Top baby names in North Carolina, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 815 |
| 2 | Sarah | 707 |
| 3 | Emily | 675 |
| 4 | Taylor | 666 |
| 5 | Ashley | 614 |
| 6 | Jessica | 604 |
| 7 | Kayla | 542 |
| 8 | Madison | 525 |
| 9 | Brittany | 516 |
| 10 | Alexis | 503 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 461 |
| 12 | Samantha | 451 |
| 13 | Megan | 433 |
| 14 | Lauren | 405 |
| 15 | Anna | 390 |
| 15 | Morgan | 390 |
| 17 | Savannah | 387 |
| 18 | Brianna | 373 |
| 19 | Amber | 368 |
| 20 | Rachel | 366 |
| 20 | Victoria | 366 |
| 22 | Haley | 358 |
| 23 | Courtney | 339 |
| 24 | Jasmine | 323 |
| 25 | Mary | 292 |
| 26 | Olivia | 290 |
| 27 | Destiny | 287 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 273 |
| 29 | Abigail | 270 |
| 30 | Alyssa | 263 |
| 31 | Sydney | 251 |
| 32 | Katherine | 249 |
| 33 | Jordan | 232 |
| 34 | Jennifer | 231 |
| 35 | Caroline | 225 |
| 36 | Amanda | 221 |
| 37 | Kaitlyn | 220 |
| 38 | Allison | 216 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 194 |
| 40 | Emma | 190 |
| 41 | Kelsey | 187 |
| 42 | Erin | 181 |
| 43 | Brooke | 179 |
| 44 | Katelyn | 175 |
| 44 | Sierra | 175 |
| 46 | Danielle | 169 |
| 47 | Heather | 163 |
| 48 | Makayla | 161 |
| 49 | Bailey | 159 |
| 50 | Kimberly | 157 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,016 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,002 |
| 3 | Michael | 986 |
| 4 | Jacob | 976 |
| 4 | William | 976 |
| 6 | Matthew | 920 |
| 7 | Austin | 848 |
| 8 | Brandon | 808 |
| 9 | James | 739 |
| 10 | Zachary | 719 |
| 11 | Tyler | 684 |
| 12 | John | 681 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 667 |
| 14 | Andrew | 642 |
| 15 | Justin | 620 |
| 16 | David | 593 |
| 17 | Joseph | 565 |
| 18 | Daniel | 550 |
| 19 | Robert | 548 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 533 |
| 21 | Jordan | 489 |
| 22 | Christian | 475 |
| 23 | Ryan | 448 |
| 24 | Dylan | 437 |
| 25 | Alexander | 409 |
| 26 | Samuel | 398 |
| 27 | Thomas | 381 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 378 |
| 29 | Anthony | 369 |
| 30 | Hunter | 367 |
| 31 | Caleb | 361 |
| 32 | Cody | 357 |
| 33 | Aaron | 346 |
| 34 | Cameron | 330 |
| 35 | Timothy | 312 |
| 36 | Noah | 293 |
| 37 | Kevin | 279 |
| 38 | Charles | 264 |
| 39 | Logan | 261 |
| 40 | Eric | 254 |
| 41 | Nathan | 240 |
| 42 | Ethan | 236 |
| 43 | Kyle | 234 |
| 44 | Adam | 229 |
| 45 | Richard | 222 |
| 46 | Patrick | 209 |
| 47 | Steven | 208 |
| 48 | Jason | 199 |
| 49 | Brian | 193 |
| 50 | Dustin | 188 |