Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2009
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 794 |
| 2 | Jacob | 670 |
| 3 | Christopher | 639 |
| 4 | Joshua | 622 |
| 4 | Noah | 622 |
| 6 | Ethan | 586 |
| 7 | Michael | 567 |
| 8 | Alexander | 537 |
| 9 | Elijah | 524 |
| 10 | James | 523 |
| 11 | David | 510 |
| 12 | Jackson | 509 |
| 13 | Jayden | 504 |
| 14 | Caleb | 463 |
| 15 | Daniel | 461 |
| 16 | Tyler | 451 |
| 17 | Landon | 450 |
| 18 | Matthew | 445 |
| 19 | Aiden | 438 |
| 20 | Christian | 434 |
| 21 | John | 414 |
| 22 | Joseph | 403 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 393 |
| 24 | Cameron | 390 |
| 25 | Andrew | 386 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Samuel | 386 |
| 27 | Logan | 385 |
| 28 | Anthony | 372 |
| 29 | Dylan | 370 |
| 30 | Mason | 363 |
| 31 | Gabriel | 362 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 352 |
| 33 | Gavin | 347 |
| 34 | Nathan | 325 |
| 34 | Nicholas | 325 |
| 36 | Ryan | 324 |
| 37 | Brayden | 310 |
| 38 | Isaiah | 307 |
| 38 | Luke | 307 |
| 40 | Hunter | 302 |
| 41 | Jeremiah | 301 |
| 42 | Brandon | 284 |
| 43 | Lucas | 280 |
| 44 | Evan | 276 |
| 45 | Connor | 272 |
| 46 | Austin | 270 |
| 47 | Charles | 269 |
| 48 | Jordan | 266 |
| 49 | Carter | 263 |
| 49 | Justin | 263 |
| 51 | Kevin | 259 |
| 51 | Liam | 259 |
| 53 | Zachary | 251 |
| 54 | Robert | 248 |
| 55 | Chase | 245 |
| 56 | Thomas | 244 |
| 57 | Jose | 242 |
| 58 | Josiah | 233 |
| 59 | Owen | 231 |
| 60 | Isaac | 228 |
| 61 | Wyatt | 226 |
| 62 | Angel | 214 |
| 63 | Ayden | 213 |
| 64 | Aaron | 212 |
| 65 | Jack | 203 |
| 66 | Carson | 201 |
| 67 | Jason | 191 |
| 68 | Bryson | 190 |
| 68 | Xavier | 190 |
| 70 | Levi | 188 |
| 71 | Luis | 187 |
| 72 | Henry | 186 |
| 73 | Eli | 184 |
| 74 | Ian | 182 |
| 75 | Nathaniel | 177 |
| 75 | Tristan | 177 |
| 77 | Hayden | 174 |
| 78 | Juan | 170 |
| 79 | Cooper | 169 |
| 80 | Julian | 160 |
| 81 | Brian | 159 |
| 82 | Blake | 158 |
| 83 | Alex | 156 |
| 83 | Jaden | 156 |
| 85 | Colton | 155 |
| 86 | Bryan | 153 |
| 87 | Aidan | 152 |
| 88 | Caden | 146 |
| 89 | Grayson | 144 |
| 90 | Adam | 143 |
| 91 | Parker | 142 |
| 92 | Adrian | 141 |
| 92 | Kaleb | 141 |
| 92 | Riley | 141 |
| 95 | Eric | 140 |
| 96 | Brody | 136 |
| 96 | Jaylen | 136 |
| 96 | Timothy | 136 |
| 99 | Oliver | 128 |
| 100 | Malachi | 127 |