North Carolina ★ 1954

Top names in North Carolina, 1954

Deborah led for girls with 1,735 babies ; James for boys with 3,069. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Deborah	1,735
2	Mary	1,699
3	Linda	1,510
4	Patricia	1,332
5	Brenda	1,094
6	Barbara	1,047
7	Debra	994
8	Susan	902
9	Sandra	871
10	Pamela	850
11	Cynthia	818
12	Carolyn	750
13	Kathy	734
14	Donna	719
15	Betty	660
16	Wanda	645
17	Sharon	630
18	Nancy	619
19	Karen	569
20	Shirley	565
21	Teresa	562
22	Judy	540
23	Elizabeth	535
24	Janet	529
25	Janice	503
26	Joyce	492
27	Martha	473
28	Rebecca	445
29	Margaret	440
30	Gloria	389
31	Vickie	386
32	Phyllis	380
33	Beverly	377
34	Cathy	368
35	Carol	364
36	Doris	321
37	Peggy	314
38	Sheila	313
39	Dorothy	311
40	Marilyn	304
41	Diane	277
42	Connie	265
43	Sylvia	259
44	Alice	256
45	Jo	254
46	Sarah	248
47	Catherine	247
48	Sherry	244
49	Annie	242
50	Helen	239
51	Glenda	234
52	Frances	231
53	Rhonda	229
54	Bonnie	225
55	Virginia	224
56	Jacqueline	217
56	Rita	217
58	Gwendolyn	207
59	Cheryl	205
60	Evelyn	198
60	Jane	198
62	Robin	192
63	Joan	191
64	Vicki	189
65	Laura	184
66	Gail	182
66	Vanessa	182
68	Patsy	178
69	Paula	176
70	Rose	174
71	Denise	170
71	Marsha	170
73	Katherine	165
74	Ann	163
75	Vivian	162
76	Shelia	160
77	Dianne	158
78	Angela	157
79	Kathryn	151
80	Ruth	150
80	Theresa	150
82	Anita	143
83	Terry	140
84	Jean	135
85	Julia	130
86	Debbie	129
87	Audrey	127
88	Geraldine	125
89	Ruby	124
90	Rosa	123
91	Edna	118
91	Yvonne	118
93	Christine	116
94	Jennifer	113
95	Elaine	110
96	Judith	109
96	Mildred	109
98	Belinda	108
98	Kay	108
100	Ellen	103

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	3,069
2	William	2,113
3	Robert	1,879
4	David	1,835
5	Michael	1,818
6	John	1,792
7	Charles	1,405
8	Larry	1,161
9	Richard	1,037
10	Thomas	951
11	Donald	943
12	Kenneth	856
13	Gary	828
14	Jerry	824
15	Ronald	740
16	Joseph	679
17	George	593
17	Terry	593
19	Ricky	565
20	Danny	553
21	Dennis	546
22	Randy	526
23	Bobby	502
24	Johnny	495
25	Steven	472
26	Willie	464
27	Ronnie	458
27	Timothy	458
29	Edward	453
30	Billy	430
31	Stephen	423
32	Roger	422
33	Paul	374
34	Tony	367
35	Jimmy	359
36	Douglas	341
37	Mark	333
38	Walter	330
39	Daniel	316
40	Anthony	305
41	Gregory	296
42	Samuel	276
43	Carl	266
44	Phillip	262
45	Henry	259
46	Harold	256
47	Jeffrey	249
48	Roy	241
49	Raymond	228
50	Ernest	209
50	Tommy	209
52	Calvin	207
53	Curtis	205
54	Joe	203
55	Wayne	202
56	Eddie	200
57	Bruce	196
57	Melvin	196
59	Ralph	195
60	Steve	194
61	Donnie	187
62	Clarence	186
63	Marvin	185
64	Frank	184
64	Keith	184
66	Glenn	178
67	Micheal	176
68	Stanley	175
69	Gerald	174
70	Arthur	173
70	Barry	173
72	Earl	165
73	Howard	164
74	Rickey	162
75	Allen	159
76	Jack	157
77	Lawrence	156
78	Albert	151
78	Charlie	151
80	Jesse	148
81	Alan	146
82	Harry	139
82	Ray	139
84	Rodney	138
85	Dwight	134
86	Darrell	131
87	Alvin	127
87	Randall	127
89	Garry	126
90	Clyde	124
90	Milton	124
92	Andrew	123
92	Benjamin	123
92	Jackie	123
95	Johnnie	122
96	Lee	119
96	Reginald	119
98	Fred	118
99	Eugene	114
99	Franklin	114