BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in North Carolina

The most popular baby names in North Carolina in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. North Carolina has recorded 9,597,543 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in North Carolina

  1. #1Amelia459 in 2025
  2. #2Charlotte453 in 2025
  3. #3Olivia441 in 2025
  4. #4Sophia396 in 2025
  5. #5Emma391 in 2025
  6. #6Isabella342 in 2025
  7. #7Mia325 in 2025
  8. #8Eliana321 in 2025
  9. #9Evelyn317 in 2025
  10. #10Eleanor315 in 2025
  11. #11Ava313 in 2025
  12. #13Sofia275 in 2025
  13. #14Harper267 in 2025
  14. #15Elizabeth260 in 2025
  15. #17Violet228 in 2025
  16. #18Lily226 in 2025
  17. #19Lucy225 in 2025
  18. #20Aurora221 in 2025
  19. #21Naomi214 in 2025
  20. #22Nora214 in 2025
  21. #23Ella212 in 2025
  22. #25Ellie208 in 2025
  23. #26Hazel208 in 2025
  24. #27Willow207 in 2025
  25. #28Chloe203 in 2025

Top boys’ names

Boys in North Carolina

  1. #1Noah684 in 2025
  2. #2Liam680 in 2025
  3. #3Oliver507 in 2025
  4. #4William500 in 2025
  5. #5James471 in 2025
  6. #6Henry450 in 2025
  7. #7Elijah426 in 2025
  8. #8Theodore425 in 2025
  9. #9Levi376 in 2025
  10. #10John360 in 2025
  11. #11Lucas349 in 2025
  12. #12Hudson341 in 2025
  13. #13Samuel334 in 2025
  14. #14Elias329 in 2025
  15. #15Mateo319 in 2025
  16. #16Benjamin300 in 2025
  17. #17Ezra298 in 2025
  18. #18Wyatt298 in 2025
  19. #19Asher297 in 2025
  20. #20Luke285 in 2025
  21. #21Grayson283 in 2025
  22. #22Jack280 in 2025
  23. #23Jackson275 in 2025
  24. #24Michael275 in 2025
  25. #25Daniel273 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within North Carolina for each year.