State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2021 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,944 South Carolina births in 2021 across 1,634 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.

#73Londynoutside the national top 200
#75Karteroutside the national top 200
#80Journee#196 nationally
#55Ryleigh#164 nationally
#94Kyrieoutside the national top 200
#76Callie#178 nationally
#100Kalioutside the national top 200
#12Kingston#112 nationally
#56Blakely#156 nationally
#99Harmony#198 nationally
#78Messiah#172 nationally
#86Emerson#168 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia238US #1
#2Ava220US #5
#3Charlotte216US #3
#4Emma212US #2
#5Amelia196US #4
#6Harper166US #10
#7Evelyn139US #9
#8Isabella138US #7
#9Elizabeth133US #14
#10Sophia116US #6
#11Mia115US #8
#12Ella108US #16
#13Madison108US #29
#14Eleanor104US #15
#15Nova100US #32
#16Paisley99US #52
#17Abigail98US #17
#18Brooklyn94US #63
#19Scarlett94US #20
#20Riley93US #37
#21Gianna92US #13
#22Lily92US #31
#23Emily87US #21
#24Zoey86US #38
#25Skylar85US #74
#26Kinsley84US #57
#27Luna84US #11
#28Nora84US #27
#29Addison83US #45
#30Chloe82US #25
#31Caroline81US #80
#32Willow81US #39
#33Avery77US #19
#34Ellie77US #30
#35Layla77US #24
#36Naomi76US #54
#37Raelynn76US #103
#38Savannah76US #67
#39Ivy75US #49
#40Hazel74US #28
#41Serenity74US #84
#42Lillian73US #51
#43Nevaeh73US #86
#44Aubrey72US #64
#45Kennedy71US #70
#46Sadie69US #78
#47Grace67US #33
#48Isla67US #34
#49Stella67US #41
#50Mila66US #26
#51Penelope66US #23
#52Autumn64US #66
#53Sofia64US #18
#54Everleigh63US #99
#55Ryleigh63US #164
#56Blakely61US #156
#57Camila61US #12
#58Margaret61US #125
#59Anna60US #85
#60Mary60US #132
#61Aurora59US #35
#62Hannah59US #44
#63Madelyn58US #71
#64Violet58US #36
#65Everly57US #50
#66Aaliyah54US #61
#67Genesis54US #75
#68Leilani54US #68
#69Lucy54US #48
#70Aria53US #22
#71Rylee53US #97
#72Eliza52US #111
#73Londyn51
#74Natalie51US #56
#75Adeline50US #94
#76Callie50US #178
#77Eliana50US #47
#78Brielle49US #118
#79Delilah49US #58
#80Journee49US #196
#81Lydia49US #89
#82Emersyn47US #147
#83Zoe47US #42
#84Elena46US #53
#85Emery46US #90
#86Emerson45US #168
#87Alice44US #65
#88Magnolia44US #140
#89Audrey43US #60
#90Gabriella43US #83
#91Piper43US #96
#92Ariana42US #88
#93Kehlani42US #151
#94Peyton42US #100
#95Reagan42US #126
#96Sarah42US #91
#97Claire41US #59
#98Jade41US #92
#99Harmony40US #198
#100Kali40

Boys

#1William287US #6
#2James252US #5
#3Liam246US #1
#4Noah243US #2
#5Elijah222US #4
#6Oliver174US #3
#7Samuel171US #23
#8John170US #27
#9Mason168US #18
#10Asher166US #25
#11Henry166US #9
#12Kingston152US #112
#13Jackson149US #14
#14Lucas148US #8
#15Michael136US #17
#16Carter134US #39
#17Benjamin131US #7
#18Daniel131US #16
#19Levi131US #12
#20Thomas127US #46
#21Wyatt127US #29
#22Aiden124US #26
#23Grayson120US #35
#24Charles118US #50
#25Josiah118US #49
#26Hudson117US #34
#27Waylon117US #69
#28Alexander115US #13
#29Easton114US #72
#30Joseph112US #28
#31Jack110US #11
#32Luke108US #32
#33Logan101US #21
#34David100US #30
#35Ezra100US #37
#36Jaxon100US #54
#37Caleb99US #51
#38Owen99US #22
#39Jacob97US #24
#40Theodore97US #10
#41Christopher96US #52
#42Greyson95US #84
#43Gabriel94US #38
#44Isaiah93US #56
#45Nolan93US #60
#46Robert91US #79
#47Micah90US #107
#48Legend89US #118
#49Cooper88US #68
#50Maverick88US #47
#51Matthew85US #36
#52Joshua84US #58
#53Bryson83US #122
#54Landon83US #73
#55Kayden82US #108
#56Colton81US #75
#57Jayden81US #41
#58Anthony79US #43
#59Ethan79US #20
#60Isaac78US #40
#61Jaxson78US #102
#62Andrew77US #57
#63Christian76US #71
#64Dylan76US #44
#65Sawyer76US #114
#66Cameron75US #62
#67Amir74US #123
#68Lincoln74US #45
#69Carson72US #97
#70Hunter71US #86
#71Miles71US #55
#72Sebastian71US #19
#73Jonathan70US #77
#74Kai70US #70
#75Karter70
#76Jameson68US #80
#77Luca67US #42
#78Messiah66US #172
#79Weston66US #95
#80Eli65US #64
#81Walker65US #130
#82Braxton64US #146
#83Brayden64US #131
#84Elias64US #48
#85Jace64US #101
#86Leo64US #31
#87Parker64US #93
#88Everett63US #83
#89Nathan62US #59
#90Ashton61US #148
#91Mateo60US #15
#92Silas60US #91
#93Chase59US #125
#94Kyrie59
#95Brooks58US #78
#96Julian58US #33
#97Roman58US #74
#98Ryan58US #66
#99Ayden57US #143
#100Jeremiah57US #82

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑42Micah#47
↑40Anthony#58
↑38Blakely#56
↑37Waylon#27
↑28Isaiah#44
↑26Caleb#37
↑26Sawyer#65
↑25Ezra#35

Falling

↓45Jeremiah#100
↓33Peyton#94
↓30Aria#70
↓30Natalie#74
↓29Ayden#99
↓28Piper#91
↓28Colton#56
↓28Karter#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.