Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2005
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 924 |
| 2 | Joshua | 839 |
| 3 | Jacob | 837 |
| 4 | Christopher | 705 |
| 5 | Michael | 671 |
| 6 | Ethan | 651 |
| 7 | James | 636 |
| 8 | Matthew | 558 |
| 9 | Andrew | 554 |
| 10 | David | 532 |
| 11 | John | 531 |
| 12 | Daniel | 527 |
| 13 | Elijah | 523 |
| 14 | Alexander | 496 |
| 15 | Tyler | 487 |
| 16 | Caleb | 486 |
| 17 | Christian | 481 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 481 |
| 19 | Joseph | 478 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 471 |
| 20 | Samuel | 471 |
| 22 | Noah | 459 |
| 23 | Cameron | 436 |
| 24 | Anthony | 431 |
| 25 | Jackson | 414 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Logan | 410 |
| 27 | Ryan | 408 |
| 28 | Zachary | 386 |
| 29 | Nathan | 384 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 383 |
| 31 | Dylan | 382 |
| 32 | Brandon | 380 |
| 33 | Gabriel | 362 |
| 34 | Kevin | 337 |
| 35 | Austin | 335 |
| 36 | Hunter | 333 |
| 36 | Justin | 333 |
| 38 | Charles | 318 |
| 39 | Jose | 317 |
| 40 | Landon | 316 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 315 |
| 42 | Robert | 312 |
| 43 | Jordan | 311 |
| 44 | Luke | 310 |
| 45 | Mason | 309 |
| 46 | Thomas | 308 |
| 47 | Gavin | 295 |
| 48 | Connor | 286 |
| 48 | Jayden | 286 |
| 50 | Evan | 264 |
| 51 | Jason | 250 |
| 52 | Jack | 241 |
| 53 | Aiden | 240 |
| 54 | Nathaniel | 228 |
| 55 | Ian | 216 |
| 56 | Aaron | 213 |
| 57 | Jeremiah | 207 |
| 58 | Bryan | 204 |
| 59 | Angel | 203 |
| 59 | Lucas | 203 |
| 61 | Luis | 201 |
| 62 | Isaac | 200 |
| 63 | Hayden | 199 |
| 64 | Eric | 195 |
| 65 | Aidan | 189 |
| 65 | Timothy | 189 |
| 67 | Seth | 183 |
| 68 | Bryson | 182 |
| 69 | Owen | 180 |
| 70 | Adam | 173 |
| 70 | Carlos | 173 |
| 70 | Juan | 173 |
| 73 | Alex | 168 |
| 73 | Jesus | 168 |
| 75 | Carter | 165 |
| 76 | Brian | 161 |
| 76 | Chase | 161 |
| 78 | Carson | 157 |
| 79 | Steven | 155 |
| 80 | Devin | 153 |
| 80 | Jaden | 153 |
| 82 | Sean | 148 |
| 83 | Brayden | 144 |
| 84 | Cole | 139 |
| 84 | Richard | 139 |
| 86 | Wyatt | 138 |
| 87 | Cody | 137 |
| 88 | Henry | 135 |
| 89 | Jaylen | 131 |
| 90 | Jesse | 130 |
| 91 | Micah | 128 |
| 92 | Kaleb | 126 |
| 93 | Malachi | 122 |
| 94 | Antonio | 118 |
| 94 | Kyle | 118 |
| 96 | Julian | 117 |
| 96 | Patrick | 117 |
| 98 | Ashton | 116 |
| 98 | Tristan | 116 |
| 100 | Adrian | 115 |