North Carolina · 2017

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 2017, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ava	654
#2	Emma	589
#3	Olivia	587
#4	Isabella	433
#5	Charlotte	419
#6	Sophia	391
#7	Harper	390
#8	Amelia	369
#9	Abigail	349
#10	Elizabeth	347
#11	Madison	327
#12	Mia	320
#13	Evelyn	316
#14	Ella	287
#15	Avery	272
#16	Emily	263
#17	Caroline	262
#18	Skylar	253
#19	Layla	251
#20	Aubrey	246
#21	Scarlett	245
#22	Savannah	242
#23	Chloe	242
#24	Lillian	236
#25	Addison	219
#26	Paisley	205
#27	Riley	205
#28	Kennedy	202
#29	Nora	202
#30	Eleanor	199
#31	Zoey	193
#32	Sofia	189
#33	Aria	184
#34	Kinsley	184
#35	Lily	183
#36	Aubree	179
#37	Anna	177
#38	Natalie	176
#39	Bella	176
#40	Genesis	175
#41	Grace	175
#42	Penelope	173
#43	Serenity	172
#44	Sadie	168
#45	Madelyn	167
#46	Nevaeh	167
#47	Brooklyn	166
#48	Hannah	162
#49	Ellie	162
#50	Victoria	161
#51	Naomi	158
#52	Autumn	155
#53	Claire	153
#54	Aaliyah	152
#55	Willow	148
#56	Zoe	147
#57	Stella	145
#58	Hazel	145
#59	Peyton	139
#60	Nova	139
#61	Cora	132
#62	Piper	132
#63	Aurora	130
#64	Audrey	128
#65	Luna	128
#66	Mila	127
#67	Hadley	126
#68	Kaylee	126
#69	Emery	124
#70	Reagan	124
#71	Taylor	123
#72	Camila	120
#73	Lucy	119
#74	Sarah	118
#75	Eva	116
#76	Allison	116
#77	Adeline	115
#78	Mackenzie	114
#79	Clara	114
#80	Raelynn	113
#81	Kylie	113
#82	Mary	112
#83	Elena	110
#84	Everly	110
#85	Lydia	109
#86	Ariana	108
#87	Isabelle	106
#88	Ruby	105
#89	Gabriella	103
#90	Emerson	101
#91	Julia	101
#92	Adalyn	100
#93	Leah	99
#94	London	99
#95	Alexa	99
#96	Arianna	99
#97	Adalynn	98
#98	Eliana	97
#99	Harmony	97
#100	Violet	96

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
Salem	28	6	1
Khalani	20	4	1
Merritt	20	4	1
Ansley	35	8	2
Kyleigh	44	10	3
Emory	37	8	3
Harmoni	20	4	2
Raelyn	72	16	6
Charleigh	47	10	4
India	21	5	2
Mallory	38	8	3
Virginia	41	9	4

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.