North Carolina · 1972

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1972, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,233
#2	Angela	1,172
#3	Kimberly	837
#4	Lisa	770
#5	Amy	702
#6	Tammy	667
#7	Melissa	655
#8	Stephanie	582
#9	Michelle	535
#10	Tonya	521
#11	Mary	470
#12	Crystal	422
#13	Wendy	417
#14	Shannon	402
#15	Tina	387
#16	Teresa	372
#17	Karen	363
#18	Tracy	360
#19	Pamela	353
#20	Elizabeth	352
#21	Susan	352
#22	Cynthia	319
#23	Sharon	315
#24	Donna	304
#25	Heather	302
#26	Rebecca	302
#27	Julie	299
#28	April	295
#29	Kelly	289
#30	Patricia	256
#31	Laura	246
#32	Christy	245
#33	Sherry	244
#34	Tara	243
#35	Lori	229
#36	Rhonda	222
#37	Sandra	219
#38	Nicole	211
#39	Katina	209
#40	Dana	206
#41	Amanda	197
#42	Robin	193
#43	Melanie	191
#44	Christina	182
#45	Dawn	180
#46	Andrea	174
#47	Leslie	161
#48	Monica	159
#49	Sonya	157
#50	Linda	152
#51	Paula	148
#52	Catherine	144
#53	Tiffany	144
#54	Stacy	143
#55	Barbara	139
#56	Deborah	137
#57	Christine	135
#58	Cindy	135
#59	Regina	133
#60	Felicia	132
#61	Ashley	129
#62	Sarah	128
#63	Kathy	126
#64	Erica	121
#65	Denise	117
#66	Tanya	115
#67	Yolanda	115
#68	Nancy	115
#69	Connie	114
#70	Tracey	113
#71	Carla	112
#72	Wanda	111
#73	Katherine	109
#74	Allison	108
#75	Anita	106
#76	Cheryl	105
#77	Janet	104
#78	Beverly	103
#79	Brenda	102
#80	Margaret	101
#81	Emily	101
#82	Carol	101
#83	Sheila	100
#84	Anna	100
#85	Debra	96
#86	Katrina	96
#87	Misty	94
#88	Sherri	93
#89	Angel	92
#90	Holly	92
#91	Gina	92
#92	Michele	91
#93	Carolyn	91
#94	Stacey	91
#95	Kathryn	91
#96	Melinda	89
#97	Jacqueline	88
#98	Kristi	87
#99	Rachel	87
#100	Terri	86

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
Tarsha	30	8	1
Ashley	129	35	8
Kesha	22	6	2
Miranda	27	7	2
Chrystal	28	8	2
Mitzi	21	6	2
Crystal	422	115	33
Myra	29	8	2
Latonia	29	8	2
Katina	209	57	18
Shelia	59	16	5
Tonya	521	142	48

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.