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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2014 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,811 North Carolina births in 2014 across 2,739 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.

#96Jayceon#200 nationally
#92Londyn#154 nationally
#60Bryson#115 nationally
#90Mckenzie#145 nationally
#56Reagan#106 nationally
#75Makayla#123 nationally
#12Caroline#59 nationally
#76Brantley#121 nationally
#100Ashton#143 nationally
#83Lilly#124 nationally
#55London#93 nationally
#64Camden#101 nationally

Girls

#1Ava600US #5
#2Emma595US #1
#3Olivia572US #2
#4Isabella461US #4
#5Sophia461US #3
#6Madison401US #9
#7Abigail382US #8
#8Emily366US #7
#9Harper343US #11
#10Elizabeth342US #13
#11Avery299US #14
#12Caroline288US #59
#13Chloe286US #18
#14Mia286US #6
#15Addison276US #24
#16Ella273US #17
#17Charlotte270US #10
#18Aubrey262US #21
#19Skylar255US #48
#20Natalie253US #23
#21Lillian251US #25
#22Amelia249US #15
#23Anna247US #34
#24Evelyn237US #16
#25Zoey237US #22
#26Layla234US #29
#27Hannah233US #28
#28Sadie224US #46
#29Sofia224US #12
#30Lily217US #27
#31Savannah216US #38
#32Serenity203US #58
#33Brooklyn202US #26
#34Victoria193US #19
#35Paisley189US #53
#36Grace188US #20
#37Kennedy181US #54
#38Peyton181US #56
#39Zoe179US #32
#40Scarlett177US #30
#41Allison176US #39
#42Aaliyah174US #45
#43Aubree174US #62
#44Riley172US #47
#45Claire170US #44
#46Mackenzie167US #69
#47Sarah167US #50
#48Ariana162US #37
#49Autumn162US #71
#50Nevaeh161US #63
#51Aria159US #31
#52Kaylee159US #52
#53Naomi158US #80
#54Katherine157US #82
#55London150US #93
#56Reagan150US #106
#57Taylor147US #77
#58Madelyn143US #60
#59Arianna141US #40
#60Leah140US #35
#61Gabriella139US #42
#62Audrey137US #36
#63Nora137US #49
#64Stella135US #66
#65Lydia133US #84
#66Eleanor130US #78
#67Penelope130US #43
#68Piper130US #75
#69Kylie127US #73
#70Alyssa126US #76
#71Annabelle124US #57
#72Samantha124US #33
#73Genesis122US #68
#74Hailey121US #51
#75Makayla120US #123
#76Trinity120US #110
#77Cora119US #103
#78Faith118US #79
#79Lucy118US #61
#80Morgan116US #102
#81Bella115US #70
#82Khloe115US #88
#83Lilly115US #124
#84Alexis114US #65
#85Brianna114US #85
#86Mary114US #120
#87Ellie112US #55
#88Hadley112US #100
#89Bailey111US #104
#90Mckenzie111US #145
#91Sophie109US #91
#92Londyn104US #154
#93Camila103US #41
#94Alexa101US #64
#95Kinsley98US #131
#96Lauren98US #94
#97Clara97US #108
#98Madeline96US #89
#99Sydney95US #109
#100Melanie94US #81

Boys

#1William732US #5
#2Mason636US #3
#3Noah623US #1
#4Liam551US #2
#5Elijah543US #11
#6James521US #9
#7Jackson499US #18
#8Jacob488US #4
#9Ethan455US #6
#10Carter452US #27
#11Logan423US #13
#12Michael414US #7
#13Gabriel406US #24
#14Joshua405US #25
#15Alexander402US #8
#16Jayden396US #15
#17Christopher395US #30
#18Benjamin393US #12
#19Samuel392US #23
#20Aiden384US #14
#21David369US #17
#22Luke356US #28
#23John353US #26
#24Lucas349US #19
#25Caleb344US #35
#26Daniel344US #10
#27Cameron336US #53
#28Landon334US #43
#29Joseph318US #20
#30Matthew316US #16
#31Levi310US #45
#32Dylan309US #29
#33Henry299US #33
#34Jeremiah293US #56
#35Andrew289US #22
#36Colton289US #65
#37Wyatt289US #39
#38Josiah285US #64
#39Brayden284US #62
#40Hunter279US #40
#41Isaac277US #31
#42Ayden275US #74
#43Anthony269US #21
#44Eli269US #49
#45Jaxon269US #46
#46Jonathan263US #44
#47Grayson262US #63
#48Christian252US #42
#49Nathan247US #38
#50Jordan245US #55
#51Charles241US #51
#52Owen240US #36
#53Isaiah239US #48
#54Robert234US #60
#55Connor228US #52
#56Ryan227US #37
#57Kayden225US #90
#58Thomas224US #54
#59Oliver219US #32
#60Bryson218US #115
#61Austin213US #66
#62Jack212US #41
#63Sebastian211US #34
#64Camden208US #101
#65Carson204US #91
#66Parker202US #73
#67Easton201US #83
#68Aaron199US #50
#69Jace195US #68
#70Gavin194US #61
#71Nolan193US #81
#72Chase184US #78
#73Bentley181US #89
#74Tyler179US #72
#75Cooper174US #86
#76Brantley173US #121
#77Hudson173US #80
#78Kevin169US #70
#79Evan167US #58
#80Nicholas166US #57
#81Jason164US #75
#82Zachary163US #82
#83Asher162US #92
#84Brandon156US #71
#85Julian155US #47
#86Ian150US #77
#87Kaiden146US #124
#88Adrian142US #59
#89Jaxson140US #85
#90Tristan139US #98
#91Micah132US #109
#92Nathaniel132US #94
#93Sawyer131US #110
#94Angel128US #67
#95Dominic128US #69
#96Jayceon128US #200
#97Miles127US #108
#98Brody125US #93
#99Braxton124US #120
#100Ashton123US #143

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑29Aria#51
↑24Eleanor#66
↑23Paisley#35
↑22Stella#64
↑20Scarlett#40
↑20Reagan#56
↑20Sebastian#63
↑18Evelyn#24

Falling

↓33Khloe#82
↓24Samantha#72
↓24Christian#48
↓21Alexis#84
↓21Lauren#96
↓21Madeline#98
↓20London#55
↓20Taylor#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.