Top baby names in North Carolina, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,307 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,009 |
| 3 | Melissa | 807 |
| 4 | Crystal | 760 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 614 |
| 6 | Heather | 580 |
| 7 | Angela | 558 |
| 8 | Amy | 483 |
| 9 | April | 478 |
| 10 | Jessica | 461 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 460 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 421 |
| 13 | Mary | 381 |
| 14 | Kelly | 371 |
| 15 | Christina | 353 |
| 16 | Shannon | 338 |
| 17 | Sarah | 323 |
| 18 | Brandy | 295 |
| 19 | Lisa | 288 |
| 20 | Laura | 287 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 286 |
| 22 | Ashley | 270 |
| 23 | Amber | 264 |
| 23 | Jamie | 264 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 263 |
| 26 | Michelle | 258 |
| 27 | Christy | 251 |
| 28 | Misty | 236 |
| 29 | Tonya | 232 |
| 30 | Emily | 228 |
| 31 | Wendy | 189 |
| 32 | Julie | 184 |
| 33 | Erin | 183 |
| 34 | Erica | 181 |
| 35 | Dana | 172 |
| 36 | Karen | 162 |
| 36 | Kristy | 162 |
| 36 | Nicole | 162 |
| 39 | Leslie | 157 |
| 40 | Holly | 156 |
| 40 | Susan | 156 |
| 42 | Anna | 155 |
| 43 | Katherine | 154 |
| 44 | Tina | 152 |
| 45 | Monica | 147 |
| 46 | Andrea | 146 |
| 47 | Tracy | 144 |
| 48 | Allison | 143 |
| 49 | Carrie | 136 |
| 50 | Tara | 135 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,463 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,450 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,257 |
| 4 | James | 1,229 |
| 5 | David | 1,060 |
| 6 | William | 1,019 |
| 7 | John | 902 |
| 8 | Robert | 836 |
| 9 | Joshua | 675 |
| 10 | Matthew | 662 |
| 11 | Brian | 633 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 632 |
| 13 | Joseph | 594 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 554 |
| 15 | Timothy | 530 |
| 16 | Charles | 525 |
| 17 | Daniel | 481 |
| 18 | Travis | 476 |
| 19 | Kevin | 434 |
| 20 | Thomas | 394 |
| 21 | Richard | 386 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 385 |
| 23 | Anthony | 377 |
| 24 | Eric | 363 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 357 |
| 26 | Brandon | 350 |
| 27 | Steven | 349 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 325 |
| 29 | Adam | 316 |
| 30 | Andrew | 298 |
| 31 | Justin | 285 |
| 32 | Stephen | 260 |
| 33 | Mark | 259 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 258 |
| 35 | Ryan | 230 |
| 36 | Bradley | 211 |
| 36 | Patrick | 211 |
| 38 | Nathan | 210 |
| 39 | Phillip | 204 |
| 40 | Gregory | 203 |
| 41 | Chad | 201 |
| 42 | Aaron | 200 |
| 43 | Donald | 195 |
| 44 | Bryan | 188 |
| 45 | Derrick | 187 |
| 46 | Jamie | 186 |
| 47 | Samuel | 185 |
| 48 | Larry | 179 |
| 49 | Marcus | 177 |
| 50 | Edward | 174 |