100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Liam	644
2	Noah	577
3	William	516
4	Oliver	515
5	James	470
6	Elijah	447
7	Henry	387
8	Levi	374
9	Jackson	357
10	Lucas	334
11	Benjamin	317
12	Asher	314
13	Mason	314
14	Samuel	312
15	Grayson	311
16	Wyatt	303
17	Hudson	302
18	John	298
19	Luke	295
20	Owen	293
21	Jack	291
22	Maverick	274
23	Theodore	271
24	Sebastian	270
25	Alexander	267
26	Mateo	266
27	Gabriel	264
28	Michael	264
29	Daniel	258
30	Waylon	255
31	Carter	250
32	David	247
33	Elias	245
34	Ezra	245
35	Aiden	240
36	Jacob	237
37	Isaac	235
38	Thomas	234
39	Charles	225
40	Nolan	224
41	Ethan	223
42	Josiah	221
43	Leo	221
44	Joseph	220
45	Logan	219
46	Jaxon	212
47	Luca	207
48	Julian	194
49	Colton	193
50	Easton	193
51	Caleb	192
52	Walker	189
53	Joshua	186
54	Angel	184
55	Lincoln	183
56	Silas	182
57	Jayden	180
58	Cooper	179
59	Matthew	178
60	Dylan	177
61	Cameron	176
62	Christopher	176
63	Anthony	172
64	Christian	172
65	Brooks	171
66	Jameson	165
67	Legend	165
68	Miles	165
69	Nathan	163
70	Andrew	161
71	Kai	159
72	Micah	159
73	Weston	158
74	Eli	156
75	Landon	156
76	River	155
77	Isaiah	154
78	Adrian	152
79	Ezekiel	150
80	Kayden	149
81	Roman	149
82	Sawyer	147
83	Everett	146
84	Bennett	145
85	Jace	144
86	Axel	143
87	Carson	143
88	Robert	143
89	Ian	142
90	Parker	139
91	Jeremiah	138
92	Wesley	136
93	Amir	133
94	Greyson	132
95	Jonathan	129
96	Bryson	129
97	Ashton	127
98	Atlas	127
99	Aaron	125
100	Ryder	125

Most Popular North Carolina Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2021 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	699
2	Noah	608
3	William	561
4	James	476
5	Oliver	467

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2020 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	681
2	Noah	612
3	William	524
4	James	489
5	Elijah	475

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2019 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Liam	686
2	Noah	605
3	William	587
4	James	516
5	Elijah	464

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2018 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	621
2	William	607
3	Liam	579
4	James	524
5	Elijah	461

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2017 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	632
2	Noah	622
3	Liam	577
4	James	541
5	Mason	522

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2016 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	715
2	Noah	638
3	Mason	547
4	Liam	529
5	Elijah	523

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2015 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	705
2	Noah	680
3	Mason	601
4	Liam	588
5	James	538

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2014 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	732
2	Mason	636
3	Noah	623
4	Liam	551
5	Elijah	542

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2013 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	706
2	Mason	616
3	Elijah	611
4	Jacob	553
5	Noah	552

Popular Baby Boy Names in North Carolina for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in North Carolina for births recorded in 2012 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	711
2	Mason	684
3	Jacob	579
4	Elijah	574
5	Noah	523

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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