Top baby names in North Carolina, 1989
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany | 1,840 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,514 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,505 |
| 4 | Amanda | 863 |
| 5 | Sarah | 733 |
| 6 | Amber | 667 |
| 7 | Heather | 646 |
| 8 | Tiffany | 630 |
| 9 | Lauren | 586 |
| 10 | Jennifer | 566 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 536 |
| 12 | Megan | 535 |
| 13 | Samantha | 511 |
| 14 | Courtney | 478 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 441 |
| 16 | Emily | 408 |
| 17 | Jasmine | 406 |
| 18 | Kayla | 401 |
| 19 | Mary | 355 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 348 |
| 21 | Christina | 327 |
| 22 | Kristen | 326 |
| 23 | Katherine | 321 |
| 24 | Hannah | 316 |
| 25 | Crystal | 315 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 315 |
| 27 | Laura | 300 |
| 28 | Rachel | 292 |
| 29 | Anna | 284 |
| 30 | Whitney | 275 |
| 31 | Erica | 265 |
| 32 | Melissa | 257 |
| 33 | Brittney | 252 |
| 34 | Chelsea | 249 |
| 35 | Danielle | 240 |
| 36 | Erin | 229 |
| 37 | Kelly | 216 |
| 38 | Sara | 207 |
| 39 | Kristin | 203 |
| 40 | Allison | 201 |
| 40 | Lindsey | 201 |
| 40 | Victoria | 201 |
| 43 | Amy | 199 |
| 44 | April | 188 |
| 45 | Morgan | 187 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 181 |
| 47 | Jordan | 179 |
| 48 | Katie | 176 |
| 49 | Shannon | 175 |
| 50 | Nicole | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,821 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,627 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,531 |
| 4 | Justin | 1,202 |
| 5 | James | 1,177 |
| 6 | Matthew | 1,131 |
| 7 | William | 1,118 |
| 8 | Brandon | 947 |
| 9 | David | 909 |
| 10 | Robert | 835 |
| 11 | John | 785 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 747 |
| 13 | Daniel | 726 |
| 14 | Andrew | 722 |
| 15 | Joseph | 667 |
| 16 | Timothy | 519 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 513 |
| 18 | Thomas | 499 |
| 19 | Charles | 475 |
| 20 | Ryan | 472 |
| 21 | Kevin | 464 |
| 22 | Zachary | 457 |
| 23 | Travis | 448 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 430 |
| 25 | Anthony | 426 |
| 26 | Steven | 401 |
| 27 | Adam | 396 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 382 |
| 29 | Aaron | 380 |
| 30 | Brian | 375 |
| 31 | Eric | 367 |
| 32 | Jacob | 362 |
| 33 | Dustin | 358 |
| 34 | Stephen | 347 |
| 35 | Tyler | 339 |
| 36 | Richard | 333 |
| 37 | Jason | 293 |
| 38 | Patrick | 281 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 279 |
| 40 | Jeffrey | 274 |
| 41 | Kyle | 272 |
| 42 | Cameron | 250 |
| 43 | Corey | 246 |
| 43 | Samuel | 246 |
| 45 | Jordan | 245 |
| 46 | Mark | 237 |
| 47 | Alexander | 235 |
| 47 | Bradley | 235 |
| 49 | Nathan | 226 |
| 50 | Gregory | 223 |