Top baby names in North Carolina, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,335 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,142 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,099 |
| 4 | Amanda | 907 |
| 5 | Crystal | 763 |
| 6 | Heather | 629 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 534 |
| 8 | Sarah | 491 |
| 9 | Melissa | 482 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 467 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 463 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 453 |
| 13 | Amy | 419 |
| 14 | Amber | 409 |
| 15 | Lauren | 358 |
| 16 | Mary | 357 |
| 17 | Emily | 347 |
| 18 | Kelly | 325 |
| 19 | April | 322 |
| 20 | Christina | 303 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 288 |
| 22 | Laura | 286 |
| 23 | Angela | 280 |
| 24 | Erin | 276 |
| 25 | Shannon | 260 |
| 26 | Brandy | 253 |
| 26 | Megan | 253 |
| 28 | Michelle | 225 |
| 29 | Jamie | 223 |
| 30 | Erica | 215 |
| 31 | Katherine | 209 |
| 32 | Rachel | 202 |
| 33 | Brandi | 193 |
| 33 | Lisa | 193 |
| 35 | Anna | 192 |
| 36 | Kristen | 187 |
| 37 | Holly | 185 |
| 38 | Alicia | 183 |
| 39 | Latoya | 179 |
| 40 | Marquita | 176 |
| 41 | Nicole | 173 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 172 |
| 43 | Courtney | 162 |
| 44 | Samantha | 158 |
| 45 | Lindsey | 155 |
| 46 | Andrea | 152 |
| 46 | Leslie | 152 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 148 |
| 49 | Danielle | 137 |
| 50 | Carrie | 135 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,610 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,485 |
| 3 | James | 1,191 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,151 |
| 5 | Joshua | 1,027 |
| 6 | William | 949 |
| 7 | David | 943 |
| 8 | Jason | 882 |
| 9 | Brandon | 852 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 796 |
| 11 | John | 794 |
| 12 | Robert | 784 |
| 13 | Justin | 725 |
| 14 | Daniel | 654 |
| 15 | Joseph | 627 |
| 16 | Brian | 563 |
| 17 | Adam | 471 |
| 18 | Charles | 464 |
| 19 | Thomas | 431 |
| 20 | Andrew | 425 |
| 21 | Jeremy | 412 |
| 22 | Kevin | 399 |
| 23 | Timothy | 388 |
| 24 | Travis | 382 |
| 25 | Steven | 377 |
| 26 | Anthony | 372 |
| 27 | Eric | 354 |
| 28 | Ryan | 324 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 323 |
| 30 | Richard | 322 |
| 31 | Stephen | 318 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 307 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 279 |
| 34 | Nicholas | 278 |
| 35 | Aaron | 259 |
| 36 | Patrick | 245 |
| 37 | Mark | 243 |
| 38 | Dustin | 241 |
| 39 | Marcus | 227 |
| 40 | Bryan | 203 |
| 41 | Bradley | 196 |
| 42 | Gregory | 194 |
| 43 | Paul | 182 |
| 44 | Phillip | 170 |
| 45 | Zachary | 168 |
| 46 | Nathan | 163 |
| 47 | Samuel | 161 |
| 48 | Chad | 152 |
| 49 | Jacob | 150 |
| 50 | Derrick | 149 |