The Most Popular North Carolina Boy Baby Names in 1981
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| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1 in 26 (3.8%) | 1,430 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1 in 29 (3.5%) | 1,309 |
| 3 | James | 1 in 30 (3.3%) | 1,252 |
| 4 | Jason | 1 in 35 (2.9%) | 1,080 |
| 5 | Joshua | 1 in 38 (2.7%) | 1,007 |
| 6 | William | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 955 |
| 7 | David | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 954 |
| 8 | Matthew | 1 in 43 (2.3%) | 876 |
| 9 | John | 1 in 45 (2.2%) | 844 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 1 in 48 (2.1%) | 784 |
| 11 | Robert | 1 in 50 (2%) | 759 |
| 12 | Brandon | 1 in 53 (1.9%) | 714 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1 in 62 (1.6%) | 606 |
| 14 | Brian | 1 in 63 (1.6%) | 604 |
| 15 | Daniel | 1 in 66 (1.5%) | 569 |
| 16 | Justin | 1 in 67 (1.5%) | 564 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 1 in 74 (1.4%) | 514 |
| 18 | Charles | 1 in 74 (1.3%) | 510 |
| 19 | Timothy | 1 in 77 (1.3%) | 491 |
| 20 | Kevin | 1 in 96 (1%) | 393 |
| 21 | Eric | 1 in 96 (1%) | 393 |
| 22 | Thomas | 1 in 97 (1%) | 391 |
| 23 | Travis | 1 in 99 (1%) | 383 |
| 24 | Richard | 1 in 100 (1%) | 380 |
| 25 | Adam | 1 in 109 (0.9%) | 347 |
| 26 | Steven | 1 in 110 (0.9%) | 343 |
| 27 | Anthony | 1 in 114 (0.9%) | 332 |
| 28 | Andrew | 1 in 114 (0.9%) | 331 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 1 in 119 (0.8%) | 318 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 1 in 122 (0.8%) | 310 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 1 in 124 (0.8%) | 304 |
| 32 | Nicholas | 1 in 130 (0.8%) | 291 |
| 33 | Ryan | 1 in 134 (0.7%) | 283 |
| 34 | Stephen | 1 in 134 (0.7%) | 282 |
| 35 | Aaron | 1 in 144 (0.7%) | 263 |
| 36 | Mark | 1 in 170 (0.6%) | 222 |
| 37 | Patrick | 1 in 173 (0.6%) | 219 |
| 38 | Dustin | 1 in 186 (0.5%) | 203 |
| 39 | Marcus | 1 in 192 (0.5%) | 197 |
| 40 | Bradley | 1 in 197 (0.5%) | 192 |
| 41 | Gregory | 1 in 202 (0.5%) | 187 |
| 42 | Larry | 1 in 203 (0.5%) | 186 |
| 43 | Bobby | 1 in 207 (0.5%) | 183 |
| 44 | Paul | 1 in 209 (0.5%) | 181 |
| 45 | Chad | 1 in 210 (0.5%) | 180 |
| 46 | Bryan | 1 in 211 (0.5%) | 179 |
| 47 | Edward | 1 in 212 (0.5%) | 178 |
| 48 | Nathan | 1 in 212 (0.5%) | 178 |
| 49 | Phillip | 1 in 214 (0.5%) | 177 |
| 50 | Samuel | 1 in 216 (0.5%) | 175 |
| 51 | Ronald | 1 in 233 (0.4%) | 162 |
| 52 | Derrick | 1 in 235 (0.4%) | 161 |
| 53 | Donald | 1 in 238 (0.4%) | 159 |
| 54 | George | 1 in 250 (0.4%) | 151 |
| 55 | Antonio | 1 in 257 (0.4%) | 147 |
| 56 | Jesse | 1 in 261 (0.4%) | 145 |
| 57 | Billy | 1 in 266 (0.4%) | 142 |
| 58 | Scott | 1 in 268 (0.4%) | 141 |
| 59 | Derek | 1 in 276 (0.4%) | 137 |
| 60 | Jerry | 1 in 289 (0.3%) | 131 |
| 61 | Jacob | 1 in 291 (0.3%) | 130 |
| 62 | Gary | 1 in 295 (0.3%) | 128 |
| 63 | Ricky | 1 in 298 (0.3%) | 127 |
| 64 | Shawn | 1 in 307 (0.3%) | 123 |
| 65 | Wesley | 1 in 315 (0.3%) | 120 |
| 66 | Terry | 1 in 320 (0.3%) | 118 |
| 67 | Tony | 1 in 326 (0.3%) | 116 |
| 68 | Zachary | 1 in 335 (0.3%) | 113 |
| 69 | Keith | 1 in 344 (0.3%) | 110 |
| 70 | Johnny | 1 in 347 (0.3%) | 109 |
| 71 | Randy | 1 in 347 (0.3%) | 109 |
| 72 | Douglas | 1 in 357 (0.3%) | 106 |
| 73 | Jamie | 1 in 360 (0.3%) | 105 |
| 74 | Corey | 1 in 378 (0.3%) | 100 |
| 75 | Philip | 1 in 378 (0.3%) | 100 |
| 76 | Jeffery | 1 in 382 (0.3%) | 99 |
| 77 | Curtis | 1 in 382 (0.3%) | 99 |
| 78 | Dennis | 1 in 394 (0.3%) | 96 |
| 79 | Jeremiah | 1 in 394 (0.3%) | 96 |
| 80 | Jimmy | 1 in 416 (0.2%) | 91 |
| 81 | Rodney | 1 in 425 (0.2%) | 89 |
| 82 | Maurice | 1 in 435 (0.2%) | 87 |
| 83 | Ronnie | 1 in 445 (0.2%) | 85 |
| 84 | Sean | 1 in 445 (0.2%) | 85 |
| 85 | Nathaniel | 1 in 450 (0.2%) | 84 |
| 86 | Johnathan | 1 in 450 (0.2%) | 84 |
| 87 | Willie | 1 in 473 (0.2%) | 80 |
| 88 | Alan | 1 in 485 (0.2%) | 78 |
| 89 | Shaun | 1 in 485 (0.2%) | 78 |
| 90 | Roger | 1 in 491 (0.2%) | 77 |
| 91 | Jermaine | 1 in 498 (0.2%) | 76 |
| 92 | Darrell | 1 in 504 (0.2%) | 75 |
| 93 | Casey | 1 in 518 (0.2%) | 73 |
| 94 | Lee | 1 in 525 (0.2%) | 72 |
| 95 | Carl | 1 in 525 (0.2%) | 72 |
| 96 | Alexander | 1 in 525 (0.2%) | 72 |
| 97 | Jared | 1 in 533 (0.2%) | 71 |
| 98 | Raymond | 1 in 540 (0.2%) | 70 |
| 99 | Walter | 1 in 540 (0.2%) | 70 |
| 100 | Russell | 1 in 556 (0.2%) | 68 |





