Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2000
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 1,043 |
| 2 | Jacob | 1,039 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,011 |
| 4 | Christopher | 888 |
| 5 | Michael | 863 |
| 6 | Matthew | 860 |
| 7 | James | 728 |
| 8 | Tyler | 653 |
| 9 | John | 652 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 646 |
| 11 | Austin | 622 |
| 12 | Brandon | 620 |
| 13 | Zachary | 618 |
| 14 | Andrew | 607 |
| 15 | Joseph | 591 |
| 16 | Cameron | 586 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 574 |
| 18 | David | 572 |
| 19 | Christian | 569 |
| 20 | Daniel | 542 |
| 20 | Noah | 542 |
| 22 | Justin | 539 |
| 23 | Hunter | 521 |
| 24 | Samuel | 470 |
| 25 | Ryan | 466 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Caleb | 461 |
| 27 | Ethan | 449 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 440 |
| 29 | Robert | 434 |
| 30 | Jordan | 430 |
| 31 | Alexander | 425 |
| 32 | Dylan | 421 |
| 33 | Thomas | 420 |
| 34 | Anthony | 339 |
| 35 | Elijah | 338 |
| 36 | Kevin | 325 |
| 37 | Nathan | 316 |
| 38 | Aaron | 297 |
| 39 | Logan | 286 |
| 40 | Timothy | 285 |
| 41 | Jackson | 272 |
| 42 | Jose | 271 |
| 43 | Charles | 267 |
| 44 | Jason | 260 |
| 45 | Isaiah | 256 |
| 46 | Seth | 252 |
| 47 | Adam | 250 |
| 48 | Cody | 248 |
| 49 | Eric | 241 |
| 50 | Nathaniel | 233 |
| 51 | Luke | 221 |
| 52 | Steven | 219 |
| 53 | Brian | 207 |
| 54 | Kyle | 202 |
| 55 | Isaac | 200 |
| 56 | Gabriel | 198 |
| 57 | Bryan | 197 |
| 58 | Garrett | 193 |
| 59 | Jalen | 192 |
| 60 | Richard | 190 |
| 61 | Luis | 189 |
| 62 | Mason | 188 |
| 63 | Alex | 185 |
| 64 | Evan | 184 |
| 65 | Chase | 180 |
| 66 | Connor | 176 |
| 67 | Devin | 173 |
| 68 | Dalton | 172 |
| 69 | Patrick | 170 |
| 70 | Ian | 167 |
| 71 | Jared | 162 |
| 72 | Sean | 160 |
| 73 | Juan | 158 |
| 74 | Stephen | 153 |
| 75 | Trevor | 150 |
| 76 | Dakota | 149 |
| 77 | Jeremy | 147 |
| 78 | Jeremiah | 145 |
| 79 | Jack | 143 |
| 80 | Carlos | 142 |
| 81 | Carson | 135 |
| 81 | Jesse | 135 |
| 81 | Kenneth | 135 |
| 81 | Tanner | 135 |
| 85 | Lucas | 129 |
| 86 | Blake | 128 |
| 86 | Chandler | 128 |
| 88 | Jeffrey | 125 |
| 89 | Mark | 124 |
| 89 | Wesley | 124 |
| 91 | Bradley | 123 |
| 92 | Xavier | 122 |
| 93 | Landon | 120 |
| 94 | Antonio | 119 |
| 94 | Corey | 119 |
| 96 | Dustin | 117 |
| 97 | Jesus | 116 |
| 98 | Gavin | 115 |
| 99 | Spencer | 113 |
| 100 | Bryson | 112 |
| 100 | Kaleb | 112 |