Which baby names are the most popular in North Carolina?
Analysis of Social Security card application data nationwide found the most popular baby names in North Carolina.
New data has found that Liam and Olivia are the most popular male and female baby names in North Carolina.
The study, conducted by last names database experts at ourpublicrecords.org, analyzed data on more than 10,000 names given to babies born in 2022 across the U.S.
The results revealed that North Carolina's most popular male name is Liam, with 644 babies named Liam in 2022, and Olivia is the most popular female name, with 500 babies named Olivia in 2022.
The second most popular male and female names are Noah and Amelia, respectively, with 577 babies named Noah and 456 babies named Amelia.
These are the most popular baby names in North Carolina.
1.
- Liam: 644
- Olivia: 500
2.
- Noah: 577
- Amelia: 456
3.
- William: 516
- Charlotte: 427
4.
- Oliver: 515
- Ava: 409
5.
- James: 470
- Emma: 406
6.
- Elijah: 447
- Sophia: 382
7.
- Henry: 387
- Isabella: 326
8.
- Levi: 374
- Mia: 300
9.
- Jackson: 357
- Harper: 299
10.
- Lucas: 334
- Evelyn: 289
On a national level, the most popular male name is Liam, with 20,456 baby boys sharing the name, and Olivia is the most popular female name nationally, with 16,573 babies named the popular female name.
The second most popular male name in the U.S., as a whole, is Noah, with 18,621 babies named this, and Emma is the second most popular female name, with 14,435 females named Emma.
Despite more diverse and personalized names increasing in popularity, traditional names still hold significance for many families. Zendaya is a great example of a unique name that has seen its greatest popularity in 2022 thanks to cultural inspiration. Georgina is an older, more traditional name that has also greatly increased in popularity, showing how names never really go extinct and how most names fluctuate in popularity over time.
