Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2018
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 621 |
| 2 | William | 610 |
| 3 | Liam | 583 |
| 4 | James | 527 |
| 5 | Elijah | 461 |
| 6 | Mason | 457 |
| 7 | Jackson | 436 |
| 8 | Carter | 409 |
| 9 | Lucas | 397 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 388 |
| 11 | Oliver | 377 |
| 12 | Logan | 354 |
| 13 | Luke | 350 |
| 14 | John | 340 |
| 14 | Wyatt | 340 |
| 16 | Jacob | 339 |
| 17 | Michael | 337 |
| 18 | Samuel | 335 |
| 19 | Grayson | 333 |
| 20 | Levi | 331 |
| 21 | Aiden | 330 |
| 22 | Alexander | 329 |
| 23 | Henry | 320 |
| 24 | Jaxon | 309 |
| 25 | Ethan | 304 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Owen | 292 |
| 27 | Daniel | 287 |
| 27 | Gabriel | 287 |
| 29 | David | 277 |
| 30 | Joseph | 276 |
| 31 | Asher | 269 |
| 32 | Jayden | 261 |
| 33 | Thomas | 260 |
| 34 | Josiah | 259 |
| 35 | Bryson | 254 |
| 36 | Charles | 251 |
| 36 | Sebastian | 251 |
| 38 | Landon | 247 |
| 39 | Isaac | 245 |
| 40 | Joshua | 243 |
| 41 | Caleb | 239 |
| 42 | Christian | 236 |
| 42 | Matthew | 236 |
| 44 | Christopher | 233 |
| 44 | Easton | 233 |
| 46 | Jack | 231 |
| 47 | Cameron | 222 |
| 47 | Lincoln | 222 |
| 47 | Nolan | 222 |
| 50 | Mateo | 214 |
| 51 | Jeremiah | 211 |
| 52 | Andrew | 210 |
| 53 | Dylan | 209 |
| 54 | Julian | 208 |
| 55 | Eli | 207 |
| 56 | Colton | 204 |
| 56 | Isaiah | 204 |
| 58 | Carson | 202 |
| 59 | Hudson | 199 |
| 60 | Anthony | 197 |
| 61 | Brayden | 194 |
| 61 | Maverick | 194 |
| 63 | Ryan | 192 |
| 64 | Ezra | 187 |
| 64 | Greyson | 187 |
| 66 | Theodore | 184 |
| 67 | Kayden | 182 |
| 68 | Hunter | 179 |
| 69 | Nathan | 178 |
| 70 | Connor | 177 |
| 71 | Robert | 175 |
| 72 | Austin | 174 |
| 73 | Jonathan | 172 |
| 73 | Sawyer | 172 |
| 75 | Jaxson | 169 |
| 76 | Cooper | 166 |
| 76 | Micah | 166 |
| 78 | Jordan | 161 |
| 79 | Waylon | 156 |
| 80 | Elias | 150 |
| 81 | Silas | 149 |
| 81 | Weston | 149 |
| 83 | Miles | 147 |
| 84 | Ayden | 145 |
| 85 | Bentley | 144 |
| 86 | Everett | 143 |
| 86 | Jameson | 143 |
| 88 | Angel | 142 |
| 88 | Harrison | 142 |
| 88 | Jace | 142 |
| 88 | Kingston | 142 |
| 92 | Aaron | 139 |
| 92 | Declan | 139 |
| 92 | Ian | 139 |
| 95 | Adrian | 137 |
| 95 | Chase | 137 |
| 97 | Kaiden | 136 |
| 98 | Leo | 135 |
| 99 | Amir | 132 |
| 99 | Axel | 132 |