Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2017

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ava	654
2	Emma	589
3	Olivia	587
4	Isabella	433
5	Charlotte	419
6	Sophia	391
7	Harper	390
8	Amelia	369
9	Abigail	349
10	Elizabeth	347
11	Madison	327
12	Mia	320
13	Evelyn	316
14	Ella	287
15	Avery	272
16	Emily	263
17	Caroline	262
18	Skylar	253
19	Layla	251
20	Aubrey	246
21	Scarlett	245
22	Chloe	242
22	Savannah	242
24	Lillian	236
25	Addison	219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paisley	205
26	Riley	205
28	Kennedy	202
28	Nora	202
30	Eleanor	199
31	Zoey	193
32	Sofia	189
33	Aria	184
33	Kinsley	184
35	Lily	183
36	Aubree	179
37	Anna	177
38	Bella	176
38	Natalie	176
40	Genesis	175
40	Grace	175
42	Penelope	173
43	Serenity	172
44	Sadie	168
45	Madelyn	167
45	Nevaeh	167
47	Brooklyn	166
48	Ellie	162
48	Hannah	162
50	Victoria	161
51	Naomi	158
52	Autumn	155
53	Claire	153
54	Aaliyah	152
55	Willow	148
56	Zoe	147
57	Hazel	145
57	Stella	145
59	Nova	139
59	Peyton	139
61	Cora	132
61	Piper	132
63	Aurora	130
64	Audrey	128
64	Luna	128
66	Mila	127
67	Hadley	126
67	Kaylee	126
69	Emery	124
69	Reagan	124
71	Taylor	123
72	Camila	120
73	Lucy	119
74	Sarah	118
75	Allison	116
75	Eva	116
77	Adeline	115
78	Clara	114
78	Mackenzie	114
80	Kylie	113
80	Raelynn	113
82	Mary	112
83	Elena	110
83	Everly	110
85	Lydia	109
86	Ariana	108
87	Isabelle	106
88	Ruby	105
89	Gabriella	103
90	Emerson	101
90	Julia	101
92	Adalyn	100
93	Alexa	99
93	Arianna	99
93	Leah	99
93	London	99
97	Adalynn	98
98	Eliana	97
98	Harmony	97
100	Violet	96