State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1996 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 85,234 North Carolina births in 1996 across 1,884 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.

#90Jalenoutside the national top 200
#94Meredithoutside the national top 200
#91Darius#182 nationally
#92Deja#182 nationally
#97Alexus#178 nationally
#73Summer#137 nationally
#78Wesley#137 nationally
#93Phillip#150 nationally
#66Dillon#121 nationally
#74Makayla#129 nationally
#76Holly#130 nationally
#28Caroline#78 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah752US #7
#2Ashley743US #3
#3Taylor700US #6
#4Jessica671US #2
#5Sarah647US #4
#6Kayla636US #11
#7Emily634US #1
#8Brittany631US #14
#9Madison490US #15
#10Alexis442US #8
#11Elizabeth437US #10
#12Megan432US #12
#13Samantha424US #5
#14Rachel423US #9
#15Lauren406US #16
#16Courtney403US #21
#17Jasmine379US #28
#18Amber378US #27
#19Anna371US #33
#20Victoria368US #18
#21Morgan361US #25
#22Brianna348US #17
#23Haley332US #30
#24Savannah315US #43
#25Rebecca306US #24
#26Amanda303US #13
#27Mary291US #44
#28Caroline256US #78
#29Jennifer249US #19
#30Sydney247US #39
#31Olivia243US #34
#32Katherine239US #31
#33Allison228US #38
#34Tiffany224US #52
#35Abigail212US #32
#36Jordan210US #49
#37Kaitlyn208US #40
#38Danielle207US #29
#39Kelsey206US #36
#40Destiny205US #56
#41Alyssa202US #23
#42Chelsea194US #55
#43Heather188US #71
#44Alexandra184US #26
#45Brooke181US #45
#46Shelby181US #35
#47Stephanie181US #20
#48Kristen174US #70
#49Briana173US #72
#50Katelyn173US #64
#51Breanna164US #74
#52Kimberly164US #41
#53Erin163US #51
#54Sara163US #50
#55Sierra160US #62
#56Laura156US #66
#57Katie150US #81
#58Catherine148US #95
#59Christina146US #57
#60Caitlin144US #84
#61Alexandria143US #77
#62Erica141US #79
#63Lindsey139US #86
#64Miranda138US #76
#65Emma137US #53
#66Natalie132US #46
#67Cheyenne128US #68
#68Nicole128US #22
#69Kelly126US #73
#70Melissa125US #42
#71Gabrielle124US #54
#72Kathryn122US #87
#73Summer122US #137
#74Makayla118US #129
#75Bethany115US #117
#76Holly115US #130
#77Jamie115US #96
#78Julia113US #48
#79Madeline112US #67
#80Maria109US #37
#81Shannon107US #80
#82Mackenzie106US #75
#83Autumn105US #104
#84Hailey103US #93
#85Margaret102US #105
#86Monica101US #82
#87Andrea100US #61
#88Casey100US #121
#89Leah100US #98
#90Michaela99US #102
#91Bailey97US #85
#92Deja97US #182
#93Crystal93US #92
#94Meredith93
#95Amy91US #88
#96Marissa91US #59
#97Alexus87US #178
#98Jenna87US #83
#99Kaitlin87US #103
#100Lindsay87US #134

Boys

#1Joshua1,067US #5
#2Christopher1,033US #4
#3Michael993US #1
#4William969US #18
#5Matthew891US #2
#6Jacob868US #3
#7Austin858US #9
#8Brandon836US #8
#9Tyler820US #7
#10James746US #17
#11Zachary703US #14
#12John685US #15
#13Nicholas655US #6
#14Joseph652US #12
#15Andrew631US #10
#16David602US #13
#17Justin602US #20
#18Jonathan555US #21
#19Daniel538US #11
#20Robert538US #23
#21Cody454US #31
#22Jordan448US #27
#23Ryan432US #16
#24Christian424US #24
#25Samuel418US #30
#26Aaron415US #34
#27Alexander408US #22
#28Dylan402US #33
#29Thomas394US #28
#30Caleb365US #48
#31Benjamin345US #29
#32Anthony337US #19
#33Hunter325US #47
#34Cameron301US #49
#35Charles291US #43
#36Timothy286US #40
#37Kevin263US #26
#38Logan246US #42
#39Adam242US #39
#40Patrick236US #44
#41Eric235US #35
#42Nathan232US #37
#43Kyle230US #25
#44Stephen227US #59
#45Steven226US #38
#46Dakota224US #58
#47Malik222US #97
#48Richard217US #45
#49Brian213US #36
#50Noah210US #50
#51Dustin202US #79
#52Jason202US #41
#53Ethan199US #62
#54Jesse184US #51
#55Jeremy182US #56
#56Devin179US #60
#57Kenneth179US #77
#58Bradley177US #83
#59Travis167US #73
#60Bryan160US #66
#61Elijah159US #81
#62Isaiah158US #71
#63Jeffrey158US #72
#64Antonio156US #80
#65Corey155US #94
#66Dillon155US #121
#67Tristan151US #68
#68Chase150US #76
#69Evan150US #65
#70Luke148US #75
#71Alex147US #53
#72Sean146US #46
#73Mark144US #55
#74Trevor143US #63
#75Dalton141US #99
#76Jared141US #64
#77Marcus141US #87
#78Wesley140US #137
#79Garrett137US #85
#80Taylor137US #82
#81Nathaniel128US #69
#82Connor123US #54
#83Jose123US #32
#84Seth122US #103
#85Ian121US #70
#86Gregory117US #98
#87Tanner116US #90
#88Jackson110US #136
#89Mason107US #104
#90Jalen104
#91Darius102US #182
#92Blake101US #84
#93Phillip99US #150
#94Johnathan98US #138
#95Casey96US #142
#96Paul96US #78
#97Spencer96US #109
#98Gabriel94US #61
#99Isaac93US #86
#100Shawn93US #111

On the move since 1995

Rising

↑44Noah#50
↑36Isaiah#62
↑23Breanna#51
↑22Jamie#77
↑21Emma#65
↑21Ethan#53
↑20Bethany#75
↑19Antonio#64

Falling

↓27Kaitlin#99
↓22Taylor#80
↓18Lindsay#100
↓17Alex#71
↓16Meredith#94
↓15Nathaniel#81
↓15Blake#92
↓14Christina#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1995 rankings.