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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2024 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,987 North Carolina births in 2024 across 3,038 distinct names.

Distinctively North Carolina

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say North Carolina more than they say America.

#70Emerson#151 nationally
#75Skylar#134 nationally
#91Bryson#147 nationally
#80Nevaeh#133 nationally
#60Georgia#110 nationally
#44Caroline#92 nationally
#66Raelynn#113 nationally
#91Magnolia#138 nationally
#85Mary#131 nationally
#20Waylon#65 nationally
#67Savannah#108 nationally
#42Walker#82 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia469US #1
#2Amelia466US #3
#3Emma425US #2
#4Charlotte404US #4
#5Sophia385US #6
#6Ava344US #9
#7Isabella341US #7
#8Mia339US #5
#9Evelyn310US #8
#10Elizabeth297US #17
#11Eleanor292US #14
#12Harper286US #12
#13Sofia248US #10
#14Nova229US #39
#15Ellie227US #21
#16Eliana219US #18
#17Hazel217US #19
#18Violet217US #15
#19Luna216US #13
#20Nora216US #22
#21Naomi213US #44
#22Zoe211US #29
#23Abigail210US #32
#24Scarlett207US #27
#25Camila204US #11
#26Chloe204US #20
#27Willow204US #41
#28Ivy203US #36
#29Lily203US #24
#30Ella199US #30
#31Aurora196US #16
#32Madison196US #45
#33Penelope192US #28
#34Avery191US #31
#35Lainey188US #38
#36Sadie181US #57
#37Isla179US #35
#38Riley177US #42
#39Layla176US #37
#40Lucy173US #34
#41Genesis171US #55
#42Gianna171US #23
#43Lillian170US #54
#44Caroline166US #92
#45Emily159US #25
#46Grace159US #40
#47Aria151US #26
#48Paisley145US #61
#49Delilah143US #50
#50Josie143US #88
#51Elena141US #46
#52Madelyn140US #65
#53Kinsley139US #85
#54Mila138US #33
#55Autumn137US #79
#56Emery137US #70
#57Stella137US #49
#58Kennedy135US #89
#59Adeline134US #58
#60Georgia134US #110
#61Josephine134US #56
#62Eden133US #71
#63Ruby132US #62
#64Zoey129US #59
#65Addison128US #68
#66Raelynn128US #113
#67Savannah128US #108
#68Claire127US #67
#69Ayla124US #69
#70Emerson121US #151
#71Maya120US #51
#72Hannah118US #52
#73Leilani118US #66
#74Emilia115US #43
#75Skylar114US #134
#76Ailany111US #101
#77Eloise111US #64
#78Everly111US #81
#79Natalie111US #73
#80Nevaeh106US #133
#81Lydia105US #97
#82Sophie105US #60
#83Vivian105US #77
#84Hadley104US #115
#85Mary104US #131
#86Leah103US #53
#87Serenity103US #117
#88Eliza102US #118
#89Iris102US #72
#90Alice101US #63
#91Magnolia101US #138
#92Millie101US #87
#93Anna100US #94
#94Rylee100US #125
#95Victoria100US #48
#96Margaret98US #119
#97Audrey97US #82
#98Clara97US #78
#99Liliana97US #80
#100Cora96US #103

Boys

#1Liam745US #1
#2Noah685US #2
#3Oliver536US #3
#4William501US #10
#5James475US #5
#6Henry419US #6
#7Elijah411US #8
#8Lucas405US #9
#9Theodore388US #4
#10Levi376US #12
#11John352US #21
#12Ezra330US #13
#13Hudson326US #22
#14Mateo317US #7
#15Asher314US #20
#16Benjamin309US #11
#17Samuel309US #17
#18Jackson285US #35
#19Daniel277US #16
#20Waylon275US #65
#21David274US #31
#22Maverick273US #36
#23Elias268US #25
#24Luke266US #34
#25Carter262US #46
#26Sebastian261US #14
#27Jack260US #15
#28Wyatt258US #38
#29Grayson250US #48
#30Thomas247US #39
#31Michael239US #18
#32Owen237US #26
#33Charles235US #51
#34Mason232US #42
#35Luca229US #23
#36Josiah222US #53
#37Miles221US #37
#38Jacob220US #40
#39Ethan219US #19
#40Dylan215US #28
#41Joseph215US #32
#42Walker212US #82
#43Alexander211US #27
#44Julian210US #30
#45Silas206US #81
#46Logan204US #45
#47Gabriel203US #43
#48Caleb202US #49
#49Aiden198US #47
#50Isaac198US #41
#51Matthew197US #33
#52Leo196US #24
#53Brooks195US #67
#54Cooper195US #50
#55Thiago192US #55
#56Bennett188US #60
#57Anthony184US #44
#58Nolan183US #64
#59Santiago183US #29
#60Cameron179US #66
#61Wesley179US #58
#62Colton175US #98
#63Isaiah174US #56
#64Joshua174US #57
#65Weston174US #70
#66Andrew170US #68
#67Christopher167US #61
#68Amir163US #95
#69Micah163US #86
#70Ian162US #75
#71Christian161US #77
#72Beau154US #69
#73Robert152US #90
#74Jaxon151US #96
#75Jayden151US #59
#76Lincoln151US #73
#77August150US #88
#78Jonathan150US #83
#79Easton148US #103
#80Roman148US #52
#81Nathan147US #62
#82Everett146US #85
#83River146US #112
#84Rowan146US #71
#85Angel143US #63
#86Atlas142US #101
#87Kai139US #76
#88Kayden139US #125
#89Axel133US #78
#90Adrian131US #72
#91Bryson129US #147
#92Eli128US #92
#93Parker127US #97
#94Jeremiah126US #93
#95Harrison125US #121
#96Jace125US #114
#97Jose123US #91
#98Myles121US #99
#99Sawyer121US #131
#100Theo120US #80

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑38Georgia#60
↑32Bennett#56
↑31Thiago#55
↑29Maya#71
↑28Eliana#16
↑22Eden#62
↑22Isaiah#63
↑21Josie#50

Falling

↓38Anna#93
↓30Sophie#82
↓29Victoria#95
↓25Serenity#87
↓23Addison#65
↓23Magnolia#91
↓21Layla#39
↓20River#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.