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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2020 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,526 North Carolina births in 2020 across 2,807 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.

#94Kehlani#168 nationally
#87Ryleigh#159 nationally
#92Londyn#163 nationally
#91Emerson#155 nationally
#93Aubree#156 nationally
#73Legend#127 nationally
#51Waylon#103 nationally
#66Bryson#115 nationally
#24Caroline#71 nationally
#22Skylar#64 nationally
#82Mary#123 nationally
#100Kaiden#139 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia525US #1
#2Ava513US #3
#3Emma485US #2
#4Charlotte423US #5
#5Amelia420US #6
#6Sophia370US #4
#7Harper362US #10
#8Isabella357US #7
#9Evelyn313US #9
#10Mia290US #8
#11Elizabeth280US #16
#12Ella279US #15
#13Abigail277US #12
#14Nova257US #38
#15Luna238US #14
#16Madison237US #23
#17Eleanor233US #22
#18Layla226US #24
#19Avery216US #19
#20Gianna215US #13
#21Riley213US #33
#22Skylar197US #64
#23Scarlett196US #21
#24Caroline192US #71
#25Chloe191US #25
#26Addison184US #47
#27Kinsley184US #59
#28Camila182US #11
#29Naomi177US #52
#30Grace175US #28
#31Lily175US #35
#32Sofia175US #17
#33Hannah173US #39
#34Aria172US #27
#35Emily170US #18
#36Willow170US #48
#37Zoey168US #32
#38Lillian167US #46
#39Nora166US #30
#40Penelope166US #26
#41Savannah166US #67
#42Paisley165US #49
#43Ellie160US #29
#44Lucy158US #50
#45Aubrey157US #56
#46Genesis155US #62
#47Natalie155US #51
#48Serenity154US #69
#49Everly153US #43
#50Isla152US #44
#51Zoe151US #40
#52Hazel149US #31
#53Kennedy149US #72
#54Mila148US #20
#55Aurora141US #36
#56Sadie141US #78
#57Victoria141US #34
#58Nevaeh140US #83
#59Brooklyn137US #54
#60Ivy136US #57
#61Autumn134US #82
#62Anna133US #68
#63Madelyn133US #66
#64Emilia132US #41
#65Stella131US #42
#66Violet129US #37
#67Peyton127US #98
#68Everleigh125US #94
#69Raelynn125US #104
#70Bella121US #63
#71Allison119US #80
#72Emery118US #89
#73Cora112US #88
#74Ariana110US #79
#75Adeline107US #99
#76Elena106US #55
#77Hadley106US #111
#78Aaliyah105US #65
#79Claire105US #58
#80Eva105US #93
#81Eliana104US #53
#82Mary104US #123
#83Delilah103US #70
#84Eliza103US #115
#85Leah103US #45
#86Audrey102US #60
#87Ryleigh102US #159
#88Gabriella100US #77
#89Margaret99US #126
#90Brielle98US #100
#91Emerson98US #155
#92Londyn97US #163
#93Aubree96US #156
#94Kehlani95US #168
#95Reagan95US #114
#96Ruby95US #74
#97Madeline93US #96
#98Kaylee92US #117
#99Piper92US #91
#100Leilani91US #92

Boys

#1Liam688US #1
#2Noah618US #2
#3William533US #5
#4James493US #6
#5Elijah482US #4
#6Oliver444US #3
#7Henry392US #9
#8Jackson388US #17
#9Mason382US #11
#10Levi366US #18
#11Lucas362US #8
#12Grayson356US #35
#13Benjamin335US #7
#14Alexander329US #10
#15John313US #27
#16Samuel313US #25
#17Carter312US #33
#18Wyatt312US #29
#19Asher308US #32
#20Logan298US #16
#21Owen292US #22
#22Michael285US #12
#23Jacob280US #15
#24Daniel273US #14
#25Luke273US #31
#26Aiden268US #24
#27Jack265US #21
#28Mateo256US #20
#29Charles251US #46
#30Joseph250US #26
#31Christopher246US #47
#32Hudson242US #43
#33David240US #28
#34Jaxon231US #48
#35Theodore231US #23
#36Thomas231US #45
#37Gabriel226US #38
#38Lincoln226US #40
#39Josiah224US #49
#40Maverick224US #50
#41Sebastian223US #19
#42Ethan220US #13
#43Isaac220US #39
#44Jayden217US #37
#45Julian210US #34
#46Joshua209US #53
#47Nolan203US #61
#48Dylan202US #42
#49Ezra202US #44
#50Isaiah202US #51
#51Waylon201US #103
#52Caleb199US #56
#53Colton198US #66
#54Landon193US #69
#55Anthony190US #41
#56Matthew187US #30
#57Cameron184US #65
#58Carson182US #84
#59Christian181US #62
#60Easton181US #73
#61Elias181US #54
#62Miles179US #59
#63Andrew175US #52
#64Eli175US #60
#65Kayden175US #99
#66Bryson170US #115
#67Silas166US #100
#68Jeremiah163US #74
#69Greyson160US #81
#70Jonathan159US #70
#71Leo158US #36
#72Axel154US #72
#73Legend154US #127
#74Ian153US #83
#75Jaxson153US #85
#76Micah153US #106
#77Nathan152US #55
#78Angel150US #76
#79Connor148US #78
#80Robert147US #80
#81Amir146US #117
#82Brooks146US #92
#83Sawyer146US #116
#84Cooper144US #75
#85Adrian143US #58
#86Declan143US #102
#87Hunter143US #68
#88Brayden141US #111
#89Weston140US #104
#90Jace139US #96
#91Kingston139US #118
#92Aaron138US #63
#93Jameson138US #79
#94Ryan137US #57
#95Everett131US #90
#96Austin130US #88
#97Roman130US #77
#98Ayden128US #122
#99Harrison127US #114
#100Kaiden126US #139

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑30Lucy#44
↑25Ariana#74
↑25Mateo#28
↑24Theodore#35
↑23Hadley#77
↑23Ian#74
↑21Kinsley#27
↑20Isla#50

Falling

↓37Piper#99
↓23Mila#54
↓20Audrey#86
↓20Reagan#95
↓20Jameson#93
↓19Cameron#57
↓18Colton#53
↓18Bryson#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.