Last Updated on August 12, 2021 11:06 am
The top baby names for 2020 have been announced by the Social Security Administration. The annual list is compiled by Social Security card application data.
In North Carolina the top boy's names and the number of occurrences were: Liam (681), Noah (612), William (524), James (489), Elijah (475).
The top girl's names and the number of occurrences were: Olivia (525), Ava (507), Emma (482), Charlotte (421), Amelia (420).
Nationally the top 5 boys names were: Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah, William, James, Benjamin, Lucas, Henry and Alexander. The top names for girls were Olivia, Emma, Ava, Charlotte, Sophia, Amelia, Isabella, Mia, Evelyn and Harper.
The following table shows the 100 most frequent given names for male and female births in 2020 in North Carolina. Below that is a table showing the five most frequent given names in the United States for male and female babies born in each year 1921-2020.
| Rank | Male name | Number of males | Female name | Number of females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 681 | Olivia | 525 |
| 2 | Noah | 612 | Ava | 507 |
| 3 | William | 524 | Emma | 482 |
| 4 | James | 489 | Charlotte | 421 |
| 5 | Elijah | 475 | Amelia | 420 |
| 6 | Oliver | 437 | Sophia | 363 |
| 7 | Henry | 388 | Harper | 361 |
| 8 | Jackson | 385 | Isabella | 353 |
| 9 | Mason | 378 | Evelyn | 312 |
| 10 | Levi | 364 | Mia | 287 |
| 11 | Lucas | 360 | Ella | 278 |
| 12 | Grayson | 356 | Elizabeth | 277 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 331 | Abigail | 276 |
| 14 | Alexander | 324 | Nova | 252 |
| 15 | John | 312 | Luna | 237 |
| 16 | Wyatt | 312 | Madison | 236 |
| 17 | Carter | 309 | Eleanor | 231 |
| 18 | Samuel | 309 | Layla | 226 |
| 19 | Asher | 305 | Avery | 215 |
| 20 | Logan | 297 | Gianna | 213 |
| 21 | Owen | 289 | Riley | 212 |
| 22 | Michael | 284 | Skylar | 195 |
| 23 | Jacob | 277 | Scarlett | 194 |
| 24 | Luke | 273 | Caroline | 192 |
| 25 | Daniel | 272 | Chloe | 188 |
| 26 | Aiden | 268 | Kinsley | 183 |
| 27 | Jack | 265 | Addison | 182 |
| 28 | Charles | 251 | Camila | 176 |
| 29 | Mateo | 250 | Naomi | 174 |
| 30 | Joseph | 249 | Grace | 173 |
| 31 | Christopher | 244 | Lily | 173 |
| 32 | Hudson | 242 | Aria | 172 |
| 33 | David | 237 | Hannah | 171 |
| 34 | Thomas | 230 | Sofia | 171 |
| 35 | Theodore | 229 | Willow | 169 |
| 36 | Jaxon | 227 | Lillian | 167 |
| 37 | Lincoln | 225 | Zoey | 167 |
| 38 | Maverick | 224 | Emily | 166 |
| 39 | Gabriel | 223 | Penelope | 166 |
| 40 | Sebastian | 222 | Savannah | 165 |
| 41 | Josiah | 221 | Nora | 163 |
| 42 | Ethan | 218 | Paisley | 163 |
| 43 | Isaac | 218 | Ellie | 160 |
| 44 | Jayden | 215 | Lucy | 158 |
| 45 | Joshua | 206 | Aubrey | 156 |
| 46 | Julian | 204 | Genesis | 153 |
| 47 | Ezra | 202 | Natalie | 152 |
| 48 | Dylan | 200 | Serenity | 152 |
| 49 | Waylon | 200 | Isla | 151 |
| 50 | Isaiah | 199 | Everly | 150 |
| 51 | Nolan | 199 | Hazel | 148 |
| 52 | Caleb | 198 | Kennedy | 147 |
| 53 | Colton | 198 | Mila | 146 |
| 54 | Landon | 191 | Zoe | 145 |
| 55 | Anthony | 189 | Sadie | 140 |
| 56 | Matthew | 185 | Aurora | 139 |
| 57 | Cameron | 183 | Victoria | 138 |
| 58 | Carson | 181 | Brooklyn | 137 |
| 59 | Christian | 181 | Nevaeh | 137 |
| 60 | Easton | 180 | Ivy | 135 |
| 61 | Elias | 176 | Anna | 133 |
| 62 | Miles | 176 | Autumn | 133 |
| 63 | Eli | 174 | Madelyn | 132 |
| 64 | Andrew | 173 | Emilia | 131 |
| 65 | Kayden | 173 | Stella | 129 |
| 66 | Bryson | 170 | Violet | 128 |
| 67 | Silas | 164 | Peyton | 126 |
| 68 | Jeremiah | 162 | Everleigh | 124 |
| 69 | Greyson | 159 | Raelynn | 123 |
| 70 | Leo | 158 | Bella | 121 |
| 71 | Jonathan | 157 | Emery | 118 |
| 72 | Axel | 153 | Allison | 117 |
| 73 | Legend | 153 | Cora | 112 |
| 74 | Jaxson | 152 | Adeline | 107 |
| 75 | Nathan | 152 | Ariana | 107 |
| 76 | Ian | 151 | Hadley | 106 |
| 77 | Micah | 151 | Claire | 105 |
| 78 | Connor | 148 | Elena | 104 |
| 79 | Angel | 147 | Eliana | 104 |
| 80 | Amir | 146 | Eva | 104 |
| 81 | Brooks | 146 | Mary | 104 |
| 82 | Robert | 146 | Eliza | 103 |
| 83 | Sawyer | 145 | Leah | 103 |
| 84 | Cooper | 144 | Aaliyah | 102 |
| 85 | Adrian | 142 | Audrey | 101 |
| 86 | Hunter | 142 | Delilah | 101 |
| 87 | Brayden | 141 | Ryleigh | 101 |
| 88 | Declan | 141 | Gabriella | 99 |
| 89 | Weston | 140 | Brielle | 98 |
| 90 | Kingston | 138 | Emerson | 98 |
| 91 | Aaron | 137 | Margaret | 98 |
| 92 | Jameson | 137 | Aubree | 96 |
| 93 | Jace | 136 | Londyn | 96 |
| 94 | Ryan | 136 | Kehlani | 94 |
| 95 | Everett | 131 | Reagan | 94 |
| 96 | Austin | 129 | Ruby | 94 |
| 97 | Roman | 129 | Kaylee | 92 |
| 98 | Ayden | 127 | Piper | 92 |
| 99 | Harrison | 127 | Madeline | 91 |
| 100 | Kaiden | 126 | Magnolia | 91 |
The following table shows the five most frequent given names in the United States for male and female babies born in each year 1921-2020. Over the last 100 years, the male name Michael has held the top spot most often (44 times), while the female name Mary has been ranked number one 35 times over those years.
Top Five Names for Births in the United States in 1921-2020. Scroll right to see the entire table data.
| Females | Males | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 |
| 2020 | Olivia | Emma | Ava | Charlotte | Sophia | Liam | Noah | Oliver | Elijah | William |
| 2019 | Olivia | Emma | Ava | Sophia | Isabella | Liam | Noah | Oliver | William | Elijah |
| 2018 | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Isabella | Sophia | Liam | Noah | William | James | Oliver |
| 2017 | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Isabella | Sophia | Liam | Noah | William | James | Logan |
| 2016 | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Sophia | Isabella | Noah | Liam | William | Mason | James |
| 2015 | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Ava | Isabella | Noah | Liam | Mason | Jacob | William |
| 2014 | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Isabella | Ava | Noah | Liam | Mason | Jacob | William |
| 2013 | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Isabella | Ava | Noah | Jacob | Liam | Mason | William |
| 2012 | Sophia | Emma | Isabella | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Mason | Ethan | Noah | William |
| 2011 | Sophia | Isabella | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Mason | William | Jayden | Noah |
| 2010 | Isabella | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Jayden | William |
| 2009 | Isabella | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Ava | Jacob | Ethan | Michael | Alexander | William |
| 2008 | Emma | Isabella | Emily | Olivia | Ava | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2007 | Emily | Isabella | Emma | Ava | Madison | Jacob | Michael | Ethan | Joshua | Daniel |
| 2006 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Isabella | Ava | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Ethan | Matthew |
| 2005 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Abigail | Olivia | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2004 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Olivia | Hannah | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2003 | Emily | Emma | Madison | Hannah | Olivia | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Andrew |
| 2002 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Emma | Alexis | Jacob | Michael | Joshua | Matthew | Ethan |
| 2001 | Emily | Madison | Hannah | Ashley | Alexis | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 2000 | Emily | Hannah | Madison | Ashley | Sarah | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1999 | Emily | Hannah | Alexis | Sarah | Samantha | Jacob | Michael | Matthew | Joshua | Nicholas |
| 1998 | Emily | Hannah | Samantha | Sarah | Ashley | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Joshua | Christopher |
| 1997 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Hannah | Michael | Jacob | Matthew | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1996 | Emily | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Michael | Matthew | Jacob | Christopher | Joshua |
| 1995 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah | Michael | Matthew | Christopher | Jacob | Joshua |
| 1994 | Jessica | Ashley | Emily | Samantha | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1993 | Jessica | Ashley | Sarah | Samantha | Emily | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Tyler |
| 1992 | Ashley | Jessica | Amanda | Brittany | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1991 | Ashley | Jessica | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1990 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Samantha | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1989 | Jessica | Ashley | Brittany | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1988 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Jennifer | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Andrew |
| 1987 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1986 | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Jennifer | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1985 | Jessica | Ashley | Jennifer | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | Daniel |
| 1984 | Jennifer | Jessica | Ashley | Amanda | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Joshua | David |
| 1983 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Ashley | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | David | Joshua |
| 1982 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1981 | Jennifer | Jessica | Amanda | Sarah | Melissa | Michael | Christopher | Matthew | Jason | David |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Amanda | Jessica | Melissa | Sarah | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1979 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amanda | Jessica | Amy | Michael | Christopher | Jason | David | James |
| 1978 | Jennifer | Melissa | Jessica | Amy | Heather | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1977 | Jennifer | Melissa | Amy | Jessica | Heather | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1976 | Jennifer | Amy | Melissa | Heather | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Amy | Heather | Melissa | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | James | David |
| 1974 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Heather | Angela | Michael | Jason | Christopher | David | James |
| 1973 | Jennifer | Amy | Michelle | Kimberly | Lisa | Michael | Christopher | Jason | James | David |
| 1972 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy | Michael | Christopher | James | David | John |
| 1971 | Jennifer | Michelle | Lisa | Kimberly | Amy | Michael | James | David | John | Robert |
| 1970 | Jennifer | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Amy | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1969 | Lisa | Michelle | Jennifer | Kimberly | Melissa | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1968 | Lisa | Michelle | Kimberly | Jennifer | Melissa | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1967 | Lisa | Kimberly | Michelle | Mary | Susan | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1966 | Lisa | Kimberly | Mary | Michelle | Karen | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1965 | Lisa | Mary | Karen | Kimberly | Susan | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1964 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Patricia | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1963 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda | Michael | John | David | James | Robert |
| 1962 | Lisa | Mary | Susan | Karen | Linda | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1961 | Mary | Lisa | Susan | Linda | Karen | Michael | David | John | James | Robert |
| 1960 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna | David | Michael | James | John | Robert |
| 1959 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Donna | Michael | David | James | John | Robert |
| 1958 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Karen | Patricia | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1957 | Mary | Susan | Linda | Debra | Karen | Michael | James | David | Robert | John |
| 1956 | Mary | Debra | Linda | Deborah | Susan | Michael | James | Robert | David | John |
| 1955 | Mary | Deborah | Linda | Debra | Susan | Michael | David | James | Robert | John |
| 1954 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan | Michael | Robert | James | John | David |
| 1953 | Mary | Linda | Deborah | Patricia | Susan | Robert | James | Michael | John | David |
| 1952 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Susan | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1951 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Deborah | Barbara | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1950 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan | James | Robert | John | Michael | David |
| 1949 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Susan | James | Robert | John | William | Michael |
| 1948 | Linda | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Susan | James | Robert | John | William | David |
| 1947 | Linda | Mary | Patricia | Barbara | Sandra | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1946 | Mary | Linda | Patricia | Barbara | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1945 | Mary | Linda | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1944 | Mary | Barbara | Linda | Patricia | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1943 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1942 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Linda | Carol | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1941 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Carol | Linda | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1940 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Judith | Betty | James | Robert | John | William | Richard |
| 1939 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1938 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Betty | Shirley | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1937 | Mary | Barbara | Patricia | Shirley | Betty | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1936 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1935 | Mary | Shirley | Barbara | Betty | Patricia | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1934 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Shirley | Dorothy | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1933 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1932 | Mary | Betty | Barbara | Dorothy | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1931 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Barbara | Joan | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1930 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | James | John | William | Richard |
| 1929 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | James | John | William | Charles |
| 1928 | Mary | Betty | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1927 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1926 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | James | William | Charles |
| 1925 | Mary | Dorothy | Betty | Helen | Margaret | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1924 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Betty | Margaret | Robert | John | William | James | Charles |
| 1923 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Betty | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1922 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
| 1921 | Mary | Dorothy | Helen | Margaret | Ruth | John | Robert | William | James | Charles |
