Most Popular Baby Names in North Carolina, 2023 (Top 100)

Top 5 names in North Carolina, 2023

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Top 5 girls

1Olivia503 babies
2Amelia423 babies
3Charlotte419 babies
4Emma411 babies
5Sophia377 babies

Top 5 boys

1Liam722 babies
2Noah651 babies
3William485 babies
4Oliver482 babies
5James481 babies

Complete Top 100 in North Carolina, 2023

Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2022. Tap a column heading to sort. "New" means the name was not published in North Carolina in 2022.

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Top 100 girl names in North Carolina, 2023

Top 100 girl names in North Carolina, 2023

1	Olivia	503	0
2	Amelia	423	0
3	Charlotte	419	0
4	Emma	411	↑ 1
5	Sophia	377	↑ 1
6	Ava	352	↓ 2
7	Mia	321	↑ 1
8	Evelyn	312	↑ 2
9	Harper	311	↓ 1
9	Isabella	311	↓ 2
11	Eleanor	289	0
12	Elizabeth	270	↑ 1
13	Nova	254	↑ 2
14	Ellie	226	↑ 10
15	Scarlett	221	↓ 1
16	Sofia	219	↑ 6
17	Luna	213	↓ 5
18	Abigail	211	↑ 7
18	Layla	211	↓ 1
18	Nora	211	↓ 2
21	Avery	209	↑ 6
22	Ella	207	↑ 1
22	Willow	207	↓ 4
24	Madison	205	↑ 9
25	Naomi	204	↓ 5
26	Lily	201	↓ 5
27	Chloe	197	↓ 2
28	Riley	193	↑ 2
29	Violet	192	↑ 11
30	Gianna	191	↑ 9
30	Hazel	191	↑ 12
32	Emily	190	↓ 2
33	Isla	183	↓ 6
34	Zoe	180	↑ 3
35	Ivy	179	↓ 3
36	Aria	177	↓ 2
36	Sadie	177	↑ 13
38	Camila	173	↓ 2
38	Lillian	173	0
40	Caroline	171	↓ 21
40	Penelope	171	↑ 12
42	Addison	169	↓ 13
42	Lainey	169	↑ 97
44	Eliana	168	↓ 1
45	Lucy	166	↑ 13
46	Madelyn	163	↑ 10
47	Kinsley	162	↓ 6
48	Mila	161	↓ 3
49	Aurora	155	↓ 14
50	Stella	146	↑ 5
51	Paisley	143	↓ 7
52	Sophie	138	↑ 19
53	Genesis	137	↑ 9
54	Raelynn	136	↑ 6
55	Anna	132	↑ 35
55	Elena	132	↑ 24
57	Savannah	131	0
58	Kennedy	129	↑ 11
59	Skylar	127	↓ 10
60	Delilah	126	↑ 7
60	Grace	126	↓ 15
60	Serenity	126	↑ 21
63	Hannah	125	↓ 4
64	Zoey	122	↓ 12
65	Emilia	121	↓ 5
65	Victoria	121	↓ 2
67	Emery	118	↑ 7
68	Magnolia	117	↓ 2
69	Leilani	116	↓ 17
70	Adeline	114	↑ 29
70	Josie	114	↑ 35
72	Autumn	113	↓ 23
72	Eliza	113	↑ 33
72	Leah	113	↑ 8
75	Josephine	111	↑ 12
75	Lydia	111	↑ 8
75	Ruby	111	↓ 4
78	Claire	110	↓ 9
78	Emerson	110	↑ 22
80	Everleigh	109	↓ 6
81	Nevaeh	105	↓ 16
81	Valentina	105	↑ 24
83	Aubrey	104	↓ 35
84	Eden	103	↓ 8
84	Millie	103	↑ 84
86	Alice	102	↓ 10
86	Maeve	102	↑ 45
86	Oaklynn	102	↑ 16
89	Audrey	99	↑ 13
89	Parker	99	↑ 8
89	Quinn	99	↑ 19
92	Brooklyn	97	↓ 25
93	Everly	96	↓ 30
93	Kehlani	96	↑ 2
93	Natalie	96	↓ 46
96	Cora	93	↓ 15
96	Emersyn	93	↓ 13
96	Georgia	93	↑ 25
99	Hadley	92	↓ 16
99	Maya	92	↓ 7

Based on 44,424 girls born in North Carolina in 2023.

Top 100 boy names in North Carolina, 2023

Top 100 boy names in North Carolina, 2023

1	Liam	722	0
2	Noah	651	0
3	William	485	0
4	Oliver	482	0
5	James	481	0
6	Elijah	419	0
6	Henry	419	↑ 1
8	Levi	405	0
9	Lucas	357	↑ 1
10	Theodore	343	↑ 13
11	Jackson	326	↓ 2
12	Asher	311	0
13	John	308	↑ 5
14	Mateo	302	↑ 12
15	Mason	297	↓ 3
16	Hudson	290	0
16	Luke	290	↑ 3
16	Samuel	290	↓ 1
19	Waylon	273	↑ 10
20	Jack	272	↑ 1
20	Maverick	272	↑ 2
22	Benjamin	271	↓ 11
23	Sebastian	270	0
24	Owen	267	↓ 4
25	Grayson	260	↓ 11
25	Thomas	260	↑ 11
27	Daniel	259	↑ 3
28	Carter	252	↑ 3
28	David	252	↑ 4
30	Luca	249	↑ 17
31	Ezra	248	↑ 2
32	Alexander	246	↓ 9
32	Michael	246	↓ 5
34	Miles	245	↑ 33
35	Logan	242	↑ 10
36	Wyatt	237	↓ 19
37	Ethan	235	↑ 5
38	Gabriel	229	↓ 11
38	Joseph	229	↑ 5
40	Elias	227	↓ 7
41	Aiden	226	↓ 6
42	Jacob	216	↓ 6
43	Caleb	215	↑ 5
43	Charles	215	↓ 4
45	Leo	214	↓ 2
46	Julian	211	↑ 3
47	Nolan	202	↓ 6
48	Josiah	201	↓ 9
49	Dylan	197	↑ 11
49	Matthew	197	↑ 11
51	Isaac	195	↓ 13
52	Cameron	193	↑ 8
52	Weston	193	↑ 19
54	Silas	192	↑ 1
55	Joshua	187	↓ 2
56	Jayden	183	↑ 1
57	Colton	176	↓ 7
58	Christopher	175	0
58	Lincoln	175	↓ 3
60	Jaxon	174	↓ 14
60	Walker	174	↓ 8
62	Easton	171	↓ 12
63	River	168	↑ 13
64	Brooks	164	↑ 1
64	Micah	164	↑ 7
66	Amir	161	↑ 27
66	Cooper	161	↓ 8
66	Ian	161	↑ 23
69	Axel	157	↑ 16
69	Kai	157	↑ 2
71	Anthony	156	↓ 8
72	Robert	155	↑ 16
73	Ezekiel	150	↑ 6
74	Rowan	149	↑ 38
74	Wesley	149	↑ 18
76	Angel	148	↓ 23
76	Everett	148	↑ 6
76	Parker	148	↑ 13
79	Andrew	147	↓ 9
80	Christian	146	↓ 16
81	Roman	144	↓ 1
82	Beau	143	↑ 23
83	Landon	142	↓ 7
83	Nathan	142	↓ 16
85	Isaiah	141	↓ 10
86	Thiago	140	↑ 22
87	Adrian	139	↓ 9
87	Bennett	139	↓ 5
87	Legend	139	↓ 21
90	Jace	136	↓ 4
91	Carson	135	↓ 5
92	Amari	132	↑ 45
93	Jeremiah	129	↓ 2
94	Eli	127	↓ 20
95	Atlas	126	↑ 2
95	Austin	126	↑ 22
97	Bryson	125	↓ 3
97	Graham	125	↑ 44
97	Kayden	125	↓ 16
97	Sawyer	125	↓ 15

Based on 50,723 boys born in North Carolina in 2023.

Only in North Carolina in 2023: 20 girl names and 18 boy names were given at least 5 times in North Carolina in 2023 and fewer than 5 times in any other state (the 50 states and DC).

Other years in North Carolina

The same Top 100 for the years around 2023.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.