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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2023 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 95,057 North Carolina births in 2023 across 2,992 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.

#79Emerson#161 nationally
#68Magnolia#145 nationally
#87Oaklynn#157 nationally
#80Everleigh#149 nationally
#94Kehlani#155 nationally
#92Amari#151 nationally
#54Raelynn#112 nationally
#89Legend#145 nationally
#63River#116 nationally
#97Bryson#150 nationally
#97Emersyn#147 nationally
#59Skylar#107 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia503US #1
#2Amelia422US #4
#3Charlotte419US #3
#4Emma411US #2
#5Sophia377US #5
#6Ava351US #8
#7Mia321US #6
#8Evelyn312US #9
#9Harper311US #11
#10Isabella309US #7
#11Eleanor289US #14
#12Elizabeth269US #15
#13Nova254US #35
#14Ellie226US #27
#15Scarlett221US #17
#16Sofia219US #12
#17Luna213US #10
#18Layla211US #30
#19Nora211US #24
#20Abigail210US #31
#21Avery209US #29
#22Ella207US #32
#23Willow207US #41
#24Madison205US #37
#25Naomi204US #44
#26Lily201US #20
#27Chloe196US #26
#28Riley192US #43
#29Violet192US #16
#30Gianna191US #21
#31Hazel191US #18
#32Emily190US #19
#33Isla183US #33
#34Zoe180US #36
#35Ivy179US #38
#36Aria177US #25
#37Sadie177US #59
#38Camila173US #13
#39Lillian173US #55
#40Caroline171US #83
#41Penelope171US #23
#42Addison169US #62
#43Lainey169US #54
#44Eliana168US #34
#45Lucy166US #40
#46Madelyn163US #58
#47Kinsley162US #67
#48Mila160US #28
#49Aurora155US #22
#50Stella146US #46
#51Paisley143US #56
#52Sophie138US #60
#53Genesis137US #57
#54Raelynn136US #112
#55Anna132US #79
#56Elena132US #47
#57Savannah131US #92
#58Kennedy129US #72
#59Skylar127US #107
#60Delilah126US #52
#61Grace126US #39
#62Serenity126US #102
#63Hannah125US #48
#64Zoey122US #51
#65Emilia121US #42
#66Victoria121US #45
#67Emery118US #70
#68Magnolia117US #145
#69Leilani116US #61
#70Adeline114US #71
#71Josie114US #108
#72Autumn113US #75
#73Eliza113US #116
#74Leah113US #53
#75Josephine111US #64
#76Lydia111US #94
#77Ruby111US #65
#78Claire110US #68
#79Emerson110US #161
#80Everleigh109US #149
#81Nevaeh105US #117
#82Aubrey104US #101
#83Valentina104US #50
#84Eden103US #77
#85Millie103US #105
#86Maeve102US #73
#87Oaklynn102US #157
#88Alice101US #66
#89Audrey99US #74
#90Parker99US #122
#91Quinn99US #86
#92Brooklyn96US #84
#93Everly96US #69
#94Kehlani96US #155
#95Natalie96US #63
#96Cora93US #93
#97Emersyn93US #147
#98Georgia93US #128
#99Hadley92US #119
#100Maya92US #49

Boys

#1Liam722US #1
#2Noah650US #2
#3William484US #10
#4Oliver482US #3
#5James481US #4
#6Elijah419US #5
#7Henry419US #8
#8Levi404US #12
#9Lucas357US #9
#10Theodore343US #7
#11Jackson324US #28
#12Asher311US #23
#13John307US #26
#14Mateo302US #6
#15Mason297US #30
#16Hudson290US #21
#17Luke290US #31
#18Samuel289US #19
#19Waylon273US #63
#20Jack272US #14
#21Maverick272US #37
#22Benjamin271US #11
#23Sebastian270US #13
#24Owen267US #20
#25Grayson260US #44
#26Thomas260US #41
#27Daniel259US #17
#28David252US #27
#29Carter251US #48
#30Luca249US #25
#31Ezra248US #15
#32Alexander246US #22
#33Michael246US #16
#34Miles244US #43
#35Logan242US #39
#36Wyatt237US #47
#37Ethan235US #24
#38Gabriel229US #38
#39Joseph229US #29
#40Elias227US #36
#41Aiden225US #40
#42Jacob216US #35
#43Caleb215US #51
#44Charles215US #54
#45Leo213US #18
#46Julian211US #33
#47Nolan202US #57
#48Josiah201US #53
#49Dylan197US #34
#50Matthew197US #32
#51Isaac195US #42
#52Cameron193US #58
#53Weston193US #75
#54Silas192US #80
#55Joshua187US #60
#56Jayden183US #49
#57Colton176US #94
#58Christopher175US #55
#59Lincoln175US #64
#60Jaxon174US #86
#61Walker174US #85
#62Easton171US #98
#63River166US #116
#64Brooks164US #73
#65Micah164US #87
#66Cooper161US #52
#67Ian161US #69
#68Amir160US #99
#69Axel157US #71
#70Kai157US #61
#71Anthony155US #46
#72Robert155US #88
#73Ezekiel150US #50
#74Rowan149US #76
#75Everett148US #89
#76Parker148US #91
#77Wesley148US #70
#78Andrew147US #65
#79Angel146US #62
#80Christian146US #77
#81Roman144US #66
#82Beau143US #81
#83Landon142US #97
#84Nathan142US #59
#85Isaiah141US #56
#86Thiago140US #72
#87Adrian139US #67
#88Bennett139US #74
#89Legend139US #145
#90Jace136US #110
#91Carson135US #112
#92Amari132US #151
#93Jeremiah129US #92
#94Eli127US #79
#95Atlas126US #111
#96Austin126US #101
#97Bryson125US #150
#98Graham125US #141
#99Kayden125US #114
#100Sawyer125US #127

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑35Anna#55
↑34Miles#34
↑29Adeline#70
↑25Amir#68
↑23Elena#56
↑22Ian#67
↑21Emerson#79
↑20Sophie#52

Falling

↓48Natalie#95
↓34Aubrey#82
↓30Everly#93
↓26Angel#79
↓25Brooklyn#92
↓23Autumn#72
↓23Legend#89
↓21Caroline#40

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.