Top baby names in North Carolina, 1984
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,263 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,205 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,176 |
| 4 | Amanda | 918 |
| 5 | Heather | 712 |
| 6 | Crystal | 631 |
| 7 | Sarah | 532 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 513 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 500 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 478 |
| 11 | Melissa | 464 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 441 |
| 13 | Amber | 433 |
| 14 | Laura | 392 |
| 15 | Lauren | 373 |
| 16 | Amy | 371 |
| 17 | Mary | 337 |
| 18 | Emily | 332 |
| 19 | Megan | 331 |
| 20 | April | 326 |
| 21 | Kelly | 317 |
| 22 | Latoya | 308 |
| 23 | Christina | 296 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 292 |
| 25 | Shannon | 276 |
| 26 | Danielle | 259 |
| 27 | Erin | 250 |
| 28 | Rachel | 234 |
| 29 | Katherine | 233 |
| 30 | Erica | 230 |
| 31 | Angela | 224 |
| 32 | Michelle | 220 |
| 33 | Jamie | 200 |
| 33 | Kristen | 200 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 197 |
| 36 | Courtney | 194 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 189 |
| 37 | Samantha | 189 |
| 39 | Lisa | 188 |
| 40 | Holly | 187 |
| 41 | Brandy | 181 |
| 42 | Anna | 180 |
| 42 | Brittany | 180 |
| 44 | Alicia | 179 |
| 45 | Andrea | 177 |
| 46 | Brandi | 170 |
| 47 | Nicole | 169 |
| 48 | Allison | 161 |
| 49 | Sara | 149 |
| 50 | Kristin | 146 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,741 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,433 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,334 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,215 |
| 5 | James | 1,203 |
| 6 | William | 1,041 |
| 7 | Brandon | 1,001 |
| 8 | David | 925 |
| 9 | Jonathan | 807 |
| 10 | John | 790 |
| 11 | Robert | 756 |
| 12 | Jason | 736 |
| 13 | Daniel | 715 |
| 14 | Justin | 713 |
| 15 | Joseph | 619 |
| 16 | Adam | 527 |
| 17 | Brian | 516 |
| 18 | Charles | 489 |
| 19 | Timothy | 469 |
| 20 | Andrew | 438 |
| 21 | Thomas | 437 |
| 22 | Steven | 436 |
| 23 | Kevin | 386 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 384 |
| 25 | Anthony | 383 |
| 26 | Eric | 368 |
| 27 | Richard | 361 |
| 28 | Travis | 353 |
| 29 | Ryan | 346 |
| 30 | Stephen | 335 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 323 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 317 |
| 33 | Dustin | 295 |
| 34 | Nicholas | 280 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 279 |
| 36 | Aaron | 276 |
| 37 | Mark | 244 |
| 38 | Patrick | 226 |
| 39 | Marcus | 222 |
| 40 | Gregory | 200 |
| 41 | Bryan | 196 |
| 42 | Paul | 192 |
| 43 | Bradley | 191 |
| 44 | Samuel | 189 |
| 45 | Jacob | 187 |
| 46 | Nathan | 184 |
| 47 | Zachary | 181 |
| 48 | Chad | 169 |
| 49 | Phillip | 168 |
| 50 | Antonio | 167 |