State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2018 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 95,148 North Carolina births in 2018 across 2,805 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.

#93Mckenzieoutside the national top 200
#90Harmony#175 nationally
#79Waylon#142 nationally
#81Emerson#143 nationally
#35Bryson#92 nationally
#65Taylor#121 nationally
#99Amir#150 nationally
#62Aubree#110 nationally
#82Mary#126 nationally
#16Caroline#56 nationally
#97Kaiden#137 nationally
#97Khloe#135 nationally

Girls

#1Ava631US #3
#2Emma583US #1
#3Olivia534US #2
#4Charlotte440US #6
#5Harper429US #9
#6Isabella405US #4
#7Amelia380US #8
#8Abigail356US #11
#9Sophia345US #5
#10Elizabeth319US #13
#11Mia304US #7
#12Evelyn291US #10
#13Avery286US #16
#14Ella267US #15
#15Madison259US #22
#16Caroline258US #56
#17Chloe248US #25
#18Layla240US #27
#19Lillian237US #34
#20Emily231US #12
#21Scarlett229US #20
#22Skylar229US #49
#23Addison218US #35
#24Riley213US #28
#25Zoey213US #29
#26Aubrey212US #37
#27Aria210US #19
#28Eleanor207US #32
#29Savannah204US #45
#30Paisley201US #52
#31Kinsley196US #63
#32Lily194US #31
#33Mila192US #14
#34Nova191US #55
#35Victoria191US #21
#36Anna188US #54
#37Nora187US #30
#38Hannah182US #33
#39Sofia179US #17
#40Kennedy175US #59
#41Serenity171US #75
#42Grace168US #24
#43Natalie168US #39
#44Luna167US #23
#45Penelope165US #26
#46Zoe165US #40
#47Autumn162US #77
#48Bella156US #48
#49Naomi156US #64
#50Nevaeh154US #83
#51Ellie150US #36
#52Camila149US #18
#53Brooklyn147US #47
#54Stella145US #38
#55Genesis142US #57
#56Audrey141US #46
#57Sadie141US #87
#58Hazel140US #42
#59Aaliyah137US #65
#60Everly130US #53
#61Willow129US #60
#62Aubree128US #110
#63Piper128US #88
#64Lydia126US #89
#65Taylor126US #121
#66Lucy124US #51
#67Aurora123US #44
#68Cora122US #73
#69Hadley122US #104
#70Madelyn122US #72
#71Ruby122US #74
#72Allison120US #70
#73Peyton120US #102
#74Adalynn118US #108
#75Sarah118US #66
#76Claire117US #50
#77Ivy117US #86
#78Gabriella116US #69
#79Leah115US #41
#80Adeline113US #78
#81Emerson112US #143
#82Mary111US #126
#83Reagan110US #107
#84Violet110US #43
#85Elena107US #67
#86Mackenzie107US #106
#87Raelynn105US #116
#88Arianna103US #95
#89Emery103US #94
#90Harmony103US #175
#91Alice101US #71
#92Eva101US #76
#93Mckenzie99
#94Brielle98US #99
#95Ariana97US #68
#96Clara97US #103
#97Khloe96US #135
#98Margaret96US #127
#99Madeline94US #100
#100Rylee94US #101

Boys

#1Noah621US #2
#2William610US #3
#3Liam583US #1
#4James527US #4
#5Elijah461US #7
#6Mason457US #9
#7Jackson436US #17
#8Carter409US #24
#9Lucas397US #8
#10Benjamin388US #6
#11Oliver377US #5
#12Logan354US #10
#13Luke350US #30
#14John340US #26
#15Wyatt340US #27
#16Jacob339US #13
#17Michael337US #14
#18Samuel335US #21
#19Grayson333US #32
#20Levi331US #33
#21Aiden330US #19
#22Alexander329US #11
#23Henry320US #16
#24Jaxon309US #39
#25Ethan304US #12
#26Owen291US #25
#27Daniel287US #15
#28Gabriel287US #35
#29David277US #22
#30Joseph276US #23
#31Asher269US #47
#32Jayden261US #29
#33Thomas260US #49
#34Josiah259US #52
#35Bryson254US #92
#36Charles251US #53
#37Sebastian251US #18
#38Landon247US #61
#39Isaac245US #34
#40Joshua242US #40
#41Caleb239US #45
#42Christian236US #54
#43Matthew236US #20
#44Christopher233US #42
#45Easton233US #66
#46Jack231US #28
#47Cameron222US #69
#48Lincoln222US #41
#49Nolan222US #65
#50Mateo214US #37
#51Jeremiah211US #64
#52Andrew210US #43
#53Dylan209US #31
#54Julian208US #36
#55Eli207US #57
#56Colton204US #68
#57Isaiah203US #51
#58Carson202US #70
#59Hudson199US #55
#60Anthony197US #38
#61Brayden194US #84
#62Maverick194US #73
#63Ryan192US #46
#64Ezra187US #59
#65Greyson187US #77
#66Theodore184US #44
#67Kayden182US #97
#68Hunter179US #56
#69Nathan178US #48
#70Connor177US #58
#71Robert175US #71
#72Austin174US #81
#73Jonathan172US #63
#74Sawyer172US #100
#75Jaxson169US #76
#76Cooper166US #83
#77Micah166US #103
#78Jordan160US #80
#79Waylon156US #142
#80Elias150US #67
#81Silas149US #110
#82Weston149US #102
#83Miles147US #98
#84Ayden145US #104
#85Bentley144US #121
#86Everett143US #95
#87Jameson143US #91
#88Angel142US #72
#89Harrison142US #115
#90Jace142US #90
#91Kingston142US #117
#92Aaron139US #60
#93Declan139US #101
#94Ian139US #79
#95Adrian137US #62
#96Chase137US #113
#97Kaiden136US #137
#98Leo135US #50
#99Amir132US #150
#100Axel132US #94

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑33Mila#33
↑32Ezra#64
↑25Nova#34
↑24Everly#60
↑23Adalynn#74
↑23Asher#31
↑21Luna#44
↑21Lydia#64

Falling

↓26Aubree#62
↓26Aaron#92
↓25Madelyn#70
↓23Claire#76
↓20Emery#89
↓20Matthew#43
↓19Ayden#84
↓19Chase#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.