State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2013 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 94,702 North Carolina births in 2013 across 2,713 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.

#95Jayceonoutside the national top 200
#84Londyn#163 nationally
#99Kinsley#161 nationally
#85Gabrielle#141 nationally
#99Ashton#152 nationally
#35London#85 nationally
#54Bryson#102 nationally
#73Brantley#119 nationally
#30Skylar#73 nationally
#22Caroline#63 nationally
#73Mariah#113 nationally
#93Jordyn#133 nationally

Girls

#1Emma648US #2
#2Ava555US #5
#3Sophia531US #1
#4Olivia488US #3
#5Isabella484US #4
#6Abigail466US #8
#7Madison386US #9
#8Elizabeth336US #10
#9Addison322US #19
#10Emily322US #7
#11Harper318US #16
#12Avery299US #12
#13Mia297US #6
#14Lillian295US #26
#15Aubrey290US #18
#16Ella274US #15
#17Chloe270US #14
#18Natalie265US #21
#19Amelia262US #17
#20Layla259US #30
#21Hannah235US #23
#22Caroline233US #63
#23Charlotte229US #11
#24Savannah221US #36
#25Anna218US #35
#26Lily216US #27
#27Zoey216US #24
#28Riley214US #45
#29Brooklyn202US #28
#30Skylar202US #73
#31Aubree199US #53
#32Peyton199US #51
#33Sadie197US #49
#34Zoe196US #31
#35London191US #85
#36Allison189US #34
#37Taylor189US #59
#38Serenity186US #52
#39Grace185US #22
#40Aaliyah181US #37
#41Kaylee178US #40
#42Evelyn177US #20
#43Victoria167US #25
#44Sarah166US #48
#45Sofia165US #13
#46Nevaeh163US #46
#47Kennedy160US #65
#48Samantha156US #29
#49Khloe155US #78
#50Mackenzie155US #62
#51Alyssa151US #57
#52Gabriella151US #38
#53Madelyn149US #68
#54Autumn146US #64
#55Claire146US #50
#56Genesis145US #55
#57Naomi144US #86
#58Paisley141US #80
#59Audrey140US #33
#60Scarlett140US #42
#61Leah139US #32
#62Ariana137US #54
#63Alexis136US #47
#64Bella136US #58
#65Makayla135US #94
#66Arianna134US #44
#67Katherine133US #77
#68Kylie132US #61
#69Lydia129US #95
#70Piper128US #97
#71Trinity127US #108
#72Morgan126US #100
#73Mariah123US #113
#74Hailey121US #43
#75Lauren121US #92
#76Reagan120US #104
#77Madeline119US #90
#78Sophie117US #76
#79Mary115US #118
#80Aria112US #41
#81Sydney111US #98
#82Ashley110US #67
#83Alexa107US #60
#84Londyn107US #163
#85Gabrielle105US #141
#86Stella105US #70
#87Annabelle104US #81
#88Ellie103US #74
#89Bailey101US #105
#90Eleanor101US #106
#91Eva100US #88
#92Faith100US #89
#93Jordyn100US #133
#94Lilly100US #122
#95Hadley99US #110
#96Clara98US #131
#97Lucy98US #66
#98Camila97US #39
#99Kinsley97US #161
#100Rachel95US #137

Boys

#1William706US #5
#2Mason617US #4
#3Elijah611US #11
#4Jacob553US #2
#5Noah552US #1
#6Liam531US #3
#7James489US #13
#8Jackson478US #16
#9Michael457US #7
#10Jayden454US #9
#11Aiden435US #12
#12Ethan432US #6
#13Joshua411US #21
#14Christopher409US #26
#15Daniel407US #10
#16Alexander403US #8
#17Gabriel395US #24
#18David388US #17
#19Benjamin383US #14
#20Caleb382US #32
#21Samuel364US #25
#22John354US #27
#23Matthew349US #15
#24Christian347US #35
#25Cameron341US #59
#26Landon339US #39
#27Logan337US #18
#28Carter328US #33
#29Anthony326US #19
#30Brayden324US #48
#31Joseph319US #20
#32Luke319US #34
#33Lucas308US #23
#34Hunter302US #36
#35Andrew288US #22
#36Levi287US #49
#37Dylan283US #29
#38Isaac283US #28
#39Jeremiah281US #58
#40Eli275US #43
#41Nathan274US #31
#42Ayden270US #71
#43Wyatt269US #42
#44Isaiah268US #44
#45Jonathan266US #41
#46Jaxon263US #45
#47Colton261US #65
#48Josiah250US #69
#49Austin248US #64
#50Henry248US #37
#51Jordan248US #53
#52Charles241US #57
#53Ryan237US #30
#54Bryson233US #102
#55Thomas233US #61
#56Owen232US #38
#57Connor228US #56
#58Grayson223US #77
#59Robert222US #62
#60Gavin220US #50
#61Tyler214US #63
#62Evan211US #55
#63Jack209US #40
#64Camden203US #99
#65Kayden202US #93
#66Aaron195US #51
#67Jace193US #66
#68Brandon187US #70
#69Nicholas186US #54
#70Bentley184US #81
#71Kevin184US #72
#72Zachary182US #73
#73Brantley181US #119
#74Oliver178US #52
#75Jase176US #89
#76Ian174US #80
#77Easton171US #88
#78Chase170US #78
#79Jason166US #79
#80Carson165US #90
#81Parker159US #74
#82Nolan157US #86
#83Sebastian155US #46
#84Cooper151US #84
#85Hudson149US #87
#86Tristan148US #96
#87Nathaniel146US #91
#88Julian143US #47
#89Jose142US #76
#90Justin141US #85
#91Silas136US #116
#92Jaxson127US #92
#93Micah126US #105
#94Sawyer126US #120
#95Jayceon125
#96Angel124US #67
#97Dominic124US #68
#98Adam122US #82
#99Ashton122US #152
#100Kaiden122US #122

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑59Sadie#33
↑27Ariana#62
↑25Jace#67
↑21Mariah#73
↑20Camden#64
↑19Madelyn#53
↑19Scarlett#60
↑18Skylar#30

Falling

↓36Hailey#74
↓33Ashley#82
↓26Justin#90
↓25Trinity#71
↓22Angel#96
↓21Nevaeh#46
↓21Sydney#81
↓20Tyler#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.