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Top Names in North Carolina
Most popular baby names in North Carolina for 2026
👧 Top Girl Names
100 names ranked in 2026
1
Amelia 469 2
Olivia 464 3
Charlotte 406 4
Emma 396 5
Sophia 387 6
Mia 346 7
Isabella 323 8
Eleanor 309 9
Evelyn 308 10
Ava 294 11
Elizabeth 288 12
Harper 267 13
Sofia 259 14
Ellie 247 15
Violet 236 16
Nova 235 17
Eliana 233 18
Nora 231 19
Scarlett 226 20
Naomi 223 21
Hazel 222 22
Lainey 222 23
Ivy 219 24
Zoe 217 25
Luna 216 26
Willow 216 27
Lily 213 28
Chloe 207 29
Aurora 202 30
Camila 199 31
Isla 194 32
Sadie 189 33
Avery 188 34
Abigail 186 35
Penelope 186 36
Madison 185 37
Layla 176 38
Ella 175 39
Lillian 173 40
Lucy 172 41
Riley 172 42
Emily 169 43
Caroline 164 44
Gianna 164 45
Genesis 161 46
Aria 160 47
Josie 150 48
Madelyn 150 49
Delilah 149 50
Elena 144 51
Mila 144 52
Grace 142 53
Stella 142 54
Eden 139 55
Georgia 139 56
Josephine 139 57
Paisley 137 58
Kinsley 135 59
Addison 134 60
Emery 134 61
Ruby 134 62
Raelynn 132 63
Autumn 131 64
Adeline 130 65
Leilani 130 66
Claire 127 67
Maya 127 68
Sophie 126 69
Kennedy 124 70
Ayla 123 71
Emerson 123 72
Eloise 118 73
Savannah 117 74
Millie 116 75
Magnolia 113 76
Emilia 111 77
Lydia 111 78
Zoey 111 79
Alice 108 80
Leah 108 81
Valentina 107 82
Oaklynn 106 83
Hannah 105 84
Vivian 105 85
Iris 104 86
Eliza 102 87
Maeve 102 88
Anna 101 89
Daisy 101 90
Hadley 101 91
Clara 100 92
Hallie 100 93
Lyla 99 94
Natalie 99 95
Victoria 99 96
Liliana 98 97
Maria 98 98
Emersyn 96 99
Mary 96 100
Amara 95 👦 Top Boy Names
100 names ranked in 2026
1
Liam 742 2
Noah 683 3
Oliver 547 4
William 482 5
James 470 6
Henry 420 7
Theodore 412 8
Elijah 397 9
Lucas 391 10
Levi 390 11
John 342 12
Hudson 340 13
Ezra 336 14
Mateo 331 15
Asher 314 16
Samuel 301 17
Maverick 291 18
Waylon 290 19
Benjamin 286 20
Elias 282 21
Sebastian 281 22
Luke 276 23
David 274 24
Luca 272 25
Daniel 271 26
Jackson 268 27
Jack 262 28
Thomas 255 29
Carter 238 30
Walker 238 31
Owen 237 32
Wyatt 236 33
Miles 235 34
Michael 228 35
Ethan 225 36
Grayson 223 37
Charles 222 38
Leo 222 39
Gabriel 212 40
Mason 212 41
Silas 212 42
Julian 211 43
Joseph 210 44
Josiah 210 45
Thiago 210 46
Dylan 208 47
Caleb 207 48
Cooper 203 49
Jacob 198 50
Brooks 197 51
Matthew 196 52
Isaac 194 53
Weston 193 54
Alexander 192 55
Bennett 191 56
Aiden 190 57
Wesley 188 58
Logan 185 59
Nolan 185 60
Cameron 182 61
Santiago 177 62
Anthony 171 63
River 171 64
Beau 170 65
Joshua 170 66
Colton 169 67
Micah 167 68
Amir 164 69
Ian 164 70
Rowan 161 71
Andrew 159 72
Atlas 158 73
Kai 158 74
August 156 75
Isaiah 152 76
Christian 151 77
Robert 151 78
Roman 151 79
Angel 149 80
Everett 148 81
Easton 147 82
Nathan 146 83
Christopher 144 84
Jayden 142 85
Jaxon 140 86
Lincoln 139 87
Axel 137 88
Jonathan 135 89
Parker 135 90
Adrian 132 91
Ezekiel 131 92
Theo 129 93
Enzo 127 94
Jace 127 95
Myles 123 96
Harrison 122 97
Jose 122 98
Kayden 121 99
Amari 119 100
Sawyer 118 About North Carolina Baby Names
North Carolina has its own unique naming preferences that reflect the state's cultural heritage, demographics, and regional influences. While many popular national names are also favorites here, you'll find some names that are particularly beloved in North Carolina.
Browse through the rankings to discover trending names, classic favorites, and hidden gems that might be perfect for your baby. Each name links to a detailed profile with historical data, popularity trends, and more.