Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2005

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
51	Brooke	157
51	Gracie	157
51	Katelyn	157
54	Allison	156
55	Alexandra	155
56	Gabrielle	154
57	Jordan	151
58	Megan	150
59	Avery	144
60	Julia	142
61	Reagan	139
62	Madeline	133
63	Sara	130
64	Faith	129
64	Kimberly	129
66	Summer	127
66	Zoe	127
68	Jenna	126
68	Peyton	126
68	Stephanie	126
71	Aaliyah	125
71	Autumn	125
73	Nevaeh	124
74	Bailey	120
75	Katie	119
76	Kylie	118
77	Addison	116
77	Amber	116
79	Evelyn	113
79	Kendall	113
81	Lydia	111
82	Catherine	110
82	Skylar	110
84	Michelle	109
85	Amelia	107
85	Ashlyn	107
85	Kennedy	107
88	Audrey	105
89	Nicole	104
90	Rebecca	102
91	Kathryn	100
91	Mckenzie	100
93	Brooklyn	98
94	Andrea	97
94	Erin	97
94	Madelyn	97
97	Leslie	95
98	Sierra	94
99	Vanessa	92
100	Arianna	91
100	Maya	91
100	Nadia	91