State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2009 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 100,252 North Carolina births in 2009 across 2,821 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.

#90Aniyah#181 nationally
#68Bryson#152 nationally
#89Grayson#172 nationally
#97Jaylen#175 nationally
#21Caroline#87 nationally
#89Mckenzie#155 nationally
#100Malachi#166 nationally
#41Serenity#93 nationally
#79Reagan#127 nationally
#66Jada#113 nationally
#57Mary#102 nationally
#82Haley#123 nationally

Girls

#1Emma587US #2
#2Madison572US #7
#3Isabella570US #1
#4Ava537US #5
#5Abigail471US #8
#6Olivia452US #3
#7Emily422US #6
#8Addison419US #12
#9Chloe398US #9
#10Sophia380US #4
#11Elizabeth366US #11
#12Ella337US #15
#13Alexis305US #13
#14Ashley304US #20
#15Hannah295US #23
#16Taylor293US #22
#17Sarah286US #21
#18Savannah283US #39
#19Anna259US #28
#20Alyssa258US #19
#21Caroline254US #87
#22Lily254US #18
#23Lillian247US #27
#24Kaylee243US #26
#25Samantha242US #14
#26Riley240US #38
#27Allison238US #30
#28Hailey237US #25
#29Makayla234US #44
#30Mia234US #10
#31Nevaeh224US #34
#32Natalie221US #16
#33Brianna218US #24
#34Peyton218US #42
#35Avery198US #32
#36Grace198US #17
#37Leah194US #29
#38Katherine193US #60
#39Aubrey189US #41
#40Layla188US #45
#41Serenity186US #93
#42Aaliyah181US #63
#43Morgan181US #57
#44Kayla178US #35
#45Victoria174US #31
#46Lauren172US #46
#47Sydney171US #48
#48Trinity169US #74
#49Mackenzie162US #77
#50Evelyn154US #40
#51Jasmine154US #51
#52Destiny151US #56
#53Bailey150US #85
#54Autumn149US #81
#55Madelyn148US #59
#56Maria146US #70
#57Mary145US #102
#58Zoe145US #47
#59Payton143US #84
#60Amelia142US #55
#61Arianna141US #52
#62Genesis139US #83
#63Kaitlyn139US #67
#64Zoey137US #75
#65Bella136US #58
#66Jada136US #113
#67Sophie136US #65
#68Gabriella134US #33
#69Claire133US #53
#70Kylie133US #62
#71Brooklyn132US #37
#72Gabrielle132US #96
#73Julia132US #50
#74Alexa130US #43
#75Kimberly130US #66
#76Charlotte127US #68
#77Rachel127US #89
#78Gracie124US #114
#79Reagan122US #127
#80Audrey121US #49
#81Madeline121US #64
#82Haley115US #123
#83Faith114US #79
#84Katelyn114US #90
#85Kennedy114US #115
#86Brooke110US #54
#87Molly110US #92
#88Ariana107US #82
#89Mckenzie107US #155
#90Aniyah106US #181
#91Hayden106US #131
#92Jordyn106US #124
#93Jocelyn105US #71
#94Sofia105US #36
#95Jayla104US #128
#96Maya103US #61
#97Mariah102US #88
#98Eva101US #99
#99Khloe101US #95
#100Sara99US #106

Boys

#1William794US #5
#2Jacob670US #1
#3Christopher639US #10
#4Joshua622US #6
#5Noah622US #9
#6Ethan586US #2
#7Michael567US #3
#8Alexander537US #4
#9Elijah524US #21
#10James523US #18
#11David510US #14
#12Jackson509US #27
#13Jayden504US #8
#14Caleb463US #31
#15Daniel461US #7
#16Tyler451US #28
#17Landon450US #36
#18Matthew445US #13
#19Aiden438US #12
#20Christian434US #23
#21John414US #26
#22Joseph403US #15
#23Benjamin393US #19
#24Cameron390US #58
#25Andrew386US #16
#26Samuel386US #24
#27Logan385US #17
#28Anthony372US #11
#29Dylan370US #30
#30Mason363US #34
#31Gabriel362US #22
#32Jonathan352US #29
#33Gavin347US #33
#34Nathan325US #25
#35Nicholas325US #32
#36Ryan324US #20
#37Brayden310US #48
#38Isaiah307US #41
#39Luke307US #47
#40Hunter302US #56
#41Jeremiah301US #65
#42Brandon284US #38
#43Lucas280US #39
#44Evan276US #35
#45Connor272US #52
#46Austin270US #63
#47Charles269US #64
#48Jordan266US #45
#49Carter263US #50
#50Justin263US #46
#51Kevin259US #44
#52Liam259US #49
#53Zachary251US #53
#54Robert248US #55
#55Chase245US #61
#56Thomas244US #57
#57Jose242US #43
#58Josiah233US #86
#59Owen231US #51
#60Isaac228US #40
#61Wyatt226US #60
#62Angel214US #37
#63Ayden213US #87
#64Aaron212US #54
#65Jack203US #42
#66Carson201US #88
#67Jason191US #66
#68Bryson190US #152
#69Xavier190US #68
#70Levi188US #85
#71Luis187US #69
#72Henry186US #71
#73Eli184US #90
#74Ian182US #73
#75Nathaniel177US #75
#76Tristan177US #80
#77Hayden174US #91
#78Juan170US #67
#79Cooper169US #84
#80Julian160US #62
#81Brian159US #94
#82Blake158US #89
#83Alex156US #83
#84Jaden156US #101
#85Colton155US #93
#86Bryan153US #92
#87Aidan152US #72
#88Caden146US #103
#89Grayson144US #172
#90Adam143US #74
#91Parker142US #96
#92Adrian141US #59
#93Kaleb141US #108
#94Riley141US #107
#95Eric140US #95
#96Brody136US #77
#97Jaylen136US #175
#98Timothy136US #109
#99Oliver128US #98
#100Malachi127US #166

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑46Serenity#41
↑39Arianna#61
↑31Liam#52
↑29Payton#59
↑25Madelyn#55
↑20Genesis#62
↑20Alexa#74
↑20Julian#80

Falling

↓26Jayla#95
↓26Sara#100
↓25Haley#82
↓22Timothy#98
↓21Kimberly#75
↓19Rachel#77
↓18Gracie#78
↓18Sofia#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.