Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2016

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ava	619
2	Emma	610
3	Olivia	559
4	Charlotte	408
4	Harper	408
6	Abigail	396
7	Isabella	394
8	Sophia	383
9	Elizabeth	366
10	Madison	318
11	Emily	316
12	Evelyn	311
13	Mia	309
14	Skylar	297
15	Aubrey	291
16	Caroline	287
17	Avery	283
18	Amelia	273
19	Addison	251
20	Layla	247
21	Riley	244
22	Ella	237
23	Lillian	228
24	Chloe	222
25	Scarlett	221

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Savannah	216
27	Lily	203
28	Natalie	202
29	Sofia	200
30	Zoey	198
31	Sadie	196
32	Brooklyn	193
33	Hannah	188
34	Serenity	185
35	Grace	183
36	Eleanor	181
37	Paisley	179
38	Nora	178
39	Aria	174
40	Kennedy	172
41	Anna	170
42	Autumn	168
43	Madelyn	166
44	Allison	163
45	Nevaeh	157
45	Victoria	157
47	Genesis	154
48	Kinsley	152
48	Zoe	152
50	Kaylee	150
50	Naomi	150
52	Lydia	148
53	Camila	147
54	Aubree	145
54	Stella	145
56	Claire	144
56	Sarah	144
58	Adeline	142
59	Ellie	141
60	Penelope	138
61	Ariana	137
61	Peyton	137
63	Piper	135
64	Aaliyah	132
65	Mary	130
66	Taylor	129
67	Mackenzie	128
68	Kylie	127
69	Reagan	126
70	Alexa	125
70	Hailey	125
72	Leah	124
72	London	124
74	Audrey	123
75	Bella	122
75	Katherine	122
77	Arianna	117
77	Ruby	117
79	Lucy	116
80	Cora	115
80	Willow	115
82	Samantha	114
83	Khloe	110
84	Emerson	109
84	Hazel	109
86	Hadley	107
87	Aurora	106
88	Violet	105
89	Clara	102
90	Adalyn	101
90	Londyn	101
92	Gabriella	100
93	Harmony	98
94	Alice	97
94	Ivy	97
94	Luna	97
94	Madeline	97
98	Bailey	96
98	Eva	96
98	Everly	96
98	Mila	96