Top 100 North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1946

// These were the most popular girl baby names in North Carolina, in 1946.

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1946


You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1946.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Mary. In total there were 46,638 girls born sharing 635 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1946 . 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
1Mary1 in 19 (5.2%)2,412
2Linda1 in 24 (4.2%)1,974
3Brenda1 in 30 (3.3%)1,538
4Barbara1 in 34 (3%)1,385
5Patricia1 in 37 (2.7%)1,273
6Betty1 in 43 (2.4%)1,097
7Carolyn1 in 44 (2.3%)1,056
8Judy1 in 45 (2.2%)1,034
9Shirley1 in 56 (1.8%)840
10Nancy1 in 57 (1.7%)815
11Sandra1 in 57 (1.7%)812
12Margaret1 in 68 (1.5%)687
13Joyce1 in 72 (1.4%)652
14Dorothy1 in 78 (1.3%)596
15Martha1 in 82 (1.2%)572
16Elizabeth1 in 93 (1.1%)502
17Janice1 in 97 (1%)482
18Peggy1 in 98 (1%)476
19Gloria1 in 102 (1%)459
20Annie1 in 103 (1%)454
21Frances1 in 104 (1%)448
22Doris1 in 117 (0.9%)398
23Alice1 in 120 (0.8%)390
24Carol1 in 120 (0.8%)388
25Helen1 in 123 (0.8%)378
26Rebecca1 in 130 (0.8%)360
27Phyllis1 in 135 (0.7%)345
28Sarah1 in 140 (0.7%)334
29Susan1 in 142 (0.7%)328
30Donna1 in 142 (0.7%)328
31Judith1 in 144 (0.7%)324
32Virginia1 in 144 (0.7%)323
33Wanda1 in 155 (0.6%)301
34Sylvia1 in 157 (0.6%)298
35Evelyn1 in 170 (0.6%)275
36Patsy1 in 177 (0.6%)264
37Joan1 in 181 (0.6%)258
38Sharon1 in 181 (0.6%)257
39Mildred1 in 198 (0.5%)235
40Ruby1 in 203 (0.5%)230
41Janet1 in 208 (0.5%)224
42Jane1 in 210 (0.5%)222
43Jean1 in 211 (0.5%)221
44Ann1 in 212 (0.5%)220
45Jo1 in 218 (0.5%)214
46Ruth1 in 220 (0.5%)212
47Glenda1 in 228 (0.4%)205
48Geraldine1 in 238 (0.4%)196
49Bonnie1 in 245 (0.4%)190
50Catherine1 in 255 (0.4%)183
51Beverly1 in 255 (0.4%)183
52Edna1 in 258 (0.4%)181
53Rosa1 in 271 (0.4%)172
54Lois1 in 274 (0.4%)170
55Norma1 in 284 (0.4%)164
56Emma1 in 286 (0.3%)163
57Julia1 in 286 (0.3%)163
58Cynthia1 in 293 (0.3%)159
59Diane1 in 295 (0.3%)158
60Sheila1 in 299 (0.3%)156
61Pamela1 in 307 (0.3%)152
62Hazel1 in 326 (0.3%)143
63Clara1 in 340 (0.3%)137
64Rita1 in 343 (0.3%)136
65Karen1 in 345 (0.3%)135
66Lillie1 in 348 (0.3%)134
67Laura1 in 353 (0.3%)132
68Margie1 in 356 (0.3%)131
69Kay1 in 356 (0.3%)131
70Ethel1 in 356 (0.3%)131
71Connie1 in 356 (0.3%)131
72Christine1 in 359 (0.3%)130
73Vivian1 in 359 (0.3%)130
74Delores1 in 362 (0.3%)129
75Edith1 in 367 (0.3%)127
76Gladys1 in 376 (0.3%)124
77Gwendolyn1 in 379 (0.3%)123
78Sue1 in 379 (0.3%)123
79Rachel1 in 389 (0.3%)120
80Minnie1 in 389 (0.3%)120
81Anne1 in 392 (0.3%)119
82Ellen1 in 395 (0.3%)118
83Anna1 in 402 (0.2%)116
84Hilda1 in 402 (0.2%)116
85Janie1 in 402 (0.2%)116
86Dianne1 in 406 (0.2%)115
87Marilyn1 in 406 (0.2%)115
88Willie1 in 409 (0.2%)114
89Gail1 in 409 (0.2%)114
90Bettie1 in 409 (0.2%)114
91Cheryl1 in 413 (0.2%)113
92Lillian1 in 413 (0.2%)113
93Wilma1 in 413 (0.2%)113
94Katherine1 in 420 (0.2%)111
95Marie1 in 432 (0.2%)108
96Alma1 in 436 (0.2%)107
97Ella1 in 440 (0.2%)106
98Elaine1 in 448 (0.2%)104
99Juanita1 in 457 (0.2%)102
100Georgia1 in 457 (0.2%)102


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