Top baby names in North Carolina, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela | 1,362 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,098 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,076 |
| 4 | Lisa | 876 |
| 5 | Tammy | 818 |
| 6 | Amy | 742 |
| 7 | Michelle | 651 |
| 8 | Melissa | 635 |
| 9 | Mary | 555 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 463 |
| 11 | Susan | 460 |
| 12 | Tonya | 454 |
| 13 | Karen | 452 |
| 13 | Pamela | 452 |
| 15 | Wendy | 447 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 431 |
| 17 | Teresa | 411 |
| 18 | Sharon | 406 |
| 19 | Tracy | 405 |
| 20 | Tina | 404 |
| 21 | Donna | 400 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 386 |
| 23 | Shannon | 384 |
| 24 | Crystal | 370 |
| 25 | Rhonda | 332 |
| 26 | Kelly | 311 |
| 27 | April | 302 |
| 27 | Patricia | 302 |
| 29 | Lori | 296 |
| 30 | Laura | 295 |
| 31 | Julie | 293 |
| 32 | Sandra | 287 |
| 33 | Sherry | 269 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 265 |
| 35 | Robin | 247 |
| 36 | Dana | 246 |
| 37 | Christy | 241 |
| 37 | Heather | 241 |
| 39 | Dawn | 215 |
| 40 | Amanda | 211 |
| 41 | Deborah | 210 |
| 41 | Regina | 210 |
| 43 | Leslie | 207 |
| 43 | Linda | 207 |
| 45 | Andrea | 206 |
| 46 | Paula | 188 |
| 47 | Barbara | 178 |
| 48 | Tiffany | 176 |
| 49 | Wanda | 173 |
| 50 | Sonya | 167 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,942 |
| 2 | James | 1,875 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,526 |
| 4 | William | 1,421 |
| 5 | David | 1,363 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,291 |
| 7 | John | 1,253 |
| 8 | Charles | 812 |
| 9 | Brian | 777 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 731 |
| 11 | Timothy | 695 |
| 12 | Kevin | 628 |
| 13 | Richard | 626 |
| 14 | Anthony | 623 |
| 15 | Mark | 583 |
| 16 | Thomas | 549 |
| 17 | Steven | 536 |
| 18 | Jason | 513 |
| 18 | Joseph | 513 |
| 20 | Eric | 488 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 485 |
| 22 | Gregory | 424 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 411 |
| 24 | Larry | 378 |
| 25 | Donald | 373 |
| 26 | Scott | 369 |
| 27 | Stephen | 368 |
| 28 | Ronald | 341 |
| 29 | Jerry | 339 |
| 30 | Daniel | 308 |
| 31 | Paul | 300 |
| 32 | Gary | 296 |
| 32 | Rodney | 296 |
| 34 | Matthew | 281 |
| 35 | Tony | 279 |
| 36 | Bobby | 272 |
| 37 | Terry | 270 |
| 38 | Chad | 268 |
| 39 | Edward | 258 |
| 40 | Shawn | 249 |
| 41 | Billy | 238 |
| 42 | Keith | 235 |
| 43 | Patrick | 233 |
| 44 | George | 229 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 219 |
| 46 | Johnny | 206 |
| 47 | Bryan | 202 |
| 48 | Marcus | 199 |
| 49 | Douglas | 198 |
| 50 | Jeremy | 197 |