Top baby names in North Carolina, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,723 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,688 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,065 |
| 4 | Brittany | 845 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 777 |
| 6 | Heather | 739 |
| 7 | Sarah | 649 |
| 8 | Tiffany | 623 |
| 9 | Amber | 544 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 503 |
| 11 | Lauren | 481 |
| 12 | Megan | 470 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 469 |
| 14 | Samantha | 410 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 407 |
| 16 | Crystal | 401 |
| 17 | Emily | 385 |
| 18 | Mary | 369 |
| 19 | Laura | 359 |
| 20 | Whitney | 336 |
| 21 | Melissa | 332 |
| 22 | Erica | 298 |
| 23 | Rachel | 283 |
| 24 | Christina | 279 |
| 25 | Courtney | 276 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 275 |
| 27 | Katherine | 262 |
| 28 | Danielle | 257 |
| 29 | Amy | 249 |
| 29 | Kelly | 249 |
| 31 | Anna | 244 |
| 32 | Kayla | 235 |
| 33 | Shannon | 220 |
| 34 | April | 213 |
| 35 | Kristen | 209 |
| 36 | Nicole | 202 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 201 |
| 38 | Angela | 199 |
| 39 | Katie | 191 |
| 39 | Michelle | 191 |
| 41 | Kendra | 190 |
| 42 | Hannah | 186 |
| 43 | Jamie | 185 |
| 44 | Erin | 179 |
| 45 | Lindsay | 177 |
| 46 | Sara | 175 |
| 47 | Alicia | 173 |
| 48 | Allison | 170 |
| 49 | Holly | 167 |
| 50 | Brandy | 166 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,645 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,423 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,398 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,188 |
| 5 | James | 1,082 |
| 6 | William | 1,009 |
| 7 | Brandon | 990 |
| 8 | Justin | 981 |
| 9 | David | 837 |
| 10 | Robert | 806 |
| 11 | John | 768 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 752 |
| 13 | Daniel | 698 |
| 14 | Andrew | 641 |
| 15 | Joseph | 570 |
| 16 | Timothy | 486 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 473 |
| 18 | Thomas | 469 |
| 19 | Ryan | 440 |
| 20 | Kevin | 439 |
| 21 | Anthony | 437 |
| 21 | Charles | 437 |
| 23 | Brian | 425 |
| 24 | Dustin | 416 |
| 25 | Jason | 404 |
| 26 | Adam | 398 |
| 27 | Eric | 397 |
| 28 | Travis | 376 |
| 29 | Steven | 371 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 355 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 345 |
| 32 | Richard | 336 |
| 33 | Stephen | 322 |
| 34 | Zachary | 311 |
| 35 | Jacob | 307 |
| 36 | Aaron | 290 |
| 37 | Patrick | 260 |
| 38 | Jordan | 252 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 250 |
| 40 | Jeffrey | 248 |
| 41 | Samuel | 241 |
| 42 | Kyle | 232 |
| 43 | Bryan | 231 |
| 44 | Mark | 224 |
| 45 | Nathan | 217 |
| 46 | Bradley | 215 |
| 47 | Tyler | 198 |
| 48 | Jesse | 190 |
| 49 | Antonio | 189 |
| 50 | Gregory | 186 |