According to the Mecklenberg County Register of Deeds, the most popular names for kids born in 1936 were:
Top 20 Names of Children Born in 1936
Name: Gender: Count:
JAMES M 104
MARY F 95
JOHN M 77
WILLIAM M 77
ROBERT M 64
BARBARA F 60
BETTY F 51
SHIRLEY F 42
CHARLES M 41
NANCY F 40
JERRY M 29
. F 28
GEORGE M 28
MARGARET F 26
THOMAS M 26
DOROTHY F 24
Top 20 Names of Children Born in 2004
Name: Gender: Count:
WILLIAM M 152
JACOB M 121
JOHN M 110
EMMA F 108
JOSHUA M 108
ANDREW M 102
HANNAH F 91
EMILY F 89
ETHAN M 88
MICHAEL M 83
JOSEPH M 83
NICHOLAS M 83
OLIVIA F 82
ASHLEY F 81
JAMES M 80
CHRISTOPHER M 80
MADISON F 79
RYAN M 78
SARAH F 76
CAROLINE F 75
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-Ed
