North Carolina · 1971

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1971, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Angela	1,362
#2	Jennifer	1,098
#3	Kimberly	1,076
#4	Lisa	876
#5	Tammy	818
#6	Amy	742
#7	Michelle	651
#8	Melissa	635
#9	Mary	555
#10	Stephanie	463
#11	Susan	460
#12	Tonya	454
#13	Pamela	452
#14	Karen	452
#15	Wendy	447
#16	Cynthia	431
#17	Teresa	411
#18	Sharon	406
#19	Tracy	405
#20	Tina	404
#21	Donna	400
#22	Elizabeth	386
#23	Shannon	384
#24	Crystal	370
#25	Rhonda	332
#26	Kelly	311
#27	April	302
#28	Patricia	302
#29	Lori	296
#30	Laura	295
#31	Julie	293
#32	Sandra	287
#33	Sherry	269
#34	Rebecca	265
#35	Robin	247
#36	Dana	246
#37	Christy	241
#38	Heather	241
#39	Dawn	215
#40	Amanda	211
#41	Regina	210
#42	Deborah	210
#43	Leslie	207
#44	Linda	207
#45	Andrea	206
#46	Paula	188
#47	Barbara	178
#48	Tiffany	176
#49	Wanda	173
#50	Sonya	167
#51	Melanie	165
#52	Monica	163
#53	Tara	162
#54	Tracey	156
#55	Sarah	156
#56	Katherine	155
#57	Stacy	154
#58	Sheila	151
#59	Catherine	150
#60	Cheryl	149
#61	Cindy	149
#62	Christina	145
#63	Jacqueline	142
#64	Brenda	140
#65	Kathy	137
#66	Beverly	134
#67	Felicia	133
#68	Anita	133
#69	Carla	131
#70	Tamara	128
#71	Margaret	127
#72	Tanya	126
#73	Carolyn	126
#74	Nancy	126
#75	Debra	124
#76	Carol	122
#77	Melinda	116
#78	Ginger	115
#79	Erica	113
#80	Christine	113
#81	Stacey	113
#82	Denise	110
#83	Janet	110
#84	Nicole	109
#85	Sabrina	108
#86	Connie	108
#87	Alicia	107
#88	Sherri	106
#89	Anna	104
#90	Valerie	102
#91	Allison	99
#92	Ashley	98
#93	Rachel	95
#94	Gina	94
#95	Jessica	94
#96	Deanna	93
#97	Yolanda	92
#98	Cathy	91
#99	Kristie	91
#100	Virginia	90

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
Aretha	22	5	1
Ashley	98	24	7
Myra	38	9	3
Chrystal	26	6	2
Crystal	370	92	27
Wanda	173	43	14
Shelia	73	18	6
Chanda	23	6	2
Ginger	115	29	10
Angelia	65	16	6
Beverly	134	33	12
Felecia	20	5	2

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.