Top baby names in North Carolina, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,504 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,295 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,140 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 1,136 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,049 |
| 6 | Patricia | 1,036 |
| 7 | Teresa | 902 |
| 8 | Susan | 892 |
| 9 | Brenda | 887 |
| 10 | Kathy | 832 |
| 11 | Donna | 795 |
| 12 | Sandra | 793 |
| 13 | Barbara | 781 |
| 14 | Karen | 774 |
| 15 | Sharon | 761 |
| 16 | Pamela | 755 |
| 17 | Wanda | 699 |
| 18 | Carolyn | 605 |
| 19 | Nancy | 512 |
| 20 | Betty | 508 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 503 |
| 22 | Cathy | 454 |
| 23 | Debbie | 440 |
| 24 | Robin | 433 |
| 25 | Janice | 422 |
| 26 | Shirley | 421 |
| 27 | Carol | 410 |
| 28 | Janet | 407 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 393 |
| 30 | Joyce | 386 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 378 |
| 32 | Vickie | 375 |
| 33 | Phyllis | 374 |
| 34 | Judy | 367 |
| 35 | Beverly | 364 |
| 36 | Sheila | 360 |
| 37 | Sherry | 339 |
| 38 | Cindy | 329 |
| 39 | Margaret | 326 |
| 40 | Gloria | 319 |
| 41 | Martha | 316 |
| 42 | Angela | 289 |
| 43 | Connie | 281 |
| 44 | Diane | 273 |
| 45 | Dorothy | 261 |
| 45 | Lisa | 261 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 261 |
| 48 | Peggy | 240 |
| 49 | Laura | 232 |
| 50 | Kimberly | 229 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,770 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,973 |
| 3 | William | 1,906 |
| 4 | David | 1,851 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,655 |
| 6 | John | 1,535 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,262 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,019 |
| 9 | Larry | 923 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 812 |
| 11 | Donald | 810 |
| 12 | Thomas | 794 |
| 13 | Gary | 762 |
| 14 | Ronald | 726 |
| 15 | Jerry | 721 |
| 16 | Mark | 709 |
| 17 | Timothy | 705 |
| 18 | Randy | 694 |
| 19 | Ricky | 676 |
| 20 | Terry | 659 |
| 21 | Joseph | 601 |
| 22 | Bobby | 534 |
| 23 | George | 514 |
| 23 | Steven | 514 |
| 25 | Tony | 498 |
| 26 | Ronnie | 485 |
| 27 | Gregory | 477 |
| 28 | Dennis | 475 |
| 29 | Danny | 471 |
| 30 | Johnny | 451 |
| 31 | Edward | 418 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 416 |
| 33 | Anthony | 410 |
| 34 | Billy | 394 |
| 35 | Willie | 375 |
| 36 | Jimmy | 374 |
| 37 | Roger | 363 |
| 38 | Stephen | 357 |
| 39 | Paul | 331 |
| 40 | Douglas | 321 |
| 41 | Keith | 311 |
| 42 | Steve | 297 |
| 43 | Daniel | 293 |
| 44 | Walter | 274 |
| 45 | Curtis | 252 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 243 |
| 47 | Carl | 242 |
| 48 | Phillip | 239 |
| 49 | Roy | 229 |
| 50 | Henry | 226 |