Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2012

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emma	657
2	Sophia	593
3	Ava	511
4	Olivia	472
5	Isabella	455
6	Madison	447
7	Abigail	436
8	Elizabeth	372
9	Emily	368
10	Ella	319
11	Chloe	315
12	Addison	314
13	Aubrey	301
14	Harper	276
15	Hannah	264
16	Mia	257
17	Avery	254
18	Lily	252
19	Lillian	250
20	Natalie	245
21	Anna	229
22	Zoey	228
23	Amelia	214
24	Caroline	213
25	Nevaeh	212

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Layla	210
27	Peyton	208
28	Charlotte	207
29	Aaliyah	205
30	Savannah	197
30	Taylor	197
32	Zoe	196
33	Riley	193
34	Brooklyn	191
35	Allison	183
36	Evelyn	181
36	Sarah	181
38	Hailey	179
38	Serenity	179
40	Grace	178
41	Kaylee	166
42	Sofia	163
43	London	162
44	Alexis	160
45	Alyssa	158
45	Trinity	158
47	Aubree	155
48	Skylar	153
49	Ashley	152
50	Victoria	149
51	Genesis	144
51	Leah	144
51	Samantha	144
54	Katherine	143
54	Mackenzie	143
56	Khloe	142
57	Gabriella	141
58	Brianna	140
59	Bella	139
59	Sydney	139
61	Autumn	137
62	Kennedy	134
63	Reagan	133
64	Kylie	131
64	Paisley	131
66	Morgan	129
66	Sophie	129
68	Audrey	128
68	Claire	128
68	Naomi	128
71	Makayla	125
72	Madelyn	124
72	Stella	124
74	Lauren	122
75	Arianna	120
75	Bailey	120
77	Payton	116
78	Lydia	113
78	Scarlett	113
80	Kayla	111
81	Jasmine	110
81	Mary	110
81	Molly	110
81	Piper	110
85	Jocelyn	108
85	Mckenzie	108
87	Destiny	106
88	Lilly	105
89	Ariana	104
90	Kendall	103
90	Makenzie	103
92	Sadie	101
93	Madeline	100
94	Mariah	98
95	Annabelle	97
96	Gabrielle	96
97	Faith	95
98	Jordyn	93
98	Kimberly	93
100	Kaitlyn	92