Top baby names in North Carolina, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,418 |
| 2 | Amy | 813 |
| 3 | Angela | 714 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 697 |
| 5 | Heather | 669 |
| 6 | Melissa | 615 |
| 7 | Crystal | 505 |
| 8 | Amanda | 494 |
| 9 | Shannon | 434 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 416 |
| 11 | Christina | 390 |
| 12 | Lisa | 385 |
| 13 | Mary | 368 |
| 14 | Jamie | 353 |
| 15 | Tonya | 352 |
| 16 | April | 346 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 336 |
| 18 | Kelly | 312 |
| 19 | Christy | 306 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 293 |
| 21 | Michelle | 290 |
| 22 | Wendy | 275 |
| 23 | Julie | 262 |
| 24 | Laura | 258 |
| 25 | Misty | 252 |
| 25 | Tammy | 252 |
| 27 | Jessica | 241 |
| 28 | Karen | 235 |
| 28 | Tracy | 235 |
| 30 | Sarah | 222 |
| 31 | Susan | 218 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 204 |
| 33 | Tina | 197 |
| 34 | Leslie | 192 |
| 35 | Brandy | 176 |
| 36 | Carrie | 175 |
| 36 | Cynthia | 175 |
| 38 | Pamela | 171 |
| 39 | Dana | 169 |
| 39 | Emily | 169 |
| 41 | Sharon | 165 |
| 42 | Jaime | 162 |
| 43 | Ashley | 161 |
| 44 | Andrea | 153 |
| 45 | Tara | 148 |
| 46 | Lori | 144 |
| 46 | Melanie | 144 |
| 48 | Teresa | 143 |
| 49 | Donna | 141 |
| 50 | Holly | 140 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,543 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,352 |
| 2 | James | 1,352 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,243 |
| 5 | David | 1,009 |
| 6 | William | 977 |
| 7 | John | 891 |
| 8 | Robert | 886 |
| 9 | Brian | 676 |
| 10 | Joseph | 543 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 524 |
| 12 | Kevin | 516 |
| 13 | Charles | 497 |
| 14 | Matthew | 493 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 479 |
| 16 | Timothy | 476 |
| 17 | Anthony | 468 |
| 18 | Eric | 406 |
| 19 | Steven | 403 |
| 20 | Daniel | 402 |
| 21 | Thomas | 393 |
| 22 | Richard | 388 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 371 |
| 24 | Joshua | 330 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 327 |
| 26 | Chad | 284 |
| 27 | Stephen | 276 |
| 28 | Mark | 262 |
| 29 | Gregory | 254 |
| 30 | Jamie | 252 |
| 31 | Travis | 250 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 242 |
| 33 | Brandon | 233 |
| 34 | Donald | 228 |
| 35 | Larry | 217 |
| 36 | Bryan | 216 |
| 37 | Bradley | 215 |
| 38 | Andrew | 212 |
| 39 | Ryan | 211 |
| 40 | Ronald | 198 |
| 41 | Paul | 197 |
| 42 | Bobby | 185 |
| 43 | Patrick | 184 |
| 43 | Phillip | 184 |
| 43 | Rodney | 184 |
| 46 | Jerry | 183 |
| 47 | Gary | 178 |
| 48 | Adam | 176 |
| 49 | Scott | 175 |
| 50 | Terry | 174 |