Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2008

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emma	652
2	Madison	622
3	Ava	514
4	Emily	502
5	Abigail	498
6	Olivia	440
7	Addison	399
8	Isabella	392
9	Elizabeth	385
10	Hannah	384
11	Chloe	356
12	Sarah	354
13	Sophia	352
14	Taylor	330
15	Alyssa	310
16	Ella	303
17	Alexis	300
18	Ashley	299
19	Savannah	296
20	Natalie	293
21	Anna	291
22	Lily	278
23	Hailey	269
24	Samantha	264
25	Brianna	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lillian	256
27	Caroline	255
28	Makayla	249
29	Kaylee	247
30	Riley	234
31	Nevaeh	233
32	Allison	219
32	Grace	219
34	Morgan	211
35	Peyton	208
36	Trinity	207
37	Katherine	195
38	Kayla	192
39	Avery	190
40	Mia	186
40	Victoria	186
42	Sydney	185
43	Jasmine	182
43	Lauren	182
45	Leah	179
46	Destiny	176
47	Layla	172
48	Mackenzie	168
49	Jada	166
49	Maria	166
51	Kaitlyn	165
52	Mary	162
53	Zoe	161
54	Kimberly	157
55	Aubrey	156
56	Aaliyah	155
57	Haley	153
58	Rachel	151
59	Gabrielle	147
59	Gracie	147
61	Autumn	146
61	Jessica	146
63	Evelyn	141
63	Kylie	141
65	Madeline	138
66	Brooklyn	137
67	Gabriella	135
67	Julia	135
69	Jayla	133
70	Bailey	131
70	Brooke	131
72	Claire	130
73	Amelia	129
74	Sara	125
75	Katelyn	124
75	Sofia	124
77	Audrey	123
77	Hayden	123
79	Sophie	122
80	Madelyn	121
80	Mariah	121
82	Genesis	119
82	Zoey	119
84	Alexandra	118
85	Jennifer	117
85	Kennedy	117
85	Serenity	117
88	Payton	114
89	Kendall	113
90	Faith	109
91	Jocelyn	107
91	Reagan	107
91	Sadie	107
94	Alexa	106
94	Charlotte	106
94	Katie	106
97	Mckenzie	105
98	Jordan	101
98	Skylar	101
100	Arianna	100
100	Rebecca	100