Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2023
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 722 |
| 2 | Noah | 651 |
| 3 | William | 485 |
| 4 | Oliver | 482 |
| 5 | James | 481 |
| 6 | Elijah | 419 |
| 6 | Henry | 419 |
| 8 | Levi | 405 |
| 9 | Lucas | 357 |
| 10 | Theodore | 343 |
| 11 | Jackson | 326 |
| 12 | Asher | 311 |
| 13 | John | 308 |
| 14 | Mateo | 302 |
| 15 | Mason | 297 |
| 16 | Hudson | 290 |
| 16 | Luke | 290 |
| 16 | Samuel | 290 |
| 19 | Waylon | 273 |
| 20 | Jack | 272 |
| 20 | Maverick | 272 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 271 |
| 23 | Sebastian | 270 |
| 24 | Owen | 267 |
| 25 | Grayson | 260 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Thomas | 260 |
| 27 | Daniel | 259 |
| 28 | Carter | 252 |
| 28 | David | 252 |
| 30 | Luca | 249 |
| 31 | Ezra | 248 |
| 32 | Alexander | 246 |
| 32 | Michael | 246 |
| 34 | Miles | 245 |
| 35 | Logan | 242 |
| 36 | Wyatt | 237 |
| 37 | Ethan | 235 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 229 |
| 38 | Joseph | 229 |
| 40 | Elias | 227 |
| 41 | Aiden | 226 |
| 42 | Jacob | 216 |
| 43 | Caleb | 215 |
| 43 | Charles | 215 |
| 45 | Leo | 214 |
| 46 | Julian | 211 |
| 47 | Nolan | 202 |
| 48 | Josiah | 201 |
| 49 | Dylan | 197 |
| 49 | Matthew | 197 |
| 51 | Isaac | 195 |
| 52 | Cameron | 193 |
| 52 | Weston | 193 |
| 54 | Silas | 192 |
| 55 | Joshua | 187 |
| 56 | Jayden | 183 |
| 57 | Colton | 176 |
| 58 | Christopher | 175 |
| 58 | Lincoln | 175 |
| 60 | Jaxon | 174 |
| 60 | Walker | 174 |
| 62 | Easton | 171 |
| 63 | River | 168 |
| 64 | Brooks | 164 |
| 64 | Micah | 164 |
| 66 | Amir | 161 |
| 66 | Cooper | 161 |
| 66 | Ian | 161 |
| 69 | Axel | 157 |
| 69 | Kai | 157 |
| 71 | Anthony | 156 |
| 72 | Robert | 155 |
| 73 | Ezekiel | 150 |
| 74 | Rowan | 149 |
| 74 | Wesley | 149 |
| 76 | Angel | 148 |
| 76 | Everett | 148 |
| 76 | Parker | 148 |
| 79 | Andrew | 147 |
| 80 | Christian | 146 |
| 81 | Roman | 144 |
| 82 | Beau | 143 |
| 83 | Landon | 142 |
| 83 | Nathan | 142 |
| 85 | Isaiah | 141 |
| 86 | Thiago | 140 |
| 87 | Adrian | 139 |
| 87 | Bennett | 139 |
| 87 | Legend | 139 |
| 90 | Jace | 136 |
| 91 | Carson | 135 |
| 92 | Amari | 132 |
| 93 | Jeremiah | 129 |
| 94 | Eli | 127 |
| 95 | Atlas | 126 |
| 95 | Austin | 126 |
| 97 | Bryson | 125 |
| 97 | Graham | 125 |
| 97 | Kayden | 125 |
| 97 | Sawyer | 125 |