North Carolina ★ 1979

Top names in North Carolina, 1979

Jennifer led for girls with 1,307 babies ; Christopher for boys with 1,463. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,307
2	Amanda	1,009
3	Melissa	807
4	Crystal	760
5	Kimberly	614
6	Heather	580
7	Angela	558
8	Amy	483
9	April	478
10	Jessica	461
11	Elizabeth	460
12	Stephanie	421
13	Mary	381
14	Kelly	371
15	Christina	353
16	Shannon	338
17	Sarah	323
18	Brandy	295
19	Lisa	288
20	Laura	287
21	Rebecca	286
22	Ashley	270
23	Amber	264
23	Jamie	264
25	Tiffany	263
26	Michelle	258
27	Christy	251
28	Misty	236
29	Tonya	232
30	Emily	228
31	Wendy	189
32	Julie	184
33	Erin	183
34	Erica	181
35	Dana	172
36	Karen	162
36	Kristy	162
36	Nicole	162
39	Leslie	157
40	Holly	156
40	Susan	156
42	Anna	155
43	Katherine	154
44	Tina	152
45	Monica	147
46	Andrea	146
47	Tracy	144
48	Allison	143
49	Carrie	136
50	Tara	135
51	Cynthia	132
51	Tammy	132
53	Melanie	130
54	Pamela	129
55	Natasha	127
56	Lauren	123
57	Lori	120
58	Megan	119
59	Kristen	118
59	Meredith	118
59	Rachel	118
62	Alicia	116
62	Brandi	116
64	Kathryn	111
65	Stacy	109
66	Patricia	106
67	Catherine	105
68	Teresa	104
69	Sharon	103
70	Courtney	101
70	Sara	101
72	Latoya	98
73	Samantha	95
74	Danielle	92
74	Margaret	92
74	Natalie	92
77	Stacey	90
77	Tamara	90
79	Candice	87
79	Donna	87
79	Latasha	87
82	Mandy	86
82	Robin	86
84	Mindy	85
85	Felicia	84
86	Rhonda	83
87	Melinda	82
88	Tabitha	81
89	Cheryl	80
90	Christine	79
91	Katrina	78
92	Latonya	77
93	Maria	76
93	Sabrina	76
95	Shauna	75
96	Jacqueline	74
97	Latisha	73
97	Sonya	73
99	Carla	69
99	Sherry	69

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Christopher	1,463
2	Michael	1,450
3	Jason	1,257
4	James	1,229
5	David	1,060
6	William	1,019
7	John	902
8	Robert	836
9	Joshua	675
10	Matthew	662
11	Brian	633
12	Jonathan	632
13	Joseph	594
14	Jeremy	554
15	Timothy	530
16	Charles	525
17	Daniel	481
18	Travis	476
19	Kevin	434
20	Thomas	394
21	Richard	386
22	Jeffrey	385
23	Anthony	377
24	Eric	363
25	Nicholas	357
26	Brandon	350
27	Steven	349
28	Kenneth	325
29	Adam	316
30	Andrew	298
31	Justin	285
32	Stephen	260
33	Mark	259
34	Benjamin	258
35	Ryan	230
36	Bradley	211
36	Patrick	211
38	Nathan	210
39	Phillip	204
40	Gregory	203
41	Chad	201
42	Aaron	200
43	Donald	195
44	Bryan	188
45	Derrick	187
46	Jamie	186
47	Samuel	185
48	Larry	179
49	Marcus	177
50	Edward	174
51	Paul	173
52	Bobby	170
53	Jerry	168
54	Scott	161
55	Ronald	149
56	Corey	148
56	Wesley	148
58	Billy	147
59	Antonio	140
60	George	139
61	Gary	138
62	Shawn	129
63	Douglas	128
64	Rodney	125
65	Terry	123
66	Ricky	122
67	Dennis	119
68	Johnny	118
69	Tony	117
70	Keith	112
71	Shaun	109
72	Randy	108
73	Derek	107
74	Curtis	106
75	Jacob	102
76	Jesse	98
76	Ronnie	98
78	Jimmy	96
79	Jeffery	88
79	Raymond	88
81	Reginald	85
82	Shane	84
83	Carl	83
84	Jeremiah	82
84	Russell	82
86	Adrian	80
86	Roger	80
88	Walter	79
88	Willie	79
90	Kyle	77
91	Micheal	74
92	Allen	73
93	Barry	72
94	Dustin	71
94	Philip	71
96	Shannon	69
97	Danny	68
98	Carlos	66
98	Joel	66
100	Henry	65