Top baby names in North Carolina, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,493 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,302 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 1,053 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,023 |
| 5 | Heather | 674 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 567 |
| 7 | Crystal | 566 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 549 |
| 9 | Sarah | 542 |
| 10 | Amber | 453 |
| 11 | Lauren | 450 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 448 |
| 13 | Megan | 442 |
| 14 | Brittany | 422 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 408 |
| 16 | Laura | 390 |
| 17 | Melissa | 389 |
| 18 | Mary | 369 |
| 19 | Emily | 365 |
| 20 | Christina | 356 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 318 |
| 22 | Amy | 303 |
| 23 | Kelly | 292 |
| 24 | Rachel | 278 |
| 25 | Erica | 262 |
| 26 | Samantha | 256 |
| 27 | April | 249 |
| 28 | Danielle | 246 |
| 29 | Shannon | 242 |
| 30 | Jamie | 238 |
| 31 | Courtney | 236 |
| 32 | Katherine | 234 |
| 33 | Angela | 229 |
| 34 | Erin | 228 |
| 35 | Kristen | 218 |
| 36 | Anna | 217 |
| 37 | Brandy | 216 |
| 38 | Lindsay | 203 |
| 39 | Latoya | 197 |
| 40 | Nicole | 190 |
| 41 | Krystal | 186 |
| 42 | Allison | 181 |
| 42 | Michelle | 181 |
| 44 | Holly | 179 |
| 45 | Andrea | 176 |
| 46 | Sara | 168 |
| 47 | Lindsey | 164 |
| 48 | Alicia | 163 |
| 48 | Brandi | 163 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 156 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,706 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,424 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,388 |
| 4 | James | 1,193 |
| 5 | Matthew | 1,132 |
| 6 | Brandon | 1,109 |
| 7 | William | 964 |
| 8 | David | 892 |
| 9 | John | 819 |
| 10 | Robert | 801 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 791 |
| 12 | Daniel | 773 |
| 13 | Justin | 751 |
| 14 | Joseph | 667 |
| 15 | Jason | 632 |
| 16 | Andrew | 539 |
| 17 | Timothy | 491 |
| 18 | Charles | 476 |
| 19 | Adam | 472 |
| 20 | Brian | 465 |
| 20 | Thomas | 465 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 421 |
| 23 | Ryan | 413 |
| 24 | Anthony | 406 |
| 25 | Kevin | 401 |
| 26 | Steven | 389 |
| 27 | Travis | 371 |
| 28 | Richard | 362 |
| 29 | Eric | 351 |
| 30 | Stephen | 338 |
| 31 | Nicholas | 328 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 319 |
| 33 | Dustin | 313 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 307 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 285 |
| 36 | Patrick | 264 |
| 37 | Zachary | 263 |
| 38 | Aaron | 254 |
| 39 | Mark | 252 |
| 40 | Bryan | 221 |
| 41 | Kyle | 216 |
| 42 | Gregory | 210 |
| 43 | Marcus | 205 |
| 44 | Jacob | 204 |
| 45 | Samuel | 198 |
| 46 | Nathan | 197 |
| 47 | Bradley | 196 |
| 48 | Phillip | 188 |
| 49 | Paul | 181 |
| 50 | Tyler | 176 |