North Carolina ★ 1981

Top names in North Carolina, 1981

Jennifer led for girls with 1,336 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,427. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,336
2	Amanda	1,017
3	Jessica	972
4	Crystal	811
5	Melissa	574
6	Kimberly	515
7	Stephanie	497
8	Amy	494
9	Sarah	491
10	Elizabeth	486
11	Tiffany	472
12	Heather	448
13	April	435
14	Mary	417
15	Ashley	402
16	Angela	362
17	Rebecca	320
18	Emily	318
19	Laura	307
20	Brandy	296
21	Christina	290
22	Amber	287
23	Kelly	286
24	Jamie	279
25	Shannon	267
26	Michelle	259
27	Erin	249
27	Lisa	249
29	Latoya	234
30	Lauren	214
31	Kristin	200
32	Andrea	195
32	Leslie	195
34	Kristen	190
35	Erica	186
36	Brandi	185
37	Katherine	181
38	Courtney	176
39	Christy	174
40	Misty	166
41	Nicole	164
42	Anna	160
43	Tonya	159
44	Carrie	156
44	Sara	156
46	Rachel	154
47	Julie	151
48	Pamela	149
49	Meredith	146
50	Allison	144
50	Holly	144
52	Dana	142
53	Susan	135
54	Samantha	134
55	Karen	130
56	Megan	129
57	Alicia	127
57	Natasha	127
59	Candice	126
60	Kathryn	122
61	Danielle	120
62	Tina	117
63	Tracy	113
64	Natalie	111
65	Cynthia	110
66	Wendy	109
67	Patricia	104
67	Tara	104
69	Latasha	101
70	Kristy	100
71	Catherine	99
71	Katie	99
73	Lindsay	98
74	Brooke	96
75	Tabitha	94
76	Candace	93
76	Monica	93
76	Stacy	93
79	Tammy	92
80	Lori	88
81	Miranda	87
82	Sharon	85
83	Virginia	84
84	Julia	81
85	Robin	79
85	Stacey	79
87	Katrina	78
87	Margaret	78
87	Melanie	78
87	Teresa	78
91	Cassandra	77
91	Jacqueline	77
93	Casey	76
93	Sandra	76
95	Sabrina	75
96	Rhonda	74
97	Donna	73
98	Tanya	71
99	Summer	70
100	Barbara	69

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,427
2	Christopher	1,309
3	James	1,251
4	Jason	1,081
5	Joshua	1,008
6	William	956
7	David	954
8	Matthew	877
9	John	844
10	Jonathan	783
11	Robert	761
12	Brandon	714
13	Joseph	606
14	Brian	604
15	Daniel	569
16	Justin	565
17	Jeremy	514
18	Charles	510
19	Timothy	492
20	Eric	393
21	Kevin	391
21	Thomas	391
23	Travis	383
24	Richard	380
25	Adam	347
26	Steven	343
27	Anthony	334
28	Andrew	331
29	Benjamin	318
30	Jeffrey	311
31	Kenneth	304
32	Nicholas	291
33	Ryan	283
34	Stephen	282
35	Aaron	264
36	Mark	223
37	Patrick	219
38	Dustin	203
39	Marcus	198
40	Bradley	192
41	Gregory	187
42	Larry	186
43	Bobby	183
44	Chad	180
44	Paul	180
46	Bryan	179
47	Edward	178
47	Nathan	178
49	Phillip	177
50	Samuel	175
51	Ronald	162
52	Derrick	161
53	Donald	159
54	George	151
55	Antonio	147
56	Jesse	145
57	Billy	142
57	Scott	142
59	Derek	138
60	Jerry	131
61	Jacob	130
62	Gary	128
63	Ricky	127
64	Shawn	123
65	Wesley	120
66	Terry	118
67	Tony	116
68	Zachary	113
69	Johnny	110
69	Keith	110
69	Randy	110
72	Douglas	105
72	Jamie	105
74	Philip	101
75	Corey	100
76	Curtis	99
76	Jeffery	99
78	Dennis	96
78	Jeremiah	96
80	Jimmy	91
81	Rodney	89
82	Maurice	87
83	Ronnie	85
83	Sean	85
85	Johnathan	84
85	Nathaniel	84
87	Willie	80
88	Alan	78
89	Shaun	77
90	Darrell	76
90	Jermaine	76
90	Roger	76
93	Casey	73
94	Alexander	72
94	Carl	72
94	Lee	72
97	Jared	71
98	Walter	70
99	Raymond	69
100	Joel	68