The table below shows the most popular names for the state of North Carolina as calculated by the Social Security Administration (SSA) from social security card application data from 2005.
2005 Baby Names for North Carolina
| Boy's Names | Girl's Names |
| William | Emily |
| Jacob | Emma |
| Joshua | Madison |
| Christopher | Hannah |
| Michael | Abigail |
| Ethan | Olivia |
| James | Sarah |
| Matthew | Elizabeth |
| Andrew | Ashley |
| John | Anna |
