North Carolina · 1959

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,256
#2	Donna	1,219
#3	Cynthia	1,060
#4	Teresa	1,038
#5	Linda	1,020
#6	Deborah	949
#7	Patricia	895
#8	Susan	825
#9	Sandra	802
#10	Pamela	794
#11	Debra	790
#12	Sharon	764
#13	Kathy	762
#14	Karen	725
#15	Brenda	722
#16	Barbara	715
#17	Debbie	573
#18	Tammy	548
#19	Wanda	541
#20	Lisa	532
#21	Elizabeth	496
#22	Carolyn	480
#23	Robin	458
#24	Betty	427
#25	Janet	414
#26	Nancy	409
#27	Cathy	393
#28	Sheila	383
#29	Cheryl	375
#30	Cindy	370
#31	Janice	350
#32	Kimberly	350
#33	Angela	349
#34	Sherry	348
#35	Joyce	328
#36	Rebecca	324
#37	Beverly	319
#38	Shirley	312
#39	Judy	311
#40	Rhonda	298
#41	Margaret	298
#42	Carol	289
#43	Phyllis	287
#44	Martha	282
#45	Vickie	281
#46	Connie	273
#47	Gloria	261
#48	Laura	235
#49	Shelia	234
#50	Diane	213
#51	Terry	211
#52	Vanessa	207
#53	Peggy	207
#54	Anita	206
#55	Denise	200
#56	Terri	199
#57	Kim	194
#58	Paula	191
#59	Sarah	187
#60	Annette	186
#61	Glenda	185
#62	Catherine	185
#63	Julie	182
#64	Dorothy	179
#65	Frances	178
#66	Darlene	177
#67	Rita	175
#68	Tina	174
#69	Doris	174
#70	Theresa	172
#71	Alice	172
#72	Bonnie	170
#73	Sylvia	165
#74	Amy	163
#75	Jennifer	161
#76	Gwendolyn	161
#77	Virginia	157
#78	Jacqueline	154
#79	Helen	154
#80	Katherine	145
#81	Rose	140
#82	Annie	140
#83	Gail	139
#84	Jane	138
#85	Ann	136
#86	Regina	135
#87	Julia	133
#88	Becky	132
#89	Myra	128
#90	Penny	125
#91	Valerie	121
#92	Melissa	121
#93	Jo	117
#94	Stephanie	114
#95	Ellen	114
#96	Evelyn	113
#97	Vivian	112
#98	Ruth	111
#99	Vicki	110
#100	Kelly	107

Uniquely popular in North Carolina

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Bettie	34	7	1
Shelby	51	10	2
Teressa	28	6	1
Myrtle	22	4	1
Delphine	30	6	1
Mamie	31	6	1
Libby	25	5	1
Myra	128	26	6
Shelia	234	48	11
Hattie	28	6	1
Angelia	41	8	2
Annie	140	29	8

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.