Most popular baby names in North Carolina — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in North Carolina were Amelia, Charlotte, and Olivia for girls and Noah, Liam, and Oliver for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Caroline is 2.1x more common in North Carolina than nationally, and Colton is 1.6x more common in North Carolina than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in North Carolina

Girls

Most distinctive Eleanor 1.4x more common ▲2 #10 vs US #12
Also more common
Eliana 1.4x more common ▲2 #8 vs US #10 Amelia 1.2x more common ▲3 #1 vs US #4 Evelyn 1.2x more common ▲-1 #9 vs US #8 Charlotte 1.2x more common ▲0 #2 vs US #2
Less common
No distinctive less-common names in the top 10

Boys

Most distinctive William 1.6x more common ▲5 #4 vs US #9
Also more common
John 1.5x more common ▲13 #10 vs US #23 James 1.3x more common ▲1 #5 vs US #6 Levi 1.3x more common ▲3 #9 vs US #12 Elijah 1.3x more common ▲0 #7 vs US #7
Less common
Mateo 1.0x less common ▼7 #15 vs US #8

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