Top baby names in North Carolina, 2000
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 938 |
| 2 | Madison | 702 |
| 3 | Emily | 684 |
| 4 | Sarah | 631 |
| 5 | Taylor | 605 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 517 |
| 7 | Ashley | 516 |
| 7 | Kayla | 516 |
| 9 | Alexis | 484 |
| 10 | Lauren | 483 |
| 11 | Jessica | 452 |
| 12 | Anna | 449 |
| 13 | Brianna | 441 |
| 14 | Destiny | 431 |
| 15 | Samantha | 423 |
| 16 | Abigail | 412 |
| 17 | Emma | 393 |
| 18 | Savannah | 371 |
| 19 | Megan | 368 |
| 20 | Haley | 354 |
| 21 | Morgan | 350 |
| 22 | Olivia | 341 |
| 23 | Kaitlyn | 321 |
| 23 | Sydney | 321 |
| 25 | Alyssa | 317 |
| 26 | Rachel | 313 |
| 27 | Jasmine | 311 |
| 28 | Victoria | 310 |
| 29 | Grace | 299 |
| 30 | Hailey | 290 |
| 31 | Mary | 280 |
| 32 | Caroline | 275 |
| 33 | Makayla | 268 |
| 34 | Katherine | 254 |
| 35 | Amber | 250 |
| 36 | Brittany | 238 |
| 36 | Jennifer | 238 |
| 38 | Jordan | 231 |
| 38 | Mackenzie | 231 |
| 40 | Chloe | 229 |
| 41 | Maria | 220 |
| 42 | Courtney | 217 |
| 42 | Rebecca | 217 |
| 44 | Jada | 196 |
| 45 | Katelyn | 189 |
| 45 | Sierra | 189 |
| 47 | Allison | 187 |
| 48 | Sara | 178 |
| 49 | Alexandra | 169 |
| 49 | Amanda | 169 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 1,043 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,039 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,011 |
| 4 | Christopher | 888 |
| 5 | Michael | 863 |
| 6 | Matthew | 860 |
| 7 | James | 728 |
| 8 | Tyler | 653 |
| 9 | John | 652 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 646 |
| 11 | Austin | 622 |
| 12 | Brandon | 620 |
| 13 | Zachary | 618 |
| 14 | Andrew | 607 |
| 15 | Joseph | 591 |
| 16 | Cameron | 586 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 574 |
| 18 | David | 572 |
| 19 | Christian | 569 |
| 20 | Daniel | 542 |
| 20 | Noah | 542 |
| 22 | Justin | 539 |
| 23 | Hunter | 521 |
| 24 | Samuel | 470 |
| 25 | Ryan | 466 |
| 26 | Caleb | 461 |
| 27 | Ethan | 449 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 440 |
| 29 | Robert | 434 |
| 30 | Jordan | 430 |
| 31 | Alexander | 425 |
| 32 | Dylan | 421 |
| 33 | Thomas | 420 |
| 34 | Anthony | 339 |
| 35 | Elijah | 338 |
| 36 | Kevin | 325 |
| 37 | Nathan | 316 |
| 38 | Aaron | 297 |
| 39 | Logan | 286 |
| 40 | Timothy | 285 |
| 41 | Jackson | 272 |
| 42 | Jose | 271 |
| 43 | Charles | 267 |
| 44 | Jason | 260 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 256 |
| 46 | Seth | 252 |
| 47 | Adam | 250 |
| 48 | Cody | 248 |
| 49 | Eric | 241 |
| 50 | Nathaniel | 233 |