Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2016

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	William	715
2	Noah	638
3	Mason	547
4	Liam	529
5	Elijah	525
6	James	479
7	Jackson	428
8	Benjamin	426
8	Michael	426
10	Grayson	415
11	Carter	408
12	Luke	390
13	John	386
14	Lucas	381
15	Aiden	379
15	Jacob	379
17	Oliver	372
18	Ethan	369
19	Gabriel	360
20	Samuel	351
21	Logan	350
22	Daniel	335
23	Wyatt	334
24	Alexander	331
25	Joseph	327

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Levi	314
27	David	313
28	Joshua	312
29	Jaxon	311
30	Christopher	310
30	Matthew	310
32	Henry	307
32	Landon	307
34	Cameron	304
35	Owen	303
36	Andrew	301
37	Caleb	290
38	Christian	288
38	Jayden	288
40	Isaac	280
41	Charles	279
42	Bryson	273
43	Dylan	266
44	Josiah	257
45	Thomas	250
46	Anthony	245
47	Isaiah	240
47	Jeremiah	240
49	Colton	236
49	Hunter	236
51	Brayden	233
51	Eli	233
53	Nolan	231
54	Jonathan	230
55	Easton	228
56	Connor	222
57	Robert	214
58	Lincoln	211
59	Carson	210
60	Asher	208
60	Ryan	208
60	Sebastian	208
63	Hudson	205
64	Jordan	202
65	Julian	200
66	Nathan	195
67	Greyson	194
67	Jack	194
69	Kayden	191
70	Chase	186
71	Sawyer	185
72	Aaron	181
73	Ayden	178
74	Cooper	174
75	Jaxson	173
76	Parker	164
77	Tyler	161
78	Austin	156
78	Micah	156
80	Bentley	150
80	Tristan	150
82	Ezra	149
83	Nicholas	148
84	Camden	147
85	Gavin	146
85	Silas	146
85	Weston	146
88	Kaiden	144
89	Jace	143
90	Harrison	142
90	Kevin	142
90	Zachary	142
93	Ian	139
94	Mateo	138
94	Theodore	138
96	Nathaniel	134
97	Angel	133
97	Brantley	133
97	Braxton	133
97	Miles	133