Top 100 North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1961

// These were the most popular girl baby names in North Carolina, in 1961.

The Most Popular North Carolina Girl Baby Names in 1961


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in North Carolina was Mary. In total there were 48,762 girls born sharing 775 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1961 . 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 41 (2.4%)1,176
2Lisa1 in 42 (2.4%)1,150
3Teresa1 in 44 (2.3%)1,100
4Donna1 in 48 (2.1%)1,021
5Cynthia1 in 55 (1.8%)892
6Sandra1 in 58 (1.7%)843
7Linda1 in 58 (1.7%)842
8Susan1 in 61 (1.6%)801
9Sharon1 in 62 (1.6%)789
10Karen1 in 62 (1.6%)786
11Deborah1 in 62 (1.6%)781
12Pamela1 in 64 (1.6%)761
13Brenda1 in 66 (1.5%)735
14Angela1 in 72 (1.4%)681
15Patricia1 in 72 (1.4%)676
16Tammy1 in 83 (1.2%)591
17Robin1 in 86 (1.2%)569
18Kimberly1 in 88 (1.1%)557
19Barbara1 in 92 (1.1%)529
20Kathy1 in 94 (1.1%)519
21Debra1 in 95 (1%)511
22Elizabeth1 in 96 (1%)508
23Wanda1 in 101 (1%)483
24Janet1 in 115 (0.9%)423
25Debbie1 in 116 (0.9%)420
26Carolyn1 in 120 (0.8%)407
27Sherry1 in 120 (0.8%)405
28Sheila1 in 133 (0.8%)366
29Beverly1 in 134 (0.7%)363
30Cheryl1 in 140 (0.7%)349
31Nancy1 in 141 (0.7%)346
32Laura1 in 146 (0.7%)334
33Rhonda1 in 146 (0.7%)333
34Carol1 in 149 (0.7%)327
35Betty1 in 151 (0.7%)324
36Lori1 in 152 (0.7%)321
37Jacqueline1 in 155 (0.6%)314
38Janice1 in 158 (0.6%)309
39Cathy1 in 168 (0.6%)290
40Cindy1 in 172 (0.6%)284
41Gloria1 in 173 (0.6%)282
42Tina1 in 182 (0.5%)268
43Judy1 in 182 (0.5%)268
44Shirley1 in 185 (0.5%)264
45Anita1 in 192 (0.5%)254
46Connie1 in 192 (0.5%)254
47Rebecca1 in 194 (0.5%)252
48Margaret1 in 194 (0.5%)251
49Joyce1 in 197 (0.5%)247
50Denise1 in 201 (0.5%)243
51Kim1 in 206 (0.5%)237
52Vickie1 in 213 (0.5%)229
53Phyllis1 in 214 (0.5%)228
54Martha1 in 215 (0.5%)227
55Jennifer1 in 227 (0.4%)215
56Amy1 in 238 (0.4%)205
57Julie1 in 239 (0.4%)204
58Sarah1 in 240 (0.4%)203
59Theresa1 in 250 (0.4%)195
60Annette1 in 250 (0.4%)195
61Regina1 in 251 (0.4%)194
62Wendy1 in 264 (0.4%)185
63Paula1 in 268 (0.4%)182
64Shelia1 in 268 (0.4%)182
65Glenda1 in 271 (0.4%)180
66Terri1 in 274 (0.4%)178
67Terry1 in 282 (0.4%)173
68Catherine1 in 284 (0.4%)172
69Kelly1 in 287 (0.3%)170
70Rita1 in 290 (0.3%)168
71Sylvia1 in 294 (0.3%)166
72Dorothy1 in 299 (0.3%)163
73Melissa1 in 301 (0.3%)162
74Jackie1 in 307 (0.3%)159
75Bonnie1 in 309 (0.3%)158
76Penny1 in 309 (0.3%)158
77Gwendolyn1 in 329 (0.3%)148
78Diane1 in 339 (0.3%)144
79Peggy1 in 341 (0.3%)143
80Vanessa1 in 346 (0.3%)141
81Darlene1 in 351 (0.3%)139
82Frances1 in 353 (0.3%)138
83Belinda1 in 356 (0.3%)137
84Katherine1 in 361 (0.3%)135
85Alice1 in 369 (0.3%)132
86Julia1 in 384 (0.3%)127
87Virginia1 in 387 (0.3%)126
88Michelle1 in 390 (0.3%)125
89Carla1 in 390 (0.3%)125
90Jane1 in 403 (0.2%)121
91Stephanie1 in 403 (0.2%)121
92Doris1 in 417 (0.2%)117
93Leslie1 in 417 (0.2%)117
94Dawn1 in 432 (0.2%)113
95Sherri1 in 435 (0.2%)112
96Tracy1 in 435 (0.2%)112
97Valerie1 in 439 (0.2%)111
98Annie1 in 447 (0.2%)109
99Helen1 in 452 (0.2%)108
100Anna1 in 452 (0.2%)108


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