Most popular boys’ names in South Carolina, 2012

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	402
2	Mason	317
3	James	279
4	Elijah	271
5	Jayden	242
6	Jacob	228
7	Joshua	224
8	Noah	223
9	Aiden	220
10	Jackson	219
11	Ethan	216
12	Michael	212
13	Christopher	211
14	John	202
15	Joseph	189
16	Gabriel	182
17	Daniel	173
18	Caleb	170
19	Landon	168
20	Cameron	167
21	Christian	166
21	Liam	166
23	Ayden	165
23	Logan	165
25	David	155

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brayden	149
26	Bryson	149
28	Robert	143
29	Benjamin	142
30	Carter	141
31	Jordan	139
31	Matthew	139
31	Samuel	139
34	Alexander	138
35	Jeremiah	133
36	Lucas	129
37	Tyler	128
38	Andrew	125
38	Charles	125
40	Wyatt	123
41	Luke	122
41	Thomas	122
43	Hunter	119
44	Connor	114
45	Gavin	113
46	Anthony	111
47	Colton	110
48	Bentley	108
48	Jonathan	108
50	Henry	107
51	Eli	106
52	Dylan	102
52	Nathan	102
54	Kayden	97
54	Owen	97
56	Levi	96
57	Austin	93
58	Brandon	91
59	Isaiah	89
60	Grayson	87
60	Josiah	87
62	Chase	86
63	Justin	85
63	Nicholas	85
65	Carson	83
66	Evan	81
67	Jaxon	80
68	Easton	78
68	Isaac	78
70	Ryan	77
70	Zachary	77
72	Micah	76
72	Timothy	76
74	Kevin	75
75	Kingston	74
76	Brantley	72
76	Cayden	72
78	Cooper	69
78	Jason	69
78	Tristan	69
81	Ashton	68
81	Ian	68
83	Parker	65
84	Hayden	64
84	Jack	64
84	Kaiden	64
87	Aaron	63
88	Kaden	61
89	Hudson	59
89	Malachi	59
91	Avery	58
92	Camden	57
93	Nathaniel	56
94	Blake	55
94	Jaden	55
96	Kaleb	53
96	Peyton	53
96	Preston	53
99	Xavier	52
100	Julian	51