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Most popular baby names in South Carolina, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in South Carolina in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 18,290 girls and 21,198 boys are in the South Carolina list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
249 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
276 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · South Carolina 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”249same
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”241same
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”187same
  4. #4Emma“entire”179same
  5. #5Sophia“wisdom”160▲ 1
  6. #6EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”156▲ 1
  7. #7AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records148▼ 2
  8. #8Eleanorpossibly “other”143▲ 2
  9. #9IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”139▲ 3
  10. #10MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records134▼ 1
  11. #11Elizabeth“my God is an oath”131▼ 3
  12. #12HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”125▼ 1
  13. #13EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records106▲ 22
  14. #13LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”106▲ 7
  15. #15LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202599▲ 11
  16. #16Lucy“light”98▲ 17
  17. #17MadisonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies96▲ 24
  18. #18IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters95▼ 3
  19. #18Lillianpossibly “lily”95▲ 27
  20. #18Naomi“my pleasantness”95▲ 10
  21. #21AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel94▲ 92
  22. #22Nova“new”91▼ 9
  23. #23Emily“rival, emulator”90▲ 17
  24. #24AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”89▲ 6
  25. #24Chloe“young green shoot”89▲ 12
  26. #24ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel89▲ 14

Top 25 boys · South Carolina 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records276same
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”271same
  3. #3William“will + helmet”269same
  4. #4James“May He Heel”250same
  5. #5Elijah“Yahweh is my god”215▲ 3
  6. #6Johnpossibly “God is gracious”205same
  7. #7OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records201▼ 2
  8. #8HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records199▼ 1
  9. #9TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025178same
  10. #10LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records156▲ 6
  11. #11WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025153▲ 10
  12. #12HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records152▲ 4
  13. #13LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records150▲ 1
  14. #14Samuel“God has set or God has placed”148▼ 2
  15. #15AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025145▼ 3
  16. #15Thomas“twin”145▼ 5
  17. #17Michael“who is like God?”134▼ 2
  18. #18Wyatt“war + hard, brave”128▲ 8
  19. #19JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”126▲ 6
  20. #20Joseph“(God) shall add”125▲ 25
  21. #21Daniel“God is my judge”124▲ 5
  22. #22WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025120▲ 37
  23. #23Carter“son of Arthur”118▼ 5
  24. #23CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025118▲ 25
  25. #25SilasEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 2025116▲ 32

Names that stand out in South Carolina

Names in the South Carolina top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of South Carolina births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameSCUSShare vs US
Collins#76#2413.4×
Emerson#46#1222.8×
Sutton#84#1812.5×
Mary#54#1252.5×
Brooklyn#50#1182.4×
Brielle#63#1432.4×
Caroline#45#962.4×
Eliza#54#1152.3×

Boys

NameSCUSShare vs US
Kingston#70#2043.3×
Kyrie#89#2443.1×
Messiah#95#2072.6×
Legend#85#1932.6×
Waylon#11#562.3×
Kayden#63#1352.2×
John#6#232.1×
William#3#92.1×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in South Carolina). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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