Most popular boys’ names in South Carolina, 2016

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	357
2	Noah	288
3	James	272
4	Mason	270
5	Elijah	222
6	Liam	210
7	John	206
8	Michael	204
9	Carter	199
10	Jackson	192
11	Jacob	175
12	Aiden	170
13	David	168
14	Thomas	166
15	Benjamin	164
15	Grayson	164
17	Charles	159
18	Ethan	158
19	Joshua	157
20	Cameron	155
21	Lucas	154
22	Gabriel	152
23	Christopher	150
23	Samuel	150
25	Luke	147

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Henry	142
27	Wyatt	141
28	Logan	140
28	Oliver	140
30	Alexander	138
31	Landon	137
32	Kingston	135
33	Hunter	132
34	Daniel	130
35	Easton	128
35	Jaxon	128
37	Joseph	127
38	Jayden	124
39	Caleb	123
39	Colton	123
39	Matthew	123
39	Robert	123
43	Levi	121
44	Christian	118
45	Bryson	116
45	Jeremiah	116
47	Owen	113
48	Connor	112
49	Isaac	109
49	Josiah	109
51	Brayden	105
51	Eli	105
53	Andrew	103
53	Ayden	103
55	Carson	101
56	Jonathan	93
56	Jordan	93
58	Bentley	90
59	Asher	86
60	Nolan	85
61	Anthony	84
61	Dylan	84
61	Jace	84
61	Kayden	84
65	Isaiah	83
65	Jack	83
65	King	83
68	Hudson	82
69	Chase	81
70	Braxton	77
71	Ashton	76
71	Sawyer	76
73	Austin	75
73	Camden	75
73	Karter	75
73	Lincoln	75
73	Micah	75
78	Cooper	74
78	Jaxson	74
78	Nicholas	74
81	Nathan	72
82	Parker	71
82	Tristan	71
84	Gavin	70
84	Messiah	70
86	Sebastian	69
87	Kaiden	67
88	Julian	66
89	Aaron	63
89	Brandon	63
89	Jayce	63
92	Greyson	62
92	Ian	62
92	Ryan	62
92	Tyler	62
96	Malachi	61
97	Miles	60
98	Harrison	59
98	Silas	59
100	George	58