State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1969 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 83,785 North Carolina births in 1969 across 1,262 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.

#81Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#79Vickie#174 nationally
#56Beverly#141 nationally
#36Crystal#118 nationally
#49Wanda#126 nationally
#46Amanda#122 nationally
#89Calvin#163 nationally
#55Ronnie#127 nationally
#69Tracy#141 nationally
#56Reginald#125 nationally
#85Betty#154 nationally
#78Felicia#146 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,228US #1
#2Angela1,218US #7
#3Kimberly1,066US #4
#4Tammy990US #9
#5Melissa696US #5
#6Amy671US #6
#7Mary635US #8
#8Jennifer613US #3
#9Michelle589US #2
#10Teresa544US #32
#11Pamela532US #24
#12Karen510US #13
#13Donna496US #26
#14Susan493US #11
#15Cynthia486US #23
#16Stephanie456US #19
#17Tracy454US #17
#18Sharon449US #36
#19Tonya407US #54
#20Wendy397US #29
#21Elizabeth395US #16
#22Tina391US #22
#23Sandra377US #25
#24Laura365US #10
#25Patricia362US #18
#26Lori353US #20
#27Kelly345US #15
#28Rhonda325US #44
#29Robin310US #46
#30Shannon306US #31
#31Julie305US #12
#32Deborah301US #27
#33Linda299US #33
#34Sherry280US #55
#35Barbara272US #39
#36Crystal245US #118
#37Brenda240US #38
#38Paula223US #50
#39Rebecca223US #28
#40Leslie208US #64
#41Carolyn201US #71
#42Carol197US #56
#43Dana187US #60
#44Kathy185US #77
#45Sheila181US #68
#46Amanda179US #122
#47Andrea178US #48
#48Cheryl177US #41
#49Wanda177US #126
#50Monica175US #59
#51April173US #97
#52Regina171US #86
#53Jacqueline168US #62
#54Christina164US #37
#55Nancy164US #45
#56Beverly161US #141
#57Dawn156US #21
#58Margaret154US #73
#59Anita151US #120
#60Debra151US #43
#61Catherine149US #58
#62Heather149US #34
#63Tracey149US #65
#64Christy147US #116
#65Sarah145US #72
#66Sonya145US #123
#67Christine144US #14
#68Julia143US #100
#69Cindy137US #74
#70Melanie134US #92
#71Gina133US #63
#72Janet132US #84
#73Sherri131US #106
#74Melinda125US #89
#75Denise123US #35
#76Katherine121US #70
#77Connie118US #105
#78Felicia116US #146
#79Vickie116US #174
#80Michele113US #30
#81Shelia113
#82Tamara113US #78
#83Terri111US #93
#84Veronica111US #108
#85Betty108US #154
#86Tanya107US #91
#87Carla104US #90
#88Penny103US #142
#89Ann101US #57
#90Anna101US #99
#91Kim101US #66
#92Theresa98US #49
#93Valerie96US #85
#94Yolanda96US #98
#95Tara89US #107
#96Cathy88US #133
#97Debbie88US #127
#98Janice88US #131
#99Deanna85US #88
#100Jill85US #51

Boys

#1James2,106US #3
#2Michael1,986US #1
#3David1,509US #2
#4William1,435US #6
#5Robert1,373US #5
#6John1,372US #4
#7Christopher1,015US #7
#8Timothy839US #17
#9Charles802US #19
#10Jeffrey754US #11
#11Mark744US #8
#12Richard670US #10
#13Anthony612US #20
#14Thomas610US #13
#15Brian580US #9
#16Kenneth574US #23
#17Steven559US #14
#18Joseph519US #15
#19Kevin485US #16
#20Gregory462US #26
#21Donald454US #30
#22Stephen430US #27
#23Ronald396US #29
#24Rodney381US #49
#25Eric380US #21
#26Jerry358US #45
#27Scott358US #12
#28Larry352US #40
#29Paul343US #22
#30Tony322US #54
#31Gary317US #35
#32Terry308US #52
#33Daniel302US #18
#34Jonathan291US #46
#35Bobby281US #82
#36Johnny267US #67
#37Edward260US #32
#38George257US #38
#39Jeffery257US #48
#40Patrick257US #31
#41Jason246US #25
#42Jimmy245US #79
#43Randy240US #55
#44Keith225US #36
#45Billy220US #77
#46Douglas218US #34
#47Roger195US #59
#48Matthew192US #24
#49Todd192US #28
#50Ricky189US #90
#51Phillip184US #74
#52Samuel181US #64
#53Bryan175US #51
#54Andrew174US #33
#55Ronnie169US #127
#56Reginald168US #125
#57Barry164US #99
#58Dennis164US #44
#59Bradley163US #53
#60Walter154US #84
#61Danny151US #73
#62Willie151US #101
#63Darrell150US #93
#64Carl136US #62
#65Curtis136US #81
#66Raymond130US #50
#67Corey128US #58
#68Derrick127US #107
#69Tracy124US #141
#70Tommy123US #134
#71Gerald118US #65
#72Henry115US #100
#73Russell115US #57
#74Roy111US #105
#75Darren110US #60
#76Harold110US #117
#77Shawn110US #41
#78Allen109US #111
#79Benjamin107US #91
#80Dwayne107US #144
#81Craig103US #39
#82Frank100US #47
#83Sean99US #37
#84Troy99US #42
#85Alan98US #76
#86Travis97US #113
#87Randall96US #85
#88Micheal94US #120
#89Calvin93US #163
#90Marvin93US #139
#91Chris91US #66
#92Kelly91US #115
#93Eddie90US #146
#94Joel89US #80
#95Wesley87US #157
#96Derek85US #109
#97Howard84US #142
#98Jack84US #122
#99Jesse84US #128
#100Tyrone84US #137

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑30Julia#68
↑28Heather#62
↑28Jason#41
↑26Christina#54
↑25Bradley#59
↑21Derrick#68
↑21Shawn#77
↑20Dana#43

Falling

↓29Joel#94
↓26Marvin#90
↓19Sonya#66
↓19Kim#91
↓17Penny#88
↓15Janet#72
↓15Theresa#92
↓15Alan#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.