Popular baby names in North Carolina, 1967

The most popular baby names in North Carolina in 1967 were Lisa for girls (1,389 babies) and James for boys (2,048). James ranked #3 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 82,406 babies born in North Carolina in 1967 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in North Carolina in 1967

Names given at least 15 times in North Carolina that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Lou: 21 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Frankie: 22 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Myra: 53 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Ashley: 39 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Shelia: 128 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Bonita: 38 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Wanda: 272 babies, 3.3× the national rate
Amanda: 205 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Crystal: 184 babies, 3.1× the national rate
Felecia: 20 babies, 3.1× the national rate

Boys

Linwood: 32 babies, 10× the national rate
Shelton: 22 babies, 6.3× the national rate
Mickey: 56 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Scotty: 59 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Scottie: 38 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Ervin: 24 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Wilbert: 24 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Alton: 40 babies, 4× the national rate
Rufus: 22 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Luther: 26 babies, 3.7× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in North Carolina, 1967

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1966	US rank
1	Lisa	1,389	–	1
2	Angela	1,128	–	7
3	Kimberly	1,012	–	2
4	Tammy	836	–	8
5	Mary	705	–	4
6	Pamela	640	↑3	17
7	Donna	633	↓1	19
8	Teresa	630	↓1	28
9	Sharon	610	↓1	30
10	Cynthia	559	↑1	18
11	Melissa	547	↑4	9
12	Karen	541	↓2	6
13	Susan	507	↓1	5
14	Amy	506	↑7	12
15	Sandra	503	↓2	20
16	Elizabeth	454	–	13
17	Michelle	437	↑11	3
18	Wendy	436	↑2	32
19	Patricia	421	↓5	11
20	Tina	390	↑4	21
21	Stephanie	387	↑8	25
22	Jennifer	368	↓5	10
23	Sherry	350	↑9	51
24	Deborah	349	↓6	22
25	Brenda	332	↓2	31
26	Linda	327	↓7	26
27	Rhonda	323	↓1	41
28	Laura	319	↑5	15
29	Tracy	311	↑2	29
30	Tonya	306	new	68
31	Robin	294	↓9	45
32	Wanda	272	↓5	100
33	Barbara	267	↓8	33
34	Paula	263	↑5	46
35	Kelly	248	↑1	23
36	Lori	248	↓1	24
37	Rebecca	247	↓3	39
38	Sheila	241	↓8	56
39	Cheryl	218	↓1	35
40	Beverly	212	↑7	>100
41	Carol	206	↑2	47
42	Amanda	205	↑7	>100
43	Carolyn	199	↓1	60
44	Regina	193	↑4	80
45	Gina	192	new	54
46	Nancy	189	↓2	37
47	Julie	187	↑3	16
48	Andrea	186	↓2	48
49	Anita	185	new	98
50	Crystal	184	new	>100

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 1966	US rank
1	James	2,048	–	3
2	Michael	1,906	–	1
3	David	1,573	–	2
4	William	1,306	–	6
5	John	1,284	–	4
6	Robert	1,233	–	5
7	Timothy	958	–	11
8	Charles	818	↑1	20
9	Jeffrey	801	↓1	13
10	Christopher	787	↑1	9
11	Mark	704	↑2	7
12	Richard	658	–	8
13	Kenneth	625	↓3	22
14	Anthony	613	↑1	21
15	Thomas	551	↓1	12
16	Brian	539	↑11	10
17	Joseph	525	↑1	15
18	Gregory	502	↓2	25
19	Donald	475	↑1	27
20	Rodney	475	↓3	37
21	Kevin	456	–	17
22	Steven	449	–	14
23	Jerry	405	↓4	41
24	Eric	392	↑7	23
25	Stephen	382	↑8	26
26	Tony	382	↓2	50
27	Ronald	377	↓2	24
28	Larry	369	↑1	38
29	Terry	359	↓3	42
30	Paul	346	–	18
31	Gary	327	↓8	32
32	Randy	312	↓4	49
33	Bobby	298	↓1	83
34	Scott	284	↑7	16
35	Keith	281	↑4	34
36	Edward	279	↑2	31
37	Jimmy	276	↓2	74
38	Johnny	270	↓2	70
39	George	265	↓5	36
40	Billy	257	↑2	76
41	Jeffery	249	↓4	47
42	Ricky	249	↓2	75
43	Daniel	234	–	19
44	Douglas	221	↑2	33
45	Jonathan	211	new	56
46	Ronnie	210	↑1	>100
47	Patrick	205	new	30
48	Roger	200	↓4	53
49	Todd	200	–	29
50	Dennis	191	new	43

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