State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2018 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,556 South Carolina births in 2018 across 1,595 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.

#78Messiahoutside the national top 200
#68Londyn#187 nationally
#86Kalioutside the national top 200
#90Journeeoutside the national top 200
#70Karter#176 nationally
#97Sayloroutside the national top 200
#17Kingston#117 nationally
#69Trinity#168 nationally
#78Harmony#175 nationally
#87London#180 nationally
#87Hayden#180 nationally
#53Khloe#135 nationally

Girls

#1Ava261US #3
#2Olivia232US #2
#3Emma231US #1
#4Charlotte212US #6
#5Harper171US #9
#6Amelia168US #8
#7Sophia154US #5
#8Isabella150US #4
#9Skylar145US #49
#10Elizabeth131US #13
#11Madison130US #22
#12Ella128US #15
#13Abigail126US #11
#14Caroline118US #56
#15Mia113US #7
#16Scarlett113US #20
#17Emily110US #12
#18Layla108US #27
#19Riley107US #28
#20Zoey107US #29
#21Savannah106US #45
#22Aubrey104US #37
#23Chloe104US #25
#24Serenity102US #75
#25Evelyn99US #10
#26Nova99US #55
#27Kinsley97US #63
#28Lillian95US #34
#29Avery93US #16
#30Aria88US #19
#31Willow83US #60
#32Kennedy81US #59
#33Mila81US #14
#34Addison80US #35
#35Bella80US #48
#36Brooklyn78US #47
#37Nora78US #30
#38Paisley78US #52
#39Lily77US #31
#40Autumn74US #77
#41Eleanor74US #32
#42Anna70US #54
#43Natalie69US #39
#44Aubree68US #110
#45Grace67US #24
#46Hazel67US #42
#47Madelyn67US #72
#48Sadie67US #87
#49Mary65US #126
#50Hannah62US #33
#51Naomi62US #64
#52Raelynn62US #116
#53Khloe61US #135
#54Stella61US #38
#55Nevaeh60US #83
#56Ellie59US #36
#57Penelope59US #26
#58Taylor58US #121
#59Adeline57US #78
#60Hadley57US #104
#61Julia57US #93
#62Victoria57US #21
#63Claire56US #50
#64Leah56US #41
#65Margaret56US #127
#66Lydia55US #89
#67Sarah55US #66
#68Londyn53US #187
#69Trinity53US #168
#70Adalynn52US #108
#71Emery52US #94
#72Ryleigh52US #145
#73Alice51US #71
#74Aurora51US #44
#75Sofia51US #17
#76Violet51US #43
#77Everly50US #53
#78Harmony49US #175
#79Kaylee49US #97
#80Peyton48US #102
#81Rylee48US #101
#82Brielle47US #99
#83Emerson47US #143
#84Piper47US #88
#85Gabriella46US #69
#86Kali45
#87London45US #180
#88Audrey44US #46
#89Emersyn44US #148
#90Journee44
#91Reagan44US #107
#92Ruby44US #74
#93Bailey43US #133
#94Emilia42US #58
#95Genesis42US #57
#96Luna42US #23
#97Saylor42
#98Cora41US #73
#99Faith41US #122
#100Aaliyah40US #65

Boys

#1William328US #3
#2James268US #4
#3Noah263US #2
#4Elijah257US #7
#5Liam253US #1
#6Mason231US #9
#7John199US #26
#8Jackson191US #17
#9Grayson160US #32
#10Carter158US #24
#11Oliver157US #5
#12Logan151US #10
#13Lucas149US #8
#14Thomas146US #49
#15Jacob145US #13
#16Charles142US #53
#17Kingston141US #117
#18Samuel141US #21
#19Alexander139US #11
#20Michael139US #14
#21Henry138US #16
#22Aiden136US #19
#23Jaxon136US #39
#24Wyatt133US #27
#25Joseph132US #23
#26Christopher131US #42
#27Benjamin130US #6
#28Bryson128US #92
#29Josiah124US #52
#30Daniel123US #15
#31Jeremiah122US #64
#32Cameron121US #69
#33Ethan120US #12
#34David118US #22
#35Luke117US #30
#36Caleb113US #45
#37Gabriel113US #35
#38Jack113US #28
#39Asher111US #47
#40Connor110US #58
#41Easton108US #66
#42Levi107US #33
#43Colton106US #68
#44Joshua106US #40
#45Eli104US #57
#46Christian102US #54
#47Landon100US #61
#48Brayden99US #84
#49Kayden99US #97
#50Isaiah96US #51
#51Jayden94US #29
#52Matthew94US #20
#53Robert94US #71
#54Nolan93US #65
#55Hudson92US #55
#56Andrew90US #43
#57Isaac90US #34
#58Carson89US #70
#59Hunter89US #56
#60Jaxson89US #76
#61Owen89US #25
#62Anthony88US #38
#63Lincoln86US #41
#64Greyson81US #77
#65Tristan81US #123
#66Ayden79US #104
#67Bentley79US #121
#68Cooper77US #83
#69Dylan77US #31
#70Karter77US #176
#71Ashton74US #128
#72Ezra74US #59
#73Jordan73US #80
#74Sebastian73US #18
#75Amir72US #150
#76Nathan72US #48
#77Micah71US #103
#78Messiah69
#79Chase67US #113
#80Jace67US #90
#81Jayce67US #147
#82Kaiden67US #137
#83Sawyer67US #100
#84Waylon67US #142
#85Jonathan66US #63
#86Julian65US #36
#87Hayden63US #180
#88Declan62US #101
#89Weston62US #102
#90Ryan61US #46
#91Tyler61US #119
#92Aaron60US #60
#93Jameson59US #91
#94King59US #149
#95Parker58US #96
#96Austin57US #81
#97Theodore57US #44
#98Everett56US #95
#99Nicholas56US #74
#100Roman56US #86

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑50Nora#37
↑47Willow#31
↑35Tristan#65
↑33Ellie#56
↑29Mila#33
↑28Claire#63
↑24Aria#30
↑24Naomi#51

Falling

↓58Aaliyah#100
↓40Ryleigh#72
↓34Peyton#80
↓32Piper#84
↓29Genesis#95
↓24Hunter#59
↓22Harmony#78
↓22Bailey#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.