State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2017 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,695 North Carolina births in 2017 across 2,786 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.

#87Brantley#168 nationally
#99Harmony#178 nationally
#94Waylon#162 nationally
#90Emerson#150 nationally
#80Maddox#136 nationally
#96London#151 nationally
#36Aubree#86 nationally
#91Kaiden#141 nationally
#38Bryson#86 nationally
#69Emery#115 nationally
#67Hadley#112 nationally
#82Mary#126 nationally

Girls

#1Ava654US #3
#2Emma589US #1
#3Olivia587US #2
#4Isabella433US #4
#5Charlotte419US #7
#6Sophia391US #5
#7Harper390US #11
#8Amelia369US #8
#9Abigail349US #10
#10Elizabeth347US #13
#11Madison327US #17
#12Mia320US #6
#13Evelyn316US #9
#14Ella287US #16
#15Avery272US #14
#16Emily263US #12
#17Caroline262US #55
#18Skylar253US #48
#19Layla251US #26
#20Aubrey246US #31
#21Scarlett245US #18
#22Chloe242US #22
#23Savannah242US #38
#24Lillian236US #27
#25Addison219US #34
#26Paisley205US #45
#27Riley205US #25
#28Kennedy202US #58
#29Nora202US #29
#30Eleanor199US #36
#31Zoey193US #28
#32Sofia189US #15
#33Aria184US #20
#34Kinsley184US #59
#35Lily183US #33
#36Aubree179US #86
#37Anna177US #53
#38Bella176US #50
#39Natalie176US #35
#40Genesis175US #56
#41Grace175US #21
#42Penelope173US #24
#43Serenity172US #78
#44Sadie168US #71
#45Madelyn167US #63
#46Nevaeh167US #74
#47Brooklyn166US #39
#48Ellie162US #44
#49Hannah162US #32
#50Victoria161US #19
#51Naomi158US #69
#52Autumn155US #75
#53Claire153US #49
#54Aaliyah152US #57
#55Willow148US #80
#56Zoe147US #41
#57Hazel145US #43
#58Stella145US #42
#59Nova139US #94
#60Peyton139US #89
#61Cora132US #83
#62Piper132US #81
#63Aurora130US #51
#64Audrey128US #46
#65Luna128US #37
#66Mila127US #30
#67Hadley126US #112
#68Kaylee126US #84
#69Emery124US #115
#70Reagan124US #98
#71Taylor123US #113
#72Camila120US #23
#73Lucy119US #52
#74Sarah118US #62
#75Allison116US #61
#76Eva116US #73
#77Adeline115US #64
#78Clara114US #95
#79Mackenzie114US #100
#80Kylie113US #114
#81Raelynn113US #124
#82Mary112US #126
#83Elena110US #68
#84Everly110US #82
#85Lydia109US #85
#86Ariana108US #67
#87Isabelle106US #92
#88Ruby105US #79
#89Gabriella103US #65
#90Emerson101US #150
#91Julia101US #93
#92Adalyn100US #134
#93Alexa99US #66
#94Arianna99US #87
#95Leah99US #40
#96London99US #151
#97Adalynn98US #116
#98Eliana97US #88
#99Harmony97US #178
#100Violet96US #47

Boys

#1William633US #3
#2Noah623US #2
#3Liam577US #1
#4James541US #4
#5Mason523US #7
#6Elijah486US #8
#7Logan422US #5
#8Lucas414US #11
#9Jackson413US #20
#10Benjamin398US #6
#11Carter398US #24
#12Grayson398US #34
#13Michael392US #12
#14Jacob379US #9
#15Luke368US #30
#16Wyatt366US #25
#17Alexander360US #13
#18Levi356US #35
#19Oliver352US #10
#20Aiden349US #17
#21John345US #27
#22Samuel341US #21
#23Matthew326US #16
#24Daniel322US #15
#25Ethan322US #14
#26David318US #22
#27Henry317US #19
#28Josiah310US #51
#29Christopher299US #39
#30Jayden299US #26
#31Gabriel296US #31
#32Joshua289US #38
#33Caleb287US #50
#34Joseph275US #18
#35Charles274US #48
#36Owen274US #28
#37Cameron272US #60
#38Bryson271US #86
#39Landon270US #57
#40Jaxon267US #43
#41Isaac265US #32
#42Andrew256US #40
#43Thomas253US #49
#44Dylan247US #29
#45Lincoln242US #41
#46Eli239US #54
#47Easton235US #66
#48Jack232US #36
#49Christian231US #52
#50Isaiah231US #46
#51Colton229US #70
#52Brayden227US #72
#53Sebastian225US #23
#54Asher220US #59
#55Nolan220US #67
#56Hunter219US #53
#57Connor213US #56
#58Jeremiah213US #63
#59Hudson210US #64
#60Jonathan210US #55
#61Carson208US #83
#62Nathan206US #45
#63Anthony205US #33
#64Julian203US #37
#65Ayden200US #99
#66Aaron199US #47
#67Mateo190US #42
#68Ryan183US #44
#69Kayden179US #98
#70Robert178US #65
#71Jordan175US #73
#72Bentley171US #101
#73Austin170US #75
#74Greyson170US #80
#75Maverick168US #84
#76Sawyer168US #95
#77Chase162US #94
#78Jace160US #87
#79Jaxson157US #79
#80Maddox157US #136
#81Parker157US #90
#82Micah154US #107
#83Adrian148US #58
#84Theodore148US #61
#85Nicholas144US #68
#86Angel143US #71
#87Brantley142US #168
#88Silas139US #120
#89Cooper137US #88
#90Tristan137US #121
#91Kaiden135US #141
#92Elias134US #78
#93Jason132US #92
#94Waylon130US #162
#95Leo129US #62
#96Ezra128US #69
#97Roman128US #91
#98Ian127US #76
#99Jameson124US #100
#100Tyler124US #105

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑37Bella#38
↑31Luna#65
↑28Hazel#57
↑27Mateo#67
↑26Willow#55
↑24Aurora#63
↑23Eva#76
↑20Jack#48

Falling

↓33Lydia#85
↓31Allison#75
↓25Ariana#86
↓23Alexa#93
↓23Leah#95
↓23London#96
↓23Tyler#100
↓19Camila#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.