Top baby names in North Carolina, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,299 |
| 2 | Amy | 746 |
| 3 | Heather | 686 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 675 |
| 5 | Crystal | 666 |
| 6 | Angela | 655 |
| 7 | Melissa | 641 |
| 8 | Amanda | 619 |
| 9 | Kelly | 486 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 449 |
| 11 | Shannon | 420 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 415 |
| 13 | Christina | 392 |
| 14 | Mary | 383 |
| 15 | Lisa | 378 |
| 16 | April | 372 |
| 17 | Jessica | 323 |
| 18 | Jamie | 319 |
| 19 | Laura | 297 |
| 20 | Michelle | 296 |
| 21 | Wendy | 275 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 273 |
| 23 | Tonya | 254 |
| 24 | Christy | 250 |
| 25 | Misty | 249 |
| 26 | Sarah | 243 |
| 27 | Karen | 236 |
| 27 | Tammy | 236 |
| 29 | Julie | 218 |
| 30 | Susan | 200 |
| 31 | Emily | 193 |
| 32 | Brandy | 188 |
| 32 | Tracy | 188 |
| 34 | Andrea | 185 |
| 35 | Ashley | 179 |
| 36 | Carrie | 177 |
| 37 | Tiffany | 174 |
| 38 | Erin | 172 |
| 39 | Leslie | 167 |
| 40 | Erica | 162 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 161 |
| 42 | Amber | 157 |
| 43 | Dana | 156 |
| 44 | Holly | 151 |
| 45 | Allison | 147 |
| 45 | Katherine | 147 |
| 47 | Lori | 144 |
| 48 | Nicole | 143 |
| 49 | Monica | 141 |
| 50 | Felicia | 140 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,641 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,457 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,410 |
| 4 | James | 1,398 |
| 5 | David | 1,028 |
| 6 | William | 1,025 |
| 7 | Robert | 914 |
| 8 | John | 883 |
| 9 | Brian | 789 |
| 10 | Kevin | 628 |
| 11 | Charles | 581 |
| 12 | Joseph | 580 |
| 13 | Matthew | 538 |
| 14 | Timothy | 523 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 520 |
| 16 | Joshua | 509 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 494 |
| 18 | Daniel | 449 |
| 19 | Richard | 440 |
| 20 | Eric | 431 |
| 21 | Thomas | 407 |
| 22 | Anthony | 401 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 399 |
| 24 | Steven | 398 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 331 |
| 26 | Andrew | 300 |
| 27 | Chad | 292 |
| 28 | Mark | 289 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 263 |
| 30 | Stephen | 258 |
| 31 | Gregory | 254 |
| 32 | Brandon | 242 |
| 33 | Travis | 240 |
| 34 | Larry | 236 |
| 35 | Bryan | 230 |
| 36 | Ryan | 219 |
| 37 | Paul | 210 |
| 38 | Wesley | 204 |
| 39 | Bradley | 202 |
| 40 | Ronald | 201 |
| 41 | Donald | 198 |
| 42 | Jerry | 197 |
| 43 | Antonio | 195 |
| 44 | Corey | 193 |
| 45 | Derrick | 189 |
| 46 | Bobby | 188 |
| 47 | Adam | 187 |
| 48 | Marcus | 186 |
| 49 | Phillip | 185 |
| 50 | Jamie | 184 |