State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2023 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,283 South Carolina births in 2023 across 1,695 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.

#72Zurioutside the national top 200
#75Journeeoutside the national top 200
#32Kingston#142 nationally
#92Londynoutside the national top 200
#93Karteroutside the national top 200
#84Messiah#189 nationally
#96Timothyoutside the national top 200
#44Mary#133 nationally
#70Kehlani#155 nationally
#62Magnolia#145 nationally
#88Kaiden#170 nationally
#66Emersyn#147 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia211US #1
#2Charlotte205US #3
#3Amelia204US #4
#4Emma183US #2
#5Ava164US #8
#6Elizabeth154US #15
#7Sophia143US #5
#8Harper142US #11
#9Nova131US #35
#10Evelyn126US #9
#11Mia122US #6
#12Isabella115US #7
#13Lily105US #20
#14Isla103US #33
#15Ellie101US #27
#16Naomi97US #44
#17Riley97US #43
#18Eleanor93US #14
#19Willow90US #41
#20Luna87US #10
#21Scarlett87US #17
#22Hazel86US #18
#23Aria82US #25
#24Ella81US #32
#25Addison80US #62
#26Avery80US #29
#27Layla80US #30
#28Abigail79US #31
#29Chloe79US #26
#30Paisley79US #56
#31Gianna78US #21
#32Caroline75US #83
#33Emily75US #19
#34Lainey75US #54
#35Nora75US #24
#36Sadie74US #59
#37Lillian73US #55
#38Lucy73US #40
#39Madison72US #37
#40Sofia72US #12
#41Madelyn71US #58
#42Zoe71US #36
#43Ivy69US #38
#44Mary69US #133
#45Serenity68US #102
#46Camila66US #13
#47Penelope66US #23
#48Raelynn65US #112
#49Stella65US #46
#50Autumn63US #75
#51Delilah62US #52
#52Aurora61US #22
#53Kennedy61US #72
#54Margaret60US #132
#55Nevaeh60US #117
#56Violet60US #16
#57Anna59US #79
#58Kinsley59US #67
#59Skylar59US #107
#60Brooklyn58US #84
#61Alice57US #66
#62Magnolia57US #145
#63Mila57US #28
#64Eden55US #77
#65Eliana55US #34
#66Emersyn55US #147
#67Millie55US #105
#68Eliza54US #116
#69Maria53US #82
#70Kehlani52US #155
#71Leilani52US #61
#72Zuri52
#73Claire51US #68
#74Josie51US #108
#75Journee51
#76Zoey51US #51
#77Hannah50US #48
#78Genesis49US #57
#79Aubrey48US #101
#80Emery48US #70
#81Bella47US #104
#82Elena47US #47
#83Eloise47US #81
#84Georgia47US #128
#85Emilia46US #42
#86Everleigh45US #149
#87Grace45US #39
#88Piper45US #135
#89Rylee45US #118
#90Everly44US #69
#91Hadley44US #119
#92Londyn44
#93Natalie44US #63
#94Sophie44US #60
#95Ayla42US #106
#96Oaklynn42US #157
#97Aaliyah41US #85
#98Clara41US #98
#99Savannah41US #92
#100Victoria41US #45

Boys

#1Noah289US #2
#2William265US #10
#3Liam255US #1
#4James251US #4
#5John222US #26
#6Elijah220US #5
#7Oliver202US #3
#8Henry182US #8
#9Hudson153US #21
#10Lucas150US #9
#11Jackson137US #28
#12Levi134US #12
#13Thomas134US #41
#14Daniel133US #17
#15Michael133US #16
#16Samuel133US #19
#17Mason128US #30
#18Joseph127US #29
#19Waylon123US #63
#20Luke121US #31
#21Benjamin120US #11
#22Grayson120US #44
#23Theodore120US #7
#24Asher119US #23
#25Charles119US #54
#26Jack112US #14
#27Wyatt110US #47
#28Owen109US #20
#29Maverick108US #37
#30Colton106US #94
#31Carter104US #48
#32Kingston103US #142
#33Gabriel101US #38
#34Christopher100US #55
#35Ezra97US #15
#36Mateo95US #6
#37Ethan94US #24
#38Alexander91US #22
#39Josiah91US #53
#40Logan91US #39
#41Walker91US #85
#42Amir90US #99
#43Easton88US #98
#44Matthew88US #32
#45Miles88US #43
#46Cameron87US #58
#47Cooper86US #52
#48David85US #27
#49Robert84US #88
#50Jacob83US #35
#51Aiden82US #40
#52Micah81US #87
#53Brooks79US #73
#54Nolan79US #57
#55Christian77US #77
#56Elias75US #36
#57Sebastian74US #13
#58Dylan73US #34
#59Isaac73US #42
#60Andrew72US #65
#61Bennett72US #74
#62Caleb72US #51
#63Kai72US #61
#64Luca72US #25
#65Jonathan70US #82
#66Joshua70US #60
#67Anthony69US #46
#68Legend68US #145
#69Leo68US #18
#70Silas67US #80
#71Weston67US #75
#72Kayden66US #114
#73Parker66US #91
#74Landon65US #97
#75Jayden64US #49
#76Wesley64US #70
#77Thiago63US #72
#78Isaiah61US #56
#79Jameson61US #102
#80Jaxon61US #86
#81Jeremiah60US #92
#82Atlas59US #111
#83Hunter59US #115
#84Messiah59US #189
#85Lincoln58US #64
#86Dawson57US #149
#87Everett57US #89
#88Kaiden57US #170
#89George56US #136
#90Harrison56US #119
#91Ian56US #69
#92Julian55US #33
#93Karter55
#94River54US #116
#95Jaxson53US #138
#96Timothy53
#97Beau52US #81
#98Eli52US #79
#99Ezekiel52US #50
#100Jordan52US #96

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑41Miles#45
↑40Christian#55
↑33Bennett#61
↑31Amir#42
↑29Maria#69
↑25Eliza#68
↑25Jack#26
↑25Landon#74

Falling

↓50Natalie#93
↓45Lincoln#85
↓42Savannah#99
↓37Everly#90
↓35Violet#56
↓35Silas#70
↓34Emilia#85
↓34Jaxon#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.