State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2006 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 101,580 North Carolina births in 2006 across 2,618 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.

#67Bryson#176 nationally
#94Jaylen#191 nationally
#77Kendall#148 nationally
#20Caroline#89 nationally
#92Margaret#160 nationally
#89Reagan#156 nationally
#86Summer#152 nationally
#89Malachi#150 nationally
#79Peyton#138 nationally
#90Skylar#145 nationally
#54Jayla#99 nationally
#48Jada#92 nationally

Girls

#1Madison670US #3
#2Emily637US #1
#3Emma574US #2
#4Abigail528US #6
#5Hannah528US #8
#6Ava479US #5
#7Olivia463US #7
#8Sarah448US #15
#9Elizabeth438US #11
#10Isabella395US #4
#11Ashley382US #12
#12Anna372US #22
#13Chloe369US #18
#14Savannah306US #30
#15Alexis305US #14
#16Samantha296US #10
#17Alyssa295US #19
#18Taylor295US #23
#19Hailey294US #25
#20Caroline276US #89
#21Sophia274US #9
#22Ella273US #21
#23Brianna266US #20
#24Addison265US #28
#25Natalie261US #17
#26Kayla253US #26
#27Makayla250US #45
#28Lillian247US #38
#29Lauren243US #24
#30Jasmine242US #29
#31Grace238US #16
#32Morgan237US #35
#33Mia232US #13
#34Sydney225US #34
#35Kaylee224US #42
#36Kaitlyn223US #41
#37Katherine223US #37
#38Lily218US #33
#39Victoria216US #27
#40Mary214US #80
#41Destiny205US #36
#42Nevaeh201US #43
#43Trinity199US #64
#44Maria191US #46
#45Katelyn189US #61
#46Jessica185US #32
#47Haley183US #75
#48Jada179US #92
#49Riley176US #56
#50Mackenzie175US #53
#51Jennifer172US #51
#52Rachel171US #48
#53Gabrielle168US #63
#54Jayla168US #99
#55Zoe165US #54
#56Allison164US #47
#57Julia161US #31
#58Kimberly157US #58
#59Jordan150US #97
#60Avery148US #52
#61Brooke147US #44
#62Megan142US #60
#63Alexa137US #39
#64Autumn137US #95
#65Kylie137US #67
#66Alexandra136US #40
#67Sara136US #72
#68Gracie134US #103
#69Evelyn132US #65
#70Layla132US #101
#71Aaliyah131US #90
#72Andrea124US #59
#73Leah124US #68
#74Madeline123US #71
#75Stephanie122US #70
#76Faith121US #62
#77Kendall117US #148
#78Amelia116US #83
#79Peyton116US #138
#80Claire115US #86
#81Maya114US #57
#82Michelle114US #81
#83Jocelyn112US #73
#84Kennedy110US #115
#85Rebecca110US #96
#86Summer107US #152
#87Catherine106US #121
#88Katie106US #106
#89Reagan106US #156
#90Skylar106US #145
#91Zoey105US #119
#92Margaret103US #160
#93Jenna102US #88
#94Marissa102US #104
#95Amy101US #128
#96Gabriella101US #50
#97Ashlyn100US #141
#98Brooklyn100US #66
#99Melanie99US #85
#100Aubrey97US #93

Boys

#1William890US #10
#2Joshua835US #3
#3Jacob783US #1
#4Christopher741US #8
#5Michael673US #2
#6Ethan616US #4
#7James607US #16
#8Matthew586US #5
#9Andrew580US #7
#10Noah567US #15
#11John551US #19
#12David546US #13
#13Tyler532US #18
#14Alexander501US #12
#15Caleb500US #34
#16Joseph495US #11
#17Daniel492US #6
#18Christian480US #21
#19Elijah480US #29
#20Jonathan459US #22
#21Jackson458US #35
#22Logan434US #20
#23Anthony431US #9
#24Samuel429US #25
#25Benjamin427US #24
#26Nicholas422US #17
#27Cameron421US #52
#28Brandon403US #27
#29Ryan400US #14
#30Landon397US #50
#31Nathan391US #23
#32Gabriel376US #28
#33Austin371US #41
#34Isaiah360US #39
#35Robert355US #47
#36Zachary353US #33
#37Dylan348US #26
#38Jordan341US #46
#39Kevin324US #37
#40Justin321US #45
#41Mason316US #40
#42Luke315US #43
#43Aiden310US #32
#44Gavin306US #38
#45Evan300US #42
#46Thomas300US #51
#47Charles298US #60
#48Hunter291US #54
#49Jose287US #30
#50Jayden285US #49
#51Connor272US #53
#52Jeremiah251US #71
#53Jason249US #55
#54Isaac248US #48
#55Aaron242US #57
#56Aidan237US #44
#57Jack237US #36
#58Angel235US #31
#59Lucas224US #59
#60Bryan220US #66
#61Juan219US #61
#62Owen209US #58
#63Hayden206US #73
#64Ian204US #80
#65Alex194US #67
#66Chase193US #83
#67Bryson192US #176
#68Brian190US #72
#69Nathaniel190US #69
#70Tristan190US #86
#71Timothy185US #93
#72Luis184US #62
#73Eric177US #77
#74Jesus174US #74
#75Carter173US #75
#76Wyatt173US #82
#77Xavier172US #78
#78Sean170US #68
#79Carson167US #87
#80Diego166US #56
#81Carlos161US #70
#82Brayden160US #79
#83Adam157US #64
#84Ayden154US #119
#85Henry145US #95
#86Antonio143US #94
#87Riley143US #101
#88Jaden140US #88
#89Malachi140US #150
#90Seth138US #103
#91Devin137US #100
#92Kaleb135US #115
#93Richard135US #99
#94Jaylen134US #191
#95Steven134US #90
#96Alexis132US #130
#97Kenneth129US #129
#98Alan128US #122
#99Cole128US #84
#100Julian128US #65

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑53Addison#24
↑31Nevaeh#42
↑29Tristan#70
↑22Andrea#72
↑16Mia#33
↑12Zoe#55
↑12Noah#10
↑11Lillian#28

Falling

↓28Reagan#89
↓25Jenna#93
↓23Leah#73
↓23Seth#90
↓20Summer#86
↓16Gracie#68
↓16Steven#95
↓15Destiny#41

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.