Top baby names in North Carolina, 1932
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,674 |
| 2 | Betty | 1,776 |
| 3 | Dorothy | 1,044 |
| 4 | Annie | 778 |
| 5 | Doris | 722 |
| 6 | Margaret | 701 |
| 7 | Barbara | 608 |
| 8 | Peggy | 593 |
| 9 | Helen | 586 |
| 10 | Nancy | 484 |
| 11 | Ruby | 474 |
| 12 | Mildred | 462 |
| 13 | Frances | 437 |
| 14 | Ruth | 432 |
| 15 | Virginia | 425 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 411 |
| 17 | Martha | 394 |
| 18 | Joyce | 345 |
| 19 | Evelyn | 333 |
| 20 | Sarah | 331 |
| 21 | Louise | 308 |
| 22 | Alice | 305 |
| 22 | Jean | 305 |
| 24 | Hazel | 286 |
| 25 | Edna | 271 |
| 26 | Thelma | 269 |
| 27 | Shirley | 260 |
| 28 | Lois | 239 |
| 29 | Gladys | 238 |
| 30 | Clara | 233 |
| 31 | Emma | 227 |
| 32 | Edith | 218 |
| 33 | Willie | 196 |
| 34 | Lillie | 193 |
| 35 | Carolyn | 186 |
| 35 | Geraldine | 186 |
| 37 | Catherine | 184 |
| 38 | Ann | 177 |
| 39 | Margie | 175 |
| 39 | Marie | 175 |
| 41 | Minnie | 171 |
| 42 | Mattie | 170 |
| 42 | Rosa | 170 |
| 44 | Pauline | 168 |
| 45 | Bessie | 167 |
| 46 | Joan | 165 |
| 47 | Ethel | 163 |
| 48 | Patricia | 162 |
| 49 | Rachel | 161 |
| 50 | Lucille | 160 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,736 |
| 2 | William | 1,854 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,514 |
| 4 | John | 1,506 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,201 |
| 6 | George | 657 |
| 7 | Bobby | 656 |
| 8 | Thomas | 608 |
| 9 | Billy | 598 |
| 10 | Willie | 553 |
| 11 | David | 491 |
| 12 | Joseph | 423 |
| 13 | Richard | 421 |
| 14 | Donald | 400 |
| 15 | Edward | 371 |
| 16 | Jack | 368 |
| 16 | Paul | 368 |
| 18 | Henry | 338 |
| 19 | Walter | 319 |
| 20 | Harold | 304 |
| 21 | Joe | 302 |
| 22 | Roy | 273 |
| 23 | Fred | 266 |
| 24 | Carl | 260 |
| 25 | Frank | 256 |
| 26 | Charlie | 255 |
| 27 | Clarence | 252 |
| 28 | Ralph | 251 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 236 |
| 30 | Raymond | 224 |
| 31 | Samuel | 214 |
| 32 | Earl | 207 |
| 33 | Ernest | 201 |
| 34 | Howard | 198 |
| 35 | Eugene | 192 |
| 36 | Albert | 184 |
| 37 | Franklin | 180 |
| 38 | Arthur | 177 |
| 39 | Ray | 172 |
| 40 | Clyde | 168 |
| 41 | Jerry | 165 |
| 41 | Jesse | 165 |
| 43 | Herbert | 155 |
| 44 | Johnny | 150 |
| 44 | Melvin | 150 |
| 46 | Harry | 148 |
| 47 | Jimmy | 143 |
| 48 | Leroy | 142 |
| 49 | Marvin | 135 |
| 50 | Johnnie | 128 |