100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Noah	267
2	Liam	261
3	William	258
4	James	249
5	John	196
6	Elijah	195
7	Oliver	188
8	Henry	183
9	Charles	152
10	Asher	150
11	Jackson	150
12	Lucas	146
13	Samuel	141
14	Levi	138
15	Joseph	135
16	Benjamin	134
17	Wyatt	134
18	Mason	132
19	Thomas	128
20	David	125
21	Michael	123
22	Grayson	122
23	Hudson	121
24	Aiden	118
25	Daniel	114
26	Kingston	111
27	Waylon	106
28	Theodore	105
29	Carter	102
30	Christopher	101
31	Gabriel	100
32	Jacob	100
33	Maverick	100
34	Logan	98
35	Silas	98
36	Cooper	97
37	Luke	96
38	Matthew	95
39	Colton	93
40	Lincoln	93
41	Walker	92
42	Nolan	91
43	Owen	91
44	Easton	89
45	Josiah	89
46	Jaxon	88
47	Joshua	88
48	Ezra	87
49	Andrew	86
50	Alexander	83
51	Jack	82
52	Jameson	81
53	Legend	80
54	Micah	78
55	Sawyer	78
56	Kayden	75
57	Mateo	75
58	Leo	73
59	Cameron	72
60	Ethan	72
61	Isaiah	72
62	Robert	72
63	Caleb	71
64	Messiah	71
65	Jayce	70
66	Kai	70
67	Weston	70
68	Elias	69
69	Jace	69
70	Karter	69
71	River	69
72	Amir	67
73	Anthony	66
74	Dylan	66
75	Hunter	66
76	Jayden	66
77	Brooks	65
78	Sebastian	65
79	Parker	64
80	Ezekiel	63
81	Wesley	63
82	Jonathan	63
83	Luca	63
84	Bryson	62
85	Carson	62
86	Miles	60
87	Ashton	59
88	Axel	59
89	Jeremiah	59
90	Beau	58
91	August	57
92	Greyson	57
93	Kaiden	57
94	Bennett	56
95	Rowan	56
96	Landon	56
97	Jasper	56
98	Jordan	56
99	Everett	55
100	Christian	55

Most Popular South Carolina Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2021 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	283
2	James	249
3	Liam	244
4	Noah	241
5	Elijah	218

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2020 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	279
2	Noah	275
3	James	248
4	Liam	246
5	Elijah	226

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2019 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	310
2	Noah	271
3	Liam	247
4	James	240
5	Elijah	236

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2018 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	326
2	James	267
3	Noah	262
4	Elijah	256
5	Liam	252

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2017 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	326
2	Noah	286
3	Mason	271
4	James	252
5	Liam	232

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2016 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	357
2	Noah	287
3	James	271
4	Mason	270
5	Elijah	222

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2015 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	360
2	James	299
3	Mason	285
4	Noah	274
5	Elijah	232

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2014 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	364
2	James	285
3	Mason	256
4	Noah	254
5	Jackson	240

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2013 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	342
2	Mason	306
3	James	278
4	Noah	264
5	Elijah	238

Popular Baby Boy Names in South Carolina for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in South Carolina for births recorded in 2012 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	402
2	Mason	316
3	James	279
4	Elijah	269
5	Jayden	242

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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