State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2011 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 95,033 North Carolina births in 2011 across 2,730 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.

#94Malachi#163 nationally
#22Caroline#87 nationally
#76Makenzie#139 nationally
#97Camden#160 nationally
#77Mckenzie#136 nationally
#90Jayla#149 nationally
#45Bryson#97 nationally
#98Cayden#150 nationally
#95Rylan#146 nationally
#67Mary#112 nationally
#84Kendall#124 nationally
#83Jordyn#121 nationally

Girls

#1Emma613US #3
#2Ava557US #5
#3Olivia524US #4
#4Isabella491US #2
#5Sophia485US #1
#6Madison471US #8
#7Abigail466US #7
#8Emily433US #6
#9Chloe377US #10
#10Addison360US #13
#11Elizabeth358US #11
#12Ella316US #12
#13Lily265US #15
#14Aubrey250US #20
#15Lillian247US #22
#16Natalie246US #14
#17Hannah243US #25
#18Anna242US #38
#19Avery237US #18
#20Nevaeh236US #33
#21Savannah229US #41
#22Caroline224US #87
#23Amelia218US #30
#24Sarah214US #39
#25Peyton208US #53
#26Zoe208US #31
#27Riley207US #47
#28Mia206US #9
#29Layla205US #35
#30Brooklyn201US #21
#31Evelyn198US #24
#32Kaylee197US #36
#33Taylor195US #44
#34Grace194US #16
#35Victoria193US #23
#36Alyssa192US #37
#37Zoey192US #28
#38Allison190US #40
#39Alexis186US #26
#40Aaliyah179US #46
#41Charlotte179US #27
#42Makayla178US #56
#43Harper176US #54
#44Serenity176US #66
#45Leah172US #29
#46Brianna168US #45
#47Khloe164US #49
#48Sofia162US #19
#49Samantha161US #17
#50Ashley160US #42
#51Katherine158US #61
#52Trinity157US #77
#53Hailey156US #32
#54Sophie151US #51
#55Gabriella149US #34
#56Morgan147US #75
#57Lauren145US #62
#58Mackenzie143US #68
#59London142US #94
#60Autumn141US #69
#61Claire141US #50
#62Sydney135US #65
#63Arianna134US #52
#64Kylie134US #57
#65Kennedy133US #91
#66Kayla132US #59
#67Mary130US #112
#68Audrey124US #43
#69Bella121US #60
#70Madelyn119US #79
#71Jocelyn117US #71
#72Payton117US #95
#73Naomi116US #93
#74Bailey115US #88
#75Piper115US #110
#76Makenzie114US #139
#77Mckenzie112US #136
#78Lucy109US #73
#79Jasmine108US #72
#80Genesis107US #81
#81Scarlett106US #80
#82Molly105US #78
#83Jordyn103US #121
#84Kendall102US #124
#85Kimberly101US #67
#86Lilly101US #103
#87Destiny100US #90
#88Ariana99US #84
#89Eva99US #83
#90Jayla99US #149
#91Madeline99US #85
#92Reagan99US #122
#93Alexa98US #55
#94Faith98US #70
#95Julia98US #58
#96Maria98US #92
#97Andrea96US #82
#98Mariah95US #98
#99Aubree94US #99
#100Gracie94US #135

Boys

#1William765US #3
#2Mason728US #2
#3Jacob598US #1
#4Elijah584US #13
#5Noah578US #5
#6Jayden547US #4
#7Jackson537US #23
#8James519US #17
#9Christopher506US #20
#10Ethan504US #7
#11Joshua489US #14
#12Aiden475US #9
#13Michael448US #6
#14Gabriel400US #24
#15Alexander396US #8
#16Daniel394US #10
#17Christian393US #30
#18David391US #18
#19Caleb385US #32
#20Landon384US #34
#21Samuel380US #26
#22Benjamin379US #19
#23Logan376US #21
#24Liam363US #15
#25Jonathan357US #31
#26Cameron355US #53
#27Matthew346US #12
#28Joseph341US #22
#29Andrew340US #16
#30Anthony336US #11
#31Brayden332US #36
#32John331US #27
#33Jeremiah322US #49
#34Lucas300US #29
#35Ryan297US #25
#36Nathan285US #28
#37Ayden281US #70
#38Carter277US #41
#39Isaiah275US #43
#40Levi275US #66
#41Gavin270US #37
#42Hunter270US #55
#43Tyler262US #38
#44Dylan253US #33
#45Bryson252US #97
#46Charles252US #61
#47Isaac251US #35
#48Jordan251US #46
#49Eli247US #58
#50Owen247US #44
#51Henry245US #57
#52Austin243US #60
#53Connor238US #54
#54Robert237US #62
#55Brandon236US #47
#56Evan236US #40
#57Justin233US #59
#58Luke228US #39
#59Jack227US #45
#60Thomas226US #63
#61Nicholas220US #42
#62Wyatt217US #48
#63Josiah216US #80
#64Chase205US #69
#65Colton204US #74
#66Kevin203US #67
#67Bentley202US #75
#68Aaron200US #51
#69Zachary197US #64
#70Cooper196US #82
#71Grayson191US #98
#72Carson188US #85
#73Angel174US #52
#74Jose174US #65
#75Ian173US #72
#76Tristan172US #87
#77Parker171US #79
#78Julian170US #50
#79Hayden167US #90
#80Adrian163US #56
#81Jason163US #71
#82Brody159US #83
#83Nathaniel158US #84
#84Micah149US #102
#85Nolan148US #92
#86Blake146US #73
#87Xavier146US #76
#88Kayden144US #105
#89Easton142US #103
#90Jaxon138US #86
#91Kaleb136US #116
#92Oliver136US #78
#93Riley136US #111
#94Malachi134US #163
#95Rylan126US #146
#96Adam125US #81
#97Camden125US #160
#98Cayden122US #150
#99Ashton121US #109
#100Caden120US #134

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑42Sofia#48
↑26Aubrey#14
↑22Autumn#60
↑22Kennedy#65
↑20Amelia#23
↑20Mckenzie#77
↑20Isaac#47
↑20Adrian#80

Falling

↓31Hailey#53
↓26Alexis#39
↓24Bella#69
↓24Reagan#92
↓23Makayla#42
↓22Ashley#50
↓20Madeline#91
↓19Alyssa#36

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.