Top baby names in North Carolina, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,388 |
| 2 | Angela | 952 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 798 |
| 4 | Amy | 765 |
| 5 | Melissa | 561 |
| 6 | Heather | 559 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 502 |
| 8 | Tonya | 462 |
| 9 | Crystal | 455 |
| 10 | Michelle | 454 |
| 11 | Tammy | 448 |
| 12 | Lisa | 414 |
| 13 | Mary | 413 |
| 14 | Shannon | 353 |
| 15 | Wendy | 352 |
| 16 | April | 346 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 337 |
| 18 | Christy | 331 |
| 19 | Tracy | 330 |
| 20 | Karen | 323 |
| 21 | Amanda | 305 |
| 22 | Tina | 304 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 294 |
| 24 | Susan | 291 |
| 25 | Kelly | 273 |
| 26 | Pamela | 237 |
| 27 | Julie | 229 |
| 28 | Donna | 226 |
| 29 | Laura | 225 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 222 |
| 30 | Leslie | 222 |
| 32 | Lori | 215 |
| 33 | Christina | 214 |
| 34 | Teresa | 212 |
| 35 | Sharon | 211 |
| 36 | Patricia | 209 |
| 37 | Tiffany | 207 |
| 38 | Dana | 194 |
| 39 | Emily | 183 |
| 40 | Sherry | 180 |
| 41 | Rhonda | 175 |
| 42 | Misty | 168 |
| 43 | Sarah | 165 |
| 44 | Robin | 161 |
| 45 | Monica | 154 |
| 46 | Sandra | 152 |
| 47 | Melanie | 150 |
| 48 | Nicole | 144 |
| 49 | Jessica | 140 |
| 50 | Tara | 139 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,746 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,647 |
| 3 | James | 1,476 |
| 4 | William | 1,120 |
| 5 | Jason | 1,115 |
| 6 | David | 1,086 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,037 |
| 8 | John | 969 |
| 9 | Brian | 875 |
| 10 | Charles | 615 |
| 11 | Kevin | 609 |
| 12 | Timothy | 527 |
| 13 | Joseph | 517 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 507 |
| 15 | Anthony | 490 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 487 |
| 17 | Richard | 460 |
| 18 | Eric | 443 |
| 18 | Thomas | 443 |
| 20 | Mark | 430 |
| 21 | Matthew | 420 |
| 22 | Steven | 405 |
| 23 | Daniel | 385 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 383 |
| 25 | Gregory | 333 |
| 26 | Stephen | 306 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 302 |
| 28 | Chad | 286 |
| 29 | Larry | 280 |
| 30 | Donald | 257 |
| 31 | Scott | 241 |
| 32 | Jerry | 240 |
| 33 | Gary | 229 |
| 34 | Bryan | 226 |
| 35 | Ronald | 221 |
| 36 | Rodney | 218 |
| 37 | Shawn | 213 |
| 38 | Paul | 212 |
| 39 | George | 203 |
| 40 | Bobby | 202 |
| 41 | Andrew | 199 |
| 42 | Billy | 197 |
| 42 | Joshua | 197 |
| 42 | Phillip | 197 |
| 45 | Travis | 195 |
| 46 | Jamie | 192 |
| 47 | Patrick | 189 |
| 48 | Terry | 188 |
| 49 | Edward | 184 |
| 50 | Benjamin | 183 |