BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in South Carolina

The most popular baby names in South Carolina in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. South Carolina has recorded 4,858,777 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in South Carolina

  1. #1Charlotte249 in 2025
  2. #2Amelia241 in 2025
  3. #3Olivia187 in 2025
  4. #4Emma179 in 2025
  5. #5Sophia160 in 2025
  6. #6Evelyn156 in 2025
  7. #7Ava148 in 2025
  8. #8Eleanor143 in 2025
  9. #9Isabella139 in 2025
  10. #10Mia134 in 2025
  11. #11Elizabeth131 in 2025
  12. #12Harper125 in 2025
  13. #14Lily106 in 2025
  14. #16Lucy98 in 2025
  15. #17Madison96 in 2025
  16. #19Lillian95 in 2025
  17. #20Naomi95 in 2025
  18. #23Emily90 in 2025
  19. #25Chloe89 in 2025
  20. #27Hazel88 in 2025
  21. #29Sadie87 in 2025
  22. #32Nora86 in 2025
  23. #36Eloise80 in 2025
  24. #37Layla80 in 2025
  25. #39Abigail79 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in South Carolina

  1. #1Noah276 in 2025
  2. #2Liam271 in 2025
  3. #3William269 in 2025
  4. #4James250 in 2025
  5. #5Elijah215 in 2025
  6. #6John205 in 2025
  7. #7Oliver201 in 2025
  8. #8Henry199 in 2025
  9. #9Theodore178 in 2025
  10. #10Lucas156 in 2025
  11. #13Levi150 in 2025
  12. #14Samuel148 in 2025
  13. #16Thomas145 in 2025
  14. #17Michael134 in 2025
  15. #18Wyatt128 in 2025
  16. #19Jack126 in 2025
  17. #20Joseph125 in 2025
  18. #21Daniel124 in 2025
  19. #23Carter118 in 2025
  20. #26Charles115 in 2025
  21. #27David114 in 2025
  22. #28Josiah110 in 2025
  23. #29Jackson106 in 2025
  24. #30Benjamin105 in 2025
  25. #31Gabriel105 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within South Carolina for each year.