Top baby names in North Carolina, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,356 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,058 |
| 3 | Crystal | 731 |
| 4 | Melissa | 698 |
| 5 | Jessica | 684 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 631 |
| 7 | Heather | 536 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 487 |
| 9 | April | 485 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 468 |
| 11 | Angela | 460 |
| 12 | Amy | 451 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 439 |
| 14 | Mary | 423 |
| 15 | Sarah | 410 |
| 16 | Kelly | 378 |
| 17 | Christina | 361 |
| 18 | Ashley | 349 |
| 19 | Amber | 293 |
| 20 | Laura | 284 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 284 |
| 22 | Lisa | 283 |
| 23 | Shannon | 280 |
| 24 | Brandy | 276 |
| 25 | Michelle | 254 |
| 26 | Emily | 253 |
| 27 | Jamie | 236 |
| 28 | Erin | 226 |
| 29 | Erica | 204 |
| 30 | Kristen | 199 |
| 31 | Misty | 191 |
| 31 | Tonya | 191 |
| 33 | Christy | 182 |
| 34 | Julie | 179 |
| 35 | Holly | 171 |
| 36 | Andrea | 170 |
| 37 | Anna | 168 |
| 37 | Kristin | 168 |
| 39 | Katherine | 166 |
| 40 | Nicole | 160 |
| 41 | Sara | 157 |
| 42 | Lauren | 156 |
| 43 | Rachel | 152 |
| 44 | Natasha | 151 |
| 45 | Kristy | 150 |
| 46 | Carrie | 146 |
| 46 | Courtney | 146 |
| 48 | Brandi | 145 |
| 48 | Tracy | 145 |
| 48 | Wendy | 145 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,380 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,336 |
| 3 | James | 1,275 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,244 |
| 5 | David | 1,066 |
| 6 | William | 1,001 |
| 7 | Joshua | 878 |
| 8 | Robert | 828 |
| 9 | John | 826 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 711 |
| 10 | Matthew | 711 |
| 12 | Brian | 681 |
| 13 | Joseph | 626 |
| 14 | Timothy | 556 |
| 15 | Justin | 535 |
| 16 | Daniel | 534 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 530 |
| 18 | Charles | 520 |
| 19 | Kevin | 467 |
| 20 | Brandon | 444 |
| 21 | Travis | 432 |
| 22 | Eric | 418 |
| 23 | Thomas | 403 |
| 24 | Richard | 391 |
| 25 | Adam | 370 |
| 26 | Anthony | 364 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 349 |
| 28 | Steven | 345 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 343 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 315 |
| 31 | Andrew | 302 |
| 31 | Stephen | 302 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 291 |
| 34 | Mark | 245 |
| 35 | Chad | 226 |
| 36 | Bradley | 215 |
| 37 | Derek | 211 |
| 37 | Patrick | 211 |
| 39 | Ryan | 207 |
| 40 | Gregory | 203 |
| 40 | Paul | 203 |
| 42 | Bryan | 194 |
| 43 | Donald | 191 |
| 44 | Aaron | 190 |
| 45 | Nathan | 187 |
| 46 | Samuel | 183 |
| 47 | Marcus | 179 |
| 48 | Larry | 177 |
| 49 | Bobby | 172 |
| 49 | Phillip | 172 |