Top baby names in North Carolina, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,521 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,502 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,103 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 839 |
| 5 | Brittany | 720 |
| 6 | Heather | 676 |
| 7 | Sarah | 562 |
| 8 | Amber | 540 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 526 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 521 |
| 11 | Crystal | 482 |
| 12 | Lauren | 473 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 468 |
| 14 | Megan | 423 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 414 |
| 16 | Whitney | 378 |
| 17 | Laura | 340 |
| 18 | Mary | 333 |
| 19 | Melissa | 332 |
| 20 | Emily | 331 |
| 21 | Rachel | 293 |
| 21 | Samantha | 293 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 286 |
| 24 | Amy | 285 |
| 25 | Christina | 276 |
| 26 | Katherine | 269 |
| 27 | Kelly | 268 |
| 28 | Erica | 261 |
| 29 | Courtney | 258 |
| 30 | Danielle | 240 |
| 31 | April | 230 |
| 31 | Shannon | 230 |
| 33 | Michelle | 227 |
| 34 | Jamie | 221 |
| 35 | Anna | 211 |
| 36 | Allison | 208 |
| 37 | Nicole | 204 |
| 38 | Erin | 198 |
| 38 | Sara | 198 |
| 40 | Angela | 196 |
| 41 | Kristen | 187 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 185 |
| 43 | Brandy | 166 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 166 |
| 45 | Lindsey | 163 |
| 46 | Casey | 160 |
| 46 | Holly | 160 |
| 48 | Katie | 156 |
| 49 | Hannah | 146 |
| 50 | Latoya | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,719 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,341 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,159 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,136 |
| 5 | Brandon | 1,106 |
| 6 | James | 1,079 |
| 7 | William | 1,014 |
| 8 | Justin | 897 |
| 9 | David | 872 |
| 10 | John | 825 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 817 |
| 12 | Robert | 781 |
| 13 | Daniel | 752 |
| 14 | Andrew | 636 |
| 15 | Joseph | 621 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 516 |
| 17 | Kevin | 499 |
| 18 | Jason | 496 |
| 19 | Brian | 471 |
| 20 | Timothy | 470 |
| 21 | Charles | 462 |
| 22 | Ryan | 451 |
| 23 | Thomas | 439 |
| 24 | Anthony | 415 |
| 25 | Adam | 404 |
| 26 | Steven | 401 |
| 27 | Eric | 363 |
| 28 | Dustin | 355 |
| 29 | Richard | 344 |
| 30 | Stephen | 327 |
| 31 | Travis | 326 |
| 32 | Nicholas | 320 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 319 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 293 |
| 35 | Zachary | 289 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 279 |
| 37 | Aaron | 258 |
| 38 | Jacob | 256 |
| 39 | Mark | 255 |
| 40 | Kyle | 251 |
| 41 | Bryan | 240 |
| 42 | Bradley | 239 |
| 43 | Samuel | 213 |
| 44 | Patrick | 210 |
| 45 | Marcus | 207 |
| 46 | Gregory | 197 |
| 47 | Jordan | 196 |
| 48 | Antonio | 187 |
| 49 | Tyler | 184 |
| 50 | Nathan | 174 |