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Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2022 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,222 South Carolina births in 2022 across 1,683 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.

#71Karteroutside the national top 200
#74Journee#195 nationally
#66Messiah#186 nationally
#81Ryleigh#191 nationally
#94Sayloroutside the national top 200
#26Kingston#127 nationally
#66Blakely#167 nationally
#62Jayce#154 nationally
#78Emerson#170 nationally
#47Mary#134 nationally
#53Legend#132 nationally
#55Sawyer#131 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte242US #3
#2Olivia226US #1
#3Amelia195US #4
#4Ava185US #7
#5Emma172US #2
#6Harper147US #11
#7Elizabeth139US #15
#8Isabella136US #6
#9Evelyn124US #9
#10Sophia120US #5
#11Mia116US #8
#12Nova116US #32
#13Eleanor108US #16
#14Chloe94US #19
#15Scarlett93US #14
#16Layla91US #29
#17Lily90US #30
#18Madison90US #34
#19Luna89US #10
#20Hazel86US #27
#21Violet86US #20
#22Willow86US #37
#23Abigail85US #24
#24Paisley84US #53
#25Gianna83US #22
#26Nora83US #28
#27Riley83US #39
#28Aurora82US #31
#29Isla80US #36
#30Ivy80US #42
#31Lillian80US #50
#32Ellie79US #33
#33Naomi79US #46
#34Kinsley78US #61
#35Avery77US #26
#36Madelyn74US #60
#37Emily73US #17
#38Anna72US #83
#39Caroline72US #77
#40Ella72US #25
#41Raelynn72US #99
#42Sofia72US #13
#43Natalie71US #55
#44Penelope70US #21
#45Aria69US #23
#46Addison68US #54
#47Mary68US #134
#48Zoey67US #45
#49Kennedy66US #74
#50Sadie66US #68
#51Emilia65US #44
#52Nevaeh65US #96
#53Everly64US #56
#54Mila64US #18
#55Brooklyn63US #72
#56Lucy63US #48
#57Savannah63US #76
#58Serenity62US #94
#59Stella62US #40
#60Autumn61US #71
#61Genesis61US #65
#62Skylar61US #87
#63Margaret60US #127
#64Piper57US #114
#65Everleigh56US #100
#66Blakely53US #167
#67Camila53US #12
#68Grace53US #35
#69Rylee53US #107
#70Delilah52US #58
#71Emery52US #82
#72Aaliyah51US #69
#73Eden50US #116
#74Journee50US #195
#75Leilani50US #59
#76Aubrey49US #81
#77Elena49US #49
#78Emerson49US #170
#79Hannah48US #47
#80Magnolia48US #151
#81Ryleigh48US #191
#82Alice47US #64
#83Emersyn47US #135
#84Kehlani47US #153
#85Ruby47US #62
#86Sarah47US #95
#87Cora46US #75
#88Eloise46US #86
#89Parker46US #115
#90Millie45US #128
#91Ayla44US #98
#92Bella44US #85
#93Eliza44US #121
#94Saylor44
#95Sophie44US #63
#96Victoria44US #43
#97Adeline43US #92
#98Maria43US #91
#99Oaklynn43US #160
#100Adalynn42US #132

Boys

#1Noah268US #2
#2Liam264US #1
#3William259US #6
#4James250US #4
#5John197US #26
#6Elijah195US #5
#7Oliver189US #3
#8Henry183US #7
#9Charles152US #50
#10Asher150US #20
#11Jackson150US #23
#12Lucas148US #8
#13Samuel141US #19
#14Levi139US #12
#15Joseph137US #30
#16Mason136US #24
#17Benjamin135US #9
#18Wyatt135US #38
#19Thomas130US #45
#20David125US #31
#21Grayson123US #37
#22Michael123US #16
#23Hudson121US #27
#24Aiden118US #29
#25Daniel115US #14
#26Kingston111US #127
#27Theodore106US #10
#28Waylon106US #66
#29Carter103US #47
#30Christopher101US #55
#31Gabriel100US #36
#32Jacob100US #32
#33Maverick100US #40
#34Logan98US #33
#35Silas98US #87
#36Cooper97US #53
#37Luke97US #34
#38Matthew95US #39
#39Colton93US #91
#40Lincoln93US #54
#41Walker92US #78
#42Nolan91US #65
#43Owen91US #18
#44Easton90US #80
#45Josiah90US #51
#46Jaxon89US #67
#47Ezra88US #25
#48Joshua88US #60
#49Andrew86US #61
#50Alexander83US #17
#51Jack82US #15
#52Jameson81US #85
#53Legend80US #132
#54Micah78US #89
#55Sawyer78US #131
#56Kayden76US #106
#57Mateo75US #11
#58Ethan73US #21
#59Leo73US #22
#60Cameron72US #64
#61Isaiah72US #58
#62Jayce72US #154
#63Robert72US #84
#64Caleb71US #52
#65Kai71US #59
#66Messiah71US #186
#67River70US #105
#68Weston70US #82
#69Elias69US #43
#70Jace69US #103
#71Karter69
#72Anthony68US #44
#73Amir67US #113
#74Dylan67US #42
#75Brooks66US #77
#76Hunter66US #101
#77Jayden66US #46
#78Sebastian66US #13
#79Ezekiel64US #48
#80Parker64US #94
#81Wesley64US #70
#82Jonathan63US #79
#83Luca63US #28
#84Bryson62US #136
#85Carson62US #110
#86Miles61US #56
#87Ashton59US #145
#88Axel59US #76
#89Jeremiah59US #93
#90August58US #109
#91Beau58US #90
#92Greyson57US #95
#93Kaiden57US #167
#94Bennett56US #83
#95Christian56US #73
#96Eli56US #69
#97Jasper56US #129
#98Jordan56US #92
#99Landon56US #86
#100Rowan56US #96

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑57Silas#35
↑43Violet#21
↑40Walker#41
↑34Mateo#57
↑33Aurora#28
↑31Natalie#43
↑28Lincoln#40
↑27Madelyn#36

Falling

↓50Greyson#92
↓45Landon#99
↓37Brooklyn#55
↓37Skylar#62
↓32Aubrey#76
↓32Christian#95
↓31Bryson#84
↓28Ella#40

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.