Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2012
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 711 |
| 2 | Mason | 684 |
| 3 | Jacob | 579 |
| 4 | Elijah | 575 |
| 5 | Noah | 524 |
| 6 | James | 507 |
| 6 | Jayden | 507 |
| 8 | Ethan | 493 |
| 9 | Jackson | 485 |
| 10 | Michael | 464 |
| 11 | Aiden | 451 |
| 11 | Liam | 451 |
| 13 | Christopher | 435 |
| 14 | Joshua | 420 |
| 15 | Alexander | 416 |
| 16 | Gabriel | 409 |
| 17 | Landon | 388 |
| 18 | Caleb | 383 |
| 19 | Logan | 380 |
| 20 | Samuel | 377 |
| 21 | Daniel | 372 |
| 22 | Cameron | 370 |
| 23 | John | 356 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 352 |
| 25 | Matthew | 350 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brayden | 346 |
| 27 | Joseph | 344 |
| 28 | Andrew | 334 |
| 29 | Christian | 332 |
| 30 | David | 316 |
| 31 | Carter | 313 |
| 32 | Levi | 304 |
| 33 | Anthony | 299 |
| 33 | Lucas | 299 |
| 35 | Jeremiah | 298 |
| 36 | Luke | 295 |
| 37 | Eli | 284 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 282 |
| 39 | Ayden | 281 |
| 40 | Colton | 279 |
| 41 | Tyler | 277 |
| 42 | Dylan | 273 |
| 42 | Gavin | 273 |
| 42 | Hunter | 273 |
| 42 | Josiah | 273 |
| 46 | Isaiah | 267 |
| 47 | Nathan | 265 |
| 48 | Isaac | 258 |
| 49 | Wyatt | 257 |
| 50 | Bryson | 256 |
| 51 | Robert | 251 |
| 52 | Connor | 250 |
| 53 | Ryan | 246 |
| 54 | Jordan | 244 |
| 55 | Charles | 240 |
| 56 | Owen | 237 |
| 57 | Grayson | 230 |
| 58 | Henry | 229 |
| 59 | Austin | 224 |
| 60 | Nicholas | 215 |
| 61 | Evan | 213 |
| 62 | Thomas | 212 |
| 63 | Jaxon | 210 |
| 64 | Justin | 204 |
| 64 | Zachary | 204 |
| 66 | Bentley | 202 |
| 67 | Brandon | 199 |
| 67 | Chase | 199 |
| 69 | Aaron | 183 |
| 70 | Cooper | 179 |
| 71 | Kevin | 178 |
| 72 | Jack | 177 |
| 73 | Carson | 173 |
| 74 | Angel | 170 |
| 75 | Blake | 169 |
| 75 | Ian | 169 |
| 77 | Jason | 163 |
| 78 | Tristan | 160 |
| 79 | Kayden | 159 |
| 79 | Nathaniel | 159 |
| 81 | Parker | 157 |
| 82 | Brantley | 154 |
| 82 | Nolan | 154 |
| 84 | Camden | 152 |
| 85 | Julian | 151 |
| 85 | Xavier | 151 |
| 87 | Oliver | 147 |
| 88 | Micah | 140 |
| 89 | Jose | 134 |
| 90 | Sebastian | 132 |
| 91 | Hayden | 131 |
| 91 | Jace | 131 |
| 93 | Brody | 130 |
| 94 | Easton | 128 |
| 95 | Adrian | 127 |
| 95 | Hudson | 127 |
| 97 | Ashton | 126 |
| 98 | Kaiden | 125 |
| 99 | Adam | 123 |
| 99 | Braxton | 123 |