North Carolina · 1982

Top 100 names in North Carolina, 1982, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,448
#2	Jessica	1,080
#3	Amanda	1,017
#4	Crystal	781
#5	Ashley	597
#6	Sarah	546
#7	Melissa	524
#8	Kimberly	523
#9	Stephanie	513
#10	Elizabeth	490
#11	Heather	489
#12	Tiffany	473
#13	April	471
#14	Amy	433
#15	Mary	377
#16	Kelly	370
#17	Amber	362
#18	Rebecca	362
#19	Emily	342
#20	Angela	335
#21	Christina	300
#22	Erin	298
#23	Brandy	294
#24	Laura	292
#25	Lauren	281
#26	Shannon	267
#27	Michelle	241
#28	Kristen	210
#29	Jamie	207
#30	Erica	206
#31	Latoya	204
#32	Courtney	202
#33	Brandi	201
#34	Rachel	193
#35	Katherine	187
#36	Lisa	186
#37	Leslie	182
#38	Anna	176
#39	Kristin	173
#40	Andrea	170
#41	Samantha	165
#42	Megan	164
#43	Christy	163
#44	Lindsay	162
#45	Nicole	161
#46	Sara	157
#47	Misty	154
#48	Candice	153
#49	Holly	152
#50	Allison	151
#51	Carrie	151
#52	Natasha	150
#53	Dana	144
#54	Natalie	144
#55	Meredith	141
#56	Pamela	139
#57	Lindsey	138
#58	Tonya	137
#59	Candace	130
#60	Susan	122
#61	Danielle	121
#62	Julie	121
#63	Tara	119
#64	Latasha	116
#65	Karen	116
#66	Kathryn	115
#67	Alicia	111
#68	Catherine	106
#69	Ebony	99
#70	Stacey	99
#71	Jacqueline	98
#72	Monica	98
#73	Kristy	97
#74	Melanie	95
#75	Stacy	95
#76	Tabitha	93
#77	Victoria	93
#78	Tracy	91
#79	Miranda	91
#80	Krystal	90
#81	Katie	89
#82	Tammy	86
#83	Wendy	86
#84	Cassandra	86
#85	Cynthia	86
#86	Margaret	84
#87	Tina	84
#88	Caroline	83
#89	Casey	82
#90	Patricia	79
#91	Cassie	79
#92	Sharon	79
#93	Christine	78
#94	Angel	78
#95	Maria	77
#96	Robin	73
#97	Lakisha	72
#98	Sheena	72
#99	Lori	71
#100	Alisha	71

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
Shanita	20	6	1
Lakisha	72	21	4
Lashanda	23	7	1
Syreeta	23	7	1
Lashonda	34	10	3
Latisha	65	19	5
Latonya	55	16	4
Tracie	35	10	3
Chastity	21	6	2
Meredith	141	41	12
Leigh	65	19	6
Shameka	26	8	2

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.