State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1968 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 82,708 North Carolina births in 1968 across 1,270 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.

#87Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#97Gwendolynoutside the national top 200
#97Franklin#198 nationally
#52Amanda#132 nationally
#40Crystal#118 nationally
#44Beverly#122 nationally
#38Wanda#115 nationally
#79Calvin#156 nationally
#47Sonya#117 nationally
#83Betty#153 nationally
#50Reginald#117 nationally
#96Vickie#162 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,357US #1
#2Angela1,158US #7
#3Kimberly1,125US #3
#4Tammy1,014US #8
#5Melissa694US #5
#6Mary650US #6
#7Donna580US #24
#8Pamela580US #20
#9Michelle579US #2
#10Teresa570US #30
#11Amy550US #13
#12Jennifer526US #4
#13Sharon507US #32
#14Karen504US #9
#15Cynthia497US #19
#16Susan457US #10
#17Elizabeth444US #17
#18Tina440US #18
#19Wendy436US #31
#20Sandra414US #26
#21Kelly402US #12
#22Laura376US #11
#23Stephanie356US #23
#24Patricia346US #15
#25Rhonda336US #42
#26Sherry335US #52
#27Tracy334US #25
#28Robin333US #43
#29Tonya325US #60
#30Deborah294US #27
#31Linda279US #28
#32Lori262US #22
#33Barbara257US #36
#34Paula254US #45
#35Julie236US #16
#36Rebecca236US #33
#37Brenda235US #34
#38Wanda223US #115
#39Sheila214US #59
#40Crystal202US #118
#41Carolyn199US #61
#42Carol196US #49
#43Shannon192US #53
#44Beverly191US #122
#45Cheryl189US #37
#46Leslie181US #66
#47Sonya181US #117
#48Andrea178US #48
#49Debra178US #38
#50Nancy178US #39
#51Dawn177US #21
#52Amanda176US #132
#53Margaret170US #63
#54Regina170US #81
#55Tracey170US #72
#56Jacqueline166US #50
#57Janet154US #73
#58Anita152US #109
#59Kathy148US #76
#60Sarah148US #78
#61Monica147US #68
#62Gina145US #58
#63Dana142US #70
#64Denise142US #35
#65April138US #96
#66Catherine136US #56
#67Cindy136US #67
#68Christine132US #14
#69Connie131US #87
#70Melanie130US #94
#71Penny127US #124
#72Kim122US #57
#73Melinda118US #90
#74Katherine117US #75
#75Michele117US #29
#76Sherri115US #95
#77Theresa113US #47
#78Tamara111US #80
#79Valerie111US #77
#80Christina110US #44
#81Carla109US #91
#82Terri109US #83
#83Betty108US #153
#84Janice108US #110
#85Ann105US #54
#86Martha105US #123
#87Shelia103
#88Virginia103US #131
#89Shirley98US #150
#90Heather97US #62
#91Annette96US #102
#92Cassandra96US #139
#93Jill95US #46
#94Joyce95US #128
#95Anna94US #99
#96Vickie88US #162
#97Gwendolyn87
#98Julia87US #113
#99Debbie86US #111
#100Renee83US #65

Boys

#1James1,993US #4
#2Michael1,826US #1
#3David1,482US #2
#4Robert1,413US #5
#5William1,381US #6
#6John1,380US #3
#7Timothy938US #13
#8Christopher900US #9
#9Jeffrey847US #11
#10Charles822US #20
#11Mark792US #7
#12Richard724US #8
#13Anthony648US #21
#14Kenneth633US #23
#15Brian614US #10
#16Thomas583US #12
#17Gregory493US #26
#18Joseph490US #16
#19Rodney470US #42
#20Steven455US #15
#21Kevin454US #17
#22Stephen419US #27
#23Donald405US #29
#24Tony399US #52
#25Ronald389US #25
#26Jerry384US #44
#27Larry369US #38
#28Gary356US #32
#29Eric347US #22
#30Paul321US #19
#31Scott304US #14
#32Terry297US #48
#33Bobby294US #81
#34Jonathan270US #53
#35Patrick265US #30
#36Edward264US #31
#37George262US #36
#38Johnny261US #69
#39Randy261US #54
#40Ricky260US #70
#41Daniel258US #18
#42Billy245US #76
#43Douglas244US #33
#44Jeffery240US #46
#45Keith227US #35
#46Todd219US #28
#47Dennis211US #45
#48Jimmy205US #77
#49Roger202US #55
#50Reginald200US #117
#51Matthew198US #24
#52Danny187US #72
#53Bryan171US #51
#54Samuel169US #66
#55Phillip168US #71
#56Ronnie158US #115
#57Tracy147US #111
#58Darrell146US #86
#59Walter140US #83
#60Willie139US #96
#61Carl138US #59
#62Andrew136US #34
#63Curtis131US #75
#64Marvin131US #129
#65Joel128US #80
#66Russell126US #56
#67Barry124US #107
#68Darren124US #60
#69Jason122US #47
#70Alan121US #74
#71Gerald117US #62
#72Raymond113US #50
#73Henry111US #95
#74Randall111US #79
#75Tommy111US #124
#76Roy109US #94
#77Allen107US #100
#78Wayne107US #63
#79Calvin106US #156
#80Craig104US #41
#81Chris103US #64
#82Harold103US #108
#83Lee103US #106
#84Bradley102US #57
#85Kelly98US #97
#86Troy97US #40
#87Melvin96US #150
#88Joe93US #85
#89Derrick92US #116
#90Benjamin91US #99
#91Micheal91US #114
#92Sean91US #37
#93Vincent89US #73
#94Ernest88US #130
#95Antonio85US #134
#96Jesse85US #135
#97Franklin84US #198
#98Shawn83US #43
#99Frederick81US #113
#100Steve80US #89

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑51Shannon#43
↑27Tracey#55
↑27Jason#69
↑23Joel#65
↑22Melanie#70
↑15Tamara#78
↑14Kelly#21
↑14Darren#68

Falling

↓31Vickie#96
↓27Steve#100
↓21Harold#82
↓19Betty#83
↓19Debbie#99
↓18Joyce#94
↓17Gina#62
↓17Kim#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.