North Carolina ★ 1961

Top names in North Carolina, 1961

Mary led for girls with 1,172 babies ; James for boys with 2,532. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,172
2	Lisa	1,150
3	Teresa	1,099
4	Donna	1,022
5	Cynthia	890
6	Sandra	844
7	Linda	842
8	Susan	799
9	Sharon	789
10	Karen	786
11	Deborah	782
12	Pamela	760
13	Brenda	735
14	Angela	682
15	Patricia	677
16	Tammy	592
17	Robin	572
18	Kimberly	557
19	Barbara	528
20	Kathy	519
21	Debra	511
22	Elizabeth	508
23	Wanda	482
24	Janet	423
25	Debbie	419
26	Carolyn	408
27	Sherry	404
28	Sheila	367
29	Beverly	363
30	Cheryl	350
31	Nancy	346
32	Laura	334
32	Rhonda	334
34	Carol	327
35	Betty	325
36	Lori	321
37	Jacqueline	314
38	Janice	308
39	Cathy	290
40	Cindy	285
41	Gloria	282
42	Tina	268
43	Judy	267
43	Shirley	267
45	Connie	254
46	Anita	253
47	Margaret	252
47	Rebecca	252
49	Joyce	247
50	Denise	243
51	Kim	237
52	Vickie	230
53	Martha	227
53	Phyllis	227
55	Jennifer	215
56	Amy	205
57	Julie	204
58	Sarah	203
59	Regina	195
59	Theresa	195
61	Annette	194
62	Wendy	185
63	Paula	182
63	Shelia	182
65	Glenda	180
66	Terri	178
67	Catherine	172
67	Terry	172
69	Kelly	170
70	Rita	168
71	Sylvia	166
72	Dorothy	163
73	Melissa	162
74	Jackie	159
74	Penny	159
76	Bonnie	158
77	Gwendolyn	148
78	Diane	143
78	Peggy	143
80	Vanessa	142
81	Darlene	138
81	Frances	138
83	Belinda	137
84	Katherine	136
85	Alice	132
86	Michelle	127
87	Julia	126
88	Carla	125
88	Virginia	125
90	Jane	121
91	Stephanie	120
92	Doris	118
93	Leslie	117
94	Dawn	113
95	Sherri	112
95	Tracy	112
97	Valerie	111
98	Helen	110
99	Annie	109
100	Anna	108

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	2,532
2	Michael	1,995
3	David	1,798
4	William	1,792
5	John	1,528
6	Robert	1,506
7	Charles	1,105
8	Mark	989
9	Timothy	919
10	Jeffrey	863
11	Kenneth	849
12	Richard	766
13	Thomas	747
14	Gary	667
15	Ricky	664
16	Donald	633
17	Terry	632
18	Tony	608
19	Jerry	571
20	Joseph	563
21	Anthony	562
22	Larry	557
23	Gregory	555
24	Ronald	515
25	Randy	486
26	Bobby	448
27	Steven	445
28	Christopher	429
29	Danny	425
30	George	412
31	Billy	389
32	Dennis	381
33	Jimmy	376
34	Jeffery	374
35	Roger	365
36	Johnny	356
37	Paul	347
38	Kevin	335
39	Ronnie	330
40	Stephen	316
41	Keith	299
42	Edward	293
43	Willie	292
44	Douglas	279
45	Barry	275
46	Daniel	258
47	Phillip	255
48	Jeff	235
49	Scott	217
50	Darryl	216
51	Alan	213
52	Brian	206
52	Walter	206
54	Eric	205
54	Micheal	205
54	Steve	205
57	Curtis	203
58	Eddie	200
59	Wayne	199
60	Carl	198
61	Tommy	197
62	Joe	195
63	Raymond	177
64	Rodney	176
65	Marvin	174
66	Roy	173
66	Tim	173
68	Samuel	172
69	Bruce	170
70	Mike	169
70	Reginald	169
72	Harold	165
73	Randall	162
74	Gerald	159
75	Chris	157
76	Allen	153
77	Russell	148
78	Andrew	145
79	Darrell	144
80	Frank	142
81	Craig	139
82	Calvin	138
82	Henry	138
84	Howard	136
85	Melvin	133
86	Dale	131
86	Jack	131
88	Dwight	128
89	Dwayne	127
89	Ernest	127
91	Todd	125
92	Glenn	124
92	Stanley	124
94	Bryan	122
95	Timmy	120
96	Arthur	118
96	Rickey	118
98	Victor	115
99	Joel	114
99	Patrick	114