Names by state
Top baby names in North Carolina
2025 birth records · Amelia · Noah lead
The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in North Carolina in 2025, from official Social Security birth records. The bars are to scale, so you can see how far ahead the leaders really are — and every name links to its full history. Set it beside the national top 100 for 2025 to see where North Carolina goes its own way.
The 2025 lists
Ranked by babies born in North Carolina
Girls100
- 1Amelia459
- 2Charlotte453
- 3Olivia441
- 4Sophia396
- 5Emma391
- 6Isabella342
- 7Mia325
- 8Eliana321
- 9Evelyn317
- 10Eleanor315
- 11Ava313
- 12Ailany275
- 13Sofia275
- 14Harper267
- 15Elizabeth260
- 16Isla245
- 17Violet228
- 18Lily226
- 19Lucy225
- 20Aurora221
- 21Naomi214
- 22Nora214
- 23Ella212
- 24Lainey209
- 25Ellie208
- 26Hazel208
- 27Willow207
- 28Chloe203
- 29Nova203
- 30Zoe200
- 31Sadie193
- 32Ivy191
- 33Lillian191
- 34Penelope188
- 35Camila187
- 36Abigail186
- 37Gianna185
- 38Avery182
- 39Madison181
- 40Luna180
- 41Aria179
- 42Layla179
- 43Scarlett175
- 44Eloise173
- 45Riley173
- 46Emily171
- 47Grace164
- 48Caroline162
- 49Eden160
- 50Emilia155
- 51Madelyn155
- 52Adeline150
- 53Elena149
- 54Josephine149
- 55Kennedy143
- 56Emery141
- 57Josie141
- 58Paisley140
- 59Claire137
- 60Genesis137
- 61Leilani137
- 62Sophie135
- 63Delilah134
- 64Stella134
- 65Iris133
- 66Zoey131
- 67Clara127
- 68Hannah127
- 69Mila127
- 70Madeline125
- 71Magnolia124
- 72Ruby123
- 73Emerson122
- 74Alice121
- 75Georgia119
- 76Millie119
- 77Addison118
- 78Vivian117
- 79Victoria116
- 80Savannah115
- 81Maya114
- 82Valentina114
- 83Hallie113
- 84Leah113
- 85Anna112
- 86Raelynn111
- 87Audrey110
- 88Melody110
- 89Mary109
- 90Natalie109
- 91Eliza108
- 92Kehlani108
- 93Autumn106
- 94Emersyn106
- 95Kinsley106
- 96Margaret106
- 97Aubrey103
- 98Charlie103
- 99Oaklynn103
- 100Parker103
US North Carolina births recorded in 2025.
Boys100
- 1Noah684
- 2Liam680
- 3Oliver507
- 4William500
- 5James471
- 6Henry450
- 7Elijah426
- 8Theodore425
- 9Levi376
- 10John360
- 11Lucas349
- 12Hudson341
- 13Samuel334
- 14Elias329
- 15Mateo319
- 16Benjamin300
- 17Ezra298
- 18Wyatt298
- 19Asher297
- 20Luke285
- 21Grayson283
- 22Jack280
- 23Jackson275
- 24Michael275
- 25Daniel273
- 26Luca264
- 27Waylon262
- 28Carter252
- 29David247
- 30Owen243
- 31Thomas243
- 32Mason240
- 33Charles237
- 34Cooper237
- 35Bennett234
- 36Matthew233
- 37Sebastian231
- 38Alexander226
- 39Joseph226
- 40Weston226
- 41Ethan225
- 42Leo225
- 43Silas220
- 44Thiago215
- 45Josiah207
- 46Gabriel204
- 47Maverick204
- 48Roman200
- 49Isaac198
- 50Rowan197
- 51Wesley195
- 52Miles191
- 53Cameron188
- 54Joshua188
- 55Brooks187
- 56Nolan187
- 57Caleb183
- 58Julian183
- 59Lincoln183
- 60Jacob182
- 61Logan180
- 62Walker180
- 63Santiago179
- 64Dylan177
- 65Atlas176
- 66Christopher173
- 67Everett173
- 68Colton170
- 69Axel167
- 70Anthony162
- 71Micah162
- 72Aiden158
- 73Nathan158
- 74Andrew154
- 75Eithan153
- 76Isaiah153
- 77Christian152
- 78Beau149
- 79Ian149
- 80Jeremiah149
- 81Amir147
- 82Angel147
- 83Jonathan147
- 84August145
- 85Easton143
- 86Jayden142
- 87Sawyer135
- 88Parker134
- 89River134
- 90Robert134
- 91Ezekiel133
- 92Theo133
- 93Carson130
- 94Jace130
- 95Malachi130
- 96Enzo128
- 97Harrison127
- 98Adrian125
- 99Archer125
- 100Graham122
US North Carolina births recorded in 2025.
Questions people ask
About naming in North Carolina
Frequently asked
- What is the most popular girl name in North Carolina?
- Amelia is the #1 girl name in North Carolina in 2025, given to 459 babies.
- What is the most popular boy name in North Carolina?
- Noah is the #1 boy name in North Carolina in 2025, given to 684 babies.
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Data: US Social Security Administration state birth records, updated yearly.
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