Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2021

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Liam	705
2	Noah	612
3	William	567
4	James	484
5	Oliver	471
6	Henry	438
7	Elijah	435
8	Jackson	414
9	Lucas	393
10	Levi	366
11	Mason	358
12	Grayson	347
13	Benjamin	342
14	Asher	321
15	Jack	320
16	John	315
16	Waylon	315
18	Wyatt	311
19	Samuel	307
20	Carter	292
21	Luke	288
22	Michael	286
23	Owen	281
24	Alexander	277
25	Logan	275

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Hudson	270
27	Jacob	269
28	Theodore	261
29	Josiah	259
30	David	254
31	Daniel	247
31	Gabriel	247
33	Maverick	241
33	Thomas	241
35	Nolan	240
36	Aiden	234
37	Joseph	227
38	Charles	226
38	Ethan	226
40	Isaac	223
41	Sebastian	222
42	Mateo	220
43	Easton	216
44	Jayden	215
45	Ezra	214
46	Matthew	212
47	Christopher	211
48	Jaxon	205
49	Caleb	201
50	Elias	200
50	Miles	200
52	Colton	197
53	Dylan	192
54	Luca	190
55	Everett	185
55	Lincoln	185
57	Landon	182
58	Kayden	181
59	Cameron	179
59	Legend	179
59	Silas	179
62	Julian	178
63	Joshua	174
64	Greyson	173
65	Eli	172
65	Robert	172
67	Jameson	168
68	Anthony	167
69	Parker	166
70	Andrew	165
70	Brooks	165
72	Christian	163
73	Carson	159
73	Roman	159
75	Nathan	158
76	Bryson	156
76	Isaiah	156
78	Leo	155
79	Adrian	151
80	Kingston	148
81	Amir	147
81	Jeremiah	147
81	Micah	147
84	Angel	144
85	Jordan	142
86	Jonathan	140
87	Jace	139
88	Austin	138
88	Axel	138
90	Hunter	137
90	Ryan	137
92	Connor	136
92	Jaxson	136
92	Sawyer	136
92	Walker	136
96	River	135
97	Ian	133
97	Weston	133
99	Kaiden	132
100	Ezekiel	130