Olivia leads North Carolina’s 2024 girl names with 469 babies—just ahead of Amelia (466)—as Emma moves into third.
Top 10 snapshot: Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia, Ava, Isabella, Mia, Evelyn, and Elizabeth. Eleanor and Harper sit just outside.
Within the top 30, big climbers include Eliana (+20 to No. 16), Hazel (+10), Violet (+9), Zoe (+10), Camila (+10), Aurora (+15), and Penelope (+7). Notable dips: Layla (-15), Avery (-8), Emily (-10), Scarlett (-7).
Further down, Georgia (+22), Ayla (+25), Eden (+16), Vivian (+16), Iris (+16), Rylee (+17), Josie (+17), and Liliana (+21) surged. Ailany made the largest jump, soaring 89 spots to No. 60.
The mix blends timeless Southern charm—Elizabeth, Eleanor, Caroline, Margaret—with lively modern favorites like Isabella, Camila, Sofia, and nature-inspired picks Ivy, Willow, Hazel, Ruby.
Ties appear at several ranks (for example Nos. 17, 18, 23, 48, 52, and 60), showing how close choices are statewide. Use the counts to gauge how common a name may feel in North Carolina.
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Olivia | 469 |
| 2 | - | Amelia | 466 |
| 3 | 1 | Emma | 425 |
| 4 | -1 | Charlotte | 404 |
| 5 | - | Sophia | 385 |
| 6 | - | Ava | 344 |
| 7 | 3 | Isabella | 341 |
| 8 | -1 | Mia | 339 |
| 9 | -1 | Evelyn | 310 |
| 10 | 2 | Elizabeth | 297 |
| 11 | - | Eleanor | 292 |
| 12 | -3 | Harper | 286 |
| 13 | 3 | Sofia | 248 |
| 14 | -1 | Nova | 229 |
| 15 | -1 | Ellie | 227 |
| 16 | 20 | Eliana | 219 |
| 17 | 10 | Hazel | 217 |
| 17 | 9 | Violet | 217 |
| 18 | -1 | Luna | 216 |
| 18 | - | Nora | 216 |
| 19 | 4 | Naomi | 213 |
| 20 | 10 | Zoe | 211 |
| 21 | -2 | Abigail | 210 |
| 22 | -7 | Scarlett | 207 |
| 23 | 10 | Camila | 204 |
| 23 | 2 | Chloe | 204 |
| 23 | -2 | Willow | 204 |
| 24 | 7 | Ivy | 203 |
| 24 | - | Lily | 203 |
| 25 | -4 | Ella | 199 |
| 26 | 15 | Aurora | 196 |
| 26 | -4 | Madison | 196 |
| 27 | 7 | Penelope | 192 |
| 28 | -8 | Avery | 191 |
| 29 | 6 | Lainey | 188 |
| 30 | 2 | Sadie | 181 |
| 31 | -2 | Isla | 179 |
| 32 | -6 | Riley | 177 |
| 33 | -15 | Layla | 176 |
| 34 | 3 | Lucy | 173 |
| 35 | 10 | Genesis | 171 |
| 35 | -8 | Gianna | 171 |
| 36 | -3 | Lillian | 170 |
| 37 | -3 | Caroline | 166 |
| 38 | -10 | Emily | 159 |
| 38 | 13 | Grace | 159 |
| 39 | -7 | Aria | 151 |
| 40 | 3 | Paisley | 145 |
| 41 | 10 | Delilah | 143 |
| 41 | 17 | Josie | 143 |
| 42 | 5 | Elena | 141 |
| 43 | -5 | Madelyn | 140 |
| 44 | -5 | Kinsley | 139 |
| 45 | -5 | Mila | 138 |
| 46 | 13 | Autumn | 137 |
| 46 | 9 | Emery | 137 |
| 46 | -4 | Stella | 137 |
| 47 | 2 | Kennedy | 135 |
| 48 | 10 | Adeline | 134 |
| 48 | 22 | Georgia | 134 |
| 48 | 12 | Josephine | 134 |
| 49 | 16 | Eden | 133 |
| 50 | 10 | Ruby | 132 |
| 51 | 2 | Zoey | 129 |
| 52 | -17 | Addison | 128 |
| 52 | -6 | Raelynn | 128 |
| 52 | -4 | Savannah | 128 |
| 53 | 8 | Claire | 127 |
| 54 | 25 | Ayla | 124 |
| 55 | 6 | Emerson | 121 |
| 56 | 15 | Maya | 120 |
| 57 | -5 | Hannah | 118 |
| 57 | - | Leilani | 118 |
| 58 | -4 | Emilia | 115 |
| 59 | -9 | Skylar | 114 |
| 60 | 89 | Ailany | 111 |
| 60 | 22 | Eloise | 111 |
| 60 | 9 | Everly | 111 |
| 60 | 9 | Natalie | 111 |
| 61 | 2 | Nevaeh | 106 |
| 62 | -2 | Lydia | 105 |
| 62 | -18 | Sophie | 105 |
| 62 | 16 | Vivian | 105 |
| 63 | 8 | Hadley | 104 |
| 63 | 11 | Mary | 104 |
| 64 | -5 | Leah | 103 |
| 64 | -13 | Serenity | 103 |
| 65 | -6 | Eliza | 102 |
| 65 | 16 | Iris | 102 |
| 66 | 1 | Alice | 101 |
| 66 | -10 | Magnolia | 101 |
| 66 | -1 | Millie | 101 |
| 67 | -20 | Anna | 100 |
| 67 | 17 | Rylee | 100 |
| 67 | -13 | Victoria | 100 |
| 68 | 9 | Margaret | 98 |
| 69 | -1 | Audrey | 97 |
| 69 | 3 | Clara | 97 |
| 69 | 21 | Liliana | 97 |
| 70 | - | Cora | 96 |