100 Most Popular Baby Names in North Carolina (Updated for 2022)
In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.
The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.
You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.
This page contains both boy and girl names, but you can click below to see just the names by sex:
We have data on the most popular baby names in North Carolina for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.
However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby names for each of the last 10 years.
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2021
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2021 are Liam and Olivia.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Liam
699
Olivia
531
2
Noah
608
Ava
465
3
William
561
Emma
457
4
James
476
Charlotte
416
5
Oliver
467
Amelia
399
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2020
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2020 are Liam and Olivia.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Liam
681
Olivia
525
2
Noah
612
Ava
507
3
William
524
Emma
482
4
James
489
Charlotte
421
5
Elijah
475
Amelia
420
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2019
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2019 are Liam and Ava.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Liam
686
Ava
596
2
Noah
605
Olivia
536
3
William
587
Emma
532
4
James
516
Amelia
435
5
Elijah
464
Charlotte
410
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2018
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2018 are Noah and Ava.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Noah
621
Ava
631
2
William
607
Emma
583
3
Liam
579
Olivia
533
4
James
524
Charlotte
438
5
Elijah
461
Harper
429
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2017
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2017 are William and Ava.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
William
632
Ava
651
2
Noah
622
Emma
588
3
Liam
577
Olivia
585
4
James
541
Isabella
433
5
Mason
522
Charlotte
419
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2016
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2016 are William and Ava.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
William
715
Ava
619
2
Noah
638
Emma
610
3
Mason
547
Olivia
559
4
Liam
529
Charlotte
408
5
Elijah
523
Harper
407
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2015
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2015 are William and Ava.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
William
705
Ava
624
2
Noah
680
Emma
585
3
Mason
601
Olivia
565
4
Liam
588
Isabella
432
5
James
538
Sophia
424
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2014
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2014 are William and Ava.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
William
732
Ava
600
2
Mason
636
Emma
595
3
Noah
623
Olivia
572
4
Liam
551
Isabella
461
5
Elijah
542
Sophia
461
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2013
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2013 are William and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
William
706
Emma
648
2
Mason
616
Ava
555
3
Elijah
611
Sophia
531
4
Jacob
553
Olivia
488
5
Noah
552
Isabella
483
Popular Baby Names in North Carolina for 2012
As you can see the most popular baby names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2012 are William and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
William
711
Emma
656
2
Mason
684
Sophia
593
3
Jacob
579
Ava
510
4
Elijah
574
Olivia
471
5
Noah
523
Isabella
455
Data Source(s)
All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.