Top baby names in North Carolina, 2002
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 799 |
| 2 | Hannah | 723 |
| 3 | Emily | 623 |
| 4 | Sarah | 537 |
| 5 | Emma | 520 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 508 |
| 7 | Abigail | 464 |
| 8 | Alexis | 419 |
| 8 | Taylor | 419 |
| 10 | Anna | 416 |
| 11 | Lauren | 402 |
| 12 | Olivia | 399 |
| 13 | Ashley | 391 |
| 14 | Kayla | 365 |
| 15 | Brianna | 340 |
| 16 | Jessica | 339 |
| 17 | Caroline | 310 |
| 18 | Savannah | 309 |
| 19 | Kaitlyn | 307 |
| 20 | Alyssa | 297 |
| 21 | Samantha | 296 |
| 22 | Victoria | 293 |
| 23 | Sydney | 291 |
| 24 | Destiny | 289 |
| 25 | Haley | 284 |
| 25 | Morgan | 284 |
| 27 | Chloe | 280 |
| 28 | Grace | 279 |
| 29 | Makayla | 277 |
| 30 | Rachel | 272 |
| 31 | Hailey | 267 |
| 31 | Jordan | 267 |
| 33 | Jasmine | 255 |
| 34 | Jennifer | 254 |
| 35 | Megan | 251 |
| 36 | Katherine | 244 |
| 37 | Mackenzie | 241 |
| 38 | Isabella | 228 |
| 38 | Mary | 228 |
| 40 | Maria | 209 |
| 41 | Allison | 206 |
| 42 | Jada | 198 |
| 43 | Aaliyah | 184 |
| 44 | Ashanti | 183 |
| 45 | Trinity | 182 |
| 46 | Katelyn | 180 |
| 47 | Julia | 174 |
| 48 | Natalie | 172 |
| 49 | Kaylee | 170 |
| 50 | Madeline | 168 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 1,010 |
| 2 | Jacob | 982 |
| 3 | Joshua | 891 |
| 4 | Christopher | 775 |
| 5 | Michael | 767 |
| 6 | Matthew | 750 |
| 7 | Ethan | 660 |
| 8 | James | 653 |
| 9 | Andrew | 584 |
| 10 | David | 578 |
| 11 | John | 572 |
| 12 | Austin | 571 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 565 |
| 14 | Tyler | 540 |
| 15 | Brandon | 538 |
| 16 | Joseph | 537 |
| 17 | Daniel | 529 |
| 18 | Zachary | 526 |
| 19 | Caleb | 495 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 489 |
| 21 | Cameron | 472 |
| 22 | Noah | 463 |
| 23 | Christian | 450 |
| 24 | Alexander | 448 |
| 25 | Jordan | 435 |
| 26 | Dylan | 428 |
| 27 | Justin | 427 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 426 |
| 29 | Samuel | 424 |
| 30 | Hunter | 423 |
| 31 | Logan | 422 |
| 32 | Robert | 413 |
| 33 | Anthony | 392 |
| 33 | Elijah | 392 |
| 35 | Jackson | 389 |
| 36 | Ryan | 374 |
| 37 | Kevin | 367 |
| 38 | Nathan | 328 |
| 39 | Thomas | 325 |
| 40 | Gabriel | 320 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 303 |
| 42 | Jose | 296 |
| 43 | Mason | 289 |
| 44 | Charles | 286 |
| 45 | Jason | 276 |
| 46 | Luke | 269 |
| 47 | Aaron | 246 |
| 48 | Nathaniel | 244 |
| 49 | Evan | 219 |
| 50 | Connor | 215 |