Noah leads South Carolina’s 2024 boy names, with Liam, William, and James close behind. Explore the full rankings with baby counts and year-over-year changes.
Classic favorites hold firm at the top, while Oliver rises to No. 5 and Theodore jumps nine spots to crack the top 10 alongside John, Henry, Elijah, and Thomas.
Big movers within the top 60 include Rowan (+31), Sawyer (+25), Luca (+22), Elias (+19), Joshua (+19), Josiah (+14), Kyrie (+16), Isaiah (+13), Jaxon (+10), Weston (+10), Everett (+10), and Ezra (+9).
Some names slipped but remain widely used: Cameron (-19), Joseph (-17), Easton (-14), Colton (-14), Ethan (-13), Aiden (-12), Daniel (-10), Benjamin (-9), Luke (-9), Grayson (-8), Mateo (-7), Hudson (-6), and Lucas (-6).
Noah was given to 310 boys, Liam to 295, and William to 274; many mid-list names cluster around 90–110 births, with several ties.
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Noah | 276 |
| 2 | - | Liam | 271 |
| 3 | - | William | 269 |
| 4 | - | James | 250 |
| 5 | 3 | Elijah | 215 |
| 6 | - | John | 205 |
| 7 | -2 | Oliver | 201 |
| 8 | -1 | Henry | 199 |
| 9 | - | Theodore | 178 |
| 10 | 6 | Lucas | 156 |
| 11 | 10 | Waylon | 153 |
| 12 | 4 | Hudson | 152 |
| 13 | 1 | Levi | 150 |
| 14 | -2 | Samuel | 148 |
| 15 | -5 | Thomas | 145 |
| 15 | -3 | Asher | 145 |
| 17 | -2 | Michael | 134 |
| 18 | 8 | Wyatt | 128 |
| 19 | 6 | Jack | 126 |
| 20 | 25 | Joseph | 125 |
| 21 | 5 | Daniel | 124 |
| 22 | 37 | Weston | 120 |
| 23 | 25 | Cooper | 118 |
| 23 | -5 | Carter | 118 |
| 25 | 32 | Silas | 116 |
| 26 | -2 | Charles | 115 |
| 27 | 18 | David | 114 |
| 28 | -8 | Josiah | 110 |
| 29 | -18 | Jackson | 106 |
| 30 | 10 | Gabriel | 105 |
| 30 | 5 | Benjamin | 105 |
| 32 | -10 | Ezra | 104 |
| 32 | 26 | Bennett | 104 |
| 34 | -5 | Elias | 102 |
| 35 | -17 | Mason | 101 |
| 35 | -7 | Luke | 101 |
| 37 | 3 | Walker | 99 |
| 38 | 30 | Anthony | 97 |
| 39 | -6 | Grayson | 96 |
| 40 | -5 | Alexander | 94 |
| 41 | 13 | Mateo | 93 |
| 42 | 8 | Rowan | 92 |
| 43 | 18 | Sebastian | 91 |
| 43 | -3 | Owen | 91 |
| 45 | 5 | Robert | 88 |
| 45 | -16 | Luca | 88 |
| 47 | 8 | Colton | 87 |
| 48 | 4 | Nolan | 84 |
| 49 | 17 | Wesley | 83 |
| 49 | -12 | Matthew | 83 |
| 49 | 14 | Ethan | 83 |
| 52 | -23 | Maverick | 81 |
| 52 | -12 | Jacob | 81 |
| 54 | 21 | Thiago | 80 |
| 54 | 28 | Nathan | 80 |
| 54 | 36 | Leo | 80 |
| 54 | -16 | Joshua | 80 |
| 58 | -14 | Caleb | 77 |
| 58 | -25 | Amir | 77 |
| 60 | 49 | Roman | 75 |
| 60 | 3 | Isaiah | 75 |
| 60 | -37 | Christopher | 75 |
| 63 | -14 | Miles | 74 |
| 63 | 10 | Kayden | 74 |
| 63 | -24 | Brooks | 74 |
| 63 | 2 | Andrew | 74 |
| 67 | 4 | Sawyer | 73 |
| 68 | 7 | Everett | 72 |
| 69 | -16 | Isaac | 71 |
| 70 | -25 | Kingston | 70 |
| 70 | 3 | Jeremiah | 70 |
| 72 | 33 | Lincoln | 67 |
| 72 | -1 | Easton | 67 |
| 72 | 10 | Cameron | 67 |
| 72 | 6 | Aiden | 67 |
| 76 | 6 | River | 66 |
| 76 | -21 | Logan | 66 |
| 78 | -3 | Jonathan | 65 |
| 79 | 17 | Beau | 64 |
| 80 | 102 | Eithan | 63 |
| 81 | -20 | Micah | 62 |
| 81 | -3 | Landon | 62 |
| 83 | 7 | Harrison | 61 |
| 83 | 21 | Bryson | 61 |
| 85 | -26 | Legend | 59 |
| 85 | -5 | Julian | 59 |
| 85 | -18 | Christian | 59 |
| 88 | 4 | Angel | 57 |
| 89 | -7 | Parker | 55 |
| 89 | 8 | Kyrie | 55 |
| 89 | 48 | Ezekiel | 55 |
| 92 | -22 | Ian | 54 |
| 92 | - | Hunter | 54 |
| 92 | -63 | Dylan | 54 |
| 95 | 3 | Santiago | 53 |
| 95 | 51 | Messiah | 53 |
| 95 | 14 | Jayce | 53 |
| 95 | 55 | Arthur | 53 |
| 99 | -11 | George | 52 |
| 99 | 22 | Dawson | 52 |