Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2000

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
51	Autumn	161
51	Gabrielle	161
53	Brooke	158
53	Kimberly	158
53	Natalie	158
56	Faith	157
57	Danielle	154
58	Julia	153
59	Catherine	151
60	Bailey	150
61	Madeline	149
62	Stephanie	145
63	Erin	140
64	Kathryn	135
65	Trinity	134
66	Laura	130
67	Kaylee	127
68	Breanna	126
69	Angel	125
69	Summer	125
71	Nicole	124
72	Sophia	123
73	Christina	122
74	Mckenzie	121
75	Isabella	118
76	Caitlin	117
77	Kelsey	114
78	Katie	113
79	Margaret	112
79	Zoe	112
81	Claire	111
81	Lindsey	111
83	Kristen	109
84	Logan	108
85	Caitlyn	107
85	Jenna	107
85	Rebekah	107
88	Leah	106
88	Skylar	106
90	Briana	105
91	Lillian	103
91	Michelle	103
91	Shelby	103
94	Cassidy	102
94	Heather	102
96	Cheyenne	101
97	Alexandria	100
98	Andrea	98
99	Tiffany	97
100	Ashlyn	96
100	Erica	96