North Carolina · 1996

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1996, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Hannah	752
#2	Ashley	743
#3	Taylor	700
#4	Jessica	671
#5	Sarah	647
#6	Kayla	636
#7	Emily	634
#8	Brittany	631
#9	Madison	490
#10	Alexis	442
#11	Elizabeth	437
#12	Megan	432
#13	Samantha	424
#14	Rachel	423
#15	Lauren	406
#16	Courtney	403
#17	Jasmine	379
#18	Amber	378
#19	Anna	372
#20	Victoria	368
#21	Morgan	361
#22	Brianna	348
#23	Haley	332
#24	Savannah	315
#25	Rebecca	306
#26	Amanda	303
#27	Mary	291
#28	Caroline	256
#29	Jennifer	249
#30	Sydney	247
#31	Olivia	243
#32	Katherine	239
#33	Allison	228
#34	Tiffany	224
#35	Abigail	212
#36	Jordan	210
#37	Kaitlyn	208
#38	Danielle	207
#39	Kelsey	206
#40	Destiny	205
#41	Alyssa	202
#42	Chelsea	194
#43	Heather	188
#44	Alexandra	184
#45	Brooke	181
#46	Shelby	181
#47	Stephanie	181
#48	Kristen	174
#49	Katelyn	173
#50	Briana	173
#51	Kimberly	164
#52	Breanna	164
#53	Erin	163
#54	Sara	163
#55	Sierra	160
#56	Laura	156
#57	Katie	150
#58	Catherine	148
#59	Christina	146
#60	Caitlin	144
#61	Alexandria	143
#62	Erica	141
#63	Lindsey	139
#64	Miranda	138
#65	Emma	137
#66	Natalie	132
#67	Cheyenne	128
#68	Nicole	128
#69	Kelly	126
#70	Melissa	125
#71	Gabrielle	124
#72	Kathryn	122
#73	Summer	122
#74	Makayla	118
#75	Jamie	115
#76	Bethany	115
#77	Holly	115
#78	Julia	113
#79	Madeline	112
#80	Maria	109
#81	Shannon	107
#82	Mackenzie	106
#83	Autumn	105
#84	Hailey	103
#85	Margaret	102
#86	Monica	101
#87	Andrea	100
#88	Casey	100
#89	Leah	100
#90	Michaela	99
#91	Deja	97
#92	Bailey	97
#93	Crystal	93
#94	Meredith	93
#95	Marissa	91
#96	Amy	91
#97	Jenna	87
#98	Lindsay	87
#99	Logan	87
#100	Alexus	87

Uniquely popular in North Carolina

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Tyesha	20	5	1
Cameron	44	11	3
Moesha	41	10	2
Iesha	24	6	2
Carson	21	5	1
Logan	87	22	6
Meredith	93	24	7
Dasia	21	5	2
Zaria	21	5	2
Tamia	35	9	3
Katlin	23	6	2
Ashanti	21	5	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.