Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 2018

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ava	632
2	Emma	583
3	Olivia	534
4	Charlotte	440
5	Harper	429
6	Isabella	405
7	Amelia	380
8	Abigail	356
9	Sophia	345
10	Elizabeth	319
11	Mia	304
12	Evelyn	291
13	Avery	286
14	Ella	267
15	Madison	259
16	Caroline	258
17	Chloe	249
18	Layla	240
19	Lillian	237
20	Emily	231
21	Scarlett	229
21	Skylar	229
23	Addison	218
24	Riley	213
24	Zoey	213

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Aubrey	212
27	Aria	210
28	Eleanor	207
29	Savannah	204
30	Paisley	201
31	Kinsley	196
32	Lily	194
33	Mila	192
34	Nova	191
34	Victoria	191
36	Anna	188
37	Nora	187
38	Hannah	182
39	Sofia	179
40	Kennedy	175
41	Serenity	171
42	Grace	168
42	Luna	168
42	Natalie	168
45	Penelope	165
45	Zoe	165
47	Autumn	162
48	Bella	156
48	Naomi	156
50	Nevaeh	154
51	Ellie	150
52	Camila	149
53	Brooklyn	147
54	Stella	145
55	Genesis	142
56	Audrey	141
56	Sadie	141
58	Hazel	140
59	Aaliyah	137
60	Everly	130
61	Willow	129
62	Aubree	128
62	Piper	128
64	Lydia	126
64	Taylor	126
66	Lucy	124
67	Aurora	123
68	Cora	122
68	Hadley	122
68	Madelyn	122
68	Peyton	122
68	Ruby	122
73	Allison	121
74	Adalynn	118
74	Sarah	118
76	Claire	117
76	Ivy	117
78	Gabriella	116
79	Leah	115
80	Adeline	113
81	Emerson	112
82	Mary	111
83	Reagan	110
83	Violet	110
85	Elena	107
85	Mackenzie	107
87	Raelynn	105
88	Arianna	103
88	Emery	103
88	Harmony	103
91	Alice	101
91	Eva	101
93	Mckenzie	99
94	Brielle	98
95	Ariana	97
95	Clara	97
97	Khloe	96
97	Margaret	96
99	Madeline	94
99	Rylee	94