Top 100 North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1978

// These were the most popular girl baby names in North Carolina, in 1978.

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1978


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Jennifer. In total there were 32,361 girls born sharing 825 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1978 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.


Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
1Jennifer1 in 24 (4.1%)1,323
2Crystal1 in 42 (2.4%)770
3Amanda1 in 52 (1.9%)623
4Amy1 in 52 (1.9%)623
5Melissa1 in 52 (1.9%)623
6Kimberly1 in 52 (1.9%)621
7Angela1 in 53 (1.9%)609
8Heather1 in 56 (1.8%)580
9Kelly1 in 71 (1.4%)455
10Jessica1 in 73 (1.4%)446
11Elizabeth1 in 74 (1.4%)439
12Stephanie1 in 76 (1.3%)424
13April1 in 82 (1.2%)396
14Christina1 in 84 (1.2%)383
15Shannon1 in 88 (1.1%)369
16Mary1 in 90 (1.1%)358
17Lisa1 in 102 (1%)318
18Brandy1 in 109 (0.9%)298
19Sarah1 in 114 (0.9%)283
20Jamie1 in 115 (0.9%)281
21Michelle1 in 117 (0.9%)276
22Rebecca1 in 118 (0.8%)275
23Christy1 in 119 (0.8%)272
24Emily1 in 133 (0.8%)243
25Laura1 in 133 (0.8%)243
26Tonya1 in 141 (0.7%)230
27Misty1 in 141 (0.7%)229
28Tina1 in 146 (0.7%)222
29Ashley1 in 148 (0.7%)219
30Julie1 in 148 (0.7%)218
31Wendy1 in 159 (0.6%)204
32Karen1 in 160 (0.6%)202
33Tiffany1 in 167 (0.6%)194
34Susan1 in 175 (0.6%)185
35Tracy1 in 181 (0.6%)179
36Katherine1 in 188 (0.5%)172
37Holly1 in 193 (0.5%)168
38Kristy1 in 201 (0.5%)161
39Nicole1 in 204 (0.5%)159
40Erin1 in 205 (0.5%)158
41Amber1 in 205 (0.5%)158
42Andrea1 in 206 (0.5%)157
43Leslie1 in 207 (0.5%)156
44Tammy1 in 207 (0.5%)156
45Erica1 in 222 (0.5%)146
46Natasha1 in 230 (0.4%)141
47Latoya1 in 236 (0.4%)137
48Brandi1 in 240 (0.4%)135
49Cynthia1 in 242 (0.4%)134
50Carrie1 in 243 (0.4%)133
51Dana1 in 243 (0.4%)133
52Tabitha1 in 253 (0.4%)128
53Rachel1 in 263 (0.4%)123
54Melanie1 in 267 (0.4%)121
55Tara1 in 267 (0.4%)121
56Sharon1 in 270 (0.4%)120
57Anna1 in 272 (0.4%)119
58Allison1 in 277 (0.4%)117
59Catherine1 in 292 (0.3%)111
60Monica1 in 294 (0.3%)110
61Lori1 in 297 (0.3%)109
62Sara1 in 297 (0.3%)109
63Teresa1 in 297 (0.3%)109
64Patricia1 in 300 (0.3%)108
65Stacy1 in 300 (0.3%)108
66Robin1 in 305 (0.3%)106
67Felicia1 in 305 (0.3%)106
68Meredith1 in 314 (0.3%)103
69Alicia1 in 320 (0.3%)101
70Sabrina1 in 320 (0.3%)101
71Samantha1 in 324 (0.3%)100
72Mandy1 in 334 (0.3%)97
73Natalie1 in 341 (0.3%)95
74Donna1 in 341 (0.3%)95
75Courtney1 in 341 (0.3%)95
76Christine1 in 348 (0.3%)93
77Pamela1 in 348 (0.3%)93
78Danielle1 in 364 (0.3%)89
79Latonya1 in 364 (0.3%)89
80Kathryn1 in 368 (0.3%)88
81Sherry1 in 376 (0.3%)86
82Angel1 in 381 (0.3%)85
83Margaret1 in 381 (0.3%)85
84Melinda1 in 390 (0.3%)83
85Stacey1 in 390 (0.3%)83
86Valerie1 in 405 (0.2%)80
87Tanya1 in 405 (0.2%)80
88Lauren1 in 410 (0.2%)79
89Sonya1 in 410 (0.2%)79
90Regina1 in 420 (0.2%)77
91Linda1 in 426 (0.2%)76
92Megan1 in 426 (0.2%)76
93Maria1 in 443 (0.2%)73
94Cheryl1 in 443 (0.2%)73
95Tameka1 in 449 (0.2%)72
96Tamika1 in 449 (0.2%)72
97Dawn1 in 456 (0.2%)71
98Joy1 in 456 (0.2%)71
99Tamara1 in 456 (0.2%)71
100Yolanda1 in 462 (0.2%)70


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