Top baby names in North Carolina, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,294 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,011 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 808 |
| 4 | Amy | 769 |
| 5 | Melissa | 657 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 551 |
| 7 | Lisa | 533 |
| 8 | Crystal | 506 |
| 9 | Tammy | 489 |
| 10 | Michelle | 473 |
| 11 | Tonya | 470 |
| 12 | Mary | 434 |
| 13 | Wendy | 397 |
| 14 | Heather | 391 |
| 15 | Shannon | 370 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 352 |
| 17 | April | 345 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 335 |
| 19 | Karen | 315 |
| 20 | Tracy | 313 |
| 21 | Cynthia | 307 |
| 22 | Susan | 299 |
| 23 | Christy | 291 |
| 24 | Kelly | 281 |
| 25 | Julie | 280 |
| 26 | Teresa | 278 |
| 27 | Tina | 274 |
| 28 | Pamela | 267 |
| 29 | Sharon | 261 |
| 30 | Donna | 257 |
| 31 | Amanda | 232 |
| 32 | Sherry | 231 |
| 33 | Christina | 228 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 216 |
| 35 | Laura | 212 |
| 36 | Patricia | 208 |
| 37 | Robin | 200 |
| 38 | Monica | 198 |
| 39 | Lori | 197 |
| 40 | Melanie | 187 |
| 41 | Andrea | 180 |
| 42 | Nicole | 179 |
| 43 | Sandra | 176 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 175 |
| 45 | Katina | 166 |
| 46 | Tara | 164 |
| 47 | Dana | 157 |
| 48 | Misty | 152 |
| 49 | Dawn | 150 |
| 49 | Regina | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,747 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,634 |
| 3 | James | 1,556 |
| 4 | William | 1,185 |
| 5 | David | 1,098 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,063 |
| 7 | John | 967 |
| 8 | Brian | 946 |
| 9 | Jason | 819 |
| 10 | Charles | 680 |
| 11 | Kevin | 663 |
| 12 | Timothy | 557 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 502 |
| 14 | Anthony | 501 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 485 |
| 15 | Richard | 485 |
| 17 | Thomas | 478 |
| 18 | Joseph | 455 |
| 19 | Mark | 453 |
| 20 | Eric | 439 |
| 21 | Steven | 402 |
| 22 | Daniel | 398 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 381 |
| 24 | Matthew | 363 |
| 25 | Gregory | 317 |
| 26 | Donald | 306 |
| 27 | Stephen | 304 |
| 28 | Chad | 302 |
| 29 | Larry | 279 |
| 30 | Ronald | 272 |
| 31 | Jerry | 268 |
| 32 | Scott | 257 |
| 33 | Gary | 220 |
| 34 | Bryan | 219 |
| 34 | Terry | 219 |
| 36 | Shawn | 217 |
| 37 | Paul | 216 |
| 38 | Bobby | 208 |
| 39 | Billy | 207 |
| 39 | Edward | 207 |
| 41 | Travis | 205 |
| 42 | George | 202 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 202 |
| 42 | Rodney | 202 |
| 42 | Tony | 202 |
| 46 | Patrick | 197 |
| 46 | Phillip | 197 |
| 48 | Jamie | 185 |
| 49 | Derrick | 177 |
| 50 | Keith | 174 |