State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2005 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 97,706 North Carolina births in 2005 across 2,517 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.

#68Bryson#195 nationally
#89Jaylen#194 nationally
#61Reagan#139 nationally
#66Summer#140 nationally
#83Skylar#154 nationally
#92Mckenzie#163 nationally
#93Malachi#162 nationally
#69Peyton#131 nationally
#91Micah#150 nationally
#25Caroline#83 nationally
#79Kendall#132 nationally
#52Gracie#94 nationally

Girls

#1Emily697US #1
#2Emma696US #2
#3Madison695US #3
#4Hannah552US #7
#5Abigail474US #4
#6Olivia463US #5
#7Sarah438US #15
#8Elizabeth409US #11
#9Ashley404US #10
#10Anna397US #22
#11Ava370US #9
#12Chloe335US #19
#13Alexis328US #13
#14Taylor311US #24
#15Samantha308US #8
#16Savannah306US #35
#17Isabella295US #6
#18Makayla287US #44
#19Natalie287US #18
#20Brianna283US #20
#21Hailey281US #26
#22Grace276US #14
#23Alyssa275US #16
#24Lauren275US #21
#25Caroline272US #83
#26Destiny268US #32
#27Sydney267US #30
#28Kayla264US #25
#29Jasmine261US #29
#30Ella253US #23
#31Sophia245US #12
#32Morgan239US #33
#33Kaitlyn230US #34
#34Mary221US #72
#35Victoria218US #28
#36Jessica215US #27
#37Katherine215US #36
#38Riley215US #54
#39Lillian211US #50
#40Trinity209US #48
#41Jada207US #76
#42Rachel203US #38
#43Kaylee198US #40
#44Mackenzie197US #51
#45Haley192US #53
#46Lily187US #39
#47Maria185US #46
#48Jennifer174US #42
#49Mia171US #17
#50Leah163US #68
#51Brooke157US #47
#52Gracie157US #94
#53Katelyn157US #59
#54Allison156US #45
#55Alexandra155US #37
#56Gabrielle154US #55
#57Jordan151US #86
#58Megan150US #41
#59Avery144US #67
#60Julia142US #31
#61Reagan139US #139
#62Madeline133US #70
#63Sara130US #75
#64Faith129US #49
#65Kimberly129US #63
#66Summer127US #140
#67Zoe127US #58
#68Jenna126US #62
#69Peyton126US #131
#70Stephanie126US #64
#71Aaliyah125US #93
#72Autumn125US #90
#73Nevaeh124US #69
#74Bailey120US #108
#75Katie118US #99
#76Kylie118US #57
#77Addison116US #106
#78Amber116US #101
#79Kendall113US #132
#80Evelyn112US #71
#81Lydia111US #119
#82Catherine110US #109
#83Skylar110US #154
#84Michelle109US #74
#85Amelia107US #84
#86Ashlyn107US #127
#87Kennedy107US #118
#88Audrey105US #77
#89Nicole104US #56
#90Rebecca102US #81
#91Kathryn100US #125
#92Mckenzie100US #163
#93Brooklyn98US #78
#94Andrea97US #65
#95Erin97US #112
#96Madelyn97US #107
#97Leslie95US #103
#98Sierra94US #105
#99Vanessa92US #80
#100Arianna91US #88

Boys

#1William924US #11
#2Joshua839US #3
#3Jacob837US #1
#4Christopher705US #10
#5Michael671US #2
#6Ethan651US #5
#7James636US #17
#8Matthew558US #4
#9Andrew554US #6
#10David532US #12
#11John531US #18
#12Daniel527US #7
#13Elijah523US #31
#14Alexander496US #13
#15Tyler487US #16
#16Caleb486US #35
#17Christian481US #22
#18Nicholas481US #15
#19Joseph478US #9
#20Jonathan471US #19
#21Samuel471US #21
#22Noah459US #23
#23Cameron436US #52
#24Anthony431US #8
#25Jackson414US #44
#26Logan410US #26
#27Ryan408US #14
#28Zachary386US #29
#29Nathan384US #20
#30Benjamin383US #25
#31Dylan382US #24
#32Brandon380US #27
#33Gabriel362US #28
#34Kevin337US #33
#35Austin335US #38
#36Hunter333US #53
#37Justin333US #36
#38Charles318US #56
#39Jose317US #30
#40Landon316US #61
#41Isaiah315US #45
#42Robert312US #37
#43Jordan311US #46
#44Luke310US #41
#45Mason309US #42
#46Thomas308US #40
#47Gavin295US #47
#48Connor286US #48
#49Jayden286US #54
#50Evan264US #39
#51Jason250US #51
#52Jack241US #34
#53Aiden240US #50
#54Nathaniel228US #67
#55Ian216US #68
#56Aaron213US #57
#57Jeremiah207US #78
#58Bryan204US #72
#59Angel203US #32
#60Lucas203US #58
#61Luis201US #59
#62Isaac200US #49
#63Hayden199US #76
#64Eric195US #66
#65Aidan189US #43
#66Timothy189US #84
#67Seth183US #91
#68Bryson182US #195
#69Owen180US #60
#70Adam173US #64
#71Juan173US #55
#72Carlos172US #70
#73Alex168US #71
#74Jesus168US #73
#75Carter165US #77
#76Brian161US #63
#77Chase161US #82
#78Carson157US #101
#79Steven155US #83
#80Devin153US #90
#81Jaden153US #88
#82Sean148US #75
#83Brayden144US #80
#84Cole139US #79
#85Richard139US #94
#86Wyatt138US #81
#87Cody137US #96
#88Henry135US #102
#89Jaylen131US #194
#90Jesse130US #89
#91Micah128US #150
#92Kaleb126US #121
#93Malachi122US #162
#94Antonio118US #92
#95Kyle118US #69
#96Julian117US #74
#97Patrick117US #108
#98Ashton116US #107
#99Tristan116US #113
#100Adrian115US #65

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑31Ava#11
↑27Carlos#72
↑26Mia#49
↑24Angel#59
↑22Addison#77
↑20Reagan#61
↑18Julia#60
↑18Hayden#63

Falling

↓28Ashton#98
↓26Rebecca#90
↓25Sierra#98
↓24Cody#87
↓20Kendall#79
↓18Brian#76
↓17Kyle#95
↓16Faith#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.