North Carolina · 1974

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1974, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,388
#2	Angela	952
#3	Kimberly	798
#4	Amy	765
#5	Melissa	561
#6	Heather	559
#7	Stephanie	502
#8	Tonya	462
#9	Crystal	455
#10	Michelle	454
#11	Tammy	448
#12	Lisa	414
#13	Mary	413
#14	Shannon	353
#15	Wendy	352
#16	April	346
#17	Elizabeth	337
#18	Christy	331
#19	Tracy	330
#20	Karen	323
#21	Amanda	305
#22	Tina	304
#23	Rebecca	294
#24	Susan	291
#25	Kelly	273
#26	Pamela	237
#27	Julie	229
#28	Donna	226
#29	Laura	225
#30	Leslie	222
#31	Cynthia	222
#32	Lori	215
#33	Christina	214
#34	Teresa	212
#35	Sharon	211
#36	Patricia	209
#37	Tiffany	207
#38	Dana	194
#39	Emily	183
#40	Sherry	180
#41	Rhonda	175
#42	Misty	168
#43	Sarah	165
#44	Robin	161
#45	Monica	154
#46	Sandra	152
#47	Melanie	150
#48	Nicole	144
#49	Jessica	140
#50	Tara	139
#51	Andrea	132
#52	Dawn	129
#53	Christie	128
#54	Kristen	124
#55	Linda	124
#56	Sonya	121
#57	Anna	121
#58	Katherine	119
#59	Holly	119
#60	Ashley	117
#61	Catherine	114
#62	Stacy	112
#63	Paula	112
#64	Tanya	111
#65	Rachel	111
#66	Christine	110
#67	Erica	109
#68	Anita	107
#69	Tamara	107
#70	Joy	106
#71	Jacqueline	105
#72	Carla	103
#73	Danielle	102
#74	Brandy	98
#75	Felicia	97
#76	Margaret	97
#77	Yolanda	96
#78	Nancy	95
#79	Denise	94
#80	Allison	94
#81	Barbara	93
#82	Stacey	93
#83	Deborah	89
#84	Carrie	88
#85	Erin	88
#86	Regina	87
#87	Kristie	87
#88	Cheryl	86
#89	Wanda	86
#90	Cindy	86
#91	Natasha	85
#92	Carolyn	84
#93	Melinda	84
#94	Tracey	83
#95	Janet	83
#96	Beverly	81
#97	Michele	80
#98	Latonya	79
#99	Brenda	79
#100	Leigh	79

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
Tomeka	21	6	2
Tarsha	21	6	2
Crystal	455	134	38
Letitia	21	6	2
Chrystal	33	10	3
Windy	21	6	2
Myra	28	8	3
Ashley	117	35	11
Wanda	86	25	8
Lorie	41	12	4
Tawana	25	7	2
Shonda	30	9	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.