Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names From 1939

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1939

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1939.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Mary. In total there were 36,832 girls born sharing 568 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1939 . 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 (6.2%)	2,288
2	Betty	1 in 25 (4%)	1,465
3	Barbara	1 in 29 (3.4%)	1,270
4	Shirley	1 in 36 (2.8%)	1,017
5	Nancy	1 in 54 (1.8%)	679
6	Margaret	1 in 56 (1.8%)	657
7	Dorothy	1 in 58 (1.7%)	638
8	Carolyn	1 in 62 (1.6%)	590
9	Annie	1 in 63 (1.6%)	588
10	Peggy	1 in 63 (1.6%)	582
11	Patricia	1 in 68 (1.5%)	538
12	Doris	1 in 69 (1.4%)	533
13	Martha	1 in 73 (1.4%)	505
14	Joyce	1 in 79 (1.3%)	465
15	Helen	1 in 82 (1.2%)	448
16	Frances	1 in 86 (1.2%)	430
17	Linda	1 in 86 (1.2%)	426
18	Elizabeth	1 in 96 (1%)	384
19	Alice	1 in 102 (1%)	360
20	Sarah	1 in 111 (0.9%)	333
21	Virginia	1 in 111 (0.9%)	333
22	Ruby	1 in 124 (0.8%)	297
23	Ruth	1 in 129 (0.8%)	286
24	Mildred	1 in 135 (0.7%)	273
25	Sylvia	1 in 145 (0.7%)	254
26	Edna	1 in 147 (0.7%)	251
27	Evelyn	1 in 150 (0.7%)	245
28	Geraldine	1 in 154 (0.6%)	239
29	Janice	1 in 154 (0.6%)	239
30	Jean	1 in 164 (0.6%)	225
31	Phyllis	1 in 165 (0.6%)	223
32	Patsy	1 in 170 (0.6%)	217
33	Judy	1 in 171 (0.6%)	215
34	Carol	1 in 172 (0.6%)	214
35	Judith	1 in 179 (0.6%)	206
36	Emma	1 in 184 (0.5%)	200
37	Ann	1 in 191 (0.5%)	193
38	Rebecca	1 in 195 (0.5%)	189
39	Shelby	1 in 196 (0.5%)	188
40	Norma	1 in 198 (0.5%)	186
41	Lois	1 in 200 (0.5%)	184
42	Gloria	1 in 205 (0.5%)	180
43	Hazel	1 in 205 (0.5%)	180
44	Louise	1 in 212 (0.5%)	174
45	Rachel	1 in 214 (0.5%)	172
46	Joan	1 in 217 (0.5%)	170
47	Ella	1 in 225 (0.4%)	164
48	Margie	1 in 227 (0.4%)	162
49	Clara	1 in 229 (0.4%)	161
50	Jo	1 in 230 (0.4%)	160
51	Rosa	1 in 233 (0.4%)	158
52	Thelma	1 in 236 (0.4%)	156
53	Marie	1 in 238 (0.4%)	155
54	Julia	1 in 238 (0.4%)	155
55	Edith	1 in 239 (0.4%)	154
56	Ethel	1 in 242 (0.4%)	152
57	Gladys	1 in 247 (0.4%)	149
58	Catherine	1 in 252 (0.4%)	146
59	Lillie	1 in 252 (0.4%)	146
60	Jane	1 in 259 (0.4%)	142
61	Sandra	1 in 263 (0.4%)	140
62	Willie	1 in 265 (0.4%)	139
63	Glenda	1 in 281 (0.4%)	131
64	Laura	1 in 283 (0.4%)	130
65	Wilma	1 in 286 (0.4%)	129
66	Janet	1 in 288 (0.3%)	128
67	Mattie	1 in 292 (0.3%)	126
68	Juanita	1 in 299 (0.3%)	123
69	Lillian	1 in 299 (0.3%)	123
70	Brenda	1 in 304 (0.3%)	121
71	Minnie	1 in 310 (0.3%)	119
72	Nellie	1 in 323 (0.3%)	114
73	Hilda	1 in 326 (0.3%)	113
74	Carrie	1 in 329 (0.3%)	112
75	Christine	1 in 332 (0.3%)	111
76	Elsie	1 in 335 (0.3%)	110
77	Josephine	1 in 335 (0.3%)	110
78	Sara	1 in 347 (0.3%)	106
79	Lucy	1 in 347 (0.3%)	106
80	Joann	1 in 347 (0.3%)	106
81	Hattie	1 in 347 (0.3%)	106
82	Grace	1 in 347 (0.3%)	106
83	Eva	1 in 351 (0.3%)	105
84	Bettie	1 in 354 (0.3%)	104
85	Rose	1 in 354 (0.3%)	104
86	Anna	1 in 361 (0.3%)	102
87	Jessie	1 in 361 (0.3%)	102
88	Wanda	1 in 368 (0.3%)	100
89	Eleanor	1 in 372 (0.3%)	99
90	Ellen	1 in 376 (0.3%)	98
91	Bessie	1 in 380 (0.3%)	97
92	Bonnie	1 in 380 (0.3%)	97
93	Bertha	1 in 384 (0.3%)	96
94	Ida	1 in 384 (0.3%)	96
95	Myrtle	1 in 384 (0.3%)	96
96	Kay	1 in 388 (0.3%)	95
97	Faye	1 in 388 (0.3%)	95
98	Cora	1 in 388 (0.3%)	95
99	Lula	1 in 396 (0.3%)	93
100	Loretta	1 in 400 (0.2%)	92