Top baby names in North Carolina, 1924
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 3,124 |
| 2 | Margaret | 1,108 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 1,038 |
| 4 | Annie | 958 |
| 5 | Ruth | 878 |
| 6 | Helen | 848 |
| 7 | Mildred | 712 |
| 8 | Ruby | 685 |
| 9 | Virginia | 640 |
| 10 | Frances | 600 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 545 |
| 12 | Doris | 508 |
| 13 | Martha | 455 |
| 14 | Louise | 450 |
| 15 | Edna | 444 |
| 16 | Sarah | 440 |
| 17 | Hazel | 432 |
| 18 | Betty | 430 |
| 19 | Gladys | 413 |
| 20 | Evelyn | 412 |
| 21 | Edith | 374 |
| 22 | Thelma | 364 |
| 23 | Pauline | 356 |
| 24 | Alice | 315 |
| 25 | Ethel | 311 |
| 26 | Lillian | 306 |
| 27 | Lois | 305 |
| 28 | Lucille | 295 |
| 29 | Marie | 288 |
| 30 | Lillie | 273 |
| 31 | Willie | 263 |
| 32 | Clara | 255 |
| 33 | Catherine | 253 |
| 34 | Emma | 251 |
| 35 | Jessie | 240 |
| 36 | Nellie | 239 |
| 37 | Bessie | 235 |
| 37 | Myrtle | 235 |
| 39 | Beatrice | 234 |
| 40 | Carrie | 227 |
| 41 | Grace | 221 |
| 42 | Lucy | 220 |
| 43 | Rosa | 218 |
| 44 | Mattie | 213 |
| 45 | Minnie | 212 |
| 46 | Irene | 207 |
| 47 | Bertha | 204 |
| 47 | Nancy | 204 |
| 49 | Rachel | 201 |
| 50 | Margie | 200 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,102 |
| 2 | William | 2,190 |
| 3 | John | 1,820 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,393 |
| 5 | Charles | 864 |
| 6 | George | 777 |
| 7 | Thomas | 634 |
| 8 | Willie | 616 |
| 9 | Joseph | 557 |
| 10 | Edward | 458 |
| 11 | Henry | 432 |
| 12 | Walter | 417 |
| 13 | Paul | 407 |
| 14 | Jack | 372 |
| 15 | David | 371 |
| 16 | Charlie | 333 |
| 17 | Ralph | 319 |
| 18 | Frank | 311 |
| 19 | Fred | 305 |
| 20 | Harold | 301 |
| 21 | Richard | 293 |
| 22 | Roy | 290 |
| 23 | Clarence | 289 |
| 24 | Samuel | 263 |
| 25 | Calvin | 250 |
| 26 | Joe | 247 |
| 27 | Albert | 244 |
| 28 | Ernest | 239 |
| 29 | Carl | 238 |
| 30 | Howard | 231 |
| 31 | Arthur | 224 |
| 31 | Clyde | 224 |
| 33 | Earl | 220 |
| 34 | Raymond | 209 |
| 35 | Harry | 204 |
| 36 | Ray | 197 |
| 37 | Eugene | 186 |
| 38 | Jesse | 182 |
| 39 | Leroy | 168 |
| 40 | Marvin | 163 |
| 41 | Herman | 147 |
| 42 | Billy | 145 |
| 42 | Johnnie | 145 |
| 44 | Floyd | 141 |
| 44 | Lee | 141 |
| 46 | Claude | 137 |
| 47 | Donald | 135 |
| 47 | Herbert | 135 |
| 49 | Jessie | 129 |
| 50 | Hubert | 128 |