Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2008
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 888 |
| 2 | Jacob | 709 |
| 3 | Joshua | 706 |
| 4 | Christopher | 660 |
| 5 | Ethan | 622 |
| 6 | Michael | 602 |
| 7 | James | 582 |
| 8 | Jayden | 580 |
| 9 | Noah | 554 |
| 10 | David | 536 |
| 11 | Jackson | 524 |
| 12 | Alexander | 521 |
| 13 | Elijah | 518 |
| 14 | Matthew | 509 |
| 15 | Daniel | 501 |
| 16 | Christian | 482 |
| 17 | Andrew | 475 |
| 18 | Aiden | 468 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 467 |
| 20 | Joseph | 464 |
| 21 | John | 458 |
| 22 | Caleb | 447 |
| 23 | Anthony | 438 |
| 24 | Samuel | 437 |
| 25 | Tyler | 435 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Logan | 417 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 414 |
| 28 | Nathan | 411 |
| 29 | Gabriel | 396 |
| 30 | Brandon | 393 |
| 30 | Cameron | 393 |
| 32 | Landon | 388 |
| 33 | Gavin | 376 |
| 34 | Mason | 370 |
| 35 | Ryan | 368 |
| 36 | Nicholas | 357 |
| 37 | Kevin | 335 |
| 38 | Dylan | 332 |
| 39 | Isaiah | 319 |
| 40 | Zachary | 309 |
| 41 | Robert | 307 |
| 42 | Justin | 302 |
| 42 | Lucas | 302 |
| 44 | Brayden | 296 |
| 45 | Austin | 289 |
| 46 | Hunter | 276 |
| 47 | Jeremiah | 273 |
| 47 | Luke | 273 |
| 49 | Connor | 271 |
| 50 | Thomas | 267 |
| 51 | Evan | 263 |
| 52 | Aaron | 257 |
| 53 | Charles | 251 |
| 53 | Isaac | 251 |
| 55 | Ayden | 248 |
| 55 | Jordan | 248 |
| 55 | Jose | 248 |
| 58 | Jason | 232 |
| 59 | Chase | 227 |
| 59 | Owen | 227 |
| 61 | Carter | 226 |
| 62 | Angel | 225 |
| 63 | Juan | 223 |
| 64 | Hayden | 213 |
| 65 | Josiah | 211 |
| 66 | Jack | 210 |
| 67 | Jaden | 206 |
| 68 | Nathaniel | 205 |
| 69 | Bryson | 202 |
| 70 | Carson | 199 |
| 71 | Bryan | 197 |
| 71 | Wyatt | 197 |
| 73 | Aidan | 196 |
| 74 | Brian | 189 |
| 75 | Xavier | 182 |
| 76 | Timothy | 181 |
| 77 | Henry | 179 |
| 77 | Luis | 179 |
| 79 | Cooper | 172 |
| 79 | Tristan | 172 |
| 81 | Eli | 169 |
| 82 | Caden | 163 |
| 83 | Liam | 161 |
| 84 | Adrian | 160 |
| 85 | Alex | 159 |
| 86 | Carlos | 157 |
| 87 | Ian | 156 |
| 88 | Brody | 149 |
| 89 | Sean | 148 |
| 90 | Blake | 146 |
| 91 | Micah | 144 |
| 92 | Colton | 142 |
| 92 | Eric | 142 |
| 94 | Riley | 140 |
| 95 | Jaylen | 139 |
| 96 | Adam | 138 |
| 96 | Kaleb | 138 |
| 98 | Grayson | 137 |
| 98 | Jesus | 137 |
| 100 | Julian | 136 |