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Here’s a list of the top 20 baby names for girls and boys born in Asheville/Buncombe County in 2014, as recorded by the Buncombe County Register of Deeds Office.
Top 20 Girl Names:
1. OLIVIA - 23
2. ISABELLA - 18
3. HARPER - 17
4. AVA - 16
5. ELIZABETH - 15
6. EMMA - 15
7. ANNA - 15
8. ABIGAIL - 13
9. PAISLEY - 11
10. ELLA - 11
11. SADIE - 10
12. SOPHIA - 10
13. MIA - 10
14. BROOKLYN - 10
15. EMILY - 10
16. STELLA - 9
17. MADISON - 9
18. LILY - 9
19. NAOMI - 8
20. LILLIAN - 8
Top 20 Boy Names:
1. WILLIAM - 26
2. SAMUEL - 23
3. JAMES - 20
4. MASON - 19
5. LIAM - 18
6. GABRIEL - 17
7. LOGAN - 16
8. NOAH - 16
9. CARTER - 16
10. ISAAC - 16
11. JOHN - 15
12. ELIJAH - 14
13. BENJAMIN - 14
14. DANIEL - 14
15. JACKSON - 14
16. JOSEPH - 13
17. GRAYSON - 13
18. JEREMIAH - 12
19. LEVI - 12
20. EASTON - 12