North Carolina · 2002

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 2002, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Madison	799
#2	Hannah	723
#3	Emily	623
#4	Sarah	537
#5	Emma	520
#6	Elizabeth	508
#7	Abigail	464
#8	Alexis	419
#9	Taylor	419
#10	Anna	416
#11	Lauren	402
#12	Olivia	399
#13	Ashley	391
#14	Kayla	365
#15	Brianna	340
#16	Jessica	339
#17	Caroline	310
#18	Savannah	309
#19	Kaitlyn	307
#20	Alyssa	297
#21	Samantha	296
#22	Victoria	293
#23	Sydney	291
#24	Destiny	289
#25	Morgan	284
#26	Haley	284
#27	Chloe	280
#28	Grace	279
#29	Makayla	277
#30	Rachel	272
#31	Jordan	267
#32	Hailey	267
#33	Jasmine	255
#34	Jennifer	254
#35	Megan	251
#36	Katherine	244
#37	Mackenzie	241
#38	Isabella	228
#39	Mary	228
#40	Maria	209
#41	Allison	206
#42	Jada	198
#43	Aaliyah	184
#44	Ashanti	183
#45	Trinity	182
#46	Katelyn	180
#47	Julia	174
#48	Natalie	172
#49	Kaylee	170
#50	Madeline	168
#51	Sophia	167
#52	Amber	165
#53	Jenna	159
#54	Sierra	157
#55	Faith	156
#56	Stephanie	155
#57	Rebecca	149
#58	Erin	144
#59	Sara	144
#60	Autumn	136
#61	Alexandra	135
#62	Kimberly	135
#63	Lillian	135
#64	Gabrielle	131
#65	Bailey	131
#66	Riley	130
#67	Brooke	128
#68	Zoe	128
#69	Courtney	128
#70	Ella	127
#71	Katie	127
#72	Leah	116
#73	Mia	115
#74	Summer	113
#75	Ashlyn	112
#76	Kylie	110
#77	Catherine	109
#78	Nicole	108
#79	Shelby	107
#80	Amanda	104
#81	Breanna	103
#82	Danielle	102
#83	Alexandria	102
#84	Angel	102
#85	Margaret	101
#86	Cheyenne	101
#87	Kathryn	101
#88	Cassidy	98
#89	Ava	97
#90	Michelle	97
#91	Laura	97
#92	Lily	97
#93	Gracie	96
#94	Kelsey	95
#95	Avery	95
#96	Brittany	95
#97	Andrea	94
#98	Christina	94
#99	Lizbeth	93
#100	Mckenzie	93

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
Jala	23	5	1
Grayson	25	6	1
Nyasia	28	6	1
Shaniya	30	7	2
Mattie	25	6	2
Ashton	59	14	4
Meredith	62	14	5
Carson	21	5	2
Logan	66	15	5
Aniya	54	12	4
Zaria	31	7	2
Jaliyah	20	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.