State roster

Top names in North Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 1971 North Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 84,784 North Carolina births in 1971 across 1,347 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.

#78Ginger#187 nationally
#92Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#66Beverly#160 nationally
#49Wanda#137 nationally
#61Reginald#141 nationally
#50Sonya#126 nationally
#73Tommy#148 nationally
#63Ronnie#135 nationally
#93Jody#161 nationally
#99Kristie#165 nationally
#100Maurice#162 nationally
#60Ricky#121 nationally

Girls

#1Angela1,362US #6
#2Jennifer1,098US #1
#3Kimberly1,076US #4
#4Lisa876US #3
#5Tammy818US #8
#6Amy742US #5
#7Michelle651US #2
#8Melissa635US #7
#9Mary555US #9
#10Stephanie463US #11
#11Susan460US #17
#12Tonya454US #45
#13Karen452US #15
#14Pamela452US #28
#15Wendy447US #29
#16Cynthia431US #24
#17Teresa411US #34
#18Sharon406US #40
#19Tracy405US #13
#20Tina404US #20
#21Donna400US #38
#22Elizabeth386US #19
#23Shannon384US #21
#24Crystal370US #79
#25Rhonda332US #46
#26Kelly311US #22
#27April302US #56
#28Patricia302US #26
#29Lori296US #25
#30Laura295US #16
#31Julie293US #10
#32Sandra287US #31
#33Sherry269US #60
#34Rebecca265US #23
#35Robin247US #51
#36Dana246US #44
#37Christy241US #89
#38Heather241US #12
#39Dawn215US #14
#40Amanda211US #84
#41Deborah210US #33
#42Regina210US #90
#43Leslie207US #68
#44Linda207US #42
#45Andrea206US #35
#46Paula188US #63
#47Barbara178US #47
#48Tiffany176US #62
#49Wanda173US #137
#50Sonya167US #126
#51Melanie165US #66
#52Monica164US #48
#53Tara162US #49
#54Sarah156US #58
#55Tracey156US #74
#56Katherine155US #67
#57Stacy154US #32
#58Sheila151US #81
#59Catherine150US #65
#60Cheryl149US #50
#61Cindy149US #70
#62Christina145US #30
#63Jacqueline142US #75
#64Brenda140US #43
#65Kathy137US #91
#66Beverly134US #160
#67Anita133US #127
#68Felicia133US #124
#69Carla131US #107
#70Tamara128US #80
#71Margaret127US #86
#72Carolyn126US #104
#73Nancy126US #52
#74Tanya126US #72
#75Debra124US #57
#76Carol122US #92
#77Melinda116US #85
#78Ginger115US #187
#79Christine113US #18
#80Erica113US #108
#81Stacey113US #41
#82Denise110US #36
#83Janet110US #112
#84Nicole109US #27
#85Connie108US #125
#86Sabrina108US #133
#87Alicia107US #105
#88Sherri106US #123
#89Anna104US #106
#90Valerie102US #102
#91Allison99US #119
#92Ashley98
#93Jessica95US #64
#94Rachel95US #54
#95Gina94US #69
#96Deanna93US #95
#97Yolanda92US #98
#98Cathy91US #141
#99Kristie91US #165
#100Virginia90US #150

Boys

#1Michael1,942US #1
#2James1,875US #2
#3Christopher1,526US #6
#4William1,421US #7
#5David1,363US #3
#6Robert1,291US #5
#7John1,253US #4
#8Charles812US #22
#9Brian777US #9
#10Jeffrey731US #12
#11Timothy695US #21
#12Kevin628US #14
#13Richard626US #11
#14Anthony623US #23
#15Mark583US #13
#16Thomas549US #17
#17Steven536US #16
#18Jason514US #8
#19Joseph513US #15
#20Eric489US #18
#21Kenneth484US #25
#22Gregory424US #26
#23Jonathan412US #40
#24Larry378US #44
#25Donald373US #34
#26Scott369US #10
#27Stephen368US #27
#28Ronald341US #31
#29Jerry339US #50
#30Daniel308US #20
#31Paul300US #24
#32Gary296US #38
#33Rodney296US #59
#34Matthew281US #19
#35Tony279US #62
#36Bobby272US #79
#37Terry270US #56
#38Chad268US #29
#39Edward258US #32
#40Shawn249US #28
#41Billy238US #75
#42Keith235US #37
#43Patrick234US #35
#44George229US #42
#45Jeffery219US #53
#46Johnny206US #74
#47Bryan202US #48
#48Douglas199US #39
#49Marcus199US #65
#50Jeremy197US #45
#51Phillip185US #76
#52Dennis180US #49
#53Danny173US #82
#54Randy173US #67
#55Andrew166US #33
#56Todd165US #30
#57Samuel164US #66
#58Jamie161US #96
#59Jimmy160US #93
#60Ricky159US #121
#61Reginald155US #141
#62Travis155US #61
#63Ronnie154US #135
#64Roger152US #71
#65Walter147US #91
#66Willie143US #115
#67Derrick141US #84
#68Roy135US #111
#69Benjamin133US #69
#70Bradley131US #58
#71Darrell128US #118
#72Sean126US #36
#73Tommy124US #148
#74Aaron121US #41
#75Joel119US #86
#76Shannon118US #106
#77Antonio116US #110
#78Barry116US #133
#79Chris114US #68
#80Corey114US #77
#81Raymond114US #52
#82Russell113US #64
#83Troy112US #46
#84Randall111US #102
#85Tracy110US #144
#86Frederick109US #109
#87Carl108US #72
#88Craig108US #43
#89Curtis107US #89
#90Allen105US #120
#91Henry103US #112
#92Harold101US #130
#93Jody101US #161
#94Alan100US #99
#95Derek99US #63
#96Eddie93US #147
#97Marvin91US #152
#98Gerald90US #83
#99Kelly88US #136
#100Maurice88US #162

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑30Chad#38
↑27Tiffany#48
↑27Melanie#51
↑27Roy#68
↑26Jeremy#50
↑24Sonya#50
↑19Shawn#40
↑19Joel#75

Falling

↓23Gina#95
↓20Curtis#89
↓19Christine#79
↓18Margaret#71
↓18Carol#76
↓18Gerald#98
↓17Brenda#64
↓17Nancy#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.