Top 100 North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1947

// These were the most popular girl baby names in North Carolina, in 1947.

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1947


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Linda. In total there were 52,416 girls born sharing 665 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1947 . 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
1Linda1 in 18 (5.6%)2,947
2Mary1 in 20 (4.9%)2,571
3Brenda1 in 29 (3.5%)1,814
4Barbara1 in 35 (2.8%)1,484
5Patricia1 in 37 (2.7%)1,403
6Carolyn1 in 42 (2.4%)1,235
7Betty1 in 43 (2.3%)1,211
8Judy1 in 46 (2.2%)1,143
9Sandra1 in 57 (1.7%)913
10Shirley1 in 59 (1.7%)886
11Nancy1 in 62 (1.6%)841
12Margaret1 in 73 (1.4%)721
13Joyce1 in 76 (1.3%)687
14Martha1 in 85 (1.2%)619
15Dorothy1 in 93 (1.1%)563
16Elizabeth1 in 94 (1.1%)556
17Janice1 in 94 (1.1%)555
18Peggy1 in 98 (1%)537
19Frances1 in 109 (0.9%)479
20Gloria1 in 109 (0.9%)479
21Annie1 in 112 (0.9%)469
22Phyllis1 in 113 (0.9%)462
23Rebecca1 in 114 (0.9%)460
24Doris1 in 115 (0.9%)455
25Susan1 in 121 (0.8%)433
26Donna1 in 125 (0.8%)419
27Helen1 in 131 (0.8%)399
28Alice1 in 133 (0.8%)394
29Carol1 in 133 (0.8%)394
30Sarah1 in 143 (0.7%)366
31Wanda1 in 146 (0.7%)360
32Virginia1 in 161 (0.6%)325
33Judith1 in 163 (0.6%)322
34Patsy1 in 165 (0.6%)318
35Sylvia1 in 175 (0.6%)300
36Sharon1 in 175 (0.6%)299
37Joan1 in 181 (0.6%)290
38Jo1 in 183 (0.5%)286
39Evelyn1 in 193 (0.5%)272
40Glenda1 in 193 (0.5%)272
41Janet1 in 193 (0.5%)272
42Bonnie1 in 200 (0.5%)262
43Cynthia1 in 205 (0.5%)256
44Ann1 in 208 (0.5%)252
45Ruth1 in 218 (0.5%)240
46Beverly1 in 227 (0.4%)231
47Mildred1 in 243 (0.4%)216
48Jane1 in 244 (0.4%)215
49Lois1 in 245 (0.4%)214
50Edna1 in 252 (0.4%)208
51Pamela1 in 253 (0.4%)207
52Ruby1 in 254 (0.4%)206
53Jean1 in 261 (0.4%)201
54Diane1 in 263 (0.4%)199
55Catherine1 in 266 (0.4%)197
56Geraldine1 in 290 (0.3%)181
57Julia1 in 298 (0.3%)176
58Connie1 in 301 (0.3%)174
59Norma1 in 322 (0.3%)163
60Sheila1 in 326 (0.3%)161
61Sherry1 in 336 (0.3%)156
62Kay1 in 336 (0.3%)156
63Edith1 in 336 (0.3%)156
64Rosa1 in 340 (0.3%)154
65Karen1 in 343 (0.3%)153
66Vivian1 in 343 (0.3%)153
67Laura1 in 345 (0.3%)152
68Dianne1 in 347 (0.3%)151
69Lynda1 in 349 (0.3%)150
70Rita1 in 361 (0.3%)145
71Hazel1 in 364 (0.3%)144
72Marilyn1 in 374 (0.3%)140
73Margie1 in 374 (0.3%)140
74Jacqueline1 in 377 (0.3%)139
75Clara1 in 380 (0.3%)138
76Emma1 in 380 (0.3%)138
77Cheryl1 in 383 (0.3%)137
78Janie1 in 397 (0.3%)132
79Ella1 in 400 (0.2%)131
80Ellen1 in 400 (0.2%)131
81Gwendolyn1 in 403 (0.2%)130
82Sue1 in 403 (0.2%)130
83Rachel1 in 406 (0.2%)129
84Gladys1 in 410 (0.2%)128
85Christine1 in 413 (0.2%)127
86Deborah1 in 416 (0.2%)126
87Delores1 in 419 (0.2%)125
88Elaine1 in 423 (0.2%)124
89Hilda1 in 426 (0.2%)123
90Gail1 in 426 (0.2%)123
91Ethel1 in 430 (0.2%)122
92Marie1 in 448 (0.2%)117
93Willie1 in 452 (0.2%)116
94Louise1 in 456 (0.2%)115
95Katherine1 in 464 (0.2%)113
96Anna1 in 477 (0.2%)110
97Rose1 in 477 (0.2%)110
98Kathryn1 in 481 (0.2%)109
99Thelma1 in 481 (0.2%)109
100Wilma1 in 485 (0.2%)108


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