State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2020 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,287 South Carolina births in 2020 across 1,611 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.

#62Messiah#190 nationally
#73London#194 nationally
#47Karter#162 nationally
#91Kalioutside the national top 200
#57Londyn#163 nationally
#100Journeeoutside the national top 200
#76Harmony#175 nationally
#27Kingston#118 nationally
#77Kehlani#168 nationally
#71Ryleigh#159 nationally
#43Mary#123 nationally
#81Khloe#161 nationally

Girls

#1Ava256US #3
#2Olivia231US #1
#3Charlotte200US #5
#4Emma195US #2
#5Amelia181US #6
#6Harper162US #10
#7Isabella161US #7
#8Elizabeth148US #16
#9Sophia134US #4
#10Evelyn118US #9
#11Abigail117US #12
#12Layla116US #24
#13Mia106US #8
#14Nova106US #38
#15Scarlett106US #21
#16Riley102US #33
#17Madison101US #23
#18Kinsley98US #59
#19Caroline96US #71
#20Avery95US #19
#21Ella94US #15
#22Skylar92US #64
#23Addison87US #47
#24Eleanor87US #22
#25Lillian86US #46
#26Luna86US #14
#27Paisley86US #49
#28Brooklyn83US #54
#29Ivy82US #57
#30Emily80US #18
#31Chloe79US #25
#32Aubrey77US #56
#33Hazel76US #31
#34Lily75US #35
#35Naomi74US #52
#36Gianna72US #13
#37Nevaeh72US #83
#38Serenity72US #69
#39Zoey72US #32
#40Aria71US #27
#41Penelope71US #26
#42Isla70US #44
#43Mary70US #123
#44Natalie69US #51
#45Mila67US #20
#46Sadie67US #78
#47Everleigh66US #94
#48Stella64US #42
#49Nora63US #30
#50Willow63US #48
#51Aurora61US #36
#52Autumn61US #82
#53Hannah61US #39
#54Everly60US #43
#55Ellie59US #29
#56Kennedy59US #72
#57Londyn59US #163
#58Raelynn57US #104
#59Sofia56US #17
#60Emery55US #89
#61Peyton55US #98
#62Savannah55US #67
#63Piper54US #91
#64Aaliyah52US #65
#65Margaret52US #126
#66Gabriella51US #77
#67Grace51US #28
#68Anna50US #68
#69Brielle50US #100
#70Camila50US #11
#71Ryleigh50US #159
#72Bella49US #63
#73London49US #194
#74Alice48US #76
#75Allison48US #80
#76Harmony48US #175
#77Kehlani48US #168
#78Violet48US #37
#79Claire47US #58
#80Delilah47US #70
#81Khloe47US #161
#82Zoe47US #40
#83Josephine46US #87
#84Kaylee46US #117
#85Leah46US #45
#86Victoria46US #34
#87Genesis45US #62
#88Lucy45US #50
#89Sophie45US #75
#90Eliana44US #53
#91Kali44
#92Melanie44US #105
#93Rylee44US #102
#94Blakely43US #167
#95Eden43US #129
#96Parker43US #128
#97Elena42US #55
#98Emersyn42US #164
#99Emilia41US #41
#100Journee41

Boys

#1William283US #5
#2Noah276US #2
#3James250US #6
#4Liam247US #1
#5Elijah228US #4
#6Mason197US #11
#7John186US #27
#8Jackson174US #17
#9Oliver166US #3
#10Lucas150US #8
#11Wyatt144US #29
#12Levi143US #18
#13Benjamin142US #7
#14Carter140US #33
#15Thomas138US #45
#16Joseph131US #26
#17Samuel130US #25
#18Asher129US #32
#19Michael125US #12
#20Logan122US #16
#21David121US #28
#22Aiden120US #24
#23Grayson120US #35
#24Henry120US #9
#25Josiah120US #49
#26Luke118US #31
#27Kingston113US #118
#28Colton109US #66
#29Daniel109US #14
#30Hudson108US #43
#31Alexander105US #10
#32Charles104US #46
#33Easton98US #73
#34Jaxon96US #48
#35Christopher94US #47
#36Kayden94US #99
#37Jacob93US #15
#38Landon93US #69
#39Ethan92US #13
#40Gabriel92US #38
#41Bryson91US #115
#42Matthew91US #30
#43Joshua90US #53
#44Nolan89US #61
#45Theodore89US #23
#46Jaxson88US #85
#47Karter88US #162
#48Owen88US #22
#49Robert88US #80
#50Amir87US #117
#51Jack87US #21
#52Cooper86US #75
#53Miles86US #59
#54Jayden85US #37
#55Jeremiah84US #74
#56Legend84US #127
#57Christian82US #62
#58Greyson82US #81
#59Lincoln82US #40
#60Ezra79US #44
#61Brayden78US #111
#62Messiah78US #190
#63Caleb77US #56
#64Waylon77US #103
#65Maverick76US #50
#66Hunter74US #68
#67Isaac74US #39
#68Cameron73US #65
#69Andrew72US #52
#70Ayden70US #122
#71Everett70US #90
#72Isaiah70US #51
#73Braxton69US #131
#74Jonathan69US #70
#75Sebastian69US #19
#76Carson68US #84
#77Eli68US #60
#78Dylan67US #42
#79Kaiden67US #139
#80Ashton66US #136
#81Connor64US #78
#82Jace64US #96
#83Elias62US #54
#84Jordan62US #82
#85River62US #129
#86Roman62US #77
#87Julian61US #34
#88Ryan61US #57
#89Micah60US #106
#90Silas60US #100
#91Sawyer59US #116
#92Jameson58US #79
#93Malachi58US #156
#94Mateo58US #20
#95Tyler58US #130
#96Brooks57US #92
#97Chase55US #123
#98Anthony54US #41
#99King54US #171
#100Zion54US #143

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑42Miles#53
↑39Aurora#51
↑33Gabriella#66
↑30Messiah#62
↑29Cooper#52
↑27Luna#26
↑27Legend#56
↑26Ivy#29

Falling

↓30Bella#72
↓28Anna#68
↓28Caleb#63
↓27Connor#81
↓27Jace#82
↓24Grace#67
↓23King#99
↓22Kennedy#56

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.