Top baby names in North Carolina, 1943
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,447 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,734 |
| 3 | Barbara | 1,359 |
| 4 | Betty | 1,262 |
| 5 | Brenda | 1,053 |
| 6 | Patricia | 999 |
| 7 | Carolyn | 995 |
| 8 | Shirley | 860 |
| 9 | Nancy | 801 |
| 10 | Judy | 751 |
| 11 | Margaret | 641 |
| 12 | Dorothy | 630 |
| 13 | Joyce | 608 |
| 14 | Martha | 556 |
| 15 | Annie | 544 |
| 16 | Peggy | 519 |
| 17 | Sandra | 518 |
| 18 | Doris | 511 |
| 19 | Frances | 464 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 463 |
| 21 | Carol | 414 |
| 22 | Judith | 410 |
| 23 | Helen | 387 |
| 24 | Virginia | 364 |
| 25 | Alice | 359 |
| 26 | Gloria | 323 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 323 |
| 28 | Sarah | 318 |
| 29 | Janice | 314 |
| 30 | Phyllis | 300 |
| 31 | Patsy | 262 |
| 32 | Ruth | 261 |
| 33 | Ruby | 253 |
| 34 | Edna | 252 |
| 35 | Ann | 239 |
| 36 | Glenda | 235 |
| 37 | Sylvia | 232 |
| 38 | Mildred | 225 |
| 39 | Evelyn | 212 |
| 40 | Jean | 211 |
| 40 | Lois | 211 |
| 42 | Joan | 198 |
| 43 | Jo | 190 |
| 44 | Julia | 185 |
| 45 | Janet | 184 |
| 46 | Wanda | 183 |
| 47 | Bonnie | 179 |
| 47 | Jane | 179 |
| 49 | Geraldine | 168 |
| 50 | Hazel | 165 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,624 |
| 2 | William | 2,224 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,824 |
| 4 | John | 1,659 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,414 |
| 6 | Larry | 919 |
| 7 | David | 907 |
| 8 | Jerry | 906 |
| 9 | Thomas | 884 |
| 10 | George | 732 |
| 11 | Richard | 711 |
| 12 | Bobby | 683 |
| 13 | Donald | 650 |
| 14 | Joseph | 571 |
| 15 | Willie | 554 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 547 |
| 17 | Billy | 481 |
| 18 | Jimmy | 459 |
| 19 | Ronald | 456 |
| 20 | Johnny | 422 |
| 21 | Edward | 394 |
| 22 | Walter | 383 |
| 23 | Roy | 376 |
| 24 | Henry | 355 |
| 25 | Harold | 337 |
| 26 | Joe | 314 |
| 27 | Paul | 306 |
| 28 | Douglas | 289 |
| 29 | Michael | 285 |
| 30 | Roger | 283 |
| 31 | Carl | 266 |
| 32 | Samuel | 249 |
| 33 | Clarence | 244 |
| 34 | Raymond | 240 |
| 35 | Ralph | 230 |
| 36 | Fred | 229 |
| 37 | Frank | 217 |
| 38 | Howard | 214 |
| 39 | Wayne | 206 |
| 40 | Harry | 204 |
| 41 | Jesse | 200 |
| 42 | Earl | 199 |
| 43 | Charlie | 194 |
| 43 | Gary | 194 |
| 43 | Tommy | 194 |
| 46 | Jack | 192 |
| 47 | Ernest | 191 |
| 48 | Ronnie | 189 |
| 49 | Melvin | 184 |
| 50 | Leroy | 179 |