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Most popular baby names in North Carolina

Noah and Amelia were the top names for babies born in North Carolina in 2025. Social Security counted 483,014 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in North Carolina

Names given at least twice as often in North Carolina as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Caison 4.8× (46)
  2. Everette 3.8× (62)
  3. Kymir 3.7× (68)
  4. Hampton 3.3× (53)
  5. Zymir 3.2× (88)
  6. Braylen 3× (223)
  7. Smith 3× (52)
  8. Davis 2.9× (195)
  9. Kashmir 2.9× (67)
  10. Knowledge 2.8× (75)
  11. Jakari 2.7× (159)
  12. Kyng 2.7× (65)
  13. Chozen 2.7× (112)
  14. Chosen 2.6× (137)
  15. Kylin 2.6× (48)

Girls

  1. Charleston 5.2× (40)
  2. Merritt 3.7× (100)
  3. Sullivan 3.6× (43)
  4. Anderson 3.6× (62)
  5. Ivey 3.3× (118)
  6. Karmen 3.1× (48)
  7. Miller 3.1× (139)
  8. Salem 3× (290)
  9. Nariyah 2.9× (44)
  10. Ansley 2.8× (83)
  11. Kyleigh 2.7× (85)
  12. Kyndall 2.7× (54)
  13. Harlem 2.7× (56)
  14. Campbell 2.7× (105)
  15. Emory 2.6× (298)

Top boy names in North Carolina, 2025

  1. Noah 684
  2. Liam 680
  3. Oliver 507
  4. William 500
  5. James 471
  6. Henry 450
  7. Elijah 426
  8. Theodore 425
  9. Levi 376
  10. John 360
  11. Lucas 349
  12. Hudson 341
  13. Samuel 334
  14. Elias 329
  15. Mateo 319
  16. Benjamin 300
  17. Ezra 298
  18. Wyatt 298
  19. Asher 297
  20. Luke 285
  21. Grayson 283
  22. Jack 280
  23. Jackson 275
  24. Michael 275
  25. Daniel 273
  26. Luca 264
  27. Waylon 262
  28. Carter 252
  29. David 247
  30. Owen 243
  31. Thomas 243
  32. Mason 240
  33. Charles 237
  34. Cooper 237
  35. Bennett 234
  36. Matthew 233
  37. Sebastian 231
  38. Alexander 226
  39. Joseph 226
  40. Weston 226
  41. Ethan 225
  42. Leo 225
  43. Silas 220
  44. Thiago 215
  45. Josiah 207
  46. Gabriel 204
  47. Maverick 204
  48. Roman 200
  49. Isaac 198
  50. Rowan 197
  51. Wesley 195
  52. Miles 191
  53. Cameron 188
  54. Joshua 188
  55. Brooks 187
  56. Nolan 187
  57. Caleb 183
  58. Julian 183
  59. Lincoln 183
  60. Jacob 182
  61. Logan 180
  62. Walker 180
  63. Santiago 179
  64. Dylan 177
  65. Atlas 176
  66. Christopher 173
  67. Everett 173
  68. Colton 170
  69. Axel 167
  70. Anthony 162
  71. Micah 162
  72. Aiden 158
  73. Nathan 158
  74. Andrew 154
  75. Eithan 153
  76. Isaiah 153
  77. Christian 152
  78. Beau 149
  79. Ian 149
  80. Jeremiah 149
  81. Amir 147
  82. Angel 147
  83. Jonathan 147
  84. August 145
  85. Easton 143
  86. Jayden 142
  87. Sawyer 135
  88. Parker 134
  89. River 134
  90. Robert 134
  91. Ezekiel 133
  92. Theo 133
  93. Carson 130
  94. Jace 130
  95. Malachi 130
  96. Enzo 128
  97. Harrison 127
  98. Adrian 125
  99. Archer 125
  100. Graham 122

Top girl names in North Carolina, 2025

  1. Amelia 459
  2. Charlotte 453
  3. Olivia 441
  4. Sophia 396
  5. Emma 391
  6. Isabella 342
  7. Mia 325
  8. Eliana 321
  9. Evelyn 317
  10. Eleanor 315
  11. Ava 313
  12. Ailany 275
  13. Sofia 275
  14. Harper 267
  15. Elizabeth 260
  16. Isla 245
  17. Violet 228
  18. Lily 226
  19. Lucy 225
  20. Aurora 221
  21. Naomi 214
  22. Nora 214
  23. Ella 212
  24. Lainey 209
  25. Ellie 208
  26. Hazel 208
  27. Willow 207
  28. Chloe 203
  29. Nova 203
  30. Zoe 200
  31. Sadie 193
  32. Ivy 191
  33. Lillian 191
  34. Penelope 188
  35. Camila 187
  36. Abigail 186
  37. Gianna 185
  38. Avery 182
  39. Madison 181
  40. Luna 180
  41. Aria 179
  42. Layla 179
  43. Scarlett 175
  44. Eloise 173
  45. Riley 173
  46. Emily 171
  47. Grace 164
  48. Caroline 162
  49. Eden 160
  50. Emilia 155
  51. Madelyn 155
  52. Adeline 150
  53. Elena 149
  54. Josephine 149
  55. Kennedy 143
  56. Emery 141
  57. Josie 141
  58. Paisley 140
  59. Claire 137
  60. Genesis 137
  61. Leilani 137
  62. Sophie 135
  63. Delilah 134
  64. Stella 134
  65. Iris 133
  66. Zoey 131
  67. Clara 127
  68. Hannah 127
  69. Mila 127
  70. Madeline 125
  71. Magnolia 124
  72. Ruby 123
  73. Emerson 122
  74. Alice 121
  75. Georgia 119
  76. Millie 119
  77. Addison 118
  78. Vivian 117
  79. Victoria 116
  80. Savannah 115
  81. Maya 114
  82. Valentina 114
  83. Hallie 113
  84. Leah 113
  85. Anna 112
  86. Raelynn 111
  87. Audrey 110
  88. Melody 110
  89. Mary 109
  90. Natalie 109
  91. Eliza 108
  92. Kehlani 108
  93. Autumn 106
  94. Emersyn 106
  95. Kinsley 106
  96. Margaret 106
  97. Aubrey 103
  98. Charlie 103
  99. Oaklynn 103
  100. Parker 103

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in North Carolina?
In 2025, the most popular names in North Carolina were Noah for boys (684 babies) and Amelia for girls (459 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in North Carolina?
From 2021 to 2025, Caison was 4.8 times more common for boys in North Carolina than across the US, and Charleston was 5.2 times more common for girls.

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