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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2021 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,054 North Carolina births in 2021 across 2,922 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.

#97Ryleigh#164 nationally
#99Kaiden#163 nationally
#21Caroline#80 nationally
#60Legend#118 nationally
#93Emersyn#147 nationally
#17Waylon#69 nationally
#88Magnolia#140 nationally
#58Kayden#108 nationally
#76Bryson#122 nationally
#81Amir#123 nationally
#66Raelynn#103 nationally
#38Skylar#74 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia533US #1
#2Ava473US #5
#3Emma459US #2
#4Charlotte417US #3
#5Amelia400US #4
#6Sophia378US #6
#7Harper365US #10
#8Isabella335US #7
#9Evelyn299US #9
#10Mia285US #8
#11Elizabeth284US #14
#12Eleanor274US #15
#13Abigail242US #17
#14Ella238US #16
#15Avery237US #19
#16Layla230US #24
#17Nova227US #32
#18Luna225US #11
#19Willow224US #39
#20Nora222US #27
#21Caroline217US #80
#22Madison215US #29
#23Riley215US #37
#24Emily209US #21
#25Scarlett201US #20
#26Zoey195US #38
#27Lily194US #31
#28Paisley192US #52
#29Gianna191US #13
#30Chloe188US #25
#31Ellie187US #30
#32Naomi187US #54
#33Hazel186US #28
#34Penelope185US #23
#35Camila180US #12
#36Kinsley179US #57
#37Sofia179US #18
#38Skylar177US #74
#39Lillian175US #51
#40Addison173US #45
#41Grace169US #33
#42Isla168US #34
#43Zoe167US #42
#44Mila166US #26
#45Aria160US #22
#46Sadie156US #78
#47Savannah155US #67
#48Ivy154US #49
#49Madelyn154US #71
#50Kennedy153US #70
#51Stella153US #41
#52Aubrey152US #64
#53Emilia152US #40
#54Lucy148US #48
#55Nevaeh145US #86
#56Aurora143US #35
#57Eliana143US #47
#58Hannah138US #44
#59Aaliyah137US #61
#60Autumn137US #66
#61Everly136US #50
#62Serenity135US #84
#63Violet134US #36
#64Elena130US #53
#65Genesis130US #75
#66Raelynn129US #103
#67Natalie125US #56
#68Ruby122US #62
#69Everleigh121US #99
#70Leilani121US #68
#71Lydia121US #89
#72Brooklyn120US #63
#73Emery120US #90
#74Audrey117US #60
#75Claire117US #59
#76Allison116US #82
#77Eliza116US #111
#78Anna111US #85
#79Bella111US #73
#80Piper110US #96
#81Adeline109US #94
#82Victoria109US #43
#83Peyton107US #100
#84Parker106US #115
#85Eden104US #121
#86Jade104US #92
#87Madeline104US #95
#88Magnolia102US #140
#89Rylee102US #97
#90Alice101US #65
#91Delilah100US #58
#92Leah100US #46
#93Emersyn99US #147
#94Josephine99US #72
#95Adalynn97US #119
#96Mary97US #132
#97Ryleigh97US #164
#98Ariana93US #88
#99Josie93US #130
#100Cora92US #87

Boys

#1Liam705US #1
#2Noah612US #2
#3William567US #6
#4James484US #5
#5Oliver470US #3
#6Henry438US #9
#7Elijah435US #4
#8Jackson414US #14
#9Lucas393US #8
#10Levi365US #12
#11Mason358US #18
#12Grayson347US #35
#13Benjamin341US #7
#14Asher321US #25
#15Jack320US #11
#16John315US #27
#17Waylon315US #69
#18Wyatt311US #29
#19Samuel307US #23
#20Carter292US #39
#21Luke288US #32
#22Michael286US #17
#23Owen281US #22
#24Alexander277US #13
#25Logan275US #21
#26Hudson270US #34
#27Jacob269US #24
#28Theodore261US #10
#29Josiah259US #49
#30David254US #30
#31Daniel247US #16
#32Gabriel247US #38
#33Maverick241US #47
#34Thomas241US #46
#35Nolan239US #60
#36Aiden234US #26
#37Joseph227US #28
#38Charles226US #50
#39Ethan226US #20
#40Isaac223US #40
#41Sebastian222US #19
#42Mateo219US #15
#43Easton216US #72
#44Jayden215US #41
#45Ezra214US #37
#46Christopher211US #52
#47Matthew210US #36
#48Jaxon205US #54
#49Caleb201US #51
#50Elias200US #48
#51Miles200US #55
#52Colton197US #75
#53Dylan192US #44
#54Luca190US #42
#55Everett185US #83
#56Lincoln184US #45
#57Landon182US #73
#58Kayden181US #108
#59Cameron179US #62
#60Legend179US #118
#61Silas179US #91
#62Julian178US #33
#63Joshua174US #58
#64Greyson173US #84
#65Eli172US #64
#66Robert172US #79
#67Jameson168US #80
#68Anthony167US #43
#69Parker166US #93
#70Andrew165US #57
#71Brooks165US #78
#72Christian163US #71
#73Carson159US #97
#74Roman159US #74
#75Nathan158US #59
#76Bryson156US #122
#77Isaiah156US #56
#78Leo155US #31
#79Adrian151US #61
#80Kingston148US #112
#81Amir147US #123
#82Jeremiah147US #82
#83Micah146US #107
#84Angel144US #67
#85Jordan142US #88
#86Jonathan140US #77
#87Jace139US #101
#88Austin138US #96
#89Axel138US #76
#90Hunter137US #86
#91Ryan137US #66
#92Connor136US #98
#93Jaxson136US #102
#94Sawyer136US #114
#95Walker136US #130
#96River135US #110
#97Ian133US #81
#98Weston133US #95
#99Kaiden132US #163
#100Ezekiel130US #53

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑40Everett#55
↑34Waylon#17
↑30Leilani#70
↑28Ruby#68
↑26Jameson#67
↑24Eliana#57
↑23Roman#74
↑19Nora#20

Falling

↓27Cora#100
↓27Isaiah#77
↓25Hannah#58
↓25Victoria#82
↓24Ariana#98
↓23Ian#97
↓20Natalie#67
↓19Genesis#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.