North Carolina Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Noah
#1 Girl (2025)
Amelia
Fastest Rising
Andrew
↑ +6
Biggest Decline
Christopher
↓ −10
Longest #1 Run
James
6 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
22,943
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Alexis
↑ +8
Biggest Decline
Samantha
↓ −10
Longest #1 Run
Mary
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
18,041
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | William | James | Liam | Oliver | Elijah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1920s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1930s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1940s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1950s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1960s | Rank #4 | Rank #1 | — | — | — |
| 1970s | Rank #4 | Rank #2 | — | — | — |
| 1980s | Rank #6 | Rank #4 | — | — | — |
| 1990s | Rank #4 | Rank #6 | — | — | — |
| 2000s | Rank #1 | Rank #7 | — | — | — |
| 2010s | Rank #1 | Rank #5 | Rank #6 | — | Rank #4 |
| 2020s | Rank #3 | Rank #5 | Rank #1 | Rank #4 | Rank #6 |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJamesWilliam
1920sJamesWilliam
1930sJamesWilliam
1940sJamesWilliam
1950sJamesWilliam
1960sJamesMichael
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelJames
1980sChristopherMichael
1990sChristopherJoshua
2000sWilliamJacob
2010sWilliamNoah
2020sLiamNoah
1910sMaryAnnie
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sMaryBetty
1940sMaryLinda
1950sMaryLinda
1960sLisaAngela
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferAngela
1980sJessicaAshley
1990sAshleyBrittany
2000sMadisonEmily
2010sEmmaAva
2020sOliviaAmelia
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Andrew
+6 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Christopher
-10 rank positions · since 1980sFastest Rising
Alexis
+8 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Samantha
-10 rank positions · since 1990sHow North Carolina Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in North Carolina
- Malachi#95 here · #134 nationally↑ +39
- Colton#68 here · #104 nationally↑ +36
- Sawyer#87 here · #122 nationally↑ +35
- Carson#93 here · #124 nationally↑ +31
- Grayson#21 here · #51 nationally↑ +30
Less Popular in North Carolina
- Santiago#63 here · #26 nationally↓ −37
- Julian#58 here · #25 nationally↓ −33
- Ezekiel#91 here · #61 nationally↓ −30
- Anthony#70 here · #46 nationally↓ −24
- Enzo#96 here · #72 nationally↓ −24
More Popular in North Carolina
- Kehlani#92 here · #150 nationally↑ +58
- Savannah#80 here · #135 nationally↑ +55
- Oaklynn#99 here · #153 nationally↑ +54
- Magnolia#71 here · #123 nationally↑ +52
- Emerson#73 here · #122 nationally↑ +49
Less Popular in North Carolina
- Valentina#82 here · #35 nationally↓ −47
- Mila#69 here · #43 nationally↓ −26
- Leah#84 here · #58 nationally↓ −26
- Victoria#79 here · #54 nationally↓ −25
- Maya#81 here · #62 nationally↓ −19
Top 100 Baby Names in North Carolina
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Noah684#2
- #2Liam680#1
- #3Oliver507#3
- #4William500#9
- #5James471#6
- #6Henry450#5
- #7Elijah426#7
- #8Theodore425#4
- #9Levi376#12
- #10John360#23
Names #11–100
- #11 Lucas
- #12 Hudson
- #13 Samuel
- #14 Elias
- #15 Mateo
- #16 Benjamin
- #17 Ezra
- #18 Wyatt
- #19 Asher
- #20 Luke
- #21 Grayson
- #22 Jack
- #23 Jackson
- #24 Michael
- #25 Daniel
- #26 Luca
- #27 Waylon
- #28 Carter
- #29 David
- #30 Owen
- #31 Thomas
- #32 Mason
- #33 Charles
- #34 Cooper
- #35 Bennett
- #36 Matthew
- #37 Sebastian
- #38 Alexander
- #39 Joseph
- #40 Weston
- #41 Ethan
- #42 Leo
- #43 Silas
- #44 Thiago
- #45 Josiah
- #46 Gabriel
- #47 Maverick
- #48 Roman
- #49 Isaac
- #50 Rowan
- #51 Wesley
- #52 Miles
- #53 Cameron
- #54 Joshua
- #55 Brooks
- #56 Nolan
- #57 Caleb
- #58 Julian
- #59 Lincoln
- #60 Jacob
- #61 Logan
- #62 Walker
- #63 Santiago
- #64 Dylan
- #65 Atlas
- #66 Christopher
- #67 Everett
- #68 Colton
- #69 Axel
- #70 Anthony
- #71 Micah
- #72 Aiden
- #73 Nathan
- #74 Andrew
- #75 Eithan
- #76 Isaiah
- #77 Christian
- #78 Beau
- #79 Ian
- #80 Jeremiah
- #81 Amir
- #82 Angel
- #83 Jonathan
- #84 August
- #85 Easton
- #86 Jayden
- #87 Sawyer
- #88 Parker
- #89 River
- #90 Robert
- #91 Ezekiel
- #92 Theo
- #93 Carson
- #94 Jace
- #95 Malachi
- #96 Enzo
- #97 Harrison
- #98 Adrian
- #99 Archer
- #100 Graham
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Amelia459#4
- #2Charlotte453#2
- #3Olivia441#1
- #4Sophia396#5
- #5Emma391#3
- #6Isabella342#7
- #7Mia325#6
- #8Eliana321#10
- #9Evelyn317#8
- #10Eleanor315#12
Names #11–100
- #11 Ava
- #12 Ailany
- #13 Sofia
- #14 Harper
- #15 Elizabeth
- #16 Isla
- #17 Violet
- #18 Lily
- #19 Lucy
- #20 Aurora
- #21 Naomi
- #22 Nora
- #23 Ella
- #24 Lainey
- #25 Ellie
- #26 Hazel
- #27 Willow
- #28 Chloe
- #29 Nova
- #30 Zoe
- #31 Sadie
- #32 Ivy
- #33 Lillian
- #34 Penelope
- #35 Camila
- #36 Abigail
- #37 Gianna
- #38 Avery
- #39 Madison
- #40 Luna
- #41 Aria
- #42 Layla
- #43 Scarlett
- #44 Eloise
- #45 Riley
- #46 Emily
- #47 Grace
- #48 Caroline
- #49 Eden
- #50 Emilia
- #51 Madelyn
- #52 Adeline
- #53 Elena
- #54 Josephine
- #55 Kennedy
- #56 Emery
- #57 Josie
- #58 Paisley
- #59 Claire
- #60 Genesis
- #61 Leilani
- #62 Sophie
- #63 Delilah
- #64 Stella
- #65 Iris
- #66 Zoey
- #67 Clara
- #68 Hannah
- #69 Mila
- #70 Madeline
- #71 Magnolia
- #72 Ruby
- #73 Emerson
- #74 Alice
- #75 Georgia
- #76 Millie
- #77 Addison
- #78 Vivian
- #79 Victoria
- #80 Savannah
- #81 Maya
- #82 Valentina
- #83 Hallie
- #84 Leah
- #85 Anna
- #86 Raelynn
- #87 Audrey
- #88 Melody
- #89 Mary
- #90 Natalie
- #91 Eliza
- #92 Kehlani
- #93 Autumn
- #94 Emersyn
- #95 Kinsley
- #96 Margaret
- #97 Aubrey
- #98 Charlie
- #99 Oaklynn
- #100 Parker
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