State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2015 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 97,395 North Carolina births in 2015 across 2,750 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.

#81Londyn#160 nationally
#64Bryson#133 nationally
#83Maddox#148 nationally
#41London#105 nationally
#100Mckenzie#151 nationally
#91Kaiden#140 nationally
#99Timothy#147 nationally
#66Kinsley#113 nationally
#85Trinity#129 nationally
#88Adalyn#132 nationally
#21Caroline#62 nationally
#83Sydney#122 nationally

Girls

#1Ava624US #4
#2Emma585US #1
#3Olivia565US #2
#4Isabella433US #5
#5Sophia426US #3
#6Abigail402US #7
#7Madison390US #11
#8Harper379US #10
#9Elizabeth357US #13
#10Charlotte349US #9
#11Emily318US #8
#12Aubrey306US #21
#13Mia296US #6
#14Avery289US #16
#15Amelia285US #12
#16Evelyn283US #15
#17Skylar281US #42
#18Addison271US #24
#19Chloe270US #17
#20Ella268US #18
#21Caroline260US #62
#22Lillian232US #26
#23Sofia230US #14
#24Sadie225US #52
#25Riley223US #35
#26Lily221US #25
#27Natalie218US #27
#28Savannah214US #38
#29Zoey213US #23
#30Anna208US #44
#31Hannah203US #28
#32Brooklyn199US #31
#33Paisley195US #45
#34Scarlett192US #22
#35Kennedy188US #58
#36Zoe183US #33
#37Allison182US #39
#38Grace180US #19
#39Serenity179US #71
#40Layla177US #30
#41London170US #105
#42Eleanor164US #60
#43Kaylee163US #61
#44Peyton161US #72
#45Victoria160US #20
#46Alexa159US #32
#47Audrey158US #37
#48Aaliyah157US #47
#49Kylie157US #66
#50Leah157US #36
#51Madelyn157US #59
#52Ellie154US #48
#53Taylor154US #77
#54Aria153US #29
#55Piper151US #67
#56Sarah151US #57
#57Autumn145US #69
#58Lydia145US #80
#59Nevaeh142US #70
#60Arianna140US #56
#61Aubree139US #79
#62Ariana138US #46
#63Mackenzie138US #73
#64Naomi138US #75
#65Stella135US #51
#66Kinsley134US #113
#67Lucy133US #55
#68Nora132US #41
#69Claire131US #49
#70Genesis128US #65
#71Katherine128US #84
#72Khloe128US #101
#73Bailey126US #107
#74Samantha125US #40
#75Alexis122US #85
#76Penelope122US #34
#77Violet121US #50
#78Cora118US #88
#79Gabriella118US #54
#80Reagan118US #99
#81Londyn116US #160
#82Annabelle115US #92
#83Sydney115US #122
#84Clara113US #98
#85Trinity112US #129
#86Adalynn110US #124
#87Hailey110US #64
#88Adalyn108US #132
#89Hadley108US #103
#90Bella107US #74
#91Hazel107US #63
#92Alyssa106US #93
#93Mary105US #123
#94Morgan104US #121
#95Brianna103US #82
#96Eva102US #76
#97Faith101US #90
#98Emery100US #134
#99Jordyn99US #136
#100Mckenzie99US #151

Boys

#1William705US #5
#2Noah680US #1
#3Mason601US #3
#4Liam588US #2
#5James539US #7
#6Elijah526US #11
#7Jackson481US #17
#8Jacob445US #4
#9Carter441US #24
#10Aiden430US #13
#11Ethan420US #6
#12John402US #26
#13Luke399US #28
#14Alexander395US #8
#15Logan394US #14
#16Michael385US #9
#17Benjamin384US #10
#18Samuel367US #23
#19Wyatt362US #34
#20Grayson361US #47
#21Lucas357US #16
#22Jayden355US #20
#23Gabriel352US #22
#24Daniel342US #12
#25Joseph341US #21
#26David340US #18
#27Landon336US #46
#28Levi334US #42
#29Christopher327US #32
#30Matthew327US #15
#31Cameron325US #56
#32Joshua315US #33
#33Caleb313US #37
#34Andrew309US #30
#35Josiah307US #57
#36Oliver302US #19
#37Henry296US #29
#38Christian292US #43
#39Jeremiah291US #54
#40Dylan279US #27
#41Colton277US #60
#42Hunter277US #41
#43Jaxon270US #44
#44Owen264US #36
#45Brayden255US #61
#46Eli252US #53
#47Isaac250US #31
#48Charles243US #50
#49Connor237US #55
#50Nolan237US #71
#51Thomas234US #51
#52Anthony233US #25
#53Nathan229US #38
#54Isaiah224US #49
#55Jonathan222US #48
#56Chase217US #74
#57Asher213US #82
#58Hudson211US #65
#59Ayden210US #87
#60Easton206US #78
#61Carson205US #89
#62Robert204US #63
#63Sebastian199US #35
#64Bryson197US #133
#65Ryan194US #39
#66Austin193US #69
#67Jack188US #40
#68Jordan188US #59
#69Kayden186US #95
#70Gavin183US #70
#71Aaron179US #52
#72Jace175US #75
#73Parker175US #72
#74Julian174US #45
#75Evan167US #67
#76Sawyer167US #94
#77Bentley165US #92
#78Camden163US #104
#79Kevin162US #79
#80Lincoln162US #66
#81Tyler159US #81
#82Tristan155US #101
#83Maddox151US #148
#84Nicholas150US #62
#85Adrian149US #58
#86Brandon147US #83
#87Cooper147US #77
#88Ian147US #76
#89Micah145US #105
#90Jason143US #86
#91Kaiden142US #140
#92Greyson140US #111
#93Nathaniel139US #97
#94Weston134US #120
#95Zachary134US #88
#96Miles132US #107
#97Brantley130US #122
#98Adam129US #73
#99Timothy128US #147
#100Angel126US #64

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑48Alexa#46
↑35Ellie#52
↑29Kinsley#66
↑27Grayson#20
↑26Asher#57
↑24Eleanor#42
↑23Oliver#36
↑21Nolan#50

Falling

↓24Claire#69
↓24Reagan#80
↓22Alyssa#92
↓21Brantley#97
↓19Faith#97
↓18Aubree#61
↓18Gabriella#79
↓18Joshua#32

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.