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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2004 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 95,411 North Carolina births in 2004 across 2,407 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.

#82Bryson#200 nationally
#59Kendall#137 nationally
#92Dalton#167 nationally
#76Summer#140 nationally
#81Reagan#145 nationally
#99Addison#160 nationally
#71Ashlyn#131 nationally
#15Caroline#74 nationally
#77Peyton#134 nationally
#67Gracie#114 nationally
#89Margaret#133 nationally
#93Dakota#137 nationally

Girls

#1Emma725US #2
#2Emily710US #1
#3Madison699US #3
#4Hannah603US #5
#5Sarah488US #12
#6Abigail485US #6
#7Olivia460US #4
#8Elizabeth439US #10
#9Ashley420US #8
#10Anna390US #20
#11Alexis365US #11
#12Taylor333US #22
#13Kayla328US #18
#14Samantha304US #9
#15Caroline303US #74
#16Sydney303US #27
#17Alyssa300US #14
#18Chloe296US #23
#19Lauren295US #16
#20Isabella294US #7
#21Hailey293US #24
#22Savannah292US #41
#23Grace284US #13
#24Jasmine283US #26
#25Morgan280US #31
#26Brianna274US #17
#27Makayla267US #47
#28Mary262US #62
#29Jessica258US #21
#30Katherine247US #35
#31Rachel247US #34
#32Destiny246US #38
#33Natalie245US #19
#34Kaitlyn234US #33
#35Jennifer233US #39
#36Victoria226US #28
#37Haley222US #44
#38Mackenzie220US #45
#39Ella219US #29
#40Sophia207US #15
#41Trinity202US #48
#42Ava196US #25
#43Kaylee191US #50
#44Riley187US #58
#45Maria186US #42
#46Katelyn182US #59
#47Megan182US #36
#48Faith178US #52
#49Jordan178US #71
#50Jada176US #81
#51Allison175US #40
#52Lillian174US #65
#53Zoe171US #54
#54Alexandra157US #37
#55Leah152US #64
#56Lily143US #53
#57Jenna141US #56
#58Madeline140US #63
#59Kendall136US #137
#60Gabrielle135US #73
#61Brooke134US #46
#62Sara134US #68
#63Autumn131US #82
#64Rebecca131US #70
#65Avery130US #77
#66Kylie130US #49
#67Gracie126US #114
#68Kimberly122US #61
#69Stephanie120US #55
#70Amber119US #87
#71Ashlyn118US #131
#72Michelle117US #66
#73Sierra117US #92
#74Catherine115US #103
#75Mia115US #30
#76Summer112US #140
#77Peyton111US #134
#78Julia110US #32
#79Andrea106US #57
#80Katie106US #102
#81Reagan105US #145
#82Courtney104US #121
#83Erin104US #95
#84Lydia104US #126
#85Aaliyah102US #94
#86Marissa102US #78
#87Angel97US #127
#88Diana97US #90
#89Margaret96US #133
#90Nicole95US #43
#91Breanna94US #115
#92Claire94US #99
#93Evelyn93US #84
#94Kathryn93US #122
#95Kennedy91US #117
#96Amelia90US #96
#97Leslie90US #93
#98Laura88US #129
#99Addison86US #160
#100Audrey86US #80

Boys

#1William957US #8
#2Jacob918US #1
#3Joshua865US #3
#4Michael657US #2
#5Ethan650US #5
#6Christopher646US #10
#7Matthew643US #4
#8Andrew625US #6
#9James589US #18
#10John564US #17
#11Caleb533US #33
#12Joseph533US #9
#13David523US #14
#14Nicholas513US #13
#15Tyler494US #16
#16Christian488US #24
#17Daniel478US #7
#18Elijah476US #31
#19Samuel466US #23
#20Jonathan462US #21
#21Alexander454US #15
#22Ryan451US #12
#23Brandon444US #22
#24Cameron444US #50
#25Noah434US #29
#26Logan423US #27
#27Dylan420US #19
#28Benjamin419US #25
#29Zachary413US #26
#30Anthony394US #11
#31Jackson391US #48
#32Justin378US #30
#33Nathan369US #20
#34Robert351US #36
#35Hunter350US #49
#36Thomas347US #37
#37Austin345US #35
#38Jordan338US #43
#39Kevin331US #34
#40Gabriel326US #32
#41Isaiah316US #45
#42Jose292US #28
#43Charles291US #56
#44Landon288US #86
#45Evan284US #39
#46Aaron280US #53
#47Connor276US #38
#48Luke268US #41
#49Mason258US #51
#50Jayden249US #62
#51Nathaniel243US #68
#52Gavin240US #52
#53Jason235US #47
#54Bryan227US #65
#55Aidan225US #40
#56Isaac223US #46
#57Ian208US #69
#58Brian195US #59
#59Adam193US #58
#60Juan192US #54
#61Lucas189US #66
#62Luis189US #57
#63Cody183US #84
#64Jack183US #42
#65Aiden180US #60
#66Eric180US #61
#67Jeremiah179US #77
#68Alex177US #63
#69Seth177US #80
#70Ashton176US #76
#71Carson176US #101
#72Xavier173US #88
#73Jaden170US #83
#74Chase164US #82
#75Timothy161US #79
#76Carter159US #89
#77Sean158US #64
#78Kyle155US #55
#79Devin153US #81
#80Alexis148US #103
#81Hayden148US #87
#82Bryson143US #200
#83Angel141US #44
#84Steven141US #78
#85Jesus140US #70
#86Owen139US #67
#87Jesse133US #94
#88Kaleb132US #120
#89Cole131US #75
#90Colin131US #85
#91Richard129US #92
#92Dalton127US #167
#93Dakota126US #137
#94Patrick125US #100
#95Antonio123US #93
#96Riley122US #106
#97Garrett117US #114
#98Victor115US #102
#99Carlos114US #71
#100Blake113US #95

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑24Lily#56
↑24Summer#76
↑21Avery#65
↑21Aiden#65
↑21Ashton#70
↑20Riley#44
↑20Kendall#59
↑20Catherine#74

Falling

↓28Blake#100
↓26Julia#78
↓22Haley#37
↓21Courtney#82
↓21Nicole#90
↓20Richard#91
↓20Garrett#97
↓18Sierra#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.