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Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1963 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 96,776 North Carolina births in 1963 across 1,312 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.

#63Shelia#185 nationally
#95Timmyoutside the national top 200
#84Glenda#187 nationally
#75Gwendolyn#171 nationally
#98Sonya#194 nationally
#98Marty#186 nationally
#85Tonya#167 nationally
#100Doris#181 nationally
#55Reginald#132 nationally
#56Phyllis#131 nationally
#80Belinda#150 nationally
#89Crystal#156 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,462US #1
#2Mary1,062US #2
#3Tammy998US #12
#4Donna970US #6
#5Teresa924US #18
#6Sandra769US #9
#7Angela760US #30
#8Karen754US #4
#9Sharon751US #19
#10Cynthia731US #10
#11Pamela722US #14
#12Susan714US #3
#13Linda683US #5
#14Kimberly671US #11
#15Deborah670US #13
#16Patricia611US #7
#17Brenda563US #15
#18Robin542US #25
#19Sherry497US #49
#20Lori494US #8
#21Elizabeth468US #20
#22Barbara460US #17
#23Wanda430US #76
#24Debra397US #21
#25Janet357US #40
#26Sheila356US #50
#27Kathy351US #34
#28Carolyn338US #56
#29Beverly322US #81
#30Laura316US #16
#31Tina308US #35
#32Rhonda306US #45
#33Debbie291US #41
#34Jacqueline286US #51
#35Cheryl277US #24
#36Jennifer274US #36
#37Paula273US #42
#38Connie267US #55
#39Kim262US #39
#40Cindy259US #37
#41Rebecca259US #44
#42Carol256US #33
#43Janice254US #63
#44Nancy245US #23
#45Anita244US #77
#46Gloria238US #96
#47Melissa230US #61
#48Margaret224US #46
#49Kelly221US #32
#50Cathy216US #67
#51Amy211US #54
#52Betty211US #104
#53Judy210US #70
#54Penny207US #86
#55Shirley204US #99
#56Phyllis194US #131
#57Sarah194US #94
#58Stephanie189US #64
#59Regina188US #92
#60Tracy187US #48
#61Wendy187US #60
#62Joyce185US #84
#63Shelia185US #185
#64Sherri185US #78
#65Vickie184US #120
#66Martha179US #90
#67Julie174US #22
#68Denise172US #27
#69Catherine168US #53
#70Michelle166US #26
#71Annette165US #71
#72Theresa158US #38
#73Sylvia154US #128
#74Dorothy147US #116
#75Gwendolyn147US #171
#76Carla144US #82
#77Terri142US #58
#78Terry133US #123
#79Valerie133US #69
#80Belinda132US #150
#81Melanie131US #101
#82Diane130US #31
#83Darlene129US #85
#84Glenda128US #187
#85Tonya128US #167
#86Virginia127US #103
#87Gina126US #79
#88Frances125US #146
#89Crystal124US #156
#90Ann123US #57
#91Jackie123US #142
#92Katherine123US #87
#93Melinda120US #121
#94Rita120US #115
#95Julia118US #122
#96Jane117US #75
#97Bonnie116US #83
#98Sonya108US #194
#99Christine107US #29
#100Doris107US #181

Boys

#1James2,381US #4
#2David1,782US #3
#3Michael1,755US #1
#4William1,565US #7
#5Robert1,533US #5
#6John1,496US #2
#7Charles1,024US #16
#8Jeffrey966US #10
#9Mark902US #6
#10Timothy843US #15
#11Kenneth807US #18
#12Richard806US #8
#13Thomas688US #9
#14Gregory627US #21
#15Terry586US #32
#16Joseph558US #13
#17Anthony550US #22
#18Tony532US #52
#19Donald526US #25
#20Gary526US #24
#21Ricky516US #47
#22Jerry479US #38
#23Larry463US #36
#24Christopher461US #26
#25Steven444US #14
#26Ronald439US #23
#27Randy425US #37
#28Bobby420US #75
#29Kevin386US #11
#30Jimmy367US #78
#31Danny357US #55
#32Paul353US #17
#33Jeffery346US #46
#34Edward338US #27
#35Scott334US #12
#36George333US #34
#37Johnny329US #71
#38Ronnie309US #101
#39Eric308US #31
#40Billy304US #74
#41Douglas303US #28
#42Barry295US #67
#43Keith294US #33
#44Dennis290US #39
#45Stephen283US #29
#46Brian274US #20
#47Daniel259US #19
#48Willie255US #93
#49Roger238US #53
#50Todd235US #30
#51Tommy231US #107
#52Darryl228US #80
#53Jeff227US #48
#54Phillip223US #70
#55Reginald209US #132
#56Samuel204US #87
#57Walter202US #77
#58Carl193US #54
#59Steve181US #49
#60Bruce176US #43
#61Roy173US #89
#62Wayne171US #63
#63Patrick170US #35
#64Rodney168US #76
#65Eddie166US #109
#66Randall163US #65
#67Curtis162US #72
#68Harold157US #96
#69Jonathan157US #88
#70Mike156US #44
#71Darrell155US #95
#72Glenn153US #64
#73Chris152US #59
#74Russell150US #57
#75Micheal147US #106
#76Raymond146US #45
#77Alan139US #56
#78Calvin138US #140
#79Gerald137US #60
#80Allen136US #90
#81Joel135US #110
#82Tim135US #79
#83Frank134US #41
#84Henry133US #94
#85Joe133US #58
#86Andrew130US #42
#87Marvin128US #120
#88Stanley123US #105
#89Bryan119US #73
#90Ernest118US #122
#91Howard115US #114
#92Craig112US #51
#93Melvin112US #133
#94Greg111US #81
#95Timmy111
#96Tracy111US #121
#97Jack108US #102
#98Marty108US #186
#99Mitchell106US #127
#100Clarence105US #163

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑26Paula#37
↑21Sherri#64
↑21Michelle#70
↑15Bruce#60
↑15Wayne#62
↑14Dorothy#74
↑13Amy#51
↑13Carla#76

Falling

↓26Doris#100
↓22Bonnie#97
↓20Marvin#87
↓18Rita#94
↓18Henry#84
↓16Alan#77
↓15Vickie#65
↓15Melanie#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.