Most popular girl names in South Carolina — 2025

In 2025, the most popular girl name in South Carolina was Charlotte, followed by Amelia and Olivia. The list below ranks the state's top 100 girls' 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 Ava 1.7x more common ▲4 #7 vs US #11
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

Most distinctive Sofia 1.1x less common ▼19 #28 vs US #9
Eliana 1.0x less common ▼14 #24 vs US #10

Percentages are each name's share of all girls 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

Girls

  1. 1
    Charlotte ▲1 vs US #2
    249
  2. 2
    Amelia ▲2 vs US #4
    241
  3. 3
    Olivia ▼2 vs US #1
    187
  4. 4
    Emma ▼1 vs US #3
    179
  5. 5
    Sophia Same as US #5
    160
  6. 6
    Evelyn ▲2 vs US #8
    156
  7. 7
    Ava ▲4 vs US #11
    148
  8. 8
    Eleanor ▲4 vs US #12
    143
  9. 9
    Isabella ▼2 vs US #7
    139
  10. 10
    Mia ▼4 vs US #6
    134
  11. 11
    Elizabeth ▲6 vs US #17
    131
  12. 12
    Harper ▲4 vs US #16
    125
  13. 13
    Ellie ▲11 vs US #24
    106
  14. 13
    Lily ▲5 vs US #18
    106
  15. 15
    Lainey ▲15 vs US #30
    99
  16. 16
    Lucy ▲8 vs US #24
    98
  17. 17
    Madison ▲23 vs US #40
    96
  18. 18
    Isla ▲10 vs US #28
    95
  19. 18
    Lillian ▲39 vs US #57
    95
  20. 18
    Naomi ▲29 vs US #47
    95
  21. 21
    Ailany ▼7 vs US #14
    94
  22. 22
    Nova ▲24 vs US #46
    91
  23. 23
    Emily ▲11 vs US #34
    90
  24. 24
    Aurora ▼9 vs US #15
    89
  25. 24
    Chloe ▼1 vs US #23
    89
  26. 24
    Eliana ▼14 vs US #10
    89
  27. 27
    Hazel ▼6 vs US #21
    88
  28. 28
    Luna ▼1 vs US #27
    87
  29. 28
    Sadie ▲22 vs US #50
    87
  30. 28
    Sofia ▼19 vs US #9
    87
  31. 31
    Aria ▼5 vs US #26
    86
  32. 31
    Nora ▼11 vs US #20
    86
  33. 33
    Violet ▼20 vs US #13
    83
  34. 34
    Paisley ▲33 vs US #67
    81
  35. 35
    Avery ▲2 vs US #37
    80
  36. 35
    Eloise ▲14 vs US #49
    80
  37. 35
    Layla ▲1 vs US #36
    80
  38. 35
    Willow ▲9 vs US #44
    80
  39. 39
    Abigail ▲2 vs US #41
    79
  40. 39
    Ella ▼10 vs US #29
    79
  41. 39
    Ivy Same as US #39
    79
  42. 42
    Millie ▲31 vs US #73
    77
  43. 43
    Penelope ▼21 vs US #22
    76
  44. 44
    Scarlett ▼12 vs US #32
    73
  45. 45
    Caroline ▲51 vs US #96
    72
  46. 46
    Emerson ▲76 vs US #122
    71
  47. 46
    Gianna ▼13 vs US #33
    71
  48. 46
    Riley ▲2 vs US #48
    71
  49. 49
    Josephine ▲4 vs US #53
    68
  50. 50
    Autumn ▲38 vs US #88
    64
  51. 50
    Brooklyn ▲68 vs US #118
    64
  52. 50
    Madelyn ▲20 vs US #70
    64
  53. 50
    Zoe ▼19 vs US #31
    64
  54. 54
    Eliza ▲61 vs US #115
    63
  55. 54
    Emery ▲20 vs US #74
    63
  56. 54
    Mary ▲71 vs US #125
    63
  57. 57
    Stella ▼5 vs US #52
    62
  58. 58
    Delilah ▼7 vs US #51
    61
  59. 59
    Addison ▲25 vs US #84
    59
  60. 59
    Eden ▲11 vs US #70
    59
  61. 61
    Clara ▲2 vs US #63
    58
  62. 61
    Margaret ▲51 vs US #112
    58
  63. 63
    Brielle ▲80 vs US #143
    57
  64. 63
    Grace ▼25 vs US #38
    57
  65. 65
    Adeline ▼6 vs US #59
    56
  66. 66
    Kinsley ▲27 vs US #93
    55
  67. 66
    Leilani ▼6 vs US #60
    55
  68. 68
    Genesis ▼2 vs US #66
    54
  69. 68
    Kennedy ▲17 vs US #85
    54
  70. 68
    Madeline ▲13 vs US #81
    54
  71. 68
    Magnolia ▲56 vs US #124
    54
  72. 72
    Emilia ▼27 vs US #45
    53
  73. 72
    Georgia ▲27 vs US #99
    53
  74. 74
    Alice ▼9 vs US #65
    52
  75. 75
    Oaklynn ▲78 vs US #153
    51
  76. 76
    Collins ▲165 vs US #241
    50
  77. 76
    Hallie ▲44 vs US #120
    50
  78. 76
    Josie ▲6 vs US #82
    50
  79. 79
    Anna ▲28 vs US #107
    49
  80. 79
    Claire ▼11 vs US #68
    49
  81. 79
    Daisy ▼4 vs US #75
    49
  82. 79
    Hannah ▼23 vs US #56
    49
  83. 79
    Raelynn ▲37 vs US #116
    49
  84. 84
    Kehlani ▲64 vs US #148
    48
  85. 84
    Summer ▲67 vs US #151
    48
  86. 84
    Sutton ▲97 vs US #181
    48
  87. 87
    Emersyn ▲51 vs US #138
    47
  88. 87
    Natalie ▲2 vs US #89
    47
  89. 87
    Serenity ▲42 vs US #129
    47
  90. 90
    Elena ▼48 vs US #42
    46
  91. 90
    Lyla ▼10 vs US #80
    46
  92. 90
    Mila ▼47 vs US #43
    46
  93. 90
    Ruby ▼26 vs US #64
    46
  94. 90
    Wrenley ▲68 vs US #158
    46
  95. 95
    Blair ▲74 vs US #169
    44
  96. 95
    Katherine ▲91 vs US #186
    44
  97. 97
    Iris ▼36 vs US #61
    43
  98. 97
    Lydia ▼5 vs US #92
    43
  99. 97
    Maria ▼10 vs US #87
    43
  100. 97
    Zoey ▼28 vs US #69
    43