State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2019 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,291 South Carolina births in 2019 across 1,593 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.

#81Journeeoutside the national top 200
#47Karter#163 nationally
#85Mckenzieoutside the national top 200
#59Londyn#174 nationally
#86Parisoutside the national top 200
#92Messiah#193 nationally
#18Kingston#117 nationally
#74Harmony#169 nationally
#35Mary#126 nationally
#50Ryleigh#138 nationally
#79London#167 nationally
#76King#157 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia270US #1
#2Ava250US #3
#3Charlotte220US #6
#4Amelia214US #7
#5Emma210US #2
#6Isabella174US #5
#7Harper165US #9
#8Elizabeth139US #14
#9Sophia131US #4
#10Abigail129US #11
#11Evelyn124US #10
#12Ella122US #13
#13Madison118US #26
#14Caroline115US #61
#15Mia114US #8
#16Lillian109US #37
#17Emily107US #12
#18Riley101US #30
#19Skylar100US #56
#20Scarlett99US #21
#21Kinsley97US #74
#22Eleanor93US #27
#23Zoey88US #31
#24Aubrey87US #46
#25Layla86US #23
#26Mila85US #19
#27Nova85US #51
#28Paisley85US #53
#29Chloe81US #24
#30Serenity80US #77
#31Avery79US #18
#32Aria78US #20
#33Brooklyn78US #52
#34Kennedy77US #68
#35Mary77US #126
#36Raelynn76US #113
#37Willow74US #45
#38Nevaeh72US #89
#39Addison71US #47
#40Anna70US #63
#41Ellie70US #35
#42Bella69US #50
#43Grace68US #28
#44Natalie68US #41
#45Lily66US #34
#46Piper66US #84
#47Savannah66US #54
#48Nora65US #29
#49Naomi64US #59
#50Ryleigh64US #138
#51Everly63US #42
#52Isla62US #57
#53Luna62US #16
#54Hazel61US #33
#55Ivy61US #67
#56Sadie61US #87
#57Stella61US #40
#58Margaret60US #127
#59Londyn59US #174
#60Peyton59US #97
#61Aubree58US #122
#62Autumn58US #82
#63Audrey57US #49
#64Everleigh57US #108
#65Penelope57US #22
#66Sarah57US #81
#67Aaliyah55US #70
#68Victoria55US #25
#69Hannah52US #32
#70Reagan51US #102
#71Ariana49US #69
#72Alice48US #73
#73Allison48US #78
#74Harmony48US #169
#75Ruby48US #66
#76Taylor48US #135
#77Eliza47US #119
#78Kaylee47US #114
#79London47US #167
#80Adeline46US #91
#81Journee46
#82Madelyn46US #72
#83Genesis45US #58
#84Khloe45US #136
#85Mckenzie45
#86Paris45
#87Rylee45US #100
#88Violet45US #36
#89Zoe45US #38
#90Aurora44US #39
#91Hadley43US #112
#92Katherine43US #120
#93Brielle42US #101
#94Camila42US #15
#95Leah42US #43
#96Lucy42US #48
#97Adalynn41US #123
#98Emilia41US #44
#99Gabriella41US #75
#100Julia41US #99

Boys

#1William310US #4
#2Noah271US #2
#3Liam248US #1
#4James240US #6
#5Elijah238US #5
#6John198US #28
#7Jackson194US #17
#8Carter178US #30
#9Mason178US #9
#10Michael165US #14
#11Henry160US #13
#12Grayson159US #33
#13Logan156US #16
#14Wyatt154US #29
#15Samuel144US #22
#16Benjamin143US #7
#17Lucas143US #8
#18Kingston141US #117
#19Oliver141US #3
#20Levi138US #25
#21Thomas134US #47
#22Charles131US #52
#23Aiden127US #20
#24Alexander125US #10
#25David120US #27
#26Colton119US #59
#27Gabriel119US #37
#28Jacob119US #12
#29Ethan118US #11
#30Christopher117US #44
#31Josiah117US #45
#32Daniel113US #15
#33Landon113US #63
#34Luke113US #32
#35Caleb112US #51
#36Asher111US #43
#37Joseph111US #24
#38Owen110US #21
#39Hudson109US #50
#40Jack109US #19
#41Jayden105US #35
#42Matthew105US #23
#43Robert104US #76
#44Jaxon100US #42
#45Bryson99US #102
#46Joshua97US #48
#47Karter96US #163
#48Christian95US #57
#49Greyson95US #79
#50Cameron94US #67
#51Jaxson93US #83
#52Kayden93US #97
#53Easton92US #74
#54Connor91US #68
#55Jace89US #93
#56Isaiah88US #53
#57Lincoln87US #41
#58Sebastian87US #18
#59Isaac86US #34
#60Carson84US #82
#61Andrew82US #46
#62Brayden82US #101
#63Waylon81US #113
#64Bentley80US #130
#65Nolan80US #65
#66Theodore79US #36
#67Jeremiah78US #69
#68Maverick76US #58
#69Amir74US #131
#70Jameson74US #77
#71Sawyer74US #106
#72Ashton73US #125
#73Hunter73US #66
#74Dylan71US #39
#75Kaiden71US #144
#76King70US #157
#77Braxton69US #126
#78Elias69US #60
#79Jayce69US #148
#80Ayden68US #114
#81Cooper67US #80
#82Ezra67US #49
#83Legend67US #150
#84Parker67US #98
#85Eli66US #62
#86Weston66US #104
#87Adrian65US #56
#88Anthony65US #38
#89Nathan65US #55
#90Julian63US #31
#91Camden62US #159
#92Messiah62US #193
#93Jordan60US #89
#94Chase59US #121
#95Miles58US #75
#96Ryan57US #54
#97Tristan57US #151
#98Micah55US #109
#99Austin54US #88
#100Leo54US #40

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑43Luna#53
↑38Piper#46
↑33Aaliyah#67
↑31Theodore#66
↑26Everly#51
↑25Audrey#63
↑25Jace#55
↑23Owen#38

Falling

↓40Eli#85
↓39Julia#100
↓36Jeremiah#67
↓35Madelyn#82
↓32Tristan#97
↓31Khloe#84
↓31Hadley#91
↓31Leah#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.