State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1967 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 82,405 North Carolina births in 1967 across 1,242 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.

#70Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#96Leighoutside the national top 200
#99Martyoutside the national top 200
#99Cassandra#191 nationally
#42Amanda#131 nationally
#50Crystal#139 nationally
#65Vickie#144 nationally
#80Calvin#154 nationally
#64Betty#137 nationally
#100Maurice#173 nationally
#40Beverly#112 nationally
#100Frances#171 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,389US #1
#2Angela1,127US #7
#3Kimberly1,012US #2
#4Tammy836US #8
#5Mary705US #4
#6Pamela640US #17
#7Donna633US #19
#8Teresa630US #28
#9Sharon610US #30
#10Cynthia559US #18
#11Melissa547US #9
#12Karen541US #6
#13Susan507US #5
#14Amy506US #12
#15Sandra503US #20
#16Elizabeth454US #13
#17Michelle437US #3
#18Wendy436US #32
#19Patricia421US #11
#20Tina390US #21
#21Stephanie387US #25
#22Jennifer368US #10
#23Sherry350US #51
#24Deborah349US #22
#25Brenda332US #31
#26Linda327US #26
#27Rhonda323US #41
#28Laura319US #15
#29Tracy311US #29
#30Tonya306US #68
#31Robin294US #45
#32Wanda272US #100
#33Barbara267US #33
#34Paula263US #46
#35Kelly248US #23
#36Lori248US #24
#37Rebecca247US #39
#38Sheila241US #56
#39Cheryl218US #35
#40Beverly212US #112
#41Carol206US #47
#42Amanda205US #131
#43Carolyn199US #60
#44Regina193US #80
#45Gina192US #54
#46Nancy189US #37
#47Julie187US #16
#48Andrea186US #48
#49Anita185US #98
#50Crystal184US #139
#51April183US #79
#52Sonya179US #114
#53Kathy178US #64
#54Jacqueline173US #52
#55Kim171US #49
#56Debra168US #38
#57Leslie167US #66
#58Dawn165US #27
#59Margaret165US #58
#60Janet163US #61
#61Sarah162US #83
#62Cindy147US #59
#63Connie145US #75
#64Betty143US #137
#65Vickie138US #144
#66Dana134US #71
#67Denise132US #34
#68Katherine130US #76
#69Martha128US #117
#70Shelia128
#71Monica120US #70
#72Penny120US #119
#73Catherine119US #55
#74Cathy119US #118
#75Theresa118US #43
#76Joyce117US #116
#77Melinda116US #95
#78Christine115US #14
#79Carla114US #82
#80Debbie114US #90
#81Sherri113US #89
#82Tracey110US #78
#83Ann108US #57
#84Annette108US #85
#85Terri107US #77
#86Shirley105US #142
#87Julia102US #123
#88Janice101US #99
#89Valerie100US #73
#90Sabrina99US #133
#91Jill98US #50
#92Melanie97US #110
#93Tamara95US #86
#94Shannon93US #101
#95Gloria92US #134
#96Leigh88
#97Veronica88US #108
#98Alice86US #168
#99Cassandra85US #191
#100Frances85US #171

Boys

#1James2,048US #3
#2Michael1,906US #1
#3David1,573US #2
#4William1,305US #6
#5John1,283US #4
#6Robert1,233US #5
#7Timothy958US #11
#8Charles818US #20
#9Jeffrey801US #13
#10Christopher787US #9
#11Mark704US #7
#12Richard658US #8
#13Kenneth625US #22
#14Anthony613US #21
#15Thomas551US #12
#16Brian540US #10
#17Joseph525US #15
#18Gregory502US #25
#19Donald475US #27
#20Rodney475US #37
#21Kevin456US #17
#22Steven448US #14
#23Jerry405US #41
#24Eric393US #23
#25Stephen382US #26
#26Tony382US #50
#27Ronald377US #24
#28Larry369US #38
#29Terry359US #42
#30Paul346US #18
#31Gary327US #32
#32Randy312US #49
#33Bobby298US #83
#34Scott284US #16
#35Keith281US #34
#36Edward279US #31
#37Jimmy276US #74
#38Johnny270US #70
#39George265US #36
#40Billy257US #76
#41Jeffery249US #47
#42Ricky249US #75
#43Daniel234US #19
#44Douglas221US #33
#45Jonathan211US #56
#46Ronnie210US #114
#47Patrick205US #30
#48Roger200US #53
#49Todd200US #29
#50Dennis191US #43
#51Willie184US #92
#52Danny182US #68
#53Samuel180US #69
#54Phillip173US #73
#55Bryan172US #52
#56Matthew170US #28
#57Darrell162US #86
#58Barry160US #96
#59Tracy159US #99
#60Reginald151US #126
#61Harold146US #104
#62Curtis138US #77
#63Randall131US #72
#64Andrew130US #35
#65Marvin129US #124
#66Walter129US #81
#67Darryl127US #109
#68Roy126US #95
#69Carl124US #57
#70Russell123US #58
#71Alan117US #61
#72Tommy117US #127
#73Steve116US #79
#74Henry115US #93
#75Chris112US #60
#76Raymond112US #48
#77Eddie106US #132
#78Gerald105US #59
#79Allen103US #100
#80Calvin102US #154
#81Troy101US #40
#82Darren100US #63
#83Bruce99US #55
#84Frank97US #45
#85Lee96US #103
#86Wayne96US #62
#87Derrick95US #120
#88Joel94US #90
#89Craig93US #46
#90Micheal92US #115
#91Joe90US #85
#92Kelly90US #102
#93Antonio87US #144
#94Benjamin87US #119
#95Dwayne87US #136
#96Jason87US #54
#97Jeff87US #88
#98Ernest86US #128
#99Marty83
#100Maurice83US #173

On the move since 1966

Rising

↑27Monica#71
↑22Tonya#30
↑22Leslie#57
↑18April#51
↑15Katherine#68
↑13Gina#45
↑13Lee#85
↑12Terri#85

Falling

↓24Janice#88
↓19Janet#60
↓19Ernest#98
↓18Annette#84
↓17Jacqueline#54
↓16Debra#56
↓13Debbie#80
↓13Wayne#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1966 rankings.