North Carolina · 1973

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1973, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,294
#2	Angela	1,011
#3	Kimberly	808
#4	Amy	769
#5	Melissa	657
#6	Stephanie	551
#7	Lisa	533
#8	Crystal	506
#9	Tammy	489
#10	Michelle	473
#11	Tonya	470
#12	Mary	434
#13	Wendy	397
#14	Heather	391
#15	Shannon	370
#16	Elizabeth	352
#17	April	345
#18	Rebecca	335
#19	Karen	315
#20	Tracy	313
#21	Cynthia	307
#22	Susan	299
#23	Christy	291
#24	Kelly	281
#25	Julie	280
#26	Teresa	278
#27	Tina	274
#28	Pamela	267
#29	Sharon	261
#30	Donna	257
#31	Amanda	232
#32	Sherry	231
#33	Christina	228
#34	Rhonda	216
#35	Laura	212
#36	Patricia	208
#37	Robin	200
#38	Monica	198
#39	Lori	197
#40	Melanie	187
#41	Andrea	180
#42	Nicole	179
#43	Sandra	176
#44	Tiffany	175
#45	Katina	166
#46	Tara	164
#47	Dana	157
#48	Misty	152
#49	Regina	150
#50	Dawn	150
#51	Tanya	150
#52	Leslie	140
#53	Linda	136
#54	Sarah	136
#55	Deborah	132
#56	Paula	131
#57	Barbara	125
#58	Melinda	124
#59	Ashley	122
#60	Stacy	122
#61	Holly	119
#62	Sonya	115
#63	Katherine	113
#64	Carla	111
#65	Denise	111
#66	Margaret	111
#67	Cindy	111
#68	Stacey	110
#69	Wanda	110
#70	Christine	108
#71	Tamara	107
#72	Rachel	107
#73	Sheila	107
#74	Catherine	107
#75	Carol	105
#76	Jacqueline	99
#77	Felicia	99
#78	Erica	98
#79	Jessica	98
#80	Beverly	98
#81	Janet	95
#82	Cheryl	94
#83	Brenda	94
#84	Alicia	94
#85	Kathy	93
#86	Allison	91
#87	Angel	91
#88	Anna	90
#89	Anita	90
#90	Tracey	90
#91	Virginia	89
#92	Yolanda	89
#93	Penny	88
#94	Carolyn	87
#95	Natasha	85
#96	Emily	85
#97	Veronica	83
#98	Sabrina	83
#99	Gina	82
#100	Katrina	82

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
Ashley	122	35	9
Myra	36	10	3
Selena	52	15	4
Crystal	506	145	40
Shelia	60	17	5
Letitia	24	7	2
Wanda	110	32	10
Beverly	98	28	9
Tonia	81	23	8
Christy	291	83	28
Kesha	20	6	2
Vickie	63	18	6

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.