Top 100 North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1948

// These were the most popular girl baby names in North Carolina, in 1948.

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1948


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Linda. In total there were 50,272 girls born sharing 666 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1948 . 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 17 (5.7%)2,883
2Mary1 in 21 (4.8%)2,400
3Brenda1 in 28 (3.6%)1,791
4Barbara1 in 36 (2.8%)1,416
5Patricia1 in 39 (2.6%)1,282
6Carolyn1 in 46 (2.2%)1,104
7Betty1 in 48 (2.1%)1,054
8Judy1 in 51 (2%)990
9Sandra1 in 52 (1.9%)975
10Nancy1 in 65 (1.5%)774
11Shirley1 in 66 (1.5%)767
12Joyce1 in 78 (1.3%)648
13Margaret1 in 83 (1.2%)604
14Martha1 in 84 (1.2%)598
15Susan1 in 93 (1.1%)541
16Janice1 in 93 (1.1%)539
17Elizabeth1 in 94 (1.1%)537
18Peggy1 in 97 (1%)520
19Dorothy1 in 99 (1%)510
20Gloria1 in 111 (0.9%)452
21Donna1 in 114 (0.9%)441
22Annie1 in 117 (0.9%)431
23Wanda1 in 118 (0.8%)426
24Rebecca1 in 118 (0.8%)425
25Frances1 in 119 (0.8%)422
26Carol1 in 125 (0.8%)402
27Phyllis1 in 126 (0.8%)400
28Doris1 in 127 (0.8%)397
29Helen1 in 136 (0.7%)371
30Sarah1 in 138 (0.7%)363
31Sharon1 in 140 (0.7%)358
32Alice1 in 146 (0.7%)345
33Cynthia1 in 160 (0.6%)315
34Virginia1 in 165 (0.6%)304
35Patsy1 in 172 (0.6%)293
36Sylvia1 in 185 (0.5%)272
37Bonnie1 in 188 (0.5%)268
38Janet1 in 188 (0.5%)267
39Evelyn1 in 190 (0.5%)264
40Judith1 in 196 (0.5%)257
41Pamela1 in 202 (0.5%)249
42Deborah1 in 209 (0.5%)241
43Beverly1 in 210 (0.5%)239
44Glenda1 in 211 (0.5%)238
45Ruby1 in 226 (0.4%)222
46Jane1 in 229 (0.4%)220
47Jo1 in 230 (0.4%)219
48Ann1 in 237 (0.4%)212
49Ruth1 in 242 (0.4%)208
50Edna1 in 243 (0.4%)207
51Catherine1 in 246 (0.4%)204
52Joan1 in 248 (0.4%)203
53Diane1 in 255 (0.4%)197
54Geraldine1 in 263 (0.4%)191
55Teresa1 in 276 (0.4%)182
56Mildred1 in 284 (0.4%)177
57Karen1 in 294 (0.3%)171
58Jacqueline1 in 297 (0.3%)169
59Connie1 in 303 (0.3%)166
60Vivian1 in 303 (0.3%)166
61Sheila1 in 308 (0.3%)163
62Jean1 in 308 (0.3%)163
63Emma1 in 308 (0.3%)163
64Lois1 in 310 (0.3%)162
65Vickie1 in 312 (0.3%)161
66Sherry1 in 318 (0.3%)158
67Gwendolyn1 in 329 (0.3%)153
68Rosa1 in 331 (0.3%)152
69Laura1 in 333 (0.3%)151
70Rita1 in 340 (0.3%)148
71Delores1 in 342 (0.3%)147
72Kathy1 in 347 (0.3%)145
73Julia1 in 349 (0.3%)144
74Cheryl1 in 354 (0.3%)142
75Christine1 in 354 (0.3%)142
76Edith1 in 354 (0.3%)142
77Gail1 in 375 (0.3%)134
78Marilyn1 in 378 (0.3%)133
79Ella1 in 378 (0.3%)133
80Sue1 in 381 (0.3%)132
81Margie1 in 393 (0.3%)128
82Norma1 in 393 (0.3%)128
83Dianne1 in 402 (0.2%)125
84Wilma1 in 409 (0.2%)123
85Hazel1 in 412 (0.2%)122
86Lillie1 in 412 (0.2%)122
87Thelma1 in 415 (0.2%)121
88Ethel1 in 419 (0.2%)120
89Gladys1 in 419 (0.2%)120
90Rose1 in 426 (0.2%)118
91Hilda1 in 426 (0.2%)118
92Clara1 in 426 (0.2%)118
93Juanita1 in 430 (0.2%)117
94Lynda1 in 433 (0.2%)116
95Marie1 in 453 (0.2%)111
96Ellen1 in 457 (0.2%)110
97Kay1 in 457 (0.2%)110
98Anna1 in 461 (0.2%)109
99Katherine1 in 465 (0.2%)108
100Minnie1 in 474 (0.2%)106


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