Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names From 1940

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1940

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1940.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Mary. In total there were 37,652 girls born sharing 550 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1940 . 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 (6.1%)	2,282
2	Betty	1 in 27 (3.6%)	1,372
3	Barbara	1 in 33 (3.1%)	1,151
4	Shirley	1 in 40 (2.5%)	951
5	Linda	1 in 52 (1.9%)	730
6	Dorothy	1 in 54 (1.9%)	701
7	Nancy	1 in 54 (1.8%)	691
8	Patricia	1 in 54 (1.8%)	691
9	Carolyn	1 in 63 (1.6%)	602
10	Margaret	1 in 64 (1.6%)	590
11	Peggy	1 in 66 (1.5%)	568
12	Annie	1 in 68 (1.5%)	555
13	Joyce	1 in 70 (1.4%)	539
14	Martha	1 in 73 (1.4%)	515
15	Doris	1 in 74 (1.4%)	512
16	Frances	1 in 84 (1.2%)	449
17	Helen	1 in 84 (1.2%)	448
18	Elizabeth	1 in 89 (1.1%)	422
19	Brenda	1 in 92 (1.1%)	409
20	Alice	1 in 96 (1%)	394
21	Judy	1 in 101 (1%)	373
22	Virginia	1 in 103 (1%)	366
23	Sarah	1 in 112 (0.9%)	336
24	Ruby	1 in 125 (0.8%)	302
25	Judith	1 in 131 (0.8%)	288
26	Sylvia	1 in 134 (0.7%)	282
27	Rebecca	1 in 145 (0.7%)	259
28	Mildred	1 in 145 (0.7%)	259
29	Ruth	1 in 151 (0.7%)	250
30	Phyllis	1 in 153 (0.7%)	246
31	Edna	1 in 154 (0.7%)	245
32	Jean	1 in 154 (0.7%)	245
33	Janice	1 in 154 (0.6%)	244
34	Evelyn	1 in 164 (0.6%)	229
35	Carol	1 in 169 (0.6%)	223
36	Geraldine	1 in 174 (0.6%)	216
37	Sandra	1 in 178 (0.6%)	212
38	Lois	1 in 178 (0.6%)	211
39	Patsy	1 in 179 (0.6%)	210
40	Gloria	1 in 181 (0.6%)	208
41	Ann	1 in 185 (0.5%)	204
42	Emma	1 in 195 (0.5%)	193
43	Hazel	1 in 214 (0.5%)	176
44	Clara	1 in 216 (0.5%)	174
45	Edith	1 in 223 (0.4%)	169
46	Norma	1 in 223 (0.4%)	169
47	Julia	1 in 224 (0.4%)	168
48	Jo	1 in 227 (0.4%)	166
49	Rosa	1 in 234 (0.4%)	161
50	Lillie	1 in 235 (0.4%)	160
51	Shelby	1 in 243 (0.4%)	155
52	Louise	1 in 243 (0.4%)	155
53	Margie	1 in 244 (0.4%)	154
54	Gladys	1 in 248 (0.4%)	152
55	Marie	1 in 248 (0.4%)	152
56	Glenda	1 in 249 (0.4%)	151
57	Joan	1 in 249 (0.4%)	151
58	Wanda	1 in 253 (0.4%)	149
59	Rachel	1 in 254 (0.4%)	148
60	Ella	1 in 254 (0.4%)	148
61	Ethel	1 in 256 (0.4%)	147
62	Willie	1 in 256 (0.4%)	147
63	Catherine	1 in 265 (0.4%)	142
64	Thelma	1 in 267 (0.4%)	141
65	Hilda	1 in 273 (0.4%)	138
66	Jane	1 in 277 (0.4%)	136
67	Vivian	1 in 279 (0.4%)	135
68	Janet	1 in 281 (0.4%)	134
69	Hattie	1 in 294 (0.3%)	128
70	Bonnie	1 in 299 (0.3%)	126
71	Bertha	1 in 301 (0.3%)	125
72	Bessie	1 in 301 (0.3%)	125
73	Mattie	1 in 304 (0.3%)	124
74	Lillian	1 in 309 (0.3%)	122
75	Juanita	1 in 311 (0.3%)	121
76	Anna	1 in 314 (0.3%)	120
77	Faye	1 in 319 (0.3%)	118
78	Laura	1 in 325 (0.3%)	116
79	Eva	1 in 336 (0.3%)	112
80	Grace	1 in 339 (0.3%)	111
81	Carrie	1 in 342 (0.3%)	110
82	Wilma	1 in 342 (0.3%)	110
83	Minnie	1 in 345 (0.3%)	109
84	Marjorie	1 in 345 (0.3%)	109
85	Kay	1 in 345 (0.3%)	109
86	Ida	1 in 345 (0.3%)	109
87	Delores	1 in 345 (0.3%)	109
88	Jessie	1 in 352 (0.3%)	107
89	Josephine	1 in 352 (0.3%)	107
90	Nellie	1 in 352 (0.3%)	107
91	Sara	1 in 352 (0.3%)	107
92	Pauline	1 in 373 (0.3%)	101
93	Lucy	1 in 380 (0.3%)	99
94	Eleanor	1 in 384 (0.3%)	98
95	Bettie	1 in 384 (0.3%)	98
96	Ellen	1 in 401 (0.2%)	94
97	Myrtle	1 in 401 (0.2%)	94
98	Joann	1 in 409 (0.2%)	92
99	Sue	1 in 414 (0.2%)	91
100	Audrey	1 in 418 (0.2%)	90