Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2003
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1,008 |
| 2 | William | 983 |
| 3 | Joshua | 883 |
| 4 | Michael | 745 |
| 5 | Christopher | 728 |
| 6 | James | 646 |
| 7 | Matthew | 639 |
| 8 | Ethan | 622 |
| 9 | Andrew | 613 |
| 10 | John | 583 |
| 11 | Nicholas | 576 |
| 12 | Tyler | 545 |
| 13 | Joseph | 540 |
| 14 | David | 539 |
| 15 | Caleb | 523 |
| 16 | Samuel | 495 |
| 17 | Zachary | 484 |
| 18 | Brandon | 482 |
| 19 | Daniel | 472 |
| 20 | Dylan | 464 |
| 21 | Christian | 462 |
| 22 | Alexander | 452 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 451 |
| 24 | Cameron | 448 |
| 25 | Austin | 441 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ryan | 440 |
| 27 | Noah | 431 |
| 28 | Justin | 429 |
| 29 | Elijah | 427 |
| 30 | Jackson | 402 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 401 |
| 32 | Logan | 390 |
| 33 | Nathan | 369 |
| 34 | Anthony | 367 |
| 34 | Robert | 367 |
| 36 | Thomas | 351 |
| 37 | Hunter | 347 |
| 38 | Kevin | 324 |
| 39 | Jordan | 321 |
| 40 | Gabriel | 318 |
| 41 | Jose | 312 |
| 42 | Isaiah | 301 |
| 43 | Luke | 296 |
| 44 | Charles | 295 |
| 45 | Jason | 280 |
| 46 | Connor | 270 |
| 47 | Gavin | 249 |
| 48 | Landon | 248 |
| 49 | Evan | 246 |
| 50 | Mason | 243 |
| 51 | Aaron | 242 |
| 52 | Eric | 221 |
| 53 | Isaac | 219 |
| 54 | Aidan | 211 |
| 54 | Bryan | 211 |
| 56 | Carson | 209 |
| 57 | Adam | 205 |
| 58 | Timothy | 204 |
| 59 | Nathaniel | 202 |
| 60 | Luis | 199 |
| 61 | Chase | 195 |
| 62 | Juan | 184 |
| 63 | Jeremiah | 181 |
| 64 | Jayden | 180 |
| 65 | Seth | 178 |
| 66 | Jack | 177 |
| 67 | Brian | 170 |
| 67 | Cody | 170 |
| 69 | Ian | 164 |
| 70 | Kyle | 163 |
| 70 | Richard | 163 |
| 72 | Blake | 160 |
| 73 | Alex | 158 |
| 74 | Devin | 155 |
| 75 | Jalen | 150 |
| 76 | Steven | 147 |
| 77 | Garrett | 146 |
| 77 | Lucas | 146 |
| 79 | Jaden | 145 |
| 80 | Xavier | 144 |
| 81 | Sean | 143 |
| 82 | Dalton | 140 |
| 83 | Patrick | 139 |
| 84 | Angel | 138 |
| 85 | Jesse | 135 |
| 86 | Aiden | 134 |
| 87 | Bryson | 132 |
| 88 | Riley | 131 |
| 89 | Carlos | 130 |
| 89 | Hayden | 130 |
| 91 | Ashton | 128 |
| 92 | Kaleb | 127 |
| 93 | Colin | 126 |
| 93 | Jeremy | 126 |
| 93 | Jesus | 126 |
| 96 | Antonio | 125 |
| 96 | Cole | 125 |
| 98 | Trevor | 124 |
| 99 | Owen | 122 |
| 100 | Stephen | 118 |
| 100 | Tristan | 118 |