#50Reagan73US #99
#51Aubree72US #79
#52Mckenzie72US #151
#53Trinity71US #129
#54Kaylee70US #61
#55Kinsley68US #113
#56Londyn68US #160
#57Morgan66US #121
#58Victoria66US #20
#59Sofia65US #14
#60Khloe64US #101
#61Leah64US #36
#62Eleanor62US #60
#63Ryleigh62US #198
#64Aria60US #29
#65Audrey60US #37
#66Bella60US #74
#67Stella60US #51
#68Zoe58US #33
#69Ellie57US #48
#70Naomi57US #75
#71Arianna56US #56
#72Lauren56US #119
#73Penelope55US #34
#74Ariana54US #46
#75Mackenzie54US #73
#76Jordyn53US #136
#77Lydia52US #80
#78Adalyn51US #132
#79Alyssa51US #93
#80Emerson51US #180
#81Faith51US #90
#82Harmony51US #184
#83Rylee51US #120
#84Adalynn49US #124
#85Gabriella49US #54
#86Katherine49US #84
#87Claire48US #49
#88Eliza48US #175
#89Hazel47US #63
#90Mariah47US #152
#91Paris47
#92Allison46US #39
#93Annabelle46US #92
#94Lucy46US #55
#95Madeline46US #91
#96Payton46US #153
#97Alexis45US #85
#98Gabrielle45
#99Sydney45US #122
#100Ariel44US #137

Boys

#1William360US #5
#2James299US #7
#3Mason285US #3
#4Noah274US #1
#5Elijah233US #11
#6Liam225US #2
#7Michael216US #9
#8Jackson211US #17
#9John202US #26
#10Carter197US #24
#11Aiden195US #13
#12Benjamin180US #10
#13Jacob178US #4
#14Ethan172US #6
#15Logan171US #14
#16Jayden165US #20
#17Grayson161US #47
#18Joseph160US #21
#19Cameron159US #56
#20Landon159US #46
#21Joshua158US #33
#22Kingston154US #142
#23Christopher150US #32
#24Gabriel148US #22
#25Wyatt148US #34
#26Daniel147US #12
#27Alexander144US #8
#28Caleb142US #37
#29Charles142US #50
#30David140US #18
#31Lucas139US #16
#32Thomas138US #51
#33Samuel134US #23
#34Levi133US #42
#35Christian131US #43
#36Colton131US #60
#37Luke131US #28
#38Oliver130US #19
#39Connor128US #55
#40Jeremiah120US #54
#41Henry119US #29
#42Brayden118US #61
#43Jaxon116US #44
#44Josiah116US #57
#45Bryson114US #133
#46Jonathan114US #48
#47Ayden112US #87
#48Robert112US #63
#49Hunter109US #41
#50Dylan108US #27
#51Isaiah108US #49
#52Matthew107US #15
#53Andrew105US #30
#54Carson103US #89
#55Isaac102US #31
#56Easton99US #78
#57Kayden98US #95
#58Chase97US #74
#59Anthony94US #25
#60Eli93US #53
#61Jordan93US #59
#62Hudson92US #65
#63Owen90US #36
#64Nathan87US #38
#65Asher86US #82
#66Karter84US #183
#67Nolan83US #71
#68Tristan81US #101
#69Tyler81US #81
#70Gavin80US #70
#71Jack80US #40
#72Cooper77US #77
#73Brantley76US #122
#74Jaxson76US #84
#75Ashton75US #141
#76Austin75US #69
#77Ryan75US #39
#78Parker74US #72
#79Jace73US #75
#80Sawyer73US #94
#81Camden72US #104
#82Bentley71US #92
#83Micah71US #105
#84Aaron70US #52
#85Braxton67US #121
#86Brandon66US #83
#87Nicholas66US #62
#88Sebastian66US #35
#89Kaiden65US #140
#90Kevin59US #79
#91Weston59US #120
#92Jason58US #86
#93Adrian57US #58
#94Jayce56US #132
#95Julian56US #45
#96King56US #163
#97Messiah56
#98Hayden55US #150
#99Justin55US #110
#100Lincoln55US #66

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑35Piper#49
↑35Reagan#50
↑35Kingston#22
↑32Lily#21
↑27Oliver#38
↑27Cooper#72
↑26Stella#67
↑26Naomi#70

Falling

↓41Annabelle#93
↓38Alexis#97
↓32Bentley#82
↓28Khloe#60
↓28Gabriella#85
↓28Katherine#86
↓25Kayden#57
↓25Jordan#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.