Most Popular Baby Names in North Carolina, 2024 (Top 100)

Top 5 names in North Carolina, 2024

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Top 5 girls

1Olivia470 babies
2Amelia467 babies
3Emma426 babies
4Charlotte407 babies
5Sophia385 babies

Top 5 boys

1Liam747 babies
2Noah686 babies
3Oliver538 babies
4William502 babies
5James477 babies

Complete Top 100 in North Carolina, 2024

Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2023. Tap a column heading to sort. "New" means the name was not published in North Carolina in 2023.

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Top 100 girl names in North Carolina, 2024

Top 100 girl names in North Carolina, 2024

1	Olivia	470	0
2	Amelia	467	0
3	Emma	426	↑ 1
4	Charlotte	407	↓ 1
5	Sophia	385	0
6	Ava	346	0
7	Isabella	343	↑ 2
8	Mia	341	↓ 1
9	Evelyn	312	↓ 1
10	Elizabeth	301	↑ 2
11	Eleanor	293	0
12	Harper	287	↓ 3
13	Sofia	248	↑ 3
14	Nova	230	↓ 1
15	Ellie	228	↓ 1
16	Eliana	219	↑ 28
17	Nora	218	↑ 1
18	Hazel	217	↑ 12
18	Violet	217	↑ 11
20	Luna	216	↓ 3
21	Naomi	214	↑ 4
22	Abigail	212	↓ 4
22	Zoe	212	↑ 12
24	Scarlett	207	↓ 9
25	Willow	205	↓ 3
26	Camila	204	↑ 12
26	Chloe	204	↑ 1
26	Lily	204	0
29	Ivy	203	↑ 6
30	Ella	199	↓ 8
31	Aurora	197	↑ 18
32	Madison	196	↓ 8
33	Avery	193	↓ 12
34	Penelope	192	↑ 6
35	Lainey	189	↑ 7
36	Sadie	182	0
37	Isla	179	↓ 4
37	Riley	179	↓ 9
39	Layla	176	↓ 21
39	Lucy	176	↑ 6
41	Gianna	172	↓ 11
42	Genesis	171	↑ 11
42	Lillian	171	↓ 4
44	Caroline	166	↓ 4
45	Emily	161	↓ 13
46	Grace	159	↑ 14
47	Aria	151	↓ 11
48	Paisley	146	↑ 3
49	Delilah	143	↑ 11
49	Elena	143	↑ 6
49	Josie	143	↑ 21
52	Kinsley	140	↓ 5
52	Madelyn	140	↓ 6
54	Mila	138	↓ 6
55	Autumn	137	↑ 17
55	Emery	137	↑ 12
55	Stella	137	↓ 5
58	Josephine	135	↑ 17
58	Kennedy	135	0
60	Adeline	134	↑ 10
60	Georgia	134	↑ 36
62	Eden	133	↑ 22
63	Ruby	132	↑ 12
64	Savannah	129	↓ 7
64	Zoey	129	0
66	Addison	128	↓ 24
66	Raelynn	128	↓ 12
68	Claire	127	↑ 10
69	Ayla	124	↑ 49
70	Emerson	121	↑ 8
70	Maya	121	↑ 29
72	Hannah	119	↓ 9
73	Leilani	118	↓ 4
74	Emilia	115	↓ 9
75	Skylar	114	↓ 16
76	Everly	112	↑ 17
76	Natalie	112	↑ 17
78	Ailany	111	↑ 942
78	Eloise	111	↑ 45
80	Nevaeh	107	↑ 1
81	Lydia	106	↓ 6
82	Sophie	105	↓ 30
82	Vivian	105	↑ 33
84	Eliza	104	↓ 12
84	Hadley	104	↑ 15
84	Mary	104	↑ 22
84	Serenity	104	↓ 24
88	Leah	103	↓ 16
89	Iris	102	↑ 31
90	Alice	101	↓ 4
90	Magnolia	101	↓ 22
90	Millie	101	↓ 6
93	Anna	100	↓ 38
93	Rylee	100	↑ 35
93	Victoria	100	↓ 28
96	Margaret	99	↑ 16
97	Audrey	97	↓ 8
97	Clara	97	↑ 4
97	Cora	97	↓ 1
97	Liliana	97	↑ 43

Based on 46,220 girls born in North Carolina in 2024.

Top 100 boy names in North Carolina, 2024

Top 100 boy names in North Carolina, 2024

1	Liam	747	0
2	Noah	686	0
3	Oliver	538	↑ 1
4	William	502	↓ 1
5	James	477	0
6	Henry	420	0
7	Elijah	411	↓ 1
8	Lucas	405	↑ 1
9	Theodore	388	↑ 1
10	Levi	379	↓ 2
11	John	354	↑ 2
12	Ezra	334	↑ 19
13	Hudson	327	↑ 3
14	Mateo	317	0
15	Asher	314	↓ 3
16	Samuel	310	0
17	Benjamin	309	↑ 5
18	Jackson	286	↓ 7
19	Daniel	280	↑ 8
20	Maverick	276	0
20	Waylon	276	↓ 1
22	David	275	↑ 6
23	Elias	269	↑ 17
24	Luke	266	↓ 8
25	Carter	263	↑ 3
26	Jack	261	↓ 6
26	Sebastian	261	↓ 3
28	Wyatt	260	↑ 8
29	Grayson	252	↓ 4
30	Thomas	248	↓ 5
31	Michael	240	↑ 1
32	Charles	238	↑ 11
33	Owen	237	↓ 9
34	Mason	232	↓ 19
35	Luca	229	↓ 5
36	Josiah	224	↑ 12
37	Jacob	221	↑ 5
37	Miles	221	↓ 3
39	Ethan	219	↓ 2
40	Joseph	217	↓ 2
41	Dylan	216	↑ 8
42	Walker	212	↑ 18
43	Alexander	211	↓ 11
43	Julian	211	↑ 3
45	Silas	206	↑ 9
46	Logan	204	↓ 11
47	Caleb	203	↓ 4
47	Gabriel	203	↓ 9
49	Isaac	199	↑ 2
50	Aiden	198	↓ 9
51	Matthew	197	↓ 2
52	Leo	196	↓ 7
53	Brooks	195	↑ 11
53	Cooper	195	↑ 13
55	Thiago	192	↑ 31
56	Bennett	190	↑ 31
57	Anthony	185	↑ 14
58	Nolan	183	↓ 11
58	Santiago	183	↑ 45
60	Cameron	179	↓ 8
60	Wesley	179	↑ 14
62	Colton	175	↓ 5
62	Isaiah	175	↑ 23
64	Joshua	174	↓ 9
64	Weston	174	↓ 12
66	Andrew	170	↑ 13
67	Christopher	168	↓ 9
68	Amir	166	↓ 2
69	Ian	163	↓ 3
69	Micah	163	↓ 5
71	Christian	161	↑ 9
72	Beau	155	↑ 10
73	Robert	152	↓ 1
74	August	151	↑ 36
74	Jaxon	151	↓ 14
74	Jayden	151	↓ 18
74	Lincoln	151	↓ 16
78	Jonathan	150	↑ 27
78	Roman	150	↑ 3
80	Easton	148	↓ 18
81	Everett	147	↓ 5
81	Nathan	147	↑ 2
81	River	147	↓ 18
81	Rowan	147	↓ 7
85	Angel	143	↓ 9
85	Atlas	143	↑ 10
87	Kayden	141	↑ 10
88	Kai	139	↓ 19
89	Axel	133	↓ 20
90	Adrian	131	↓ 3
91	Bryson	129	↑ 6
92	Eli	128	↑ 2
93	Parker	127	↓ 17
94	Jeremiah	126	↓ 1
95	Harrison	125	↑ 10
95	Jace	125	↓ 5
97	Jose	123	↑ 20
98	Myles	121	↑ 31
98	Sawyer	121	↓ 1
98	Theo	121	↑ 36

Based on 51,147 boys born in North Carolina in 2024.

Only in North Carolina in 2024: 18 girl names and 16 boy names were given at least 5 times in North Carolina in 2024 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 2024.

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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.