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Most popular baby names in North Carolina, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in North Carolina in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 46,483 girls and 51,469 boys are in the North Carolina list.

#1 for girls
Amelia
459 babies · #4 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
684 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · North Carolina 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Amelia“vigor, bravery”459▲ 1
  2. #2CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”453▲ 2
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”441▼ 2
  4. #4Sophia“wisdom”396▲ 1
  5. #5Emma“entire”391▼ 2
  6. #6IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”342▲ 1
  7. #7MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records325▲ 1
  8. #8ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel321▲ 8
  9. #9EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”317same
  10. #10Eleanorpossibly “other”315▲ 1
  11. #11AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records313▼ 5
  12. #12AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel275▲ 66
  13. #12Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”275▲ 1
  14. #14HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”267▼ 2
  15. #15Elizabeth“my God is an oath”260▼ 5
  16. #16IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters245▲ 21
  17. #17VioletFrom the word “violet”228▲ 1
  18. #18LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”226▲ 8
  19. #19Lucy“light”225▲ 20
  20. #20AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”221▲ 11
  21. #21Naomi“my pleasantness”214same
  22. #21NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”214▼ 4
  23. #23EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”212▲ 7
  24. #24LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025209▲ 11
  25. #25EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records208▼ 10
  26. #25HazelFrom the word “hazel”208▼ 7

Top 25 boys · North Carolina 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records684▲ 1
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”680▼ 1
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records507same
  4. #4William“will + helmet”500same
  5. #5James“May He Heel”471same
  6. #6HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records450same
  7. #7Elijah“Yahweh is my god”426same
  8. #8TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025425▲ 1
  9. #9LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records376▲ 1
  10. #10Johnpossibly “God is gracious”360▲ 1
  11. #11LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records349▼ 3
  12. #12HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records341▲ 1
  13. #13Samuel“God has set or God has placed”334▲ 3
  14. #14EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”329▲ 9
  15. #15MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”319▼ 1
  16. #16Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”300▲ 1
  17. #17EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters298▼ 5
  18. #17Wyatt“war + hard, brave”298▲ 11
  19. #19AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025297▼ 4
  20. #20LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records285▲ 4
  21. #21Grayson“steward”283▲ 8
  22. #22JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”280▲ 4
  23. #23JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records275▼ 5
  24. #23Michael“who is like God?”275▲ 8
  25. #25Daniel“God is my judge”273▼ 6

Names that stand out in North Carolina

Names in the North Carolina top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of North Carolina births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameNCUSShare vs US
Caroline#48#962.1×
Magnolia#71#1241.9×
Kehlani#91#1481.9×
Emerson#73#1221.9×
Savannah#80#1351.9×
Oaklynn#97#1531.8×
Aubrey#97#1461.8×
Emersyn#93#1381.7×

Boys

NameNCUSShare vs US
Colton#68#1031.6×
Grayson#21#511.6×
Waylon#27#561.6×
Malachi#93#1341.6×
Silas#43#711.6×
William#4#91.6×
Jameson#100#1371.6×
Wyatt#17#381.5×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in North Carolina). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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