Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2009

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emma	587
2	Madison	572
3	Isabella	570
4	Ava	537
5	Abigail	471
6	Olivia	452
7	Emily	422
8	Addison	419
9	Chloe	398
10	Sophia	380
11	Elizabeth	366
12	Ella	337
13	Alexis	305
14	Ashley	304
15	Hannah	295
16	Taylor	293
17	Sarah	286
18	Savannah	283
19	Anna	259
20	Alyssa	258
21	Caroline	254
21	Lily	254
23	Lillian	247
24	Kaylee	243
25	Samantha	242

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Riley	240
27	Allison	238
28	Hailey	237
29	Makayla	234
29	Mia	234
31	Nevaeh	224
32	Natalie	221
33	Peyton	219
34	Brianna	218
35	Avery	198
35	Grace	198
37	Leah	194
38	Katherine	193
39	Aubrey	189
40	Layla	188
41	Serenity	186
42	Aaliyah	181
42	Morgan	181
44	Kayla	178
45	Victoria	174
46	Lauren	172
47	Sydney	171
48	Trinity	169
49	Mackenzie	162
50	Evelyn	154
50	Jasmine	154
52	Destiny	151
53	Bailey	150
54	Autumn	149
55	Madelyn	148
56	Maria	146
57	Mary	145
57	Zoe	145
59	Payton	143
60	Amelia	142
61	Arianna	141
62	Genesis	139
62	Kaitlyn	139
64	Zoey	137
65	Bella	136
65	Jada	136
65	Sophie	136
68	Gabriella	134
69	Claire	133
69	Kylie	133
71	Brooklyn	132
71	Gabrielle	132
71	Julia	132
74	Alexa	130
74	Kimberly	130
76	Charlotte	127
76	Rachel	127
78	Gracie	124
79	Reagan	122
80	Audrey	121
80	Madeline	121
82	Haley	115
83	Faith	114
83	Katelyn	114
83	Kennedy	114
86	Brooke	110
86	Molly	110
88	Ariana	107
88	Mckenzie	107
90	Aniyah	106
90	Hayden	106
90	Jordyn	106
93	Jocelyn	105
93	Sofia	105
95	Jayla	104
96	Maya	103
97	Mariah	102
98	Eva	101
98	Khloe	101
100	Sara	99