Top baby names in North Carolina, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 752 |
| 2 | Ashley | 743 |
| 3 | Taylor | 700 |
| 4 | Jessica | 671 |
| 5 | Sarah | 647 |
| 6 | Kayla | 636 |
| 7 | Emily | 634 |
| 8 | Brittany | 631 |
| 9 | Madison | 490 |
| 10 | Alexis | 442 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 437 |
| 12 | Megan | 432 |
| 13 | Samantha | 424 |
| 14 | Rachel | 423 |
| 15 | Lauren | 406 |
| 16 | Courtney | 403 |
| 17 | Jasmine | 379 |
| 18 | Amber | 378 |
| 19 | Anna | 372 |
| 20 | Victoria | 368 |
| 21 | Morgan | 361 |
| 22 | Brianna | 348 |
| 23 | Haley | 332 |
| 24 | Savannah | 315 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 306 |
| 26 | Amanda | 303 |
| 27 | Mary | 291 |
| 28 | Caroline | 256 |
| 29 | Jennifer | 249 |
| 30 | Sydney | 247 |
| 31 | Olivia | 243 |
| 32 | Katherine | 239 |
| 33 | Allison | 228 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 224 |
| 35 | Abigail | 212 |
| 36 | Jordan | 210 |
| 37 | Kaitlyn | 208 |
| 38 | Danielle | 207 |
| 39 | Kelsey | 206 |
| 40 | Destiny | 205 |
| 41 | Alyssa | 202 |
| 42 | Chelsea | 194 |
| 43 | Heather | 188 |
| 44 | Alexandra | 184 |
| 45 | Brooke | 181 |
| 45 | Shelby | 181 |
| 45 | Stephanie | 181 |
| 48 | Kristen | 174 |
| 49 | Briana | 173 |
| 49 | Katelyn | 173 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,067 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,033 |
| 3 | Michael | 993 |
| 4 | William | 969 |
| 5 | Matthew | 891 |
| 6 | Jacob | 868 |
| 7 | Austin | 858 |
| 8 | Brandon | 836 |
| 9 | Tyler | 820 |
| 10 | James | 746 |
| 11 | Zachary | 703 |
| 12 | John | 685 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 655 |
| 14 | Joseph | 652 |
| 15 | Andrew | 631 |
| 16 | David | 602 |
| 16 | Justin | 602 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 555 |
| 19 | Daniel | 538 |
| 19 | Robert | 538 |
| 21 | Cody | 454 |
| 22 | Jordan | 448 |
| 23 | Ryan | 432 |
| 24 | Christian | 424 |
| 25 | Samuel | 418 |
| 26 | Aaron | 415 |
| 27 | Alexander | 408 |
| 28 | Dylan | 402 |
| 29 | Thomas | 394 |
| 30 | Caleb | 365 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 345 |
| 32 | Anthony | 337 |
| 33 | Hunter | 325 |
| 34 | Cameron | 301 |
| 35 | Charles | 291 |
| 36 | Timothy | 286 |
| 37 | Kevin | 263 |
| 38 | Logan | 246 |
| 39 | Adam | 242 |
| 40 | Patrick | 236 |
| 41 | Eric | 235 |
| 42 | Nathan | 232 |
| 43 | Kyle | 230 |
| 44 | Stephen | 227 |
| 45 | Steven | 226 |
| 46 | Dakota | 224 |
| 47 | Malik | 222 |
| 48 | Richard | 217 |
| 49 | Brian | 213 |
| 50 | Noah | 210 |