Top baby names in North Carolina, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,630 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,565 |
| 3 | Brittany | 1,089 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,021 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 688 |
| 6 | Heather | 675 |
| 7 | Sarah | 664 |
| 8 | Jennifer | 652 |
| 9 | Lauren | 595 |
| 10 | Amber | 592 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 532 |
| 11 | Megan | 532 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 460 |
| 14 | Samantha | 435 |
| 15 | Emily | 423 |
| 16 | Crystal | 387 |
| 17 | Courtney | 381 |
| 18 | Whitney | 364 |
| 19 | Melissa | 345 |
| 20 | Kayla | 341 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 340 |
| 22 | Mary | 337 |
| 23 | Laura | 322 |
| 24 | Rachel | 279 |
| 25 | Erica | 275 |
| 26 | Katherine | 272 |
| 27 | Anna | 271 |
| 28 | Christina | 270 |
| 29 | Danielle | 267 |
| 30 | Kristen | 262 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 253 |
| 32 | Amy | 244 |
| 33 | Hannah | 236 |
| 33 | Kelly | 236 |
| 35 | Jasmine | 230 |
| 36 | Sara | 228 |
| 37 | Brittney | 215 |
| 38 | Michelle | 209 |
| 39 | Nicole | 208 |
| 39 | Shannon | 208 |
| 41 | Erin | 199 |
| 42 | April | 193 |
| 43 | Kristin | 189 |
| 44 | Victoria | 187 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 180 |
| 46 | Kendra | 179 |
| 47 | Jamie | 178 |
| 48 | Chelsea | 172 |
| 49 | Katie | 171 |
| 49 | Morgan | 171 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,577 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,510 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,449 |
| 4 | Justin | 1,179 |
| 5 | Matthew | 1,148 |
| 6 | James | 1,123 |
| 7 | William | 1,006 |
| 8 | Brandon | 934 |
| 9 | David | 835 |
| 10 | Robert | 806 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 781 |
| 12 | John | 774 |
| 13 | Andrew | 696 |
| 14 | Daniel | 687 |
| 15 | Joseph | 654 |
| 16 | Thomas | 502 |
| 17 | Timothy | 499 |
| 18 | Charles | 454 |
| 19 | Anthony | 451 |
| 20 | Jeremy | 440 |
| 21 | Ryan | 438 |
| 22 | Steven | 426 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 425 |
| 24 | Travis | 419 |
| 25 | Adam | 393 |
| 26 | Kevin | 390 |
| 27 | Eric | 382 |
| 28 | Brian | 372 |
| 29 | Jason | 368 |
| 30 | Zachary | 363 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 360 |
| 32 | Dustin | 353 |
| 33 | Richard | 348 |
| 34 | Stephen | 339 |
| 35 | Aaron | 321 |
| 36 | Tyler | 317 |
| 37 | Jacob | 309 |
| 38 | Jeffrey | 283 |
| 39 | Patrick | 280 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 272 |
| 41 | Kyle | 266 |
| 42 | Bradley | 264 |
| 43 | Samuel | 247 |
| 44 | Corey | 227 |
| 45 | Marcus | 218 |
| 46 | Jordan | 212 |
| 47 | Gregory | 211 |
| 48 | Alexander | 208 |
| 49 | Cody | 206 |
| 49 | Phillip | 206 |