By state

Popular names in North Carolina

Every name given in North Carolina, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in North Carolina

  1. #1Mary134,193
  2. #2Elizabeth50,665
  3. #3Linda44,003
  4. #4Betty44,002
  5. #5Margaret39,604
  6. #6Sarah38,616
  7. #7Barbara38,394
  8. #8Patricia35,858
  9. #9Jennifer33,556
  10. #10Dorothy33,437

Top 10 boys' names in North Carolina

  1. #1James212,379
  2. #2William161,929
  3. #3John126,129
  4. #4Robert116,448
  5. #5Michael96,294
  6. #6David92,454
  7. #7Charles82,640
  8. #8Christopher63,519
  9. #9Thomas60,702
  10. #10Joseph57,681