Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1996
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 752 |
| 2 | Ashley | 743 |
| 3 | Taylor | 700 |
| 4 | Jessica | 671 |
| 5 | Sarah | 647 |
| 6 | Kayla | 636 |
| 7 | Emily | 634 |
| 8 | Brittany | 631 |
| 9 | Madison | 490 |
| 10 | Alexis | 442 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 437 |
| 12 | Megan | 432 |
| 13 | Samantha | 424 |
| 14 | Rachel | 423 |
| 15 | Lauren | 406 |
| 16 | Courtney | 403 |
| 17 | Jasmine | 379 |
| 18 | Amber | 378 |
| 19 | Anna | 372 |
| 20 | Victoria | 368 |
| 21 | Morgan | 361 |
| 22 | Brianna | 348 |
| 23 | Haley | 332 |
| 24 | Savannah | 315 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 306 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Amanda | 303 |
| 27 | Mary | 291 |
| 28 | Caroline | 256 |
| 29 | Jennifer | 249 |
| 30 | Sydney | 247 |
| 31 | Olivia | 243 |
| 32 | Katherine | 239 |
| 33 | Allison | 228 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 224 |
| 35 | Abigail | 212 |
| 36 | Jordan | 210 |
| 37 | Kaitlyn | 208 |
| 38 | Danielle | 207 |
| 39 | Kelsey | 206 |
| 40 | Destiny | 205 |
| 41 | Alyssa | 202 |
| 42 | Chelsea | 194 |
| 43 | Heather | 188 |
| 44 | Alexandra | 184 |
| 45 | Brooke | 181 |
| 45 | Shelby | 181 |
| 45 | Stephanie | 181 |
| 48 | Kristen | 174 |
| 49 | Briana | 173 |
| 49 | Katelyn | 173 |
| 51 | Breanna | 164 |
| 51 | Kimberly | 164 |
| 53 | Erin | 163 |
| 53 | Sara | 163 |
| 55 | Sierra | 160 |
| 56 | Laura | 156 |
| 57 | Katie | 150 |
| 58 | Catherine | 148 |
| 59 | Christina | 146 |
| 60 | Caitlin | 144 |
| 61 | Alexandria | 143 |
| 62 | Erica | 141 |
| 63 | Lindsey | 139 |
| 64 | Miranda | 138 |
| 65 | Emma | 137 |
| 66 | Natalie | 132 |
| 67 | Cheyenne | 128 |
| 67 | Nicole | 128 |
| 69 | Kelly | 126 |
| 70 | Melissa | 125 |
| 71 | Gabrielle | 124 |
| 72 | Kathryn | 122 |
| 72 | Summer | 122 |
| 74 | Makayla | 118 |
| 75 | Bethany | 115 |
| 75 | Holly | 115 |
| 75 | Jamie | 115 |
| 78 | Julia | 113 |
| 79 | Madeline | 112 |
| 80 | Maria | 109 |
| 81 | Shannon | 107 |
| 82 | Mackenzie | 106 |
| 83 | Autumn | 105 |
| 84 | Hailey | 103 |
| 85 | Margaret | 102 |
| 86 | Monica | 101 |
| 87 | Andrea | 100 |
| 87 | Casey | 100 |
| 87 | Leah | 100 |
| 90 | Michaela | 99 |
| 91 | Bailey | 97 |
| 91 | Deja | 97 |
| 93 | Crystal | 93 |
| 93 | Meredith | 93 |
| 95 | Amy | 91 |
| 95 | Marissa | 91 |
| 97 | Alexus | 87 |
| 97 | Jenna | 87 |
| 97 | Kaitlin | 87 |
| 97 | Lindsay | 87 |
| 97 | Logan | 87 |