State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1966 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 82,720 North Carolina births in 1966 across 1,233 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.

#68Shelia#181 nationally
#49Amanda#148 nationally
#81Phyllis#173 nationally
#56Crystal#145 nationally
#96Loretta#175 nationally
#81Calvin#159 nationally
#70Vickie#147 nationally
#58Reginald#131 nationally
#55Sonya#126 nationally
#91Felicia#161 nationally
#95Frances#162 nationally
#99Mitchell#163 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,561US #1
#2Angela1,132US #9
#3Kimberly1,053US #2
#4Tammy845US #8
#5Mary764US #3
#6Donna747US #12
#7Teresa711US #29
#8Sharon658US #28
#9Pamela649US #15
#10Karen631US #5
#11Cynthia545US #11
#12Susan541US #6
#13Sandra523US #17
#14Patricia494US #7
#15Melissa432US #22
#16Elizabeth431US #16
#17Jennifer425US #10
#18Deborah419US #14
#19Linda408US #18
#20Wendy381US #41
#21Amy371US #30
#22Robin360US #42
#23Brenda342US #25
#24Tina339US #23
#25Barbara334US #27
#26Rhonda328US #39
#27Wanda310US #84
#28Michelle303US #4
#29Stephanie296US #38
#30Sheila288US #51
#31Tracy287US #31
#32Sherry276US #53
#33Laura273US #19
#34Rebecca259US #40
#35Lori255US #21
#36Kelly246US #26
#37Jacqueline241US #47
#38Cheryl233US #34
#39Paula231US #50
#40Debra229US #35
#41Janet225US #57
#42Carolyn224US #60
#43Carol218US #48
#44Nancy214US #33
#45Kathy210US #59
#46Andrea200US #52
#47Beverly199US #109
#48Regina193US #82
#49Amanda188US #148
#50Julie188US #13
#51Margaret187US #55
#52Tonya187US #96
#53Anita184US #88
#54Cindy183US #56
#55Sonya174US #126
#56Crystal166US #145
#57Kim162US #43
#58Gina160US #58
#59Betty158US #121
#60Connie153US #70
#61Sarah152US #85
#62Penny149US #112
#63Catherine147US #54
#64Janice144US #80
#65Dawn141US #24
#66Annette139US #79
#67Debbie139US #73
#68Shelia139US #181
#69April138US #108
#70Vickie129US #147
#71Cathy128US #99
#72Martha128US #106
#73Judy127US #97
#74Denise124US #32
#75Melinda124US #102
#76Carla121US #77
#77Dana120US #68
#78Joyce119US #100
#79Leslie119US #71
#80Theresa119US #46
#81Phyllis117US #173
#82Christine116US #20
#83Katherine109US #78
#84Tracey109US #69
#85Shirley108US #124
#86Gloria106US #127
#87Melanie106US #116
#88Valerie105US #74
#89Sherri104US #92
#90Anna100US #95
#91Felicia100US #161
#92Julia98US #117
#93Bonnie97US #90
#94Diane94US #45
#95Frances94US #162
#96Loretta94US #175
#97Terri94US #72
#98Monica93US #75
#99Maria92US #44
#100Alice90US #157

Boys

#1James2,196US #3
#2Michael1,723US #1
#3David1,390US #2
#4William1,347US #6
#5John1,276US #4
#6Robert1,238US #5
#7Timothy931US #11
#8Jeffrey891US #9
#9Charles874US #20
#10Kenneth714US #21
#11Christopher709US #12
#12Richard674US #8
#13Mark660US #7
#14Thomas560US #10
#15Anthony546US #22
#16Gregory506US #23
#17Rodney501US #35
#18Joseph496US #15
#19Jerry443US #41
#20Donald441US #27
#21Kevin432US #17
#22Steven432US #13
#23Gary411US #28
#24Tony396US #49
#25Ronald385US #24
#26Terry383US #40
#27Brian381US #14
#28Randy365US #45
#29Larry363US #38
#30Paul339US #18
#31Eric321US #25
#32Bobby319US #82
#33Stephen308US #26
#34George296US #37
#35Jimmy293US #77
#36Johnny291US #73
#37Jeffery287US #42
#38Edward284US #30
#39Keith265US #32
#40Ricky261US #64
#41Scott241US #16
#42Billy240US #80
#43Daniel237US #19
#44Roger226US #51
#45Danny220US #62
#46Douglas213US #33
#47Ronnie196US #108
#48Barry195US #87
#49Todd192US #29
#50Samuel186US #81
#51Dennis185US #44
#52Phillip181US #71
#53Jonathan170US #65
#54Patrick170US #31
#55Darryl165US #88
#56Darrell164US #95
#57Bryan154US #52
#58Reginald153US #131
#59Tracy152US #98
#60Walter149US #83
#61Willie149US #93
#62Carl143US #56
#63Marvin141US #113
#64Curtis139US #75
#65Henry134US #92
#66Harold133US #99
#67Chris132US #55
#68Matthew129US #34
#69Tommy129US #124
#70Roy127US #94
#71Alan124US #57
#72Andrew123US #36
#73Wayne121US #59
#74Allen119US #97
#75Randall118US #70
#76Bruce114US #53
#77Russell113US #61
#78Steve112US #67
#79Ernest110US #122
#80Gerald108US #60
#81Calvin104US #159
#82Darren102US #63
#83Raymond102US #47
#84Eddie101US #121
#85Craig99US #46
#86Frank95US #43
#87Melvin95US #142
#88Vincent92US #58
#89Derrick91US #127
#90Jeff91US #72
#91Joel91US #102
#92Glenn90US #90
#93Micheal90US #115
#94Benjamin89US #130
#95Arthur88US #96
#96Joe88US #74
#97Dwayne83US #133
#98Lee82US #106
#99Mitchell82US #163
#100Wesley81US #157

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑31Gina#58
↑29April#69
↑27Matthew#68
↑25Andrea#46
↑22Sonya#55
↑20Michelle#28
↑18Stephanie#29
↑18Dana#77

Falling

↓22Connie#60
↓21Phyllis#81
↓17Joyce#78
↓16Denise#74
↓16Gloria#86
↓15Valerie#88
↓14Randall#75
↓13Terri#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.