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 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Noah | 310 |
| 2 | 1 | Liam | 295 |
| 3 | -1 | William | 274 |
| 4 | - | James | 262 |
| 5 | 2 | Oliver | 216 |
| 6 | -1 | John | 203 |
| 7 | 1 | Henry | 188 |
| 8 | -2 | Elijah | 184 |
| 9 | 9 | Theodore | 169 |
| 10 | 2 | Thomas | 150 |
| 11 | - | Jackson | 146 |
| 12 | 1 | Samuel | 141 |
| 13 | 6 | Asher | 140 |
| 14 | -2 | Levi | 136 |
| 14 | -1 | Michael | 136 |
| 15 | -6 | Hudson | 133 |
| 16 | -6 | Lucas | 132 |
| 17 | 8 | Carter | 126 |
| 17 | -3 | Mason | 126 |
| 18 | 14 | Josiah | 123 |
| 19 | -3 | Waylon | 122 |
| 20 | 9 | Ezra | 117 |
| 21 | -2 | Charles | 113 |
| 22 | 6 | Christopher | 112 |
| 23 | -10 | Daniel | 108 |
| 23 | -3 | Jack | 108 |
| 24 | -3 | Wyatt | 107 |
| 25 | 19 | Elias | 99 |
| 25 | 22 | Luca | 99 |
| 25 | -2 | Maverick | 99 |
| 26 | 7 | Amir | 98 |
| 26 | 20 | Dylan | 98 |
| 26 | -8 | Grayson | 98 |
| 26 | -9 | Luke | 98 |
| 27 | 5 | Alexander | 97 |
| 27 | -9 | Benjamin | 97 |
| 28 | 6 | Matthew | 95 |
| 29 | 19 | Joshua | 94 |
| 30 | 12 | Brooks | 92 |
| 30 | -3 | Gabriel | 92 |
| 31 | 16 | Caleb | 91 |
| 31 | -9 | Owen | 91 |
| 31 | 1 | Walker | 91 |
| 32 | 5 | David | 90 |
| 32 | 7 | Jacob | 90 |
| 32 | -17 | Joseph | 90 |
| 32 | -6 | Kingston | 90 |
| 33 | 3 | Cooper | 89 |
| 34 | - | Miles | 88 |
| 35 | 31 | Rowan | 87 |
| 36 | 6 | Nolan | 86 |
| 36 | 2 | Robert | 86 |
| 37 | 9 | Isaac | 84 |
| 37 | -7 | Mateo | 84 |
| 38 | -14 | Colton | 83 |
| 39 | -7 | Logan | 82 |
| 40 | 7 | Bennett | 81 |
| 40 | 11 | Silas | 81 |
| 41 | 9 | Legend | 80 |
| 41 | 10 | Weston | 80 |
| 42 | -1 | Micah | 78 |
| 42 | 3 | Sebastian | 78 |
| 43 | 13 | Isaiah | 76 |
| 44 | 3 | Andrew | 75 |
| 44 | -13 | Ethan | 75 |
| 45 | 9 | Wesley | 73 |
| 46 | 3 | Anthony | 70 |
| 46 | 10 | Jaxon | 70 |
| 47 | -4 | Christian | 69 |
| 47 | 14 | Ian | 69 |
| 48 | -14 | Easton | 67 |
| 48 | 25 | Sawyer | 67 |
| 49 | 8 | Jeremiah | 65 |
| 49 | 3 | Kayden | 65 |
| 50 | 10 | Everett | 64 |
| 50 | -2 | Jonathan | 64 |
| 51 | 2 | Landon | 63 |
| 51 | 4 | Thiago | 63 |
| 52 | -12 | Aiden | 62 |
| 52 | 10 | Julian | 62 |
| 53 | -1 | Parker | 61 |
| 54 | 18 | Braxton | 60 |
| 54 | -19 | Cameron | 60 |
| 54 | 16 | Jace | 60 |
| 54 | 24 | Rhett | 60 |
| 54 | 9 | River | 60 |
| 55 | 11 | Nathan | 59 |
| 56 | 11 | Carson | 58 |
| 56 | 5 | George | 58 |
| 57 | 4 | Harrison | 57 |
| 57 | -7 | Leo | 57 |
| 58 | 9 | Angel | 56 |
| 58 | 7 | Eli | 56 |
| 58 | -11 | Kai | 56 |
| 59 | 6 | Beau | 55 |
| 59 | -1 | Hunter | 55 |
| 60 | 16 | Kyrie | 54 |
| 61 | 17 | Graham | 53 |
| 61 | 11 | Myles | 53 |
| 62 | 6 | Bryson | 52 |