Top baby names in North Carolina, 2016
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | 619 |
| 2 | Emma | 610 |
| 3 | Olivia | 559 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 408 |
| 4 | Harper | 408 |
| 6 | Abigail | 396 |
| 7 | Isabella | 394 |
| 8 | Sophia | 383 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 366 |
| 10 | Madison | 318 |
| 11 | Emily | 316 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 311 |
| 13 | Mia | 309 |
| 14 | Skylar | 297 |
| 15 | Aubrey | 291 |
| 16 | Caroline | 287 |
| 17 | Avery | 283 |
| 18 | Amelia | 273 |
| 19 | Addison | 251 |
| 20 | Layla | 247 |
| 21 | Riley | 244 |
| 22 | Ella | 237 |
| 23 | Lillian | 228 |
| 24 | Chloe | 222 |
| 25 | Scarlett | 221 |
| 26 | Savannah | 216 |
| 27 | Lily | 203 |
| 28 | Natalie | 202 |
| 29 | Sofia | 200 |
| 30 | Zoey | 198 |
| 31 | Sadie | 196 |
| 32 | Brooklyn | 193 |
| 33 | Hannah | 188 |
| 34 | Serenity | 185 |
| 35 | Grace | 183 |
| 36 | Eleanor | 181 |
| 37 | Paisley | 179 |
| 38 | Nora | 178 |
| 39 | Aria | 174 |
| 40 | Kennedy | 172 |
| 41 | Anna | 170 |
| 42 | Autumn | 168 |
| 43 | Madelyn | 166 |
| 44 | Allison | 163 |
| 45 | Nevaeh | 157 |
| 45 | Victoria | 157 |
| 47 | Genesis | 154 |
| 48 | Kinsley | 152 |
| 48 | Zoe | 152 |
| 50 | Kaylee | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 715 |
| 2 | Noah | 638 |
| 3 | Mason | 547 |
| 4 | Liam | 529 |
| 5 | Elijah | 525 |
| 6 | James | 479 |
| 7 | Jackson | 428 |
| 8 | Benjamin | 426 |
| 8 | Michael | 426 |
| 10 | Grayson | 415 |
| 11 | Carter | 408 |
| 12 | Luke | 390 |
| 13 | John | 386 |
| 14 | Lucas | 381 |
| 15 | Aiden | 379 |
| 15 | Jacob | 379 |
| 17 | Oliver | 372 |
| 18 | Ethan | 369 |
| 19 | Gabriel | 360 |
| 20 | Samuel | 351 |
| 21 | Logan | 350 |
| 22 | Daniel | 335 |
| 23 | Wyatt | 334 |
| 24 | Alexander | 331 |
| 25 | Joseph | 327 |
| 26 | Levi | 314 |
| 27 | David | 313 |
| 28 | Joshua | 312 |
| 29 | Jaxon | 311 |
| 30 | Christopher | 310 |
| 30 | Matthew | 310 |
| 32 | Henry | 307 |
| 32 | Landon | 307 |
| 34 | Cameron | 304 |
| 35 | Owen | 303 |
| 36 | Andrew | 301 |
| 37 | Caleb | 290 |
| 38 | Christian | 288 |
| 38 | Jayden | 288 |
| 40 | Isaac | 280 |
| 41 | Charles | 279 |
| 42 | Bryson | 273 |
| 43 | Dylan | 266 |
| 44 | Josiah | 257 |
| 45 | Thomas | 250 |
| 46 | Anthony | 245 |
| 47 | Isaiah | 240 |
| 47 | Jeremiah | 240 |
| 49 | Colton | 236 |
| 49 | Hunter | 236 |