Most popular boys’ names in North Carolina, 2025

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

RankNameBabies
1Noah684
2Liam680
3Oliver507
4William500
5James471
6Henry450
7Elijah426
8Theodore425
9Levi376
10John360
11Lucas349
12Hudson341
13Samuel334
14Elias329
15Mateo319
16Benjamin300
17Ezra298
17Wyatt298
19Asher297
20Luke285
21Grayson283
22Jack280
23Jackson275
23Michael275
25Daniel273
RankNameBabies
26Luca264
27Waylon262
28Carter252
29David247
30Owen243
30Thomas243
32Mason240
33Charles237
33Cooper237
35Bennett234
36Matthew233
37Sebastian231
38Alexander226
38Joseph226
38Weston226
41Ethan225
41Leo225
43Silas220
44Thiago215
45Josiah207
46Gabriel204
46Maverick204
48Roman200
49Isaac198
50Rowan197
51Wesley195
52Miles191
53Cameron188
53Joshua188
55Brooks187
55Nolan187
57Caleb183
57Julian183
57Lincoln183
60Jacob182
61Logan180
61Walker180
63Santiago179
64Dylan177
65Atlas176
66Christopher173
66Everett173
68Colton170
69Axel167
70Anthony162
70Micah162
72Aiden158
72Nathan158
74Andrew154
75Eithan153
75Isaiah153
77Christian152
78Beau149
78Ian149
78Jeremiah149
81Amir147
81Angel147
81Jonathan147
84August145
85Easton143
86Jayden142
87Sawyer135
88Parker134
88River134
88Robert134
91Ezekiel133
91Theo133
93Carson130
93Jace130
93Malachi130
96Enzo128
97Harrison127
98Adrian125
98Archer125
100Graham122
100Jameson122