Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2006
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 890 |
| 2 | Joshua | 835 |
| 3 | Jacob | 783 |
| 4 | Christopher | 741 |
| 5 | Michael | 673 |
| 6 | Ethan | 616 |
| 7 | James | 607 |
| 8 | Matthew | 586 |
| 9 | Andrew | 580 |
| 10 | Noah | 567 |
| 11 | John | 551 |
| 12 | David | 546 |
| 13 | Tyler | 532 |
| 14 | Alexander | 501 |
| 15 | Caleb | 500 |
| 16 | Joseph | 495 |
| 17 | Daniel | 492 |
| 18 | Christian | 480 |
| 18 | Elijah | 480 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 459 |
| 21 | Jackson | 458 |
| 22 | Logan | 434 |
| 23 | Anthony | 431 |
| 24 | Samuel | 429 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 427 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Nicholas | 422 |
| 27 | Cameron | 421 |
| 28 | Brandon | 403 |
| 29 | Ryan | 400 |
| 30 | Landon | 397 |
| 31 | Nathan | 391 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 376 |
| 33 | Austin | 371 |
| 34 | Isaiah | 360 |
| 35 | Robert | 355 |
| 36 | Zachary | 353 |
| 37 | Dylan | 348 |
| 38 | Jordan | 341 |
| 39 | Kevin | 324 |
| 40 | Justin | 321 |
| 41 | Mason | 316 |
| 42 | Luke | 315 |
| 43 | Aiden | 310 |
| 44 | Gavin | 306 |
| 45 | Evan | 300 |
| 45 | Thomas | 300 |
| 47 | Charles | 298 |
| 48 | Hunter | 291 |
| 49 | Jose | 287 |
| 50 | Jayden | 285 |
| 51 | Connor | 272 |
| 52 | Jeremiah | 251 |
| 53 | Jason | 249 |
| 54 | Isaac | 248 |
| 55 | Aaron | 242 |
| 56 | Aidan | 237 |
| 56 | Jack | 237 |
| 58 | Angel | 235 |
| 59 | Lucas | 224 |
| 60 | Bryan | 220 |
| 61 | Juan | 219 |
| 62 | Owen | 209 |
| 63 | Hayden | 206 |
| 64 | Ian | 204 |
| 65 | Alex | 194 |
| 66 | Chase | 193 |
| 67 | Bryson | 192 |
| 68 | Brian | 190 |
| 68 | Nathaniel | 190 |
| 68 | Tristan | 190 |
| 71 | Timothy | 185 |
| 72 | Luis | 184 |
| 73 | Eric | 177 |
| 74 | Jesus | 174 |
| 75 | Carter | 173 |
| 75 | Wyatt | 173 |
| 77 | Xavier | 172 |
| 78 | Sean | 170 |
| 79 | Carson | 167 |
| 80 | Diego | 166 |
| 81 | Carlos | 161 |
| 82 | Brayden | 160 |
| 83 | Adam | 157 |
| 84 | Ayden | 154 |
| 85 | Henry | 145 |
| 86 | Antonio | 143 |
| 86 | Riley | 143 |
| 88 | Jaden | 140 |
| 88 | Malachi | 140 |
| 90 | Seth | 138 |
| 91 | Devin | 137 |
| 92 | Kaleb | 135 |
| 92 | Richard | 135 |
| 94 | Jaylen | 134 |
| 94 | Steven | 134 |
| 96 | Alexis | 132 |
| 97 | Kenneth | 129 |
| 98 | Alan | 128 |
| 98 | Cole | 128 |
| 98 | Julian | 128 |
| 98 | Micah | 128 |