The most distinctive South Carolina baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive South Carolina names were Elloree and Drayton. Across the whole record it is Thomasena and Heyward.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elloree | 9 | 25× | Drayton | 10 | 26× |
| 2 | Chole | 7 | 18× | Huntley | 8 | 13× |
| 3 | Jazaria | 6 | 14× | Hampton | 26 | 12× |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 9× | Tillman | 7 | 10× |
| 5 | Kaior | 5 | 9× | Townsend | 5 | 9× |
| 6 | Braylen | 5 | 9× | Calhoun | 5 | 9× |
| 7 | Sullivan | 10 | 8× | Gaines | 5 | 9× |
| 8 | Charleston | 8 | 7× | Khosen | 5 | 9× |
| 9 | Nature | 7 | 6× | Kavon | 5 | 9× |
| 10 | Ireland | 7 | 6× | Kymere | 5 | 9× |
| 11 | Ellison | 23 | 6× | Zymir | 26 | 5× |
| 12 | Halani | 6 | 5× | Brayson | 6 | 5× |
| 13 | Riverlynn | 10 | 5× | Jaiceon | 6 | 5× |
| 14 | Marion | 8 | 5× | Hendrixx | 5 | 4× |
| 15 | Beckham | 5 | 4× | Jakobi | 8 | 4× |
| 16 | Brenleigh | 5 | 4× | Kymir | 13 | 4× |
| 17 | Sayori | 6 | 4× | Rivers | 5 | 4× |
| 18 | Chosyn | 8 | 4× | Coleman | 11 | 3× |
| 19 | Kahlani | 23 | 4× | Tymir | 10 | 3× |
| 20 | Weslynn | 6 | 3× | Tylan | 15 | 3× |
| 21 | Marleigh | 17 | 3× | Kashmir | 10 | 3× |
| 22 | Ellington | 6 | 3× | Turner | 12 | 3× |
| 23 | Hayven | 6 | 3× | Kamazi | 14 | 3× |
| 24 | Lakelyn | 24 | 3× | Deonte | 5 | 3× |
| 25 | Nazaria | 8 | 3× | Bowman | 5 | 3× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Florie | 75 | 32× | Blease | 106 | 38× |
| 1920s | Evelena | 69 | 37× | Heyward | 229 | 42× |
| 1930s | Azalee | 128 | 40× | Ansel | 75 | 41× |
| 1940s | Thomasena | 93 | 43× | Heyward | 222 | 47× |
| 1950s | Blondell | 110 | 50× | Heyward | 192 | 53× |
| 1960s | Thomasena | 55 | 54× | Heyward | 135 | 61× |
| 1970s | Joye | 30 | 42× | Heyward | 58 | 54× |
| 1980s | Joye | 18 | 45× | Heyward | 29 | 51× |
| 1990s | Shaquetta | 38 | 40× | Heyward | 12 | 36× |
| 2000s | Sullivan | 31 | 47× | Tyquez | 35 | 32× |
| 2010s | Mills | 11 | 33× | Drayton | 61 | 33× |
| 2020s | Elloree | 14 | 35× | Drayton | 42 | 35× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomasena | 354 | 60× | Heyward | 1,258 | 61× |
| 2 | Wilhelmena | 319 | 58× | Colie | 256 | 60× |
| 3 | Francena | 180 | 56× | Blease | 171 | 58× |
| 4 | Floree | 132 | 56× | Levern | 633 | 55× |
| 5 | Rosena | 130 | 56× | Hercules | 240 | 52× |
| 6 | Bernetha | 116 | 55× | Furman | 1,227 | 50× |
| 7 | Florie | 227 | 55× | Broadus | 335 | 48× |
| 8 | Evelena | 198 | 54× | Capers | 34 | 46× |
| 9 | Vermell | 258 | 54× | Laurie | 201 | 45× |
| 10 | Azalee | 508 | 54× | Manning | 187 | 45× |
| 11 | Azilee | 129 | 53× | Clary | 31 | 45× |
| 12 | Wilhelmenia | 426 | 51× | Carlisle | 156 | 43× |
| 13 | Pernell | 61 | 50× | Adger | 26 | 42× |
| 14 | Vermelle | 53 | 49× | Liston | 133 | 41× |
| 15 | Modestine | 51 | 49× | Pinkney | 31 | 38× |
| 16 | Blondell | 497 | 48× | Asbury | 33 | 38× |
| 17 | Tecora | 33 | 44× | Leverne | 94 | 38× |
| 18 | Almetta | 28 | 42× | Sinclair | 89 | 38× |
| 19 | Eartha | 1,074 | 42× | Hazel | 668 | 38× |
| 20 | Almena | 27 | 42× | Belton | 192 | 37× |
| 21 | Andrena | 54 | 42× | Mannie | 68 | 35× |
| 22 | Elloree | 26 | 41× | Drayton | 219 | 31× |
| 23 | Ertha | 26 | 41× | Legrand | 29 | 31× |
| 24 | Vertell | 24 | 40× | Gussie | 110 | 30× |
| 25 | Francenia | 23 | 40× | Mingo | 12 | 30× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of South Carolina births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org