North Carolina ★ 1986

Top names in North Carolina, 1986

Ashley led for girls with 1,521 babies ; Christopher for boys with 1,719. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,521
2	Jessica	1,502
3	Amanda	1,103
4	Jennifer	839
5	Brittany	720
6	Heather	676
7	Sarah	562
8	Amber	540
9	Stephanie	526
10	Tiffany	521
11	Crystal	482
12	Lauren	473
13	Elizabeth	468
14	Megan	423
15	Kimberly	414
16	Whitney	378
17	Laura	340
18	Mary	333
19	Melissa	332
20	Emily	331
21	Rachel	293
21	Samantha	293
23	Rebecca	286
24	Amy	285
25	Christina	276
26	Katherine	269
27	Kelly	268
28	Erica	261
29	Courtney	258
30	Danielle	240
31	April	230
31	Shannon	230
33	Michelle	227
34	Jamie	221
35	Anna	211
36	Allison	208
37	Nicole	204
38	Erin	198
38	Sara	198
40	Angela	196
41	Kristen	187
42	Lindsay	185
43	Brandy	166
43	Kathryn	166
45	Lindsey	163
46	Casey	160
46	Holly	160
48	Katie	156
49	Hannah	146
50	Latoya	141
51	Andrea	139
52	Victoria	138
53	Meredith	137
54	Kendra	136
55	Krystal	135
56	Candace	131
57	Alicia	125
58	Natalie	122
59	Lisa	121
60	Kristin	119
61	Brandi	117
62	Catherine	116
63	Monica	109
64	Leslie	107
65	Brittney	106
66	Stacey	104
67	Kayla	102
67	Tabitha	102
69	Caroline	101
70	Natasha	99
71	Christy	93
71	Margaret	93
71	Stacy	93
74	Jordan	92
74	Julie	92
76	Carrie	89
77	Ebony	87
78	Tara	86
79	Candice	85
79	Felicia	85
79	Morgan	85
82	Christine	81
82	Kristina	81
82	Maria	81
85	Misty	80
86	Susan	78
87	Cassandra	77
88	Patricia	76
89	Jacqueline	73
90	Jenna	72
90	Karen	72
90	Pamela	72
93	Dana	71
93	Jasmine	71
95	Dominique	69
96	Meagan	68
96	Sheena	68
98	Tamara	67
99	Tracy	66
100	Angel	65

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Christopher	1,719
2	Michael	1,341
3	Joshua	1,159
4	Matthew	1,136
5	Brandon	1,106
6	James	1,079
7	William	1,014
8	Justin	897
9	David	872
10	John	825
11	Jonathan	817
12	Robert	781
13	Daniel	752
14	Andrew	636
15	Joseph	621
16	Jeremy	516
17	Kevin	499
18	Jason	496
19	Brian	471
20	Timothy	470
21	Charles	462
22	Ryan	451
23	Thomas	439
24	Anthony	415
25	Adam	404
26	Steven	401
27	Eric	363
28	Dustin	355
29	Richard	344
30	Stephen	327
31	Travis	326
32	Nicholas	320
33	Benjamin	319
34	Kenneth	293
35	Zachary	289
36	Jeffrey	279
37	Aaron	258
38	Jacob	256
39	Mark	255
40	Kyle	251
41	Bryan	240
42	Bradley	239
43	Samuel	213
44	Patrick	210
45	Marcus	207
46	Gregory	197
47	Jordan	196
48	Antonio	187
49	Tyler	184
50	Nathan	174
51	Paul	168
52	Phillip	161
53	Derek	159
54	Donald	150
55	Alexander	149
55	Jesse	149
55	Wesley	149
58	Corey	146
59	Sean	141
60	Bobby	125
60	Shawn	125
62	Edward	123
63	Scott	117
64	Jared	115
65	Ronald	114
66	Jerry	112
67	Larry	111
68	Derrick	109
68	Gary	109
68	George	109
71	Chad	107
72	Johnathan	102
73	Jeffery	99
73	Terry	99
75	Cody	96
75	Cory	96
75	Curtis	96
75	Nathaniel	96
79	Tony	94
80	Douglas	92
81	Ricky	90
82	Johnny	88
83	Keith	86
84	Alex	85
84	Cameron	85
84	Rodney	85
87	Adrian	84
87	Philip	84
89	Casey	83
90	Carl	81
91	Seth	80
92	Dennis	77
93	Brett	76
94	Austin	75
95	Evan	74
96	Mitchell	71
97	Randall	70
98	Brent	69
98	Jamie	69
98	Maurice	69