Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names From 1938

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1938

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1938.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Mary. In total there were 36,954 girls born sharing 579 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1938 . 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
1	Mary	1 in 16 (6.3%)	2,345
2	Betty	1 in 22 (4.5%)	1,659
3	Barbara	1 in 28 (3.6%)	1,323
4	Shirley	1 in 33 (3%)	1,106
5	Dorothy	1 in 53 (1.9%)	694
6	Nancy	1 in 55 (1.8%)	675
7	Peggy	1 in 58 (1.7%)	635
8	Margaret	1 in 60 (1.7%)	620
9	Annie	1 in 61 (1.6%)	603
10	Carolyn	1 in 68 (1.5%)	545
11	Martha	1 in 68 (1.5%)	541
12	Doris	1 in 70 (1.4%)	525
13	Patricia	1 in 76 (1.3%)	488
14	Frances	1 in 81 (1.2%)	459
15	Joyce	1 in 86 (1.2%)	431
16	Helen	1 in 88 (1.1%)	420
17	Elizabeth	1 in 96 (1%)	385
18	Sarah	1 in 101 (1%)	366
19	Alice	1 in 112 (0.9%)	329
20	Virginia	1 in 113 (0.9%)	326
21	Ruby	1 in 114 (0.9%)	323
22	Ruth	1 in 118 (0.8%)	312
23	Shelby	1 in 122 (0.8%)	304
24	Mildred	1 in 125 (0.8%)	295
25	Sylvia	1 in 130 (0.8%)	284
26	Evelyn	1 in 141 (0.7%)	262
27	Linda	1 in 152 (0.7%)	243
28	Janice	1 in 155 (0.6%)	239
29	Jean	1 in 157 (0.6%)	236
30	Patsy	1 in 157 (0.6%)	236
31	Edna	1 in 159 (0.6%)	233
32	Lois	1 in 162 (0.6%)	228
33	Hazel	1 in 165 (0.6%)	224
34	Ann	1 in 175 (0.6%)	211
35	Carol	1 in 175 (0.6%)	211
36	Rebecca	1 in 185 (0.5%)	200
37	Geraldine	1 in 187 (0.5%)	198
38	Emma	1 in 191 (0.5%)	193
39	Louise	1 in 208 (0.5%)	178
40	Catherine	1 in 211 (0.5%)	175
41	Norma	1 in 212 (0.5%)	174
42	Marie	1 in 214 (0.5%)	173
43	Rosa	1 in 215 (0.5%)	172
44	Thelma	1 in 219 (0.5%)	169
45	Rachel	1 in 221 (0.5%)	167
46	Clara	1 in 223 (0.4%)	166
47	Margie	1 in 224 (0.4%)	165
48	Phyllis	1 in 224 (0.4%)	165
49	Edith	1 in 230 (0.4%)	161
50	Sandra	1 in 231 (0.4%)	160
51	Joan	1 in 235 (0.4%)	157
52	Ethel	1 in 237 (0.4%)	156
53	Ella	1 in 242 (0.4%)	153
54	Julia	1 in 243 (0.4%)	152
55	Lillie	1 in 253 (0.4%)	146
56	Jane	1 in 257 (0.4%)	144
57	Bessie	1 in 258 (0.4%)	143
58	Willie	1 in 262 (0.4%)	141
59	Gladys	1 in 266 (0.4%)	139
60	Gloria	1 in 266 (0.4%)	139
61	Mattie	1 in 272 (0.4%)	136
62	Minnie	1 in 280 (0.4%)	132
63	Nellie	1 in 286 (0.3%)	129
64	Juanita	1 in 296 (0.3%)	125
65	Judith	1 in 298 (0.3%)	124
66	Christine	1 in 303 (0.3%)	122
67	Grace	1 in 303 (0.3%)	122
68	Hilda	1 in 303 (0.3%)	122
69	Jo	1 in 303 (0.3%)	122
70	Wilma	1 in 303 (0.3%)	122
71	Joann	1 in 305 (0.3%)	121
72	Anna	1 in 313 (0.3%)	118
73	Lillian	1 in 316 (0.3%)	117
74	Marjorie	1 in 321 (0.3%)	115
75	Sara	1 in 321 (0.3%)	115
76	Ida	1 in 324 (0.3%)	114
77	Laura	1 in 327 (0.3%)	113
78	Eva	1 in 330 (0.3%)	112
79	Bettie	1 in 333 (0.3%)	111
80	Carrie	1 in 333 (0.3%)	111
81	Kay	1 in 333 (0.3%)	111
82	Lucille	1 in 336 (0.3%)	110
83	Judy	1 in 339 (0.3%)	109
84	Janet	1 in 342 (0.3%)	108
85	Hattie	1 in 349 (0.3%)	106
86	Josephine	1 in 352 (0.3%)	105
87	Pauline	1 in 352 (0.3%)	105
88	Alma	1 in 355 (0.3%)	104
89	Elsie	1 in 355 (0.3%)	104
90	Myrtle	1 in 359 (0.3%)	103
91	Wanda	1 in 366 (0.3%)	101
92	Faye	1 in 366 (0.3%)	101
93	Eleanor	1 in 366 (0.3%)	101
94	Bertha	1 in 373 (0.3%)	99
95	Delores	1 in 377 (0.3%)	98
96	Lucy	1 in 377 (0.3%)	98
97	Glenda	1 in 381 (0.3%)	97
98	Yvonne	1 in 385 (0.3%)	96
99	Loretta	1 in 389 (0.3%)	95
100	Rose	1 in 389 (0.3%)	95