South Carolina · 1996

Top 100 names in South Carolina, 1996, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Taylor	349
#2	Ashley	303
#3	Jessica	280
#4	Kayla	279
#5	Hannah	279
#6	Brittany	276
#7	Emily	271
#8	Alexis	269
#9	Sarah	233
#10	Courtney	210
#11	Jasmine	209
#12	Amber	205
#13	Mary	197
#14	Elizabeth	188
#15	Anna	180
#16	Haley	175
#17	Madison	173
#18	Savannah	169
#19	Lauren	168
#20	Samantha	166
#21	Megan	165
#22	Morgan	163
#23	Brianna	163
#24	Rachel	157
#25	Victoria	154
#26	Rebecca	138
#27	Caroline	125
#28	Katherine	119
#29	Amanda	110
#30	Kimberly	108
#31	Destiny	100
#32	Jordan	96
#33	Kristen	95
#34	Olivia	95
#35	Chelsea	91
#36	Allison	91
#37	Tiffany	90
#38	Kelsey	90
#39	Kaitlyn	90
#40	Sydney	88
#41	Abigail	86
#42	Breanna	84
#43	Shelby	83
#44	Danielle	82
#45	Alyssa	81
#46	Brooke	81
#47	Jennifer	77
#48	Heather	77
#49	Katelyn	76
#50	Summer	75
#51	Alexandra	70
#52	Caitlin	69
#53	Julia	67
#54	Sara	67
#55	Christina	66
#56	Sierra	65
#57	Briana	65
#58	Alexandria	65
#59	Stephanie	65
#60	Katie	64
#61	Bailey	63
#62	Erin	60
#63	Gabrielle	60
#64	Catherine	59
#65	Whitney	57
#66	Margaret	56
#67	Erica	53
#68	Lindsey	51
#69	Natalie	50
#70	Emma	50
#71	Raven	50
#72	Andrea	50
#73	Angel	49
#74	Mackenzie	49
#75	Makayla	48
#76	Madeline	48
#77	Autumn	48
#78	Kathryn	48
#79	Miranda	47
#80	Nicole	46
#81	Kaitlin	46
#82	Grace	45
#83	Angela	44
#84	Rebekah	42
#85	Deja	42
#86	Bethany	42
#87	Jamie	42
#88	Diamond	42
#89	Asia	42
#90	Brittney	42
#91	Alexus	41
#92	Jenna	41
#93	Casey	41
#94	Kristin	41
#95	Michaela	40
#96	Amy	40
#97	Logan	39
#98	Mariah	38
#99	Jada	38
#100	Shannon	38

Uniquely popular in South Carolina

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Moesha	37	23	2
Christian	37	23	4
Essence	20	12	2
Kierra	31	19	4
Tierra	28	17	4
Logan	39	24	6
Ashton	30	18	5
Kenya	20	12	3
Summer	75	46	13
Harley	23	14	4
Aaliyah	26	16	5
Tatyana	24	15	4

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.