State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2016 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 39,046 South Carolina births in 2016 across 1,530 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.

#54Londyn#179 nationally
#85Messiahoutside the national top 200
#75Karter#190 nationally
#89Callieoutside the national top 200
#86Harmony#190 nationally
#69Ryleigh#170 nationally
#32Kingston#132 nationally
#56Mckenzie#156 nationally
#42London#131 nationally
#77Mariah#166 nationally
#50Trinity#137 nationally
#67King#153 nationally

Girls

#1Ava265US #3
#2Emma259US #1
#3Olivia229US #2
#4Charlotte204US #7
#5Madison165US #15
#6Isabella163US #5
#7Harper158US #11
#8Elizabeth157US #13
#9Skylar147US #42
#10Caroline145US #56
#11Riley145US #22
#12Amelia143US #10
#13Abigail141US #8
#14Sophia141US #4
#15Emily128US #9
#16Ella120US #17
#17Addison119US #29
#18Layla119US #30
#19Chloe118US #20
#20Zoey118US #26
#21Evelyn114US #12
#22Mia108US #6
#23Lillian106US #28
#24Aubrey103US #25
#25Paisley101US #46
#26Nevaeh95US #73
#27Anna93US #49
#28Scarlett92US #18
#29Brooklyn91US #34
#30Savannah90US #38
#31Lily88US #24
#32Avery86US #16
#33Kennedy86US #59
#34Autumn85US #65
#35Sadie84US #60
#36Serenity84US #70
#37Aria83US #23
#38Kinsley81US #86
#39Natalie81US #31
#40Grace76US #19
#41Taylor74US #89
#42London73US #131
#43Mary72US #126
#44Madelyn70US #62
#45Sarah70US #57
#46Allison69US #50
#47Peyton69US #81
#48Hannah68US #33
#49Stella68US #45
#50Trinity68US #137
#51Kylie67US #83
#52Aubree66US #84
#53Piper66US #67
#54Londyn65US #179
#55Ariana63US #54
#56Mckenzie63US #156
#57Sofia63US #14
#58Lucy62US #55
#59Audrey61US #39
#60Eleanor61US #41
#61Aaliyah60US #53
#62Adeline60US #63
#63Nora56US #36
#64Reagan56US #98
#65Willow56US #96
#66Gabriella55US #61
#67Victoria55US #21
#68Margaret54US #139
#69Ryleigh54US #170
#70Jordyn53US #146
#71Penelope53US #27
#72Ellie52US #43
#73Genesis51US #58
#74Claire50US #40
#75Khloe50US #125
#76Lauren50US #134
#77Mariah50US #166
#78Zoe50US #35
#79Bailey49US #116
#80Leah49US #37
#81Mackenzie48US #85
#82Samantha48US #44
#83Annabelle47US #104
#84Brianna47US #97
#85Katherine47US #91
#86Harmony46US #190
#87Adalynn45US #124
#88Arianna45US #69
#89Callie45
#90Hadley45US #108
#91Hazel45US #52
#92Isabelle45US #102
#93Madeline45US #90
#94Naomi45US #75
#95Raelynn45US #158
#96Adalyn44US #141
#97Bella44US #78
#98Kaylee44US #72
#99Lydia44US #80
#100Alice43US #76

Boys

#1William357US #3
#2Noah288US #1
#3James272US #5
#4Mason270US #4
#5Elijah222US #9
#6Liam210US #2
#7John206US #28
#8Michael204US #8
#9Carter199US #26
#10Jackson192US #17
#11Jacob175US #7
#12Aiden170US #16
#13David168US #19
#14Thomas166US #48
#15Grayson164US #37
#16Benjamin163US #6
#17Charles159US #52
#18Ethan158US #10
#19Joshua157US #35
#20Cameron155US #57
#21Lucas154US #14
#22Gabriel152US #25
#23Christopher150US #36
#24Samuel149US #21
#25Luke147US #29
#26Henry142US #22
#27Wyatt141US #33
#28Logan140US #18
#29Oliver140US #12
#30Alexander138US #11
#31Landon137US #53
#32Kingston135US #132
#33Hunter132US #45
#34Daniel130US #13
#35Easton128US #66
#36Jaxon128US #41
#37Joseph127US #20
#38Jayden124US #27
#39Caleb123US #44
#40Colton123US #68
#41Matthew123US #15
#42Robert123US #62
#43Levi121US #42
#44Christian118US #46
#45Bryson116US #94
#46Jeremiah116US #58
#47Owen113US #24
#48Connor112US #54
#49Isaac109US #31
#50Josiah109US #55
#51Brayden105US #64
#52Eli105US #50
#53Andrew103US #34
#54Ayden103US #92
#55Carson101US #81
#56Jonathan93US #56
#57Jordan93US #65
#58Bentley90US #100
#59Asher86US #71
#60Nolan85US #67
#61Anthony84US #30
#62Dylan84US #32
#63Jace84US #76
#64Kayden84US #101
#65Isaiah83US #47
#66Jack83US #38
#67King83US #153
#68Hudson82US #61
#69Chase81US #86
#70Braxton77US #125
#71Ashton76US #133
#72Sawyer76US #97
#73Austin75US #73
#74Camden75US #124
#75Karter75US #190
#76Lincoln75US #51
#77Micah75US #115
#78Cooper74US #79
#79Jaxson74US #82
#80Nicholas74US #63
#81Nathan72US #43
#82Parker71US #87
#83Tristan71US #108
#84Gavin70US #80
#85Messiah70
#86Sebastian69US #23
#87Kaiden67US #144
#88Julian66US #39
#89Aaron63US #49
#90Brandon63US #99
#91Jayce63US #138
#92Greyson62US #95
#93Ian62US #78
#94Ryan62US #40
#95Tyler62US #91
#96Malachi61US #154
#97Miles60US #105
#98Harrison59US #107
#99Silas59US #119
#100George58US #126

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑46Allison#46
↑36Lucy#58
↑29King#67
↑27Aria#37
↑24Bentley#58
↑24Lincoln#76
↑23Riley#11
↑21Easton#35

Falling

↓44Kaylee#98
↓31Bella#97
↓26Tyler#95
↓24Naomi#94
↓22Lydia#99
↓22Jayden#38
↓21Aaliyah#61
↓19Leah#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.