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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2007 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 104,291 North Carolina births in 2007 across 2,765 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.

#75Bryson#179 nationally
#91Jaylen#193 nationally
#98Skylar#171 nationally
#28Caroline#99 nationally
#85Reagan#156 nationally
#90Summer#159 nationally
#63Peyton#123 nationally
#100Mckenzie#160 nationally
#97Ashlyn#155 nationally
#98Malachi#155 nationally
#91Cheyenne#147 nationally
#96Angel#152 nationally

Girls

#1Madison681US #5
#2Emma625US #3
#3Emily566US #1
#4Ava551US #4
#5Abigail527US #8
#6Olivia493US #7
#7Hannah491US #9
#8Elizabeth444US #10
#9Isabella421US #2
#10Addison410US #11
#11Sarah393US #18
#12Alyssa385US #14
#13Sophia359US #6
#14Ashley352US #13
#15Chloe341US #16
#16Anna328US #25
#17Savannah320US #30
#18Taylor297US #24
#19Alexis295US #19
#20Natalie295US #17
#21Brianna290US #22
#22Ella275US #21
#23Samantha271US #12
#24Lauren252US #28
#25Hailey248US #23
#26Makayla239US #47
#27Kayla228US #26
#28Caroline224US #99
#29Sydney224US #37
#30Lillian223US #33
#31Destiny222US #41
#32Lily221US #27
#33Kaylee219US #35
#34Katherine216US #39
#35Morgan213US #43
#36Victoria210US #29
#37Kaitlyn209US #44
#38Riley209US #52
#39Nevaeh208US #31
#40Mia200US #15
#41Grace197US #20
#42Mackenzie183US #65
#43Mary183US #93
#44Jasmine180US #32
#45Trinity180US #72
#46Kimberly177US #54
#47Maria175US #53
#48Rachel172US #59
#49Layla170US #85
#50Jessica169US #42
#51Haley168US #76
#52Jada161US #95
#53Katelyn158US #75
#54Zoe158US #56
#55Avery152US #48
#56Allison150US #46
#57Julia149US #34
#58Leah148US #67
#59Gabrielle144US #68
#60Alexandra143US #49
#61Amelia141US #77
#62Claire140US #66
#63Peyton140US #123
#64Alexa137US #40
#65Autumn134US #90
#66Sara134US #80
#67Bailey131US #84
#68Aubrey129US #69
#69Jordan129US #100
#70Kylie128US #63
#71Andrea127US #60
#72Brooke127US #45
#73Gracie127US #96
#74Audrey126US #51
#75Katie125US #114
#76Diana123US #106
#77Evelyn122US #55
#78Faith122US #74
#79Jennifer122US #64
#80Madeline122US #61
#81Gabriella118US #38
#82Aaliyah117US #83
#83Jayla115US #131
#84Sadie113US #107
#85Reagan111US #156
#86Megan109US #78
#87Brooklyn108US #57
#88Lydia108US #124
#89Serenity108US #126
#90Summer108US #159
#91Cheyenne104US #147
#92Michelle104US #94
#93Arianna103US #70
#94Madelyn103US #104
#95Stephanie102US #88
#96Angel101US #152
#97Ashlyn101US #155
#98Skylar101US #171
#99Jocelyn99US #50
#100Mckenzie99US #160

Boys

#1William896US #8
#2Jacob829US #1
#3Christopher725US #6
#4Joshua723US #4
#5Ethan691US #3
#6Michael649US #2
#7James602US #15
#8Noah593US #14
#9Elijah551US #30
#10Daniel547US #5
#11John524US #19
#12David517US #12
#13Andrew516US #10
#14Alexander512US #11
#15Matthew502US #9
#16Jonathan484US #23
#17Christian480US #22
#18Jayden475US #18
#19Caleb474US #36
#20Joseph470US #13
#21Jackson466US #33
#22Logan457US #17
#23Tyler451US #21
#24Samuel441US #25
#25Nicholas429US #20
#26Cameron427US #50
#27Anthony426US #7
#28Brandon395US #31
#29Ryan388US #16
#30Nathan380US #24
#31Benjamin379US #26
#32Dylan379US #29
#33Gavin378US #32
#34Landon378US #49
#35Gabriel373US #28
#36Jordan354US #44
#37Aiden352US #27
#38Isaiah351US #43
#39Austin350US #48
#40Mason348US #37
#41Justin343US #45
#42Robert331US #47
#43Kevin317US #39
#44Jose313US #35
#45Thomas311US #52
#46Hunter308US #57
#47Connor305US #55
#48Luke293US #46
#49Zachary290US #42
#50Evan280US #40
#51Isaac279US #41
#52Jeremiah260US #67
#53Jack253US #38
#54Lucas251US #53
#55Angel245US #34
#56Jason236US #59
#57Aaron235US #51
#58Aidan229US #54
#59Charles228US #62
#60Hayden225US #71
#61Luis221US #60
#62Jaden220US #74
#63Bryan212US #78
#64Brayden208US #64
#65Owen204US #56
#66Tristan199US #87
#67Alex198US #72
#68Ayden193US #102
#69Nathaniel193US #82
#70Carter189US #80
#71Chase187US #79
#72Ian187US #75
#73Xavier184US #68
#74Wyatt182US #69
#75Bryson181US #179
#76Carson179US #91
#77Josiah179US #105
#78Diego177US #58
#79Eric177US #83
#80Cooper175US #96
#81Juan175US #63
#82Brian174US #81
#83Henry172US #90
#84Adam168US #65
#85Caden159US #92
#86Sean157US #76
#87Timothy154US #99
#88Jesus153US #77
#89Cole149US #84
#90Liam149US #89
#91Jaylen148US #193
#92Parker145US #108
#93Antonio144US #95
#94Adrian143US #61
#95Kaleb142US #113
#96Peyton140US #125
#97Steven138US #97
#98Malachi137US #155
#99Carlos136US #70
#100Victor135US #104

On the move since 2006

Rising

↑32Aubrey#68
↑32Jayden#18
↑26Jaden#62
↑21Layla#49
↑18Claire#62
↑18Brayden#64
↑17Amelia#61
↑16Peyton#63

Falling

↓29Jayla#83
↓28Jennifer#79
↓24Megan#86
↓20Stephanie#95
↓20Juan#81
↓18Carlos#99
↓16Jocelyn#99
↓16Timothy#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2006 rankings.