North Carolina · 2020

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 2020, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Olivia	526
#2	Ava	513
#3	Emma	485
#4	Charlotte	423
#5	Amelia	420
#6	Sophia	370
#7	Harper	362
#8	Isabella	357
#9	Evelyn	313
#10	Mia	290
#11	Elizabeth	280
#12	Ella	279
#13	Abigail	277
#14	Nova	257
#15	Luna	238
#16	Madison	237
#17	Eleanor	233
#18	Layla	227
#19	Avery	216
#20	Gianna	215
#21	Riley	213
#22	Scarlett	197
#23	Skylar	197
#24	Caroline	192
#25	Chloe	191
#26	Kinsley	185
#27	Addison	185
#28	Camila	182
#29	Naomi	177
#30	Lily	176
#31	Grace	175
#32	Sofia	175
#33	Hannah	173
#34	Aria	172
#35	Emily	170
#36	Willow	170
#37	Zoey	168
#38	Lillian	167
#39	Nora	166
#40	Penelope	166
#41	Savannah	166
#42	Paisley	165
#43	Ellie	160
#44	Lucy	158
#45	Aubrey	157
#46	Genesis	155
#47	Serenity	155
#48	Natalie	155
#49	Everly	153
#50	Isla	152
#51	Zoe	151
#52	Kennedy	149
#53	Mila	149
#54	Hazel	149
#55	Aurora	141
#56	Sadie	141
#57	Victoria	141
#58	Nevaeh	140
#59	Brooklyn	137
#60	Ivy	136
#61	Autumn	134
#62	Anna	133
#63	Madelyn	133
#64	Emilia	132
#65	Stella	131
#66	Violet	129
#67	Peyton	127
#68	Raelynn	126
#69	Everleigh	125
#70	Bella	121
#71	Allison	119
#72	Emery	118
#73	Cora	112
#74	Ariana	111
#75	Adeline	107
#76	Hadley	106
#77	Elena	106
#78	Aaliyah	105
#79	Claire	105
#80	Eva	105
#81	Mary	104
#82	Eliana	104
#83	Eliza	103
#84	Delilah	103
#85	Leah	103
#86	Audrey	102
#87	Ryleigh	102
#88	Gabriella	100
#89	Margaret	99
#90	Emerson	98
#91	Brielle	98
#92	Londyn	97
#93	Aubree	96
#94	Reagan	96
#95	Kehlani	95
#96	Ruby	95
#97	Madeline	93
#98	Piper	92
#99	Kaylee	92
#100	Leilani	91

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
Ivey	23	5	1
Salem	50	11	3
Nyomi	25	6	2
Emory	64	15	4
Virginia	41	9	3
Kyleigh	25	6	2
Ellison	22	5	2
Madisyn	29	7	2
Harmoni	30	7	2
Amoura	24	6	2
Palmer	63	14	5
Sariyah	23	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.