Top baby names in North Carolina, 2005
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 697 |
| 2 | Emma | 696 |
| 3 | Madison | 695 |
| 4 | Hannah | 553 |
| 5 | Abigail | 474 |
| 6 | Olivia | 463 |
| 7 | Sarah | 438 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 409 |
| 9 | Ashley | 404 |
| 10 | Anna | 397 |
| 11 | Ava | 370 |
| 12 | Chloe | 335 |
| 13 | Alexis | 328 |
| 14 | Taylor | 311 |
| 15 | Samantha | 308 |
| 16 | Savannah | 306 |
| 17 | Isabella | 295 |
| 18 | Makayla | 287 |
| 18 | Natalie | 287 |
| 20 | Brianna | 283 |
| 21 | Hailey | 281 |
| 22 | Grace | 276 |
| 23 | Alyssa | 275 |
| 23 | Lauren | 275 |
| 25 | Caroline | 272 |
| 26 | Destiny | 268 |
| 27 | Sydney | 267 |
| 28 | Kayla | 264 |
| 29 | Jasmine | 261 |
| 30 | Ella | 253 |
| 31 | Sophia | 245 |
| 32 | Morgan | 239 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 230 |
| 34 | Mary | 221 |
| 35 | Victoria | 218 |
| 36 | Jessica | 215 |
| 36 | Katherine | 215 |
| 36 | Riley | 215 |
| 39 | Lillian | 211 |
| 40 | Trinity | 209 |
| 41 | Jada | 207 |
| 42 | Rachel | 203 |
| 43 | Kaylee | 198 |
| 44 | Mackenzie | 197 |
| 45 | Haley | 192 |
| 46 | Lily | 187 |
| 47 | Maria | 185 |
| 48 | Jennifer | 174 |
| 49 | Mia | 171 |
| 50 | Leah | 163 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 924 |
| 2 | Joshua | 839 |
| 3 | Jacob | 837 |
| 4 | Christopher | 705 |
| 5 | Michael | 671 |
| 6 | Ethan | 651 |
| 7 | James | 636 |
| 8 | Matthew | 558 |
| 9 | Andrew | 554 |
| 10 | David | 532 |
| 11 | John | 531 |
| 12 | Daniel | 527 |
| 13 | Elijah | 523 |
| 14 | Alexander | 496 |
| 15 | Tyler | 487 |
| 16 | Caleb | 486 |
| 17 | Christian | 481 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 481 |
| 19 | Joseph | 478 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 471 |
| 20 | Samuel | 471 |
| 22 | Noah | 459 |
| 23 | Cameron | 436 |
| 24 | Anthony | 431 |
| 25 | Jackson | 414 |
| 26 | Logan | 410 |
| 27 | Ryan | 408 |
| 28 | Zachary | 386 |
| 29 | Nathan | 384 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 383 |
| 31 | Dylan | 382 |
| 32 | Brandon | 380 |
| 33 | Gabriel | 362 |
| 34 | Kevin | 337 |
| 35 | Austin | 335 |
| 36 | Hunter | 333 |
| 36 | Justin | 333 |
| 38 | Charles | 318 |
| 39 | Jose | 317 |
| 40 | Landon | 316 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 315 |
| 42 | Robert | 312 |
| 43 | Jordan | 311 |
| 44 | Luke | 310 |
| 45 | Mason | 309 |
| 46 | Thomas | 308 |
| 47 | Gavin | 295 |
| 48 | Connor | 286 |
| 48 | Jayden | 286 |
| 50 | Evan | 264 |