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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2022 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,370 North Carolina births in 2022 across 2,930 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.

#66Magnolia#151 nationally
#100Emerson#170 nationally
#66Legend#132 nationally
#19Caroline#77 nationally
#96Kehlani#153 nationally
#83Emersyn#135 nationally
#84Sawyer#131 nationally
#99Ashton#145 nationally
#50Colton#91 nationally
#95Bryson#136 nationally
#77Eden#116 nationally
#61Raelynn#99 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia503US #1
#2Amelia458US #4
#3Charlotte428US #3
#4Ava411US #7
#5Emma409US #2
#6Sophia386US #5
#7Isabella330US #6
#8Harper301US #11
#9Mia301US #8
#10Evelyn292US #9
#11Eleanor281US #16
#12Luna269US #10
#13Elizabeth267US #15
#14Scarlett266US #14
#15Nova260US #32
#16Nora230US #28
#17Layla221US #29
#18Willow219US #37
#19Caroline218US #77
#20Naomi212US #46
#21Lily211US #30
#22Sofia207US #13
#23Ella206US #25
#24Ellie205US #33
#25Chloe204US #19
#26Abigail203US #24
#27Avery203US #26
#28Isla203US #36
#29Addison202US #54
#30Emily200US #17
#31Ivy199US #42
#32Riley199US #39
#33Madison198US #34
#34Aria192US #23
#35Aurora191US #31
#36Camila188US #12
#37Zoe182US #38
#38Lillian179US #50
#39Gianna177US #22
#40Violet176US #20
#41Kinsley169US #61
#42Hazel166US #27
#43Eliana165US #41
#44Paisley163US #53
#45Grace162US #35
#46Mila162US #18
#47Natalie157US #55
#48Aubrey153US #81
#49Autumn150US #71
#50Sadie150US #68
#51Skylar150US #87
#52Leilani149US #59
#53Penelope149US #21
#54Zoey149US #45
#55Stella148US #40
#56Madelyn145US #60
#57Savannah142US #76
#58Lucy138US #48
#59Hannah134US #47
#60Emilia132US #44
#61Raelynn132US #99
#62Genesis131US #65
#63Everly127US #56
#64Victoria127US #43
#65Nevaeh123US #96
#66Magnolia120US #151
#67Brooklyn119US #72
#68Delilah119US #58
#69Claire118US #66
#70Kennedy117US #74
#71Ruby117US #62
#72Sophie117US #63
#73Aaliyah116US #69
#74Emery115US #82
#75Everleigh115US #100
#76Alice112US #64
#77Eden112US #116
#78Piper111US #114
#79Elena110US #49
#80Leah109US #52
#81Cora108US #75
#82Serenity108US #94
#83Emersyn107US #135
#84Hadley107US #112
#85Lydia107US #93
#86Eloise106US #86
#87Josephine104US #70
#88Clara102US #110
#89Jade102US #88
#90Anna99US #83
#91Rylee97US #107
#92Margaret96US #127
#93Maya96US #51
#94Peyton96US #125
#95Bella95US #85
#96Kehlani95US #153
#97Charlie93US #123
#98Parker93US #115
#99Adeline92US #92
#100Emerson91US #170

Boys

#1Liam649US #1
#2Noah584US #2
#3William522US #6
#4Oliver517US #3
#5James472US #4
#6Elijah449US #5
#7Henry390US #7
#8Levi375US #12
#9Jackson359US #23
#10Lucas339US #8
#11Benjamin320US #9
#12Asher314US #20
#13Mason314US #24
#14Grayson312US #37
#15Samuel312US #19
#16Hudson304US #27
#17Wyatt303US #38
#18John299US #26
#19Luke296US #34
#20Owen294US #18
#21Jack291US #15
#22Maverick274US #40
#23Alexander271US #17
#24Sebastian271US #13
#25Theodore271US #10
#26Mateo268US #11
#27Gabriel266US #36
#28Michael266US #16
#29Daniel258US #14
#30Waylon258US #66
#31Carter251US #47
#32David249US #31
#33Elias247US #43
#34Ezra247US #25
#35Aiden240US #29
#36Jacob237US #32
#37Thomas237US #45
#38Isaac235US #41
#39Charles227US #50
#40Josiah224US #51
#41Nolan224US #65
#42Ethan223US #21
#43Joseph222US #30
#44Leo222US #22
#45Logan220US #33
#46Jaxon213US #67
#47Luca207US #28
#48Caleb195US #52
#49Julian194US #35
#50Colton193US #91
#51Easton193US #80
#52Walker190US #78
#53Angel186US #62
#54Joshua186US #60
#55Lincoln184US #54
#56Silas184US #87
#57Jayden181US #46
#58Christopher179US #55
#59Cooper179US #53
#60Dylan178US #42
#61Matthew178US #39
#62Cameron176US #64
#63Anthony173US #44
#64Christian172US #73
#65Brooks171US #77
#66Legend168US #132
#67Jameson165US #85
#68Miles165US #56
#69Nathan165US #57
#70Andrew161US #61
#71Kai159US #59
#72Micah159US #89
#73Weston159US #82
#74Eli158US #69
#75Isaiah157US #58
#76Landon156US #86
#77River156US #105
#78Adrian152US #63
#79Ezekiel151US #48
#80Roman150US #68
#81Kayden149US #106
#82Bennett148US #83
#83Everett148US #81
#84Sawyer148US #131
#85Axel146US #76
#86Carson144US #110
#87Jace144US #103
#88Robert143US #84
#89Ian142US #72
#90Parker141US #94
#91Jeremiah138US #93
#92Wesley136US #70
#93Amir133US #113
#94Greyson132US #95
#95Bryson131US #136
#96Jonathan129US #79
#97Atlas128US #130
#98Aaron127US #71
#99Ashton127US #145
#100Ryder125US #115

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑43Walker#52
↑34Leo#44
↑31Angel#53
↑25Weston#73
↑23Violet#40
↑23Delilah#68
↑22Magnolia#66
↑21Aurora#35

Falling

↓30Greyson#94
↓28Zoey#54
↓28Everett#83
↓23Kayden#81
↓22Robert#88
↓21Parker#90
↓20Kennedy#70
↓20Serenity#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.