North Carolina · 1978

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1978, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,324
#2	Crystal	769
#3	Amanda	623
#4	Amy	623
#5	Melissa	622
#6	Kimberly	622
#7	Angela	610
#8	Heather	580
#9	Kelly	455
#10	Jessica	446
#11	Elizabeth	439
#12	Stephanie	424
#13	April	396
#14	Christina	384
#15	Shannon	369
#16	Mary	358
#17	Lisa	319
#18	Brandy	298
#19	Sarah	283
#20	Jamie	281
#21	Rebecca	276
#22	Michelle	276
#23	Christy	272
#24	Emily	243
#25	Laura	243
#26	Tonya	230
#27	Misty	229
#28	Tina	222
#29	Ashley	219
#30	Julie	218
#31	Wendy	204
#32	Karen	202
#33	Tiffany	194
#34	Susan	185
#35	Tracy	179
#36	Katherine	172
#37	Holly	168
#38	Kristy	161
#39	Nicole	159
#40	Amber	159
#41	Erin	158
#42	Leslie	156
#43	Andrea	156
#44	Tammy	156
#45	Erica	145
#46	Natasha	141
#47	Latoya	137
#48	Brandi	135
#49	Dana	133
#50	Cynthia	133
#51	Carrie	133
#52	Tabitha	128
#53	Rachel	123
#54	Tara	121
#55	Melanie	120
#56	Sharon	120
#57	Anna	119
#58	Allison	117
#59	Catherine	111
#60	Monica	110
#61	Sara	109
#62	Teresa	109
#63	Patricia	108
#64	Lori	108
#65	Stacy	108
#66	Felicia	106
#67	Robin	105
#68	Meredith	103
#69	Alicia	101
#70	Sabrina	101
#71	Samantha	100
#72	Mandy	97
#73	Natalie	95
#74	Courtney	95
#75	Donna	95
#76	Pamela	93
#77	Christine	93
#78	Latonya	91
#79	Danielle	89
#80	Kathryn	88
#81	Margaret	85
#82	Angel	85
#83	Sherry	85
#84	Melinda	83
#85	Stacey	83
#86	Valerie	80
#87	Tanya	80
#88	Lauren	79
#89	Sonya	79
#90	Regina	77
#91	Linda	76
#92	Megan	76
#93	Cheryl	73
#94	Maria	73
#95	Tameka	72
#96	Tamika	72
#97	Dawn	71
#98	Tamara	71
#99	Joy	71
#100	Jaime	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	33	10	2
Letitia	24	7	2
Latonya	91	28	6
Shameka	31	10	2
Lashonda	39	12	3
Lashanda	22	7	2
Tameka	72	22	6
Kisha	29	9	3
Latisha	70	22	6
Chastity	28	9	3
Katina	20	6	2
Chrystal	50	15	5

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.