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Most Popular Baby Names in North Carolina, 2025

Amelia was the most popular girl name in North Carolina in 2025, given to 459 girls. Noah led the boys with 684 births. The name to watch is Eithan: it climbed 159 places, from #234 in 2024 to #75 in 2025. 16 girl names and 20 boy names appear only in North Carolina in 2025, and nowhere else in the country.

North Carolina in 2025, at a glance

The headline numbers from the official SSA counts.

AmeliaTop girl name — 459 girls, about 1 in every 101 girls born in North Carolina
NoahTop boy name — 684 boys, about 1 in every 75 boys born in North Carolina
97,952Total babies recorded — 46,483 girls and 51,469 boys
36Names only in North Carolina — 16 girls and 20 boys
Eithan · +159Biggest climber: #234 in 2024 to #75 in 2025 (153 boys)

Top 5 names in North Carolina, 2025

The five most popular names for girls and for boys.

Type any name to see its North Carolina rank and birth count for 2025.

Results come from the North Carolina top 100 for girls and boys, 2025.

    Complete Top 100 in North Carolina, 2025

    Every name in the top 100, with birth counts and the change since 2024. Tap a column heading to sort. “New” means the name was not published in North Carolina in 2024.

    No match in the North Carolina top 100 for 2025.

    Top 100 girl names in North Carolina, 2025

    Top 100 girl names in North Carolina, 2025
    1Amelia459↑ 1
    2Charlotte453↑ 2
    3Olivia441↓ 2
    4Sophia396↑ 1
    5Emma391↓ 2
    6Isabella342↑ 1
    7Mia325↑ 1
    8Eliana321↑ 8
    9Evelyn3170
    10Eleanor315↑ 1
    11Ava313↓ 5
    12Ailany275↑ 66
    12Sofia275↑ 1
    14Harper267↓ 2
    15Elizabeth260↓ 5
    16Isla245↑ 21
    17Violet228↑ 1
    18Lily226↑ 8
    19Lucy225↑ 20
    20Aurora221↑ 11
    21Naomi2140
    21Nora214↓ 4
    23Ella212↑ 7
    24Lainey209↑ 11
    25Ellie208↓ 10
    25Hazel208↓ 7
    27Willow207↓ 2
    28Chloe203↓ 2
    28Nova203↓ 14
    30Zoe200↓ 8
    31Sadie193↑ 5
    32Ivy191↓ 3
    32Lillian191↑ 10
    34Penelope1880
    35Camila187↓ 9
    36Abigail186↓ 14
    37Gianna185↑ 4
    38Avery182↓ 5
    39Madison181↓ 7
    40Luna180↓ 20
    41Aria179↑ 6
    41Layla179↓ 2
    43Scarlett175↓ 19
    44Eloise173↑ 34
    44Riley173↓ 7
    46Emily171↓ 1
    47Grace164↓ 1
    48Caroline162↓ 4
    49Eden160↑ 13
    50Emilia155↑ 24
    50Madelyn155↑ 2
    52Adeline150↑ 8
    53Elena149↓ 4
    53Josephine149↑ 5
    55Kennedy143↑ 3
    56Emery141↓ 1
    56Josie141↓ 7
    58Paisley140↓ 10
    59Claire137↑ 9
    59Genesis137↓ 17
    59Leilani137↑ 14
    62Sophie135↑ 20
    63Delilah134↓ 14
    63Stella134↓ 8
    65Iris133↑ 24
    66Zoey131↓ 2
    67Clara127↑ 30
    67Hannah127↑ 5
    67Mila127↓ 13
    70Madeline125↑ 36
    71Magnolia124↑ 19
    72Ruby123↓ 9
    73Emerson122↓ 3
    74Alice121↑ 16
    75Georgia119↓ 15
    75Millie119↑ 15
    77Addison118↓ 11
    78Vivian117↑ 4
    79Victoria116↑ 14
    80Savannah115↓ 16
    81Maya114↓ 11
    81Valentina114↑ 24
    83Hallie113↑ 19
    83Leah113↑ 5
    85Anna112↑ 8
    86Raelynn111↓ 20
    87Audrey110↑ 10
    87Melody110↑ 48
    89Mary109↓ 5
    89Natalie109↓ 13
    91Eliza108↓ 7
    91Kehlani108↑ 37
    93Autumn106↓ 38
    93Emersyn106↑ 17
    93Kinsley106↓ 41
    93Margaret106↑ 3
    97Aubrey103↑ 6
    97Charlie103↑ 45
    97Oaklynn103↑ 23
    97Parker103↑ 14

    Based on 46,483 girls born in North Carolina in 2025.

    Only in North Carolina

    The most common names that appear only in North Carolina in 2025.

    What “only in North Carolina” means: a name counts if it was given at least 5 times in North Carolina in 2025 and fewer than 5 times in any other state (the 50 states and DC). SSA does not publish names given fewer than 5 times, so a name could exist elsewhere in smaller numbers. A full unique-names page for North Carolina comes in a later batch.

    NameSexBirths
    JanovaGirl7
    LarkinGirl7
    WrightBoy7
    AdairGirl6
    EmsleyGirl6
    KamoniGirl6
    AvettBoy6
    KhymirBoy6
    UniqueBoy6
    ZyionBoy6

    16 girl names and 20 boy names appear only in North Carolina in 2025.

    Rising and falling in North Carolina

    Only names in the North Carolina top 100 qualify, so these are real moves, not names jumping from a handful of births.

    Fastest rising

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Eithan Boy#234 → #75+159153
    Ailany Girl#78 → #12+66275
    Melody Girl#135 → #87+48110
    Charlie Girl#142 → #97+45103
    Archer Boy#139 → #98+41125

    Falling fastest

    NameRankChangeBirths
    Everly Girl#76 → #125-4980
    Nevaeh Girl#80 → #127-4778
    Kinsley Girl#52 → #93-41106
    Eli Boy#92 → #122-30100
    Jaxon Boy#74 → #103-29119

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    Method in brief: counts are the SSA-published counts for North Carolina in 2025, by exact spelling. Rank change is the 2024 rank minus the 2025 rank, recomputed from the file. “Only in North Carolina” means at least 5 times in North Carolina and fewer than 5 times in any other state (50 states + DC). Full detail: methodology.

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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.