2025 · 97,952 recorded births
Noah was the most common name given in North Carolina in 2025, with 708 births. The state recorded 97,952 births across 2,988 distinct names that year.
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Names given far more often here than nationally. The multiplier is how much more common the name is in North Carolina than in the country as a whole.
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Harlem | 35 | 3.4× |
| Ivey | 28 | 3.2× |
| Merritt | 46 | 3.0× |
| Jakari | 42 | 2.7× |
| Davis | 35 | 2.6× |
| Asaiah | 26 | 2.6× |
| Chandler | 48 | 2.5× |
| Klarity | 27 | 2.4× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Noah | 708 |
| #2 | Liam | 680 |
| #3 | Oliver | 507 |
| #4 | William | 500 |
| #5 | James | 471 |
| #6 | Amelia | 459 |
| #7 | Charlotte | 453 |
| #8 | Henry | 450 |
| #9 | Olivia | 441 |
| #10 | Elijah | 426 |
| #11 | Theodore | 425 |
| #12 | Sophia | 396 |
| #13 | Emma | 391 |
| #14 | Levi | 376 |
| #15 | John | 360 |
| #16 | Lucas | 349 |
| #17 | Isabella | 342 |
| #18 | Hudson | 341 |
| #19 | Samuel | 334 |
| #20 | Elias | 329 |
| #21 | Mia | 325 |
| #22 | Eliana | 321 |
| #23 | Mateo | 319 |
| #24 | Evelyn | 317 |
| #25 | Eleanor | 315 |
| #26 | Ava | 313 |
| #27 | Wyatt | 305 |
| #28 | Ezra | 303 |
| #29 | Benjamin | 300 |
| #30 | Asher | 297 |
| #31 | Carter | 294 |
| #32 | Grayson | 289 |
| #33 | Luke | 285 |
| #34 | Jack | 280 |
| #35 | Ailany | 275 |
| #35 | Harper | 275 |
| #35 | Jackson | 275 |
| #35 | Michael | 275 |
| #35 | Sofia | 275 |
| #40 | Daniel | 273 |
| #41 | Luca | 264 |
| #42 | Waylon | 262 |
| #43 | Elizabeth | 260 |
| #44 | Riley | 249 |
| #45 | David | 247 |
| #46 | Avery | 246 |
| #47 | Cooper | 245 |
| #47 | Isla | 245 |
| #49 | Bennett | 243 |
| #49 | Owen | 243 |
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org