FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in North Carolina
In 2025, Amelia was the most popular girls' name in North Carolina, given to 459 babies, and Noah was the top boys' name with 684. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 46,483 girls and 51,469 boys born in North Carolina that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in North Carolina, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia | 459 | up 1 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 453 | up 2 |
| 3 | Olivia | 441 | down 2 |
| 4 | Sophia | 396 | up 1 |
| 5 | Emma | 391 | down 2 |
| 6 | Isabella | 342 | up 1 |
| 7 | Mia | 325 | up 1 |
| 8 | Eliana | 321 | up 8 |
| 9 | Evelyn | 317 | same |
| 10 | Eleanor | 315 | up 1 |
| 11 | Ava | 313 | down 5 |
| 12 | Ailany | 275 | up 66 |
| 13 | Sofia | 275 | same |
| 14 | Harper | 267 | down 2 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 260 | down 5 |
| 16 | Isla | 245 | up 21 |
| 17 | Violet | 228 | up 2 |
| 18 | Lily | 226 | up 10 |
| 19 | Lucy | 225 | up 21 |
| 20 | Aurora | 221 | up 11 |
| 21 | Naomi | 214 | same |
| 22 | Nora | 214 | down 5 |
| 23 | Ella | 212 | up 7 |
| 24 | Lainey | 209 | up 11 |
| 25 | Ellie | 208 | down 10 |
| 26 | Hazel | 208 | down 8 |
| 27 | Willow | 207 | down 2 |
| 28 | Chloe | 203 | down 1 |
| 29 | Nova | 203 | down 15 |
| 30 | Zoe | 200 | down 7 |
| 31 | Sadie | 193 | up 5 |
| 32 | Ivy | 191 | down 3 |
| 33 | Lillian | 191 | up 10 |
| 34 | Penelope | 188 | same |
| 35 | Camila | 187 | down 9 |
| 36 | Abigail | 186 | down 14 |
| 37 | Gianna | 185 | up 4 |
| 38 | Avery | 182 | down 5 |
| 39 | Madison | 181 | down 7 |
| 40 | Luna | 180 | down 20 |
| 41 | Aria | 179 | up 6 |
| 42 | Layla | 179 | down 3 |
| 43 | Scarlett | 175 | down 19 |
| 44 | Eloise | 173 | up 35 |
| 45 | Riley | 173 | down 7 |
| 46 | Emily | 171 | down 1 |
| 47 | Grace | 164 | down 1 |
| 48 | Caroline | 162 | down 4 |
| 49 | Eden | 160 | up 13 |
| 50 | Emilia | 155 | up 24 |
| 51 | Madelyn | 155 | up 2 |
| 52 | Adeline | 150 | up 8 |
| 53 | Elena | 149 | down 3 |
| 54 | Josephine | 149 | up 4 |
| 55 | Kennedy | 143 | up 4 |
| 56 | Emery | 141 | same |
| 57 | Josie | 141 | down 6 |
| 58 | Paisley | 140 | down 10 |
| 59 | Claire | 137 | up 9 |
| 60 | Genesis | 137 | down 18 |
| 61 | Leilani | 137 | up 12 |
| 62 | Sophie | 135 | up 20 |
| 63 | Delilah | 134 | down 14 |
| 64 | Stella | 134 | down 7 |
| 65 | Iris | 133 | up 24 |
| 66 | Zoey | 131 | down 1 |
| 67 | Clara | 127 | up 31 |
| 68 | Hannah | 127 | up 4 |
| 69 | Mila | 127 | down 15 |
| 70 | Madeline | 125 | up 38 |
| 71 | Magnolia | 124 | up 20 |
| 72 | Ruby | 123 | down 9 |
| 73 | Emerson | 122 | down 3 |
| 74 | Alice | 121 | up 16 |
| 75 | Georgia | 119 | down 14 |
| 76 | Millie | 119 | up 16 |
| 77 | Addison | 118 | down 11 |
| 78 | Vivian | 117 | up 5 |
| 79 | Victoria | 116 | up 16 |
| 80 | Savannah | 115 | down 16 |
| 81 | Maya | 114 | down 10 |
| 82 | Valentina | 114 | up 23 |
| 83 | Hallie | 113 | up 19 |
| 84 | Leah | 113 | up 4 |
| 85 | Anna | 112 | up 8 |
| 86 | Raelynn | 111 | down 19 |
| 87 | Audrey | 110 | up 10 |
| 88 | Melody | 110 | up 50 |
| 89 | Mary | 109 | down 3 |
| 90 | Natalie | 109 | down 13 |
| 91 | Eliza | 108 | down 7 |
| 92 | Kehlani | 108 | up 36 |
| 93 | Autumn | 106 | down 38 |
| 94 | Emersyn | 106 | up 16 |
| 95 | Kinsley | 106 | down 43 |
| 96 | Margaret | 106 | same |
| 97 | Aubrey | 103 | up 6 |
| 98 | Charlie | 103 | up 44 |
| 99 | Oaklynn | 103 | up 22 |
| 100 | Parker | 103 | up 15 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 684 | up 1 |
| 2 | Liam | 680 | down 1 |
| 3 | Oliver | 507 | same |
| 4 | William | 500 | same |
| 5 | James | 471 | same |
| 6 | Henry | 450 | same |
| 7 | Elijah | 426 | same |
| 8 | Theodore | 425 | up 1 |
| 9 | Levi | 376 | up 1 |
| 10 | John | 360 | up 1 |
| 11 | Lucas | 349 | down 3 |
| 12 | Hudson | 341 | up 1 |
| 13 | Samuel | 334 | up 3 |
| 14 | Elias | 329 | up 9 |
| 15 | Mateo | 319 | down 1 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 300 | up 1 |
| 17 | Ezra | 298 | down 5 |
| 18 | Wyatt | 298 | up 10 |
| 19 | Asher | 297 | down 4 |
| 20 | Luke | 285 | up 4 |
| 21 | Grayson | 283 | up 8 |
| 22 | Jack | 280 | up 4 |
| 23 | Jackson | 275 | down 5 |
| 24 | Michael | 275 | up 7 |
| 25 | Daniel | 273 | down 6 |
| 26 | Luca | 264 | up 9 |
| 27 | Waylon | 262 | down 6 |
| 28 | Carter | 252 | down 3 |
| 29 | David | 247 | down 7 |
| 30 | Owen | 243 | up 3 |
| 31 | Thomas | 243 | down 1 |
| 32 | Mason | 240 | up 2 |
| 33 | Charles | 237 | down 1 |
| 34 | Cooper | 237 | up 20 |
| 35 | Bennett | 234 | up 21 |
| 36 | Matthew | 233 | up 15 |
| 37 | Sebastian | 231 | down 10 |
| 38 | Alexander | 226 | up 5 |
| 39 | Joseph | 226 | up 1 |
| 40 | Weston | 226 | up 25 |
| 41 | Ethan | 225 | down 2 |
| 42 | Leo | 225 | up 10 |
| 43 | Silas | 220 | up 2 |
| 44 | Thiago | 215 | up 11 |
| 45 | Josiah | 207 | down 9 |
| 46 | Gabriel | 204 | up 2 |
| 47 | Maverick | 204 | down 27 |
| 48 | Roman | 200 | up 31 |
| 49 | Isaac | 198 | same |
| 50 | Rowan | 197 | up 34 |
| 51 | Wesley | 195 | up 10 |
| 52 | Miles | 191 | down 14 |
| 53 | Cameron | 188 | up 7 |
| 54 | Joshua | 188 | up 10 |
| 55 | Brooks | 187 | down 2 |
| 56 | Nolan | 187 | up 2 |
| 57 | Caleb | 183 | down 10 |
| 58 | Julian | 183 | down 14 |
| 59 | Lincoln | 183 | up 18 |
| 60 | Jacob | 182 | down 23 |
| 61 | Logan | 180 | down 15 |
| 62 | Walker | 180 | down 20 |
| 63 | Santiago | 179 | down 4 |
| 64 | Dylan | 177 | down 23 |
| 65 | Atlas | 176 | up 21 |
| 66 | Christopher | 173 | up 1 |
| 67 | Everett | 173 | up 14 |
| 68 | Colton | 170 | down 6 |
| 69 | Axel | 167 | up 20 |
| 70 | Anthony | 162 | down 13 |
| 71 | Micah | 162 | down 1 |
| 72 | Aiden | 158 | down 22 |
| 73 | Nathan | 158 | up 9 |
| 74 | Andrew | 154 | down 8 |
| 75 | Eithan | 153 | up 159 |
| 76 | Isaiah | 153 | down 13 |
| 77 | Christian | 152 | down 6 |
| 78 | Beau | 149 | down 6 |
| 79 | Ian | 149 | down 10 |
| 80 | Jeremiah | 149 | up 14 |
| 81 | Amir | 147 | down 13 |
| 82 | Angel | 147 | up 3 |
| 83 | Jonathan | 147 | down 5 |
| 84 | August | 145 | down 10 |
| 85 | Easton | 143 | down 5 |
| 86 | Jayden | 142 | down 10 |
| 87 | Sawyer | 135 | up 12 |
| 88 | Parker | 134 | up 5 |
| 89 | River | 134 | down 6 |
| 90 | Robert | 134 | down 17 |
| 91 | Ezekiel | 133 | up 13 |
| 92 | Theo | 133 | up 8 |
| 93 | Carson | 130 | up 15 |
| 94 | Jace | 130 | up 2 |
| 95 | Malachi | 130 | up 18 |
| 96 | Enzo | 128 | up 5 |
| 97 | Harrison | 127 | down 2 |
| 98 | Adrian | 125 | down 8 |
| 99 | Archer | 125 | up 40 |
| 100 | Graham | 122 | up 10 |
Names North Carolina likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in North Carolina than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Merritt, Anderson and Ivey for girls, and Everette, Kymir and Hampton for boys.
Girls
- Merritt: 3.7× (100 babies)
- Anderson: 3.6× (62 babies)
- Ivey: 3.3× (118 babies)
- Miller: 3.1× (139 babies)
- Salem: 3× (290 babies)
- Ansley: 2.8× (83 babies)
- Campbell: 2.7× (105 babies)
- Kyleigh: 2.7× (85 babies)
- Harlem: 2.7× (56 babies)
- Kyndall: 2.7× (54 babies)
Boys
- Everette: 3.8× (62 babies)
- Kymir: 3.7× (68 babies)
- Hampton: 3.3× (53 babies)
- Zymir: 3.2× (88 babies)
- Braylen: 3× (223 babies)
- Smith: 3× (52 babies)
- Davis: 2.9× (195 babies)
- Kashmir: 2.9× (67 babies)
- Knowledge: 2.8× (75 babies)
- Jakari: 2.7× (159 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in North Carolina belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's James, from 1910 to 1969.
Girls
- Amelia: 2025
- Olivia: 2020–2024
- Ava: 2014–2019
- Emma: 2008–2013
- Madison: 2006–2007
- Emily: 2005
- Emma: 2004
- Madison: 2002–2003
- Hannah: 1996–2001
- Ashley: 1992–1995
- Brittany: 1989–1991
- Ashley: 1984–1988
- Jennifer: 1972–1983
- Angela: 1970–1971
- Lisa: 1962–1969
- Mary: 1961
- Donna: 1960
- Mary: 1957–1959
- Deborah: 1956
- Mary: 1955
- Deborah: 1954
- Mary: 1953
- Linda: 1947–1952
- Mary: 1910–1946
Boys
- Noah: 2025
- Liam: 2019–2024
- Noah: 2018
- William: 2004–2017
- Jacob: 2003
- William: 2002
- Jacob: 2001
- William: 2000
- Jacob: 1999
- William: 1998
- Christopher: 1997
- Joshua: 1996
- Christopher: 1982–1995
- Michael: 1981
- Christopher: 1979–1980
- Michael: 1970–1978
- James: 1910–1969
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Charlotte, Ava | Liam, Noah, William, Oliver, James |
| 2010s | Emma, Ava, Olivia, Isabella, Sophia | William, Noah, Mason, Elijah, James |
| 2000s | Madison, Emily, Hannah, Emma, Abigail | William, Jacob, Joshua, Christopher, Michael |
| 1990s | Ashley, Brittany, Jessica, Sarah, Hannah | Christopher, Joshua, Michael, William, Matthew |
| 1980s | Jessica, Ashley, Jennifer, Amanda, Heather | Christopher, Michael, Joshua, James, Matthew |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Angela, Kimberly, Amy, Melissa | Michael, James, Christopher, William, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Angela, Mary, Donna, Tammy | James, Michael, David, William, John |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Deborah, Patricia, Brenda | James, William, Robert, Michael, David |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Barbara, Brenda, Betty | James, William, Robert, John, Charles |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Barbara, Dorothy, Shirley | James, William, Robert, John, Charles |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Margaret, Annie, Ruth | James, William, John, Robert, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Annie, Margaret, Ruth, Ruby | James, William, John, Robert, George |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.