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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2008 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 103,789 North Carolina births in 2008 across 2,784 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.

#69Bryson#178 nationally
#99Skylar#192 nationally
#95Jaylen#185 nationally
#98Grayson#188 nationally
#27Caroline#94 nationally
#49Jada#110 nationally
#89Kendall#149 nationally
#97Mckenzie#151 nationally
#92Reagan#143 nationally
#78Hayden#127 nationally
#69Jayla#117 nationally
#57Haley#102 nationally

Girls

#1Emma652US #1
#2Madison622US #6
#3Ava514US #5
#4Emily502US #3
#5Abigail498US #8
#6Olivia440US #4
#7Addison399US #12
#8Isabella392US #2
#9Elizabeth385US #9
#10Hannah384US #17
#11Chloe356US #10
#12Sarah354US #20
#13Sophia352US #7
#14Taylor330US #22
#15Alyssa310US #16
#16Ella303US #19
#17Alexis300US #15
#18Ashley299US #18
#19Savannah296US #33
#20Natalie293US #13
#21Anna291US #26
#22Lily278US #24
#23Hailey269US #25
#24Samantha264US #11
#25Brianna261US #23
#26Lillian256US #29
#27Caroline255US #94
#28Makayla249US #37
#29Kaylee247US #31
#30Riley234US #39
#31Nevaeh233US #34
#32Allison219US #32
#33Grace219US #21
#34Morgan211US #46
#35Peyton208US #60
#36Trinity207US #70
#37Katherine195US #45
#38Kayla192US #28
#39Avery190US #38
#40Mia186US #14
#41Victoria186US #27
#42Sydney185US #49
#43Jasmine182US #43
#44Lauren182US #30
#45Leah179US #40
#46Destiny176US #47
#47Layla172US #55
#48Mackenzie168US #65
#49Jada166US #110
#50Maria166US #63
#51Kaitlyn165US #53
#52Mary162US #96
#53Zoe161US #58
#54Kimberly157US #57
#55Aubrey156US #42
#56Aaliyah155US #76
#57Haley153US #102
#58Rachel151US #74
#59Gabrielle147US #79
#60Gracie147US #99
#61Autumn146US #87
#62Jessica146US #59
#63Evelyn141US #54
#64Kylie141US #51
#65Madeline138US #56
#66Brooklyn137US #48
#67Gabriella135US #35
#68Julia135US #41
#69Jayla133US #117
#70Bailey131US #82
#71Brooke131US #52
#72Claire130US #62
#73Amelia129US #68
#74Sara125US #92
#75Katelyn124US #80
#76Sofia124US #36
#77Audrey123US #44
#78Hayden123US #127
#79Sophie122US #75
#80Madelyn121US #64
#81Mariah121US #77
#82Genesis119US #95
#83Zoey119US #98
#84Alexandra118US #61
#85Jennifer117US #84
#86Kennedy117US #115
#87Serenity117US #111
#88Payton114US #91
#89Kendall113US #149
#90Faith109US #90
#91Jocelyn107US #67
#92Reagan107US #143
#93Sadie107US #109
#94Alexa106US #50
#95Charlotte106US #86
#96Katie106US #126
#97Mckenzie105US #151
#98Jordan101US #128
#99Skylar101US #192
#100Arianna100US #66

Boys

#1William888US #8
#2Jacob709US #1
#3Joshua706US #4
#4Christopher660US #9
#5Ethan622US #3
#6Michael602US #2
#7James582US #17
#8Jayden580US #11
#9Noah554US #15
#10David536US #14
#11Jackson524US #32
#12Alexander521US #6
#13Elijah518US #22
#14Matthew509US #10
#15Daniel501US #5
#16Christian482US #23
#17Andrew475US #12
#18Aiden468US #16
#19Jonathan467US #26
#20Joseph464US #13
#21John458US #20
#22Caleb447US #34
#23Anthony438US #7
#24Samuel437US #27
#25Tyler435US #28
#26Logan417US #19
#27Benjamin414US #25
#28Nathan411US #21
#29Gabriel396US #24
#30Brandon393US #33
#31Cameron392US #53
#32Landon388US #45
#33Gavin376US #30
#34Mason370US #35
#35Ryan368US #18
#36Nicholas357US #29
#37Kevin335US #41
#38Dylan332US #31
#39Isaiah319US #42
#40Zachary309US #47
#41Robert307US #49
#42Justin302US #44
#43Lucas302US #46
#44Brayden296US #51
#45Austin289US #55
#46Hunter276US #54
#47Jeremiah273US #68
#48Luke273US #43
#49Connor271US #57
#50Thomas267US #52
#51Evan263US #38
#52Aaron257US #50
#53Charles251US #63
#54Isaac251US #37
#55Ayden248US #91
#56Jordan248US #48
#57Jose248US #40
#58Jason232US #60
#59Chase227US #67
#60Owen227US #58
#61Carter226US #65
#62Angel225US #36
#63Juan223US #66
#64Hayden213US #76
#65Josiah211US #95
#66Jack210US #39
#67Jaden206US #88
#68Nathaniel205US #77
#69Bryson202US #178
#70Carson199US #89
#71Bryan197US #82
#72Wyatt197US #62
#73Aidan196US #59
#74Brian189US #87
#75Xavier182US #71
#76Timothy181US #107
#77Henry179US #78
#78Luis179US #64
#79Cooper172US #92
#80Tristan172US #81
#81Eli169US #99
#82Caden163US #96
#83Liam161US #75
#84Adrian160US #56
#85Alex159US #84
#86Carlos157US #73
#87Ian156US #80
#88Brody149US #70
#89Sean148US #83
#90Blake146US #90
#91Micah144US #121
#92Colton142US #98
#93Eric142US #86
#94Riley140US #106
#95Jaylen139US #185
#96Adam138US #72
#97Kaleb138US #115
#98Grayson137US #188
#99Jesus137US #79
#100Julian136US #61

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑28Peyton#35
↑26Aaliyah#56
↑24Allison#32
↑21Brooklyn#66
↑20Brayden#44
↑19Aiden#18
↑18Juan#63
↑16Avery#39

Falling

↓30Alexa#94
↓29Jordan#98
↓24Alexandra#84
↓22Katelyn#75
↓21Katie#96
↓20Lauren#44
↓20Jordan#56
↓18Alex#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.