Top baby names in North Carolina, 1945
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,223 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,730 |
| 3 | Barbara | 1,265 |
| 4 | Betty | 1,106 |
| 5 | Brenda | 1,099 |
| 6 | Patricia | 961 |
| 7 | Carolyn | 955 |
| 8 | Judy | 844 |
| 9 | Shirley | 819 |
| 10 | Sandra | 653 |
| 11 | Nancy | 652 |
| 12 | Joyce | 624 |
| 13 | Dorothy | 576 |
| 14 | Margaret | 548 |
| 15 | Martha | 455 |
| 16 | Annie | 446 |
| 17 | Frances | 413 |
| 18 | Peggy | 411 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 410 |
| 20 | Gloria | 408 |
| 21 | Doris | 406 |
| 22 | Carol | 400 |
| 23 | Janice | 379 |
| 24 | Helen | 356 |
| 25 | Virginia | 337 |
| 26 | Alice | 331 |
| 27 | Sarah | 305 |
| 28 | Judith | 298 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 275 |
| 30 | Patsy | 258 |
| 31 | Phyllis | 257 |
| 32 | Wanda | 248 |
| 33 | Sylvia | 247 |
| 34 | Ruth | 240 |
| 35 | Evelyn | 233 |
| 36 | Jean | 228 |
| 37 | Ann | 225 |
| 38 | Susan | 224 |
| 39 | Ruby | 214 |
| 40 | Mildred | 213 |
| 41 | Donna | 206 |
| 41 | Joan | 206 |
| 43 | Glenda | 204 |
| 44 | Jane | 189 |
| 45 | Geraldine | 187 |
| 46 | Jo | 185 |
| 47 | Janet | 178 |
| 48 | Edna | 171 |
| 49 | Lois | 168 |
| 50 | Hazel | 159 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 3,366 |
| 2 | William | 2,140 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,725 |
| 4 | John | 1,612 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,223 |
| 6 | Larry | 933 |
| 7 | David | 893 |
| 8 | Thomas | 832 |
| 9 | Jerry | 816 |
| 10 | Richard | 775 |
| 11 | George | 730 |
| 12 | Donald | 594 |
| 13 | Willie | 551 |
| 14 | Joseph | 550 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 503 |
| 16 | Bobby | 488 |
| 17 | Ronald | 445 |
| 18 | Billy | 444 |
| 18 | Jimmy | 444 |
| 20 | Johnny | 433 |
| 21 | Edward | 422 |
| 22 | Michael | 386 |
| 23 | Paul | 365 |
| 24 | Gary | 357 |
| 25 | Walter | 337 |
| 26 | Harold | 324 |
| 27 | Roger | 323 |
| 28 | Roy | 321 |
| 29 | Henry | 308 |
| 30 | Joe | 239 |
| 30 | Samuel | 239 |
| 32 | Harry | 231 |
| 33 | Ernest | 230 |
| 34 | Carl | 221 |
| 34 | Tommy | 221 |
| 36 | Frank | 219 |
| 37 | Clarence | 218 |
| 38 | Douglas | 211 |
| 39 | Wayne | 210 |
| 40 | Ronnie | 206 |
| 41 | Ralph | 200 |
| 42 | Dennis | 195 |
| 43 | Charlie | 194 |
| 44 | Jack | 191 |
| 45 | Raymond | 190 |
| 46 | Eddie | 184 |
| 46 | Jesse | 184 |
| 48 | Fred | 181 |
| 49 | Howard | 175 |
| 50 | Arthur | 174 |