State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2012 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 94,500 North Carolina births in 2012 across 2,705 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.

#82Brantley#158 nationally
#84Camden#156 nationally
#86Mckenzie#151 nationally
#91Makenzie#150 nationally
#24Caroline#80 nationally
#98Kaiden#154 nationally
#43London#94 nationally
#46Trinity#91 nationally
#97Ashton#142 nationally
#50Bryson#94 nationally
#48Skylar#87 nationally
#65Paisley#104 nationally

Girls

#1Emma656US #2
#2Sophia593US #1
#3Ava511US #5
#4Olivia472US #4
#5Isabella455US #3
#6Madison447US #9
#7Abigail436US #7
#8Elizabeth372US #10
#9Emily368US #6
#10Ella319US #12
#11Chloe315US #11
#12Addison314US #14
#13Aubrey301US #15
#14Harper276US #24
#15Hannah264US #22
#16Mia257US #8
#17Avery254US #13
#18Lily252US #16
#19Lillian250US #25
#20Natalie245US #17
#21Anna229US #34
#22Zoey228US #20
#23Amelia214US #23
#24Caroline213US #80
#25Nevaeh212US #39
#26Layla210US #31
#27Peyton208US #53
#28Charlotte207US #19
#29Aaliyah205US #36
#30Savannah197US #43
#31Taylor197US #46
#32Zoe196US #30
#33Riley193US #47
#34Brooklyn191US #29
#35Allison183US #38
#36Evelyn181US #27
#37Sarah181US #42
#38Hailey179US #32
#39Serenity179US #58
#40Grace178US #21
#41Kaylee166US #35
#42Sofia163US #18
#43London162US #94
#44Alexis160US #40
#45Alyssa158US #44
#46Trinity158US #91
#47Aubree155US #60
#48Skylar153US #87
#49Ashley152US #50
#50Victoria149US #28
#51Genesis144US #56
#52Leah144US #33
#53Samantha144US #26
#54Katherine143US #64
#55Mackenzie143US #71
#56Khloe142US #55
#57Gabriella141US #37
#58Brianna140US #51
#59Bella139US #54
#60Sydney139US #78
#61Autumn137US #68
#62Kennedy134US #84
#63Reagan133US #97
#64Kylie131US #59
#65Paisley131US #104
#66Morgan129US #82
#67Sophie129US #52
#68Audrey128US #41
#69Claire128US #45
#70Naomi128US #79
#71Makayla125US #70
#72Madelyn124US #67
#73Stella124US #62
#74Lauren122US #72
#75Arianna120US #49
#76Bailey120US #81
#77Payton116US #103
#78Lydia113US #95
#79Scarlett113US #61
#80Kayla111US #69
#81Jasmine110US #83
#82Mary110US #121
#83Molly110US #90
#84Piper110US #98
#85Jocelyn108US #93
#86Mckenzie108US #151
#87Destiny106US #113
#88Lilly105US #110
#89Ariana104US #74
#90Kendall103US #116
#91Makenzie103US #150
#92Sadie101US #120
#93Madeline100US #96
#94Mariah98US #107
#95Annabelle97US #99
#96Gabrielle96US #129
#97Faith95US #75
#98Jordyn93US #122
#99Kimberly93US #88
#100Kaitlyn92US #118

Boys

#1William711US #5
#2Mason684US #2
#3Jacob579US #1
#4Elijah575US #13
#5Noah524US #4
#6James507US #14
#7Jayden507US #8
#8Ethan493US #3
#9Jackson485US #21
#10Michael464US #7
#11Aiden451US #10
#12Liam451US #6
#13Christopher435US #23
#14Joshua420US #17
#15Alexander416US #9
#16Gabriel409US #24
#17Landon388US #35
#18Caleb383US #32
#19Logan380US #22
#20Samuel377US #25
#21Daniel372US #11
#22Cameron370US #54
#23John356US #28
#24Benjamin352US #16
#25Matthew350US #12
#26Brayden346US #39
#27Joseph344US #19
#28Andrew334US #18
#29Christian332US #33
#30David316US #20
#31Carter313US #36
#32Levi304US #55
#33Anthony299US #15
#34Lucas299US #27
#35Jeremiah298US #52
#36Luke295US #37
#37Eli284US #43
#38Jonathan282US #34
#39Ayden281US #68
#40Colton279US #65
#41Tyler277US #50
#42Dylan273US #31
#43Gavin273US #40
#44Hunter273US #45
#45Josiah273US #79
#46Isaiah267US #42
#47Nathan265US #29
#48Isaac258US #30
#49Wyatt257US #41
#50Bryson256US #94
#51Robert251US #60
#52Connor250US #59
#53Ryan246US #26
#54Jordan244US #48
#55Charles240US #62
#56Owen237US #38
#57Grayson230US #86
#58Henry229US #44
#59Austin224US #58
#60Nicholas215US #49
#61Evan213US #47
#62Thomas212US #63
#63Jaxon210US #66
#64Justin204US #74
#65Zachary204US #67
#66Bentley202US #75
#67Brandon199US #56
#68Chase199US #77
#69Aaron183US #51
#70Cooper179US #83
#71Kevin178US #69
#72Jack177US #46
#73Carson173US #87
#74Angel170US #57
#75Blake169US #71
#76Ian169US #78
#77Jason163US #76
#78Tristan160US #88
#79Kayden159US #97
#80Nathaniel159US #84
#81Parker157US #81
#82Brantley154US #158
#83Nolan154US #89
#84Camden152US #156
#85Julian151US #53
#86Xavier151US #80
#87Oliver147US #73
#88Micah140US #103
#89Jose134US #72
#90Sebastian132US #64
#91Hayden131US #109
#92Jace131US #85
#93Brody130US #91
#94Easton128US #96
#95Adrian127US #61
#96Hudson127US #93
#97Ashton126US #142
#98Kaiden125US #154
#99Adam123US #82
#100Braxton123US #125

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑52Aubree#47
↑29Harper#14
↑29Genesis#51
↑29Reagan#63
↑27Jaxon#63
↑25Colton#40
↑22Luke#36
↑18Josiah#45

Falling

↓29Makayla#71
↓18Ryan#53
↓17Lauren#74
↓15Victoria#50
↓15Mary#82
↓15Makenzie#91
↓15Jordyn#98
↓15Jose#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.