Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2022

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Liam	650
2	Noah	584
3	William	522
4	Oliver	517
5	James	472
6	Elijah	450
7	Henry	390
8	Levi	375
9	Jackson	359
10	Lucas	339
11	Benjamin	320
12	Asher	315
12	Mason	315
14	Grayson	313
15	Samuel	312
16	Hudson	304
17	Wyatt	303
18	John	299
19	Luke	297
20	Owen	294
21	Jack	291
22	Maverick	274
23	Alexander	272
23	Sebastian	272
23	Theodore	272

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mateo	269
27	Gabriel	266
27	Michael	266
29	Waylon	259
30	Daniel	258
31	Carter	251
32	David	249
33	Elias	247
33	Ezra	247
35	Aiden	240
36	Jacob	237
36	Thomas	237
38	Isaac	235
39	Charles	227
39	Josiah	227
41	Nolan	224
42	Ethan	223
43	Joseph	222
43	Leo	222
45	Logan	220
46	Jaxon	213
47	Luca	207
48	Caleb	195
49	Julian	194
50	Colton	193
50	Easton	193
52	Walker	190
53	Angel	186
53	Joshua	186
55	Lincoln	184
55	Silas	184
57	Jayden	181
58	Christopher	179
58	Cooper	179
60	Cameron	178
60	Dylan	178
60	Matthew	178
63	Anthony	174
64	Christian	173
65	Brooks	171
66	Legend	168
67	Jameson	165
67	Miles	165
67	Nathan	165
70	Andrew	161
71	Kai	159
71	Micah	159
71	Weston	159
74	Eli	158
75	Isaiah	157
76	Landon	156
76	River	156
78	Adrian	152
79	Ezekiel	151
80	Roman	150
81	Kayden	149
82	Bennett	148
82	Everett	148
82	Sawyer	148
85	Axel	146
86	Carson	144
86	Jace	144
88	Robert	143
89	Ian	142
89	Parker	142
91	Jeremiah	138
92	Wesley	136
93	Amir	133
94	Bryson	132
94	Greyson	132
96	Jonathan	129
97	Atlas	128
98	Aaron	127
98	Ashton	127
100	Ryder	125