State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2010 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,494 North Carolina births in 2010 across 2,763 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.

#61Jada#128 nationally
#97Malachi#161 nationally
#89Cayden#151 nationally
#91Makenzie#153 nationally
#61Bryson#120 nationally
#68Reagan#127 nationally
#31Caroline#88 nationally
#80Jayla#132 nationally
#58Mary#108 nationally
#73Grayson#122 nationally
#97Mckenzie#145 nationally
#83Gracie#130 nationally

Girls

#1Emma578US #3
#2Isabella562US #1
#3Ava531US #5
#4Madison478US #8
#5Sophia473US #2
#6Abigail461US #7
#7Olivia460US #4
#8Addison437US #11
#9Chloe429US #9
#10Emily378US #6
#11Elizabeth361US #12
#12Ella323US #13
#13Alexis278US #16
#14Natalie269US #14
#15Lillian267US #22
#16Lily257US #17
#17Alyssa247US #21
#18Anna245US #27
#19Makayla245US #43
#20Sarah243US #26
#21Hannah236US #20
#22Hailey231US #19
#23Riley228US #40
#24Allison226US #38
#25Savannah226US #44
#26Taylor221US #37
#27Nevaeh219US #25
#28Ashley214US #29
#29Kaylee213US #35
#30Mia212US #10
#31Caroline211US #88
#32Zoe209US #31
#33Layla208US #36
#34Avery191US #23
#35Leah191US #24
#36Peyton191US #51
#37Khloe181US #42
#38Grace180US #18
#39Samantha180US #15
#40Aubrey174US #45
#41Brooklyn170US #34
#42Evelyn164US #39
#43Amelia163US #41
#44Aaliyah159US #56
#45Bella158US #48
#46Brianna158US #30
#47Victoria158US #32
#48Sydney157US #60
#49Zoey156US #47
#50Mackenzie155US #68
#51Charlotte152US #46
#52Serenity150US #83
#53Kylie149US #57
#54Trinity149US #72
#55Kayla144US #49
#56Payton142US #79
#57Sophie142US #59
#58Mary141US #108
#59Gabriella140US #33
#60Lauren138US #58
#61Jada135US #128
#62Arianna133US #54
#63Madelyn129US #76
#64Claire128US #53
#65London128US #109
#66Katherine127US #70
#67Morgan125US #63
#68Reagan123US #127
#69Destiny122US #71
#70Bailey120US #78
#71Madeline120US #77
#72Jasmine119US #62
#73Kaitlyn119US #90
#74Gabrielle118US #94
#75Audrey117US #52
#76Faith117US #74
#77Jocelyn115US #65
#78Kimberly115US #69
#79Stella112US #85
#80Jayla111US #132
#81Alexandra109US #64
#82Autumn109US #81
#83Gracie108US #130
#84Julia107US #55
#85Lydia107US #110
#86Naomi106US #95
#87Kennedy105US #111
#88Alexa103US #50
#89Annabelle103US #117
#90Sofia102US #28
#91Makenzie101US #153
#92Brooke100US #73
#93Katelyn100US #103
#94Ariana99US #84
#95Mariah99US #97
#96Genesis98US #89
#97Mckenzie96US #145
#98Molly96US #87
#99Jordyn94US #112
#100Lilly92US #106

Boys

#1William821US #5
#2Jacob704US #1
#3Elijah576US #18
#4Noah564US #7
#5Jayden550US #4
#6Joshua534US #11
#7Ethan531US #2
#8James519US #19
#9Jackson516US #25
#10Alexander515US #6
#11Mason508US #12
#12Michael502US #3
#13Christopher495US #13
#14David464US #15
#15Samuel456US #24
#16Caleb449US #32
#17Landon442US #33
#18Daniel420US #8
#19John420US #26
#20Aiden416US #9
#21Christian404US #29
#22Gabriel401US #21
#23Jonathan397US #28
#24Joseph387US #20
#25Anthony382US #10
#26Logan378US #17
#27Andrew377US #14
#28Tyler372US #34
#29Cameron365US #60
#30Matthew353US #16
#31Benjamin352US #22
#32Brayden337US #40
#33Nathan336US #27
#34Jeremiah333US #51
#35Ryan327US #23
#36Isaiah321US #43
#37Gavin319US #38
#38Dylan302US #31
#39Luke297US #41
#40Connor279US #49
#41Lucas274US #35
#42Liam273US #30
#43Hunter259US #58
#44Charles258US #63
#45Nicholas256US #37
#46Evan255US #36
#47Ayden251US #78
#48Brandon247US #44
#49Carter244US #48
#50Jordan244US #46
#51Thomas243US #62
#52Wyatt243US #57
#53Zachary243US #61
#54Robert242US #54
#55Owen232US #47
#56Levi229US #70
#57Austin221US #64
#58Justin221US #50
#59Josiah219US #77
#60Carson218US #82
#61Bryson217US #120
#62Eli214US #65
#63Henry214US #67
#64Aaron210US #55
#65Angel206US #42
#66Kevin203US #59
#67Isaac198US #39
#68Jack197US #45
#69Jason196US #69
#70Jose189US #52
#71Cooper188US #75
#72Chase180US #66
#73Grayson177US #122
#74Tristan176US #84
#75Colton172US #73
#76Ian164US #72
#77Bentley159US #100
#78Parker157US #85
#79Jaden153US #91
#80Hayden148US #96
#81Nathaniel146US #81
#82Bryan139US #97
#83Xavier139US #71
#84Micah138US #108
#85Nolan135US #104
#86Riley134US #105
#87Kaleb132US #118
#88Jaxon129US #99
#89Cayden128US #151
#90Antonio127US #109
#91Julian127US #53
#92Blake124US #87
#93Luis124US #79
#94Timothy124US #114
#95Brody122US #83
#96Caden121US #119
#97Malachi121US #161
#98Oliver120US #88
#99Colin118US #111
#100Adrian116US #56

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑62Khloe#37
↑30Brooklyn#41
↑26Zoe#32
↑25Charlotte#51
↑20Bella#45
↑19Mason#11
↑18Natalie#14
↑17Amelia#43

Falling

↓34Genesis#96
↓28Katherine#66
↓28Autumn#82
↓24Morgan#67
↓22Luis#93
↓21Jasmine#72
↓17Destiny#69
↓17Bailey#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.