State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1961 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 101,605 North Carolina births in 1961 across 1,326 distinct names.

Distinctively North Carolina

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say North Carolina more than they say America.

#64Shelia#189 nationally
#95Timmy#200 nationally
#99Annieoutside the national top 200
#88Dwight#185 nationally
#65Glenda#159 nationally
#77Gwendolyn#165 nationally
#71Reginald#144 nationally
#80Vanessa#153 nationally
#92Doris#160 nationally
#54Phyllis#120 nationally
#83Belinda#141 nationally
#97Rickey#153 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,172US #1
#2Lisa1,150US #2
#3Teresa1,099US #18
#4Donna1,022US #7
#5Cynthia890US #8
#6Sandra844US #9
#7Linda841US #4
#8Susan800US #3
#9Sharon789US #17
#10Karen786US #5
#11Deborah782US #10
#12Pamela760US #15
#13Brenda735US #11
#14Angela682US #38
#15Patricia677US #6
#16Tammy592US #28
#17Robin571US #27
#18Kimberly557US #22
#19Barbara528US #12
#20Kathy519US #25
#21Debra511US #13
#22Elizabeth508US #19
#23Wanda482US #70
#24Janet423US #32
#25Debbie419US #31
#26Carolyn408US #42
#27Sherry404US #53
#28Sheila367US #59
#29Beverly363US #66
#30Cheryl349US #20
#31Nancy346US #16
#32Laura334US #21
#33Rhonda334US #46
#34Carol327US #24
#35Betty325US #87
#36Lori321US #14
#37Jacqueline314US #37
#38Janice308US #52
#39Cathy290US #55
#40Cindy285US #33
#41Gloria282US #82
#42Judy268US #58
#43Tina268US #41
#44Shirley267US #85
#45Anita254US #91
#46Connie254US #50
#47Margaret252US #40
#48Rebecca252US #44
#49Joyce247US #62
#50Denise243US #30
#51Kim237US #36
#52Vickie230US #107
#53Martha227US #81
#54Phyllis226US #120
#55Jennifer215US #47
#56Amy205US #69
#57Julie204US #23
#58Sarah204US #113
#59Regina195US #98
#60Theresa195US #35
#61Annette194US #73
#62Wendy185US #61
#63Paula182US #60
#64Shelia182US #189
#65Glenda180US #159
#66Terri178US #51
#67Catherine172US #48
#68Terry172US #108
#69Kelly170US #45
#70Rita168US #105
#71Sylvia166US #124
#72Dorothy163US #99
#73Melissa162US #95
#74Jackie159US #112
#75Penny159US #101
#76Bonnie158US #75
#77Gwendolyn148US #165
#78Diane144US #26
#79Peggy143US #88
#80Vanessa142US #153
#81Darlene138US #80
#82Frances138US #134
#83Belinda137US #141
#84Katherine136US #86
#85Alice132US #126
#86Julia126US #116
#87Michelle126US #34
#88Carla125US #77
#89Virginia125US #103
#90Jane121US #72
#91Stephanie121US #78
#92Doris118US #160
#93Leslie117US #84
#94Dawn113US #49
#95Sherri112US #121
#96Tracy112US #64
#97Valerie111US #67
#98Helen110US #119
#99Annie109
#100Anna108US #100

Boys

#1James2,532US #4
#2Michael1,994US #1
#3David1,798US #2
#4William1,792US #7
#5John1,527US #3
#6Robert1,504US #5
#7Charles1,104US #13
#8Mark990US #6
#9Timothy916US #15
#10Jeffrey864US #11
#11Kenneth850US #16
#12Richard766US #8
#13Thomas748US #9
#14Gary666US #21
#15Ricky664US #44
#16Donald632US #22
#17Terry632US #32
#18Tony608US #53
#19Jerry571US #37
#20Joseph563US #12
#21Anthony562US #25
#22Larry557US #30
#23Gregory555US #23
#24Ronald514US #24
#25Randy486US #33
#26Bobby448US #76
#27Steven444US #10
#28Christopher428US #26
#29Danny424US #54
#30George412US #31
#31Billy389US #68
#32Dennis382US #34
#33Jimmy376US #71
#34Jeffery374US #50
#35Roger365US #47
#36Johnny357US #70
#37Paul347US #18
#38Kevin335US #14
#39Ronnie329US #91
#40Stephen316US #27
#41Keith299US #35
#42Edward293US #29
#43Willie292US #86
#44Douglas279US #28
#45Barry275US #66
#46Daniel258US #17
#47Phillip255US #69
#48Jeff235US #49
#49Scott217US #19
#50Darryl216US #80
#51Alan213US #51
#52Brian206US #20
#53Micheal206US #103
#54Steve206US #45
#55Walter206US #74
#56Eric204US #38
#57Curtis203US #75
#58Eddie200US #102
#59Carl198US #56
#60Wayne198US #61
#61Tommy197US #116
#62Joe195US #60
#63Raymond176US #48
#64Rodney176US #72
#65Marvin174US #120
#66Roy172US #83
#67Samuel172US #89
#68Tim172US #65
#69Bruce170US #40
#70Mike169US #36
#71Reginald169US #144
#72Harold165US #94
#73Randall162US #63
#74Gerald159US #62
#75Chris158US #57
#76Allen153US #96
#77Russell148US #55
#78Andrew145US #52
#79Darrell144US #101
#80Frank142US #41
#81Craig139US #43
#82Henry138US #92
#83Calvin137US #127
#84Howard136US #109
#85Melvin133US #128
#86Dale131US #58
#87Jack131US #90
#88Dwight128US #185
#89Dwayne127US #111
#90Ernest127US #123
#91Todd125US #46
#92Glenn124US #64
#93Stanley124US #106
#94Bryan122US #82
#95Timmy120US #200
#96Arthur118US #85
#97Rickey118US #153
#98Victor115US #99
#99Joel114US #110
#100Patrick114US #39

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑35Jacqueline#37
↑25Jeff#48
↑24Lori#36
↑20Darryl#50
↑20Raymond#63
↑19Glenda#65
↑18Alan#51
↑16Theresa#60

Falling

↓22Alice#85
↓21Diane#78
↓21Doris#92
↓18Peggy#79
↓18Henry#82
↓17Darlene#81
↓16Mike#70
↓16Rickey#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.