Top baby names in North Carolina, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,448 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,080 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,017 |
| 4 | Crystal | 781 |
| 5 | Ashley | 597 |
| 6 | Sarah | 546 |
| 7 | Melissa | 524 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 523 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 513 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 490 |
| 11 | Heather | 489 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 473 |
| 13 | April | 471 |
| 14 | Amy | 433 |
| 15 | Mary | 377 |
| 16 | Kelly | 370 |
| 17 | Amber | 362 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 362 |
| 19 | Emily | 342 |
| 20 | Angela | 335 |
| 21 | Christina | 300 |
| 22 | Erin | 298 |
| 23 | Brandy | 294 |
| 24 | Laura | 292 |
| 25 | Lauren | 281 |
| 26 | Shannon | 267 |
| 27 | Michelle | 241 |
| 28 | Kristen | 210 |
| 29 | Jamie | 207 |
| 30 | Erica | 206 |
| 31 | Latoya | 204 |
| 32 | Courtney | 202 |
| 33 | Brandi | 201 |
| 34 | Rachel | 193 |
| 35 | Katherine | 187 |
| 36 | Lisa | 186 |
| 37 | Leslie | 182 |
| 38 | Anna | 176 |
| 39 | Kristin | 173 |
| 40 | Andrea | 170 |
| 41 | Samantha | 165 |
| 42 | Megan | 164 |
| 43 | Christy | 163 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 162 |
| 45 | Nicole | 161 |
| 46 | Sara | 157 |
| 47 | Misty | 154 |
| 48 | Candice | 153 |
| 49 | Holly | 152 |
| 50 | Allison | 151 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,647 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,457 |
| 3 | James | 1,174 |
| 4 | Jason | 990 |
| 5 | Matthew | 987 |
| 6 | Joshua | 986 |
| 7 | William | 984 |
| 8 | David | 915 |
| 9 | John | 882 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 861 |
| 11 | Robert | 833 |
| 12 | Brandon | 732 |
| 13 | Justin | 671 |
| 14 | Joseph | 606 |
| 15 | Daniel | 590 |
| 16 | Brian | 540 |
| 17 | Charles | 523 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 470 |
| 19 | Timothy | 464 |
| 20 | Thomas | 401 |
| 21 | Steven | 389 |
| 22 | Adam | 386 |
| 23 | Kevin | 384 |
| 24 | Andrew | 382 |
| 25 | Eric | 380 |
| 26 | Anthony | 377 |
| 27 | Travis | 372 |
| 28 | Richard | 365 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 341 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 318 |
| 30 | Ryan | 318 |
| 32 | Stephen | 297 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 294 |
| 34 | Nicholas | 270 |
| 35 | Aaron | 249 |
| 36 | Mark | 243 |
| 37 | Patrick | 229 |
| 38 | Gregory | 219 |
| 39 | Marcus | 213 |
| 40 | Donald | 199 |
| 41 | Samuel | 193 |
| 42 | Phillip | 191 |
| 43 | Bradley | 190 |
| 44 | Bryan | 188 |
| 45 | Chad | 184 |
| 46 | Antonio | 176 |
| 47 | Dustin | 172 |
| 48 | Derrick | 170 |
| 49 | Nathan | 168 |
| 50 | Paul | 165 |