Most popular boys’ names in South Carolina, 2008

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	457
2	Joshua	319
3	Christopher	314
4	Jayden	312
5	James	300
6	Jacob	299
7	Michael	293
8	Ethan	287
8	John	287
10	Noah	242
11	Jackson	237
12	Elijah	222
13	Matthew	213
14	Christian	203
15	Landon	202
16	Caleb	201
16	David	201
18	Andrew	195
19	Daniel	194
20	Jordan	191
21	Joseph	187
22	Jonathan	186
23	Robert	184
24	Nicholas	181
25	Tyler	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cameron	178
27	Anthony	177
28	Charles	175
29	Aiden	173
30	Gabriel	171
31	Logan	167
32	Samuel	162
32	Thomas	162
34	Benjamin	161
35	Brandon	153
36	Nathan	146
37	Dylan	144
37	Gavin	144
39	Alexander	142
40	Zachary	140
41	Brayden	137
41	Mason	137
43	Justin	135
44	Hunter	129
45	Austin	126
46	Lucas	124
47	Isaiah	122
48	Jaden	118
48	Jeremiah	118
50	Luke	115
51	Bryson	114
52	Kevin	112
53	Hayden	109
53	Ryan	109
55	Evan	100
56	Owen	95
57	Chase	93
57	Wyatt	93
59	Carter	92
60	Aaron	90
61	Jason	89
62	Connor	87
63	Jose	85
64	Timothy	80
65	Josiah	78
66	Ashton	77
66	Jack	77
68	Cooper	74
68	Eric	74
68	Isaac	74
68	Xavier	74
72	Kaleb	72
72	Malachi	72
72	Peyton	72
75	Tristan	71
76	Jaylen	69
76	Luis	69
78	Caden	67
78	Nathaniel	67
78	Richard	67
81	Brian	66
81	Brody	66
81	Kaden	66
84	Ayden	65
84	Bryce	65
84	Henry	65
87	Zion	64
88	Antonio	63
88	Carson	63
90	Sean	62
91	Parker	61
92	Aidan	60
92	Blake	60
92	Eli	60
95	Bryan	59
95	Micah	59
95	Preston	59
98	Adam	58
98	Steven	58
100	Dalton	57