Most popular baby names in South Carolina — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in South Carolina were Charlotte, Amelia, and Olivia for girls and Noah, Liam, and William for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Collins is 3.4x more common in South Carolina than nationally, and Kingston is 3.3x more common in South Carolina than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in South Carolina

Girls

Most distinctive Ava 1.7x more common ▲4 #7 vs US #11
Also more common
Amelia 1.7x more common ▲2 #2 vs US #4 Eleanor 1.6x more common ▲4 #8 vs US #12 Charlotte 1.6x more common ▲1 #1 vs US #2 Evelyn 1.5x more common ▲2 #6 vs US #8
Less common
Sofia 1.1x less common ▼19 #28 vs US #9 Eliana 1.0x less common ▼14 #24 vs US #10

Boys

Most distinctive John 2.1x more common ▲17 #6 vs US #23
Also more common
William 2.1x more common ▲6 #3 vs US #9 James 1.7x more common ▲2 #4 vs US #6 Elijah 1.6x more common ▲2 #5 vs US #7 Henry 1.3x more common ▲-3 #8 vs US #5
Less common
Mateo 1.5x less common ▼33 #41 vs US #8

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