Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2020
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 688 |
| 2 | Noah | 618 |
| 3 | William | 533 |
| 4 | James | 493 |
| 5 | Elijah | 483 |
| 6 | Oliver | 444 |
| 7 | Henry | 392 |
| 8 | Jackson | 388 |
| 9 | Mason | 382 |
| 10 | Levi | 366 |
| 11 | Lucas | 362 |
| 12 | Grayson | 356 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 336 |
| 14 | Alexander | 329 |
| 15 | John | 313 |
| 15 | Samuel | 313 |
| 17 | Carter | 312 |
| 17 | Wyatt | 312 |
| 19 | Asher | 308 |
| 20 | Logan | 298 |
| 21 | Owen | 292 |
| 22 | Michael | 285 |
| 23 | Jacob | 280 |
| 24 | Daniel | 273 |
| 24 | Luke | 273 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Aiden | 269 |
| 27 | Jack | 265 |
| 28 | Mateo | 256 |
| 29 | Charles | 251 |
| 30 | Joseph | 250 |
| 31 | Christopher | 246 |
| 32 | Hudson | 242 |
| 33 | David | 240 |
| 34 | Jaxon | 231 |
| 34 | Theodore | 231 |
| 34 | Thomas | 231 |
| 37 | Gabriel | 226 |
| 37 | Lincoln | 226 |
| 39 | Josiah | 224 |
| 39 | Maverick | 224 |
| 41 | Sebastian | 223 |
| 42 | Ethan | 221 |
| 43 | Isaac | 220 |
| 44 | Jayden | 217 |
| 45 | Joshua | 210 |
| 45 | Julian | 210 |
| 47 | Nolan | 203 |
| 48 | Dylan | 202 |
| 48 | Ezra | 202 |
| 48 | Isaiah | 202 |
| 51 | Waylon | 201 |
| 52 | Caleb | 199 |
| 53 | Colton | 198 |
| 54 | Landon | 193 |
| 55 | Anthony | 190 |
| 56 | Matthew | 187 |
| 57 | Cameron | 184 |
| 58 | Carson | 182 |
| 59 | Christian | 181 |
| 59 | Easton | 181 |
| 59 | Elias | 181 |
| 62 | Miles | 179 |
| 63 | Andrew | 176 |
| 63 | Eli | 176 |
| 65 | Kayden | 175 |
| 66 | Bryson | 170 |
| 67 | Silas | 166 |
| 68 | Jeremiah | 163 |
| 69 | Greyson | 160 |
| 70 | Jonathan | 159 |
| 70 | Leo | 159 |
| 72 | Axel | 154 |
| 72 | Legend | 154 |
| 74 | Ian | 153 |
| 74 | Jaxson | 153 |
| 74 | Micah | 153 |
| 77 | Nathan | 152 |
| 78 | Angel | 150 |
| 79 | Connor | 148 |
| 80 | Robert | 147 |
| 81 | Amir | 146 |
| 81 | Brooks | 146 |
| 81 | Sawyer | 146 |
| 84 | Cooper | 144 |
| 85 | Adrian | 143 |
| 85 | Declan | 143 |
| 85 | Hunter | 143 |
| 88 | Brayden | 141 |
| 89 | Weston | 140 |
| 90 | Jace | 139 |
| 90 | Jameson | 139 |
| 90 | Kingston | 139 |
| 93 | Aaron | 138 |
| 94 | Ryan | 137 |
| 95 | Everett | 131 |
| 96 | Austin | 130 |
| 96 | Roman | 130 |
| 98 | Ayden | 128 |
| 99 | Harrison | 127 |
| 100 | Kaiden | 126 |