North Carolina · 1962

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1962, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	1,216
#2	Mary	1,085
#3	Teresa	1,013
#4	Donna	945
#5	Karen	849
#6	Sandra	818
#7	Cynthia	806
#8	Sharon	786
#9	Pamela	767
#10	Linda	767
#11	Susan	746
#12	Tammy	718
#13	Deborah	696
#14	Patricia	656
#15	Angela	653
#16	Kimberly	639
#17	Brenda	637
#18	Robin	559
#19	Barbara	549
#20	Kathy	478
#21	Elizabeth	463
#22	Debra	440
#23	Sherry	416
#24	Wanda	407
#25	Debbie	406
#26	Carolyn	396
#27	Lori	395
#28	Sheila	393
#29	Janet	365
#30	Rhonda	350
#31	Beverly	348
#32	Tina	347
#33	Jacqueline	316
#34	Nancy	314
#35	Carol	314
#36	Laura	309
#37	Cheryl	301
#38	Janice	288
#39	Betty	283
#40	Rebecca	278
#41	Cathy	274
#42	Connie	266
#43	Cindy	264
#44	Jennifer	257
#45	Gloria	255
#46	Anita	248
#47	Kim	247
#48	Joyce	238
#49	Shelia	238
#50	Vickie	235
#51	Judy	234
#52	Regina	219
#53	Margaret	218
#54	Julie	217
#55	Sarah	216
#56	Melissa	216
#57	Phyllis	216
#58	Martha	215
#59	Denise	211
#60	Wendy	206
#61	Kelly	201
#62	Shirley	199
#63	Paula	192
#64	Amy	190
#65	Penny	187
#66	Melanie	176
#67	Terri	175
#68	Tracy	172
#69	Catherine	168
#70	Stephanie	163
#71	Terry	162
#72	Glenda	156
#73	Diane	155
#74	Doris	154
#75	Bonnie	153
#76	Rita	150
#77	Sylvia	146
#78	Gwendolyn	144
#79	Peggy	143
#80	Theresa	142
#81	Tonya	140
#82	Darlene	138
#83	Annette	138
#84	Jackie	137
#85	Sherri	136
#86	Ann	133
#87	Alice	133
#88	Dorothy	133
#89	Carla	129
#90	Melinda	128
#91	Michelle	128
#92	Belinda	123
#93	Frances	121
#94	Katherine	120
#95	Jane	116
#96	Sonya	114
#97	Helen	114
#98	Virginia	114
#99	Annie	110
#100	Julia	109

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
Velvet	32	7	1
Hattie	25	5	1
Shelia	238	50	12
Myra	87	18	5
Teressa	24	5	1
Annie	110	23	7
Iris	55	12	3
Pattie	20	4	1
Hazel	34	7	2
Ginger	90	19	6
Shelby	28	6	2
Angelia	46	10	3

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.