State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2017 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,738 South Carolina births in 2017 across 1,570 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.

#58Londyn#192 nationally
#32Ryleigh#161 nationally
#56Harmony#178 nationally
#61Karter#174 nationally
#20Kingston#132 nationally
#97Messiah#198 nationally
#95Mariah#195 nationally
#63Trinity#160 nationally
#33Mary#126 nationally
#45Margaret#132 nationally
#88Hayden#172 nationally
#98Avery#181 nationally

Girls

#1Ava292US #3
#2Emma257US #1
#3Olivia224US #2
#4Charlotte193US #7
#5Harper189US #11
#6Isabella165US #4
#7Amelia160US #8
#8Madison157US #17
#9Elizabeth156US #13
#10Skylar141US #48
#11Abigail138US #10
#12Sophia138US #5
#13Evelyn134US #9
#14Ella129US #16
#15Lillian127US #27
#16Aubrey125US #31
#17Mia125US #6
#18Addison121US #34
#19Riley110US #25
#20Avery107US #14
#21Caroline106US #55
#22Paisley104US #45
#23Emily101US #12
#24Layla101US #26
#25Kinsley95US #59
#26Zoey95US #28
#27Natalie93US #35
#28Scarlett92US #18
#29Brooklyn90US #39
#30Savannah88US #38
#31Lily85US #33
#32Ryleigh80US #161
#33Mary79US #126
#34Hannah78US #32
#35Bella77US #50
#36Aubree76US #86
#37Kennedy76US #58
#38Serenity75US #78
#39Anna74US #53
#40Nevaeh74US #74
#41Autumn73US #75
#42Aaliyah72US #57
#43Grace72US #21
#44Chloe71US #22
#45Margaret69US #132
#46Peyton69US #89
#47Penelope66US #24
#48Eleanor64US #36
#49Sadie63US #71
#50Allison62US #61
#51Madelyn62US #63
#52Piper61US #81
#53Taylor60US #113
#54Aria59US #20
#55Stella59US #42
#56Harmony58US #178
#57Adeline57US #64
#58Londyn57US #192
#59Sarah57US #62
#60Sofia57US #15
#61Kaylee56US #84
#62Mila56US #30
#63Trinity56US #160
#64Aurora55US #51
#65Khloe55US #136
#66Genesis54US #56
#67Hazel54US #43
#68Ariana53US #67
#69Leah53US #40
#70Victoria53US #19
#71Bailey52US #125
#72Katherine52US #105
#73London52US #151
#74Lucy52US #52
#75Naomi52US #69
#76Raelynn52US #124
#77Reagan52US #98
#78Willow52US #80
#79Eva51US #73
#80Faith51US #117
#81Lydia51US #85
#82Arianna50US #87
#83Audrey49US #46
#84Luna49US #37
#85Gabriella48US #65
#86Kylie48US #114
#87Nora48US #29
#88Violet48US #47
#89Ellie47US #44
#90Lauren47US #148
#91Claire46US #49
#92Madeline46US #99
#93Adalynn45US #116
#94Emery45US #115
#95Mariah45US #195
#96Samantha45US #54
#97Adalyn44US #134
#98Emerson44US #150
#99Annabelle43US #118
#100Cora43US #83

Boys

#1William329US #3
#2Noah286US #2
#3Mason272US #7
#4James253US #4
#5Liam232US #1
#6John229US #27
#7Elijah211US #8
#8Jackson182US #20
#9Aiden170US #17
#10Benjamin170US #6
#11Logan168US #5
#12Bryson164US #86
#13Grayson163US #34
#14Michael161US #12
#15Christopher155US #39
#16Samuel153US #21
#17Carter152US #24
#18Wyatt152US #25
#19Josiah149US #51
#20Kingston147US #132
#21Ethan145US #14
#22Charles144US #48
#23Luke139US #30
#24Lucas136US #11
#25Oliver135US #10
#26Jacob134US #9
#27Henry127US #19
#28Joshua127US #38
#29Thomas127US #49
#30David126US #22
#31Daniel125US #15
#32Robert125US #65
#33Easton124US #66
#34Matthew124US #16
#35Hunter122US #53
#36Levi122US #35
#37Christian120US #52
#38Jaxon120US #43
#39Alexander119US #13
#40Caleb119US #50
#41Landon118US #57
#42Cameron114US #60
#43Brayden113US #72
#44Owen113US #28
#45Andrew112US #40
#46Gabriel111US #31
#47Jayden105US #26
#48Joseph104US #18
#49Isaiah101US #46
#50Jeremiah99US #63
#51Colton98US #70
#52Connor98US #56
#53Carson97US #83
#54Bentley94US #101
#55Eli94US #54
#56Asher93US #59
#57Lincoln93US #41
#58Jaxson89US #79
#59Ayden88US #99
#60Jack86US #36
#61Karter85US #174
#62Hudson84US #64
#63Isaac84US #32
#64Jonathan84US #55
#65Kayden84US #98
#66Anthony82US #33
#67Chase82US #94
#68Dylan81US #29
#69Sawyer81US #95
#70Jordan80US #73
#71Cooper78US #88
#72Nathan78US #45
#73Sebastian76US #23
#74Jace75US #87
#75Kaiden72US #141
#76Austin71US #75
#77Nolan71US #67
#78Amir70US #150
#79Greyson69US #80
#80Julian67US #37
#81King66US #147
#82Ryan66US #44
#83Weston66US #109
#84Aaron65US #47
#85Braxton64US #118
#86Parker64US #90
#87Silas61US #120
#88Hayden59US #172
#89Timothy58US #163
#90Ashton57US #138
#91Brantley57US #168
#92Nicholas57US #68
#93Ezra56US #69
#94Ian56US #76
#95Justin54US #127
#96Maddox54US #136
#97Messiah54US #198
#98Avery52US #181
#99Camden52US #148
#100Tristan52US #121

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑62Bella#35
↑37Ryleigh#32
↑37Kaylee#61
↑33Bryson#12
↑31Josiah#19
↑30Harmony#56
↑24Penelope#47
↑24Hazel#67

Falling

↓35Kylie#86
↓31London#73
↓25Chloe#44
↓25Camden#99
↓24Audrey#83
↓24Nora#87
↓24Gabriel#46
↓22Cameron#42

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.