North Carolina · 1976

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1976, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,418
#2	Amy	813
#3	Angela	714
#4	Kimberly	697
#5	Heather	669
#6	Melissa	615
#7	Crystal	505
#8	Amanda	494
#9	Shannon	434
#10	Stephanie	416
#11	Christina	390
#12	Lisa	385
#13	Mary	368
#14	Jamie	353
#15	Tonya	352
#16	April	346
#17	Elizabeth	336
#18	Kelly	312
#19	Christy	306
#20	Rebecca	293
#21	Michelle	290
#22	Wendy	275
#23	Julie	262
#24	Laura	258
#25	Misty	252
#26	Tammy	252
#27	Jessica	241
#28	Tracy	235
#29	Karen	235
#30	Sarah	222
#31	Susan	218
#32	Tiffany	204
#33	Tina	197
#34	Leslie	192
#35	Brandy	176
#36	Cynthia	175
#37	Carrie	175
#38	Pamela	171
#39	Dana	169
#40	Emily	169
#41	Sharon	165
#42	Jaime	162
#43	Ashley	161
#44	Andrea	153
#45	Tara	148
#46	Lori	144
#47	Melanie	144
#48	Teresa	143
#49	Donna	141
#50	Holly	140
#51	Allison	136
#52	Nicole	134
#53	Patricia	134
#54	Monica	127
#55	Katherine	125
#56	Tanya	124
#57	Erin	119
#58	Rachel	112
#59	Stacy	111
#60	Latoya	110
#61	Erica	109
#62	Sherry	108
#63	Rhonda	105
#64	Catherine	105
#65	Christie	105
#66	Anna	105
#67	Felicia	105
#68	Amber	104
#69	Robin	103
#70	Natasha	98
#71	Sandra	95
#72	Stacey	93
#73	Regina	92
#74	Alicia	91
#75	Natalie	90
#76	Melinda	90
#77	Dawn	89
#78	Tamika	88
#79	Samantha	87
#80	Courtney	85
#81	Deborah	83
#82	Tamara	81
#83	Brandi	80
#84	Latasha	79
#85	Kathryn	78
#86	Angel	77
#87	Paula	77
#88	Joy	77
#89	Meredith	77
#90	Sara	77
#91	Angie	75
#92	Danielle	74
#93	Latonya	72
#94	Margaret	72
#95	Sabrina	71
#96	Anita	70
#97	Beverly	70
#98	Kristie	70
#99	Valerie	70
#100	Yolanda	70

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	40	13	3
Felecia	22	7	2
Latonia	20	6	2
Shelia	28	9	2
Beverly	70	22	6
Kesha	23	7	2
Katina	28	9	3
Crystal	505	158	47
Tonya	352	110	34
Ashley	161	50	16
Latisha	52	16	5
Shonda	29	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.