Most popular boy names in South Carolina — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in South Carolina was Noah, followed by Liam and William. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in South Carolina

More common

Most distinctive John 2.1x more common ▲17 #6 vs US #23
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

Most distinctive Mateo 1.5x less common ▼33 #41 vs US #8

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in South Carolina. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Noah ▲1 vs US #2
    276
  2. 2
    Liam ▼1 vs US #1
    271
  3. 3
    William ▲6 vs US #9
    269
  4. 4
    James ▲2 vs US #6
    250
  5. 5
    Elijah ▲2 vs US #7
    215
  6. 6
    John ▲17 vs US #23
    205
  7. 7
    Oliver ▼4 vs US #3
    201
  8. 8
    Henry ▼3 vs US #5
    199
  9. 9
    Theodore ▼5 vs US #4
    178
  10. 10
    Lucas Same as US #10
    156
  11. 11
    Waylon ▲45 vs US #56
    153
  12. 12
    Hudson ▲5 vs US #17
    152
  13. 13
    Levi ▼1 vs US #12
    150
  14. 14
    Samuel ▲4 vs US #18
    148
  15. 15
    Asher ▲13 vs US #28
    145
  16. 15
    Thomas ▲19 vs US #34
    145
  17. 17
    Michael ▲4 vs US #21
    134
  18. 18
    Wyatt ▲20 vs US #38
    128
  19. 19
    Jack ▼4 vs US #15
    126
  20. 20
    Joseph ▲9 vs US #29
    125
  21. 21
    Daniel ▲1 vs US #22
    124
  22. 22
    Weston ▲33 vs US #55
    120
  23. 23
    Carter ▲22 vs US #45
    118
  24. 23
    Cooper ▲4 vs US #27
    118
  25. 25
    Silas ▲46 vs US #71
    116
  26. 26
    Charles ▲22 vs US #48
    115
  27. 27
    David ▲8 vs US #35
    114
  28. 28
    Josiah ▲26 vs US #54
    110
  29. 29
    Jackson ▲7 vs US #36
    106
  30. 30
    Benjamin ▼19 vs US #11
    105
  31. 30
    Gabriel ▲7 vs US #37
    105
  32. 32
    Bennett ▲8 vs US #40
    104
  33. 32
    Ezra ▼12 vs US #20
    104
  34. 34
    Elias ▼21 vs US #13
    102
  35. 35
    Luke ▼2 vs US #33
    101
  36. 35
    Mason ▲4 vs US #39
    101
  37. 37
    Walker ▲41 vs US #78
    99
  38. 38
    Anthony ▲8 vs US #46
    97
  39. 39
    Grayson ▲12 vs US #51
    96
  40. 40
    Alexander ▼10 vs US #30
    94
  41. 41
    Mateo ▼33 vs US #8
    93
  42. 42
    Rowan ▲17 vs US #59
    92
  43. 43
    Owen ▼12 vs US #31
    91
  44. 43
    Sebastian ▼27 vs US #16
    91
  45. 45
    Luca ▼31 vs US #14
    88
  46. 45
    Robert ▲47 vs US #92
    88
  47. 47
    Colton ▲56 vs US #103
    87
  48. 48
    Nolan ▲17 vs US #65
    84
  49. 49
    Ethan ▼25 vs US #24
    83
  50. 49
    Matthew ▼17 vs US #32
    83
  51. 49
    Wesley ▲3 vs US #52
    83
  52. 52
    Jacob ▼9 vs US #43
    81
  53. 52
    Maverick ▼3 vs US #49
    81
  54. 54
    Joshua ▲12 vs US #66
    80
  55. 54
    Leo ▼35 vs US #19
    80
  56. 54
    Nathan ▲9 vs US #63
    80
  57. 54
    Thiago ▼4 vs US #50
    80
  58. 58
    Amir ▲47 vs US #105
    77
  59. 58
    Caleb Same as US #58
    77
  60. 60
    Christopher ▲8 vs US #68
    75
  61. 60
    Isaiah ▼3 vs US #57
    75
  62. 60
    Roman ▼18 vs US #42
    75
  63. 63
    Andrew ▲10 vs US #73
    74
  64. 63
    Brooks ▲1 vs US #64
    74
  65. 63
    Kayden ▲72 vs US #135
    74
  66. 63
    Miles ▼19 vs US #44
    74
  67. 67
    Sawyer ▲55 vs US #122
    73
  68. 68
    Everett ▲9 vs US #77
    72
  69. 69
    Isaac ▼22 vs US #47
    71
  70. 70
    Jeremiah ▲18 vs US #88
    70
  71. 70
    Kingston ▲134 vs US #204
    70
  72. 72
    Aiden ▼10 vs US #62
    67
  73. 72
    Cameron ▲4 vs US #76
    67
  74. 72
    Easton ▲38 vs US #110
    67
  75. 72
    Lincoln ▼3 vs US #69
    67
  76. 76
    Logan ▼23 vs US #53
    66
  77. 76
    River ▲35 vs US #111
    66
  78. 78
    Jonathan ▲11 vs US #89
    65
  79. 79
    Beau ▼19 vs US #60
    64
  80. 80
    Eithan ▲17 vs US #97
    63
  81. 81
    Landon ▲46 vs US #127
    62
  82. 81
    Micah ▲9 vs US #90
    62
  83. 83
    Bryson ▲69 vs US #152
    61
  84. 83
    Harrison ▲33 vs US #116
    61
  85. 85
    Christian ▲11 vs US #96
    59
  86. 85
    Julian ▼60 vs US #25
    59
  87. 85
    Legend ▲108 vs US #193
    59
  88. 88
    Angel ▼21 vs US #67
    57
  89. 89
    Ezekiel ▼28 vs US #61
    55
  90. 89
    Kyrie ▲155 vs US #244
    55
  91. 89
    Parker ▲13 vs US #102
    55
  92. 92
    Dylan ▼51 vs US #41
    54
  93. 92
    Hunter ▲38 vs US #130
    54
  94. 92
    Ian ▼9 vs US #83
    54
  95. 95
    Arthur ▼8 vs US #87
    53
  96. 95
    Jayce ▲72 vs US #167
    53
  97. 95
    Messiah ▲112 vs US #207
    53
  98. 95
    Santiago ▼69 vs US #26
    53
  99. 99
    Atlas ▼24 vs US #75
    52
  100. 99
    Dawson ▲44 vs US #143
    52
  101. 99
    George ▲27 vs US #126
    52