North Carolina ★ 1978

Top names in North Carolina, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 1,324 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,524. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,324
2	Crystal	769
3	Amanda	623
3	Amy	623
5	Kimberly	622
5	Melissa	622
7	Angela	610
8	Heather	580
9	Kelly	455
10	Jessica	446
11	Elizabeth	439
12	Stephanie	424
13	April	396
14	Christina	384
15	Shannon	369
16	Mary	358
17	Lisa	319
18	Brandy	298
19	Sarah	283
20	Jamie	281
21	Michelle	276
21	Rebecca	276
23	Christy	272
24	Emily	243
24	Laura	243
26	Tonya	230
27	Misty	229
28	Tina	222
29	Ashley	219
30	Julie	218
31	Wendy	204
32	Karen	202
33	Tiffany	194
34	Susan	185
35	Tracy	179
36	Katherine	172
37	Holly	168
38	Kristy	161
39	Amber	159
39	Nicole	159
41	Erin	158
42	Andrea	156
42	Leslie	156
42	Tammy	156
45	Erica	145
46	Natasha	141
47	Latoya	137
48	Brandi	135
49	Carrie	133
49	Cynthia	133
49	Dana	133
52	Tabitha	128
53	Rachel	123
54	Tara	121
55	Melanie	120
55	Sharon	120
57	Anna	119
58	Allison	117
59	Catherine	111
60	Monica	110
61	Sara	109
61	Teresa	109
63	Lori	108
63	Patricia	108
63	Stacy	108
66	Felicia	106
67	Robin	105
68	Meredith	103
69	Alicia	101
69	Sabrina	101
71	Samantha	100
72	Mandy	97
73	Courtney	95
73	Donna	95
73	Natalie	95
76	Christine	93
76	Pamela	93
78	Latonya	91
79	Danielle	89
80	Kathryn	88
81	Angel	85
81	Margaret	85
81	Sherry	85
84	Melinda	83
84	Stacey	83
86	Tanya	80
86	Valerie	80
88	Lauren	79
88	Sonya	79
90	Regina	77
91	Linda	76
91	Megan	76
93	Cheryl	73
93	Maria	73
95	Tameka	72
95	Tamika	72
97	Dawn	71
97	Joy	71
97	Tamara	71
100	Jaime	70

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,524
2	Christopher	1,426
3	James	1,334
4	Jason	1,309
5	David	961
6	William	948
7	Robert	862
8	John	839
9	Brian	664
10	Matthew	586
10	Timothy	586
12	Charles	569
13	Joshua	565
14	Joseph	554
15	Kevin	534
16	Jonathan	529
17	Daniel	498
18	Jeremy	472
19	Thomas	466
20	Steven	400
21	Eric	376
22	Anthony	372
23	Richard	363
24	Jeffrey	344
25	Kenneth	318
26	Andrew	289
27	Stephen	282
28	Nicholas	275
29	Adam	274
29	Brandon	274
31	Mark	258
32	Travis	254
33	Justin	252
34	Chad	232
35	Benjamin	227
35	Gregory	227
37	Ryan	224
38	Donald	219
39	Derrick	217
40	Larry	215
41	Aaron	213
42	Patrick	205
43	Bradley	187
44	Paul	186
45	Phillip	180
46	Samuel	176
47	Bryan	173
48	Nathan	169
49	Jerry	165
50	Bobby	163
51	Antonio	162
52	Shawn	156
53	Marcus	155
54	George	153
54	Scott	153
56	Wesley	145
57	Corey	142
57	Edward	142
59	Ronald	141
60	Rodney	140
60	Tony	140
62	Jamie	137
63	Keith	136
64	Derek	135
65	Gary	134
65	Shaun	134
67	Billy	122
67	Terry	122
69	Willie	113
70	Johnny	110
71	Douglas	109
72	Ronnie	106
73	Dennis	105
73	Ricky	105
75	Curtis	104
76	Danny	101
77	Jimmy	97
78	Jacob	95
79	Jeffery	91
79	Shannon	91
81	Maurice	90
82	Randy	87
83	Jesse	85
83	Philip	85
85	Raymond	84
86	Walter	83
87	Roger	81
88	Dwayne	77
88	Reginald	77
90	Shane	74
91	Carl	73
91	Nathaniel	73
93	Tyrone	72
94	Henry	71
94	Joel	71
96	Adrian	70
96	Allen	70
96	Dustin	70
99	Sean	69
100	Randall	68