Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2017
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 633 |
| 2 | Noah | 623 |
| 3 | Liam | 578 |
| 4 | James | 541 |
| 5 | Mason | 523 |
| 6 | Elijah | 486 |
| 7 | Logan | 422 |
| 8 | Lucas | 414 |
| 9 | Jackson | 413 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 398 |
| 10 | Carter | 398 |
| 10 | Grayson | 398 |
| 13 | Michael | 392 |
| 14 | Jacob | 379 |
| 15 | Luke | 368 |
| 16 | Wyatt | 366 |
| 17 | Alexander | 360 |
| 18 | Levi | 356 |
| 19 | Oliver | 352 |
| 20 | Aiden | 349 |
| 21 | John | 345 |
| 22 | Samuel | 341 |
| 23 | Matthew | 326 |
| 24 | Daniel | 322 |
| 24 | Ethan | 322 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | David | 318 |
| 27 | Henry | 317 |
| 28 | Josiah | 311 |
| 29 | Christopher | 299 |
| 29 | Jayden | 299 |
| 31 | Gabriel | 296 |
| 32 | Joshua | 289 |
| 33 | Caleb | 287 |
| 34 | Joseph | 275 |
| 35 | Charles | 274 |
| 35 | Owen | 274 |
| 37 | Bryson | 272 |
| 37 | Cameron | 272 |
| 39 | Landon | 270 |
| 40 | Jaxon | 267 |
| 41 | Isaac | 265 |
| 42 | Andrew | 256 |
| 43 | Thomas | 253 |
| 44 | Dylan | 247 |
| 45 | Lincoln | 242 |
| 46 | Eli | 239 |
| 47 | Easton | 236 |
| 48 | Jack | 232 |
| 49 | Christian | 231 |
| 49 | Isaiah | 231 |
| 51 | Colton | 229 |
| 52 | Brayden | 227 |
| 53 | Sebastian | 225 |
| 54 | Asher | 220 |
| 54 | Nolan | 220 |
| 56 | Hunter | 219 |
| 57 | Connor | 213 |
| 57 | Jeremiah | 213 |
| 59 | Hudson | 210 |
| 59 | Jonathan | 210 |
| 61 | Carson | 208 |
| 62 | Nathan | 206 |
| 63 | Anthony | 205 |
| 64 | Julian | 203 |
| 65 | Ayden | 200 |
| 66 | Aaron | 199 |
| 67 | Mateo | 190 |
| 68 | Ryan | 183 |
| 69 | Kayden | 179 |
| 70 | Robert | 178 |
| 71 | Jordan | 175 |
| 72 | Bentley | 171 |
| 73 | Austin | 170 |
| 73 | Greyson | 170 |
| 75 | Maverick | 168 |
| 75 | Sawyer | 168 |
| 77 | Chase | 162 |
| 78 | Jace | 160 |
| 79 | Jaxson | 157 |
| 79 | Maddox | 157 |
| 79 | Parker | 157 |
| 82 | Micah | 154 |
| 83 | Adrian | 148 |
| 83 | Theodore | 148 |
| 85 | Nicholas | 144 |
| 86 | Angel | 143 |
| 87 | Brantley | 142 |
| 88 | Silas | 139 |
| 89 | Cooper | 137 |
| 89 | Tristan | 137 |
| 91 | Kaiden | 135 |
| 92 | Elias | 134 |
| 93 | Jason | 132 |
| 94 | Waylon | 130 |
| 95 | Leo | 129 |
| 96 | Ezra | 128 |
| 96 | Roman | 128 |
| 98 | Ian | 127 |
| 99 | Jameson | 124 |
| 99 | Tyler | 124 |