Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1986

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,521
2	Jessica	1,502
3	Amanda	1,103
4	Jennifer	839
5	Brittany	720
6	Heather	676
7	Sarah	562
8	Amber	540
9	Stephanie	526
10	Tiffany	521
11	Crystal	482
12	Lauren	473
13	Elizabeth	468
14	Megan	423
15	Kimberly	414
16	Whitney	378
17	Laura	340
18	Mary	333
19	Melissa	332
20	Emily	331
21	Rachel	293
21	Samantha	293
23	Rebecca	286
24	Amy	285
25	Christina	276

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	269
27	Kelly	268
28	Erica	261
29	Courtney	258
30	Danielle	240
31	April	230
31	Shannon	230
33	Michelle	227
34	Jamie	221
35	Anna	211
36	Allison	208
37	Nicole	204
38	Erin	198
38	Sara	198
40	Angela	196
41	Kristen	187
42	Lindsay	185
43	Brandy	166
43	Kathryn	166
45	Lindsey	163
46	Casey	160
46	Holly	160
48	Katie	156
49	Hannah	146
50	Latoya	141
51	Andrea	139
52	Victoria	138
53	Meredith	137
54	Kendra	136
55	Krystal	135
56	Candace	131
57	Alicia	125
58	Natalie	122
59	Lisa	121
60	Kristin	119
61	Brandi	117
62	Catherine	116
63	Monica	109
64	Leslie	107
65	Brittney	106
66	Stacey	104
67	Kayla	102
67	Tabitha	102
69	Caroline	101
70	Natasha	99
71	Christy	93
71	Margaret	93
71	Stacy	93
74	Jordan	92
74	Julie	92
76	Carrie	89
77	Ebony	87
78	Tara	86
79	Candice	85
79	Felicia	85
79	Morgan	85
82	Christine	81
82	Kristina	81
82	Maria	81
85	Misty	80
86	Susan	78
87	Cassandra	77
88	Patricia	76
89	Jacqueline	73
90	Jenna	72
90	Karen	72
90	Pamela	72
93	Dana	71
93	Jasmine	71
95	Dominique	69
96	Meagan	68
96	Sheena	68
98	Tamara	67
99	Tracy	66
100	Angel	65
100	Kristy	65
100	Melanie	65