Top baby names in North Carolina, 1990
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany | 1,695 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,473 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,404 |
| 4 | Amanda | 841 |
| 5 | Sarah | 673 |
| 6 | Amber | 629 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 607 |
| 8 | Lauren | 595 |
| 9 | Megan | 552 |
| 10 | Samantha | 548 |
| 11 | Heather | 546 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 521 |
| 13 | Courtney | 513 |
| 14 | Jasmine | 506 |
| 15 | Kayla | 481 |
| 16 | Emily | 475 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 469 |
| 18 | Tiffany | 467 |
| 19 | Hannah | 398 |
| 20 | Mary | 358 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 330 |
| 22 | Rachel | 328 |
| 23 | Katherine | 305 |
| 24 | Chelsea | 304 |
| 25 | Morgan | 300 |
| 26 | Laura | 290 |
| 27 | Anna | 278 |
| 28 | Christina | 275 |
| 29 | Kristen | 271 |
| 30 | Brittney | 269 |
| 31 | Kimberly | 264 |
| 32 | Whitney | 259 |
| 33 | Victoria | 251 |
| 34 | Crystal | 249 |
| 35 | Erica | 241 |
| 36 | Melissa | 238 |
| 37 | Danielle | 233 |
| 38 | Taylor | 227 |
| 39 | Jordan | 222 |
| 40 | Michelle | 206 |
| 41 | Kristin | 205 |
| 42 | Erin | 199 |
| 43 | Lindsey | 198 |
| 44 | Allison | 197 |
| 45 | Sara | 192 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 188 |
| 46 | Katie | 188 |
| 48 | Kelly | 183 |
| 49 | Amy | 180 |
| 50 | Kelsey | 170 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,699 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,600 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,439 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,205 |
| 5 | William | 1,122 |
| 6 | James | 1,097 |
| 7 | Justin | 1,096 |
| 8 | Brandon | 883 |
| 9 | John | 848 |
| 10 | David | 837 |
| 11 | Robert | 836 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 728 |
| 13 | Daniel | 697 |
| 14 | Joseph | 672 |
| 15 | Andrew | 647 |
| 16 | Zachary | 528 |
| 17 | Ryan | 507 |
| 18 | Timothy | 500 |
| 19 | Tyler | 490 |
| 20 | Thomas | 479 |
| 21 | Anthony | 474 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 472 |
| 23 | Charles | 459 |
| 24 | Jacob | 458 |
| 25 | Jordan | 445 |
| 26 | Steven | 418 |
| 27 | Travis | 412 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 409 |
| 29 | Aaron | 402 |
| 30 | Eric | 393 |
| 31 | Adam | 381 |
| 31 | Kevin | 381 |
| 33 | Stephen | 373 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 360 |
| 35 | Brian | 344 |
| 36 | Richard | 341 |
| 37 | Dustin | 328 |
| 38 | Cody | 317 |
| 39 | Kyle | 311 |
| 40 | Patrick | 301 |
| 40 | Samuel | 301 |
| 42 | Alexander | 286 |
| 42 | Cameron | 286 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 280 |
| 45 | Corey | 277 |
| 46 | Ethan | 276 |
| 47 | Jeffrey | 257 |
| 48 | Bradley | 244 |
| 49 | Mark | 233 |
| 50 | Austin | 215 |