Top baby names in North Carolina, 2012
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 657 |
| 2 | Sophia | 593 |
| 3 | Ava | 511 |
| 4 | Olivia | 472 |
| 5 | Isabella | 455 |
| 6 | Madison | 447 |
| 7 | Abigail | 436 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 372 |
| 9 | Emily | 368 |
| 10 | Ella | 319 |
| 11 | Chloe | 315 |
| 12 | Addison | 314 |
| 13 | Aubrey | 301 |
| 14 | Harper | 276 |
| 15 | Hannah | 264 |
| 16 | Mia | 257 |
| 17 | Avery | 254 |
| 18 | Lily | 252 |
| 19 | Lillian | 250 |
| 20 | Natalie | 245 |
| 21 | Anna | 229 |
| 22 | Zoey | 228 |
| 23 | Amelia | 214 |
| 24 | Caroline | 213 |
| 25 | Nevaeh | 212 |
| 26 | Layla | 210 |
| 27 | Peyton | 208 |
| 28 | Charlotte | 207 |
| 29 | Aaliyah | 205 |
| 30 | Savannah | 197 |
| 30 | Taylor | 197 |
| 32 | Zoe | 196 |
| 33 | Riley | 193 |
| 34 | Brooklyn | 191 |
| 35 | Allison | 183 |
| 36 | Evelyn | 181 |
| 36 | Sarah | 181 |
| 38 | Hailey | 179 |
| 38 | Serenity | 179 |
| 40 | Grace | 178 |
| 41 | Kaylee | 166 |
| 42 | Sofia | 163 |
| 43 | London | 162 |
| 44 | Alexis | 160 |
| 45 | Alyssa | 158 |
| 45 | Trinity | 158 |
| 47 | Aubree | 155 |
| 48 | Skylar | 153 |
| 49 | Ashley | 152 |
| 50 | Victoria | 149 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 711 |
| 2 | Mason | 684 |
| 3 | Jacob | 579 |
| 4 | Elijah | 575 |
| 5 | Noah | 524 |
| 6 | James | 507 |
| 6 | Jayden | 507 |
| 8 | Ethan | 493 |
| 9 | Jackson | 485 |
| 10 | Michael | 464 |
| 11 | Aiden | 451 |
| 11 | Liam | 451 |
| 13 | Christopher | 435 |
| 14 | Joshua | 420 |
| 15 | Alexander | 416 |
| 16 | Gabriel | 409 |
| 17 | Landon | 388 |
| 18 | Caleb | 383 |
| 19 | Logan | 380 |
| 20 | Samuel | 377 |
| 21 | Daniel | 372 |
| 22 | Cameron | 370 |
| 23 | John | 356 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 352 |
| 25 | Matthew | 350 |
| 26 | Brayden | 346 |
| 27 | Joseph | 344 |
| 28 | Andrew | 334 |
| 29 | Christian | 332 |
| 30 | David | 316 |
| 31 | Carter | 313 |
| 32 | Levi | 304 |
| 33 | Anthony | 299 |
| 33 | Lucas | 299 |
| 35 | Jeremiah | 298 |
| 36 | Luke | 295 |
| 37 | Eli | 284 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 282 |
| 39 | Ayden | 281 |
| 40 | Colton | 279 |
| 41 | Tyler | 277 |
| 42 | Dylan | 273 |
| 42 | Gavin | 273 |
| 42 | Hunter | 273 |
| 42 | Josiah | 273 |
| 46 | Isaiah | 267 |
| 47 | Nathan | 265 |
| 48 | Isaac | 258 |
| 49 | Wyatt | 257 |
| 50 | Bryson | 256 |