Top baby names in North Carolina, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela | 1,339 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 1,118 |
| 3 | Lisa | 1,098 |
| 4 | Tammy | 931 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 827 |
| 6 | Amy | 690 |
| 7 | Melissa | 681 |
| 8 | Mary | 647 |
| 9 | Michelle | 618 |
| 10 | Tracy | 572 |
| 11 | Pamela | 571 |
| 12 | Karen | 526 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 503 |
| 14 | Susan | 487 |
| 15 | Wendy | 477 |
| 16 | Sharon | 474 |
| 17 | Tonya | 469 |
| 18 | Donna | 463 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 462 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 441 |
| 21 | Teresa | 429 |
| 22 | Shannon | 423 |
| 23 | Tina | 396 |
| 24 | Laura | 378 |
| 25 | Patricia | 345 |
| 26 | Sandra | 343 |
| 27 | Lori | 325 |
| 28 | Kelly | 317 |
| 28 | Rhonda | 317 |
| 30 | Julie | 292 |
| 31 | Crystal | 285 |
| 32 | Sherry | 278 |
| 33 | Robin | 264 |
| 34 | Deborah | 252 |
| 35 | Heather | 250 |
| 36 | Linda | 240 |
| 37 | Rebecca | 231 |
| 38 | Dana | 229 |
| 39 | Dawn | 220 |
| 40 | Barbara | 216 |
| 41 | April | 215 |
| 42 | Tracey | 214 |
| 43 | Paula | 205 |
| 44 | Leslie | 203 |
| 45 | Christy | 199 |
| 46 | Amanda | 197 |
| 46 | Brenda | 197 |
| 48 | Wanda | 194 |
| 49 | Andrea | 189 |
| 50 | Regina | 180 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,043 |
| 2 | James | 2,019 |
| 3 | William | 1,517 |
| 4 | David | 1,457 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,450 |
| 6 | John | 1,331 |
| 7 | Christopher | 1,289 |
| 8 | Charles | 840 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 805 |
| 10 | Timothy | 777 |
| 11 | Mark | 679 |
| 12 | Thomas | 678 |
| 13 | Richard | 648 |
| 14 | Brian | 629 |
| 15 | Anthony | 595 |
| 16 | Joseph | 586 |
| 17 | Steven | 571 |
| 18 | Kevin | 563 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 557 |
| 20 | Eric | 489 |
| 21 | Gregory | 483 |
| 22 | Ronald | 418 |
| 23 | Donald | 399 |
| 23 | Stephen | 399 |
| 25 | Jerry | 381 |
| 26 | Jason | 368 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 359 |
| 28 | Larry | 358 |
| 29 | Scott | 350 |
| 30 | Paul | 334 |
| 31 | Gary | 333 |
| 32 | Rodney | 332 |
| 33 | Daniel | 320 |
| 34 | Tony | 310 |
| 35 | Terry | 304 |
| 36 | Edward | 296 |
| 37 | Matthew | 273 |
| 38 | Bobby | 272 |
| 39 | George | 264 |
| 40 | Jeffery | 253 |
| 41 | Johnny | 246 |
| 42 | Patrick | 238 |
| 43 | Billy | 237 |
| 44 | Jimmy | 216 |
| 45 | Keith | 213 |
| 46 | Andrew | 211 |
| 46 | Douglas | 211 |
| 48 | Bryan | 205 |
| 49 | Randy | 202 |
| 49 | Todd | 202 |