Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1939

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,111
2	Betty	820
3	Shirley	554
4	Barbara	499
5	Dorothy	361
6	Wanda	277
7	Carolyn	265
8	Patsy	263
9	Linda	259
10	Martha	256
11	Joyce	253
12	Helen	237
13	Patricia	217
14	Margaret	211
14	Virginia	211
16	Peggy	195
17	Nancy	192
18	Doris	188
19	Ruby	177
20	Frances	175
21	Norma	154
22	Bobbie	152
23	Alice	149
24	Jo	142
25	Lois	130

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	128
27	Bonnie	126
27	Ruth	126
29	Wilma	124
30	Glenda	118
31	Emma	113
32	Annie	112
33	Anna	109
33	Marilyn	109
35	Donna	106
36	Mildred	102
37	Evelyn	101
37	Thelma	101
39	Billie	98
40	Willie	93
41	Sarah	88
42	Gloria	85
43	Sandra	84
44	Juanita	83
44	Sue	83
46	Carol	78
47	Janice	76
47	Rosie	76
49	Loretta	75
50	Edna	74
51	Bertha	73
51	Georgia	73
51	Phyllis	73
54	Ann	72
55	Rose	71
56	Erma	70
57	Marie	69
58	Lillie	68
58	Louise	68
60	Margie	66
61	Jean	64
62	Jessie	63
63	Joan	62
64	Charlotte	61
64	Ethel	61
64	Geraldine	61
67	Clara	60
67	Laura	60
69	Bernice	59
69	Geneva	59
71	Mae	58
71	Velma	58
73	Ella	57
74	Judy	56
74	Vera	56
76	Beverly	55
76	Hazel	55
76	Mattie	55
79	Alma	54
79	Maxine	54
79	Melba	54
82	Anita	53
82	Eva	53
82	Minnie	53
85	Edith	52
85	Sylvia	52
87	Gladys	51
87	Joann	51
89	Catherine	49
89	Nina	49
91	Sharon	48
92	Ida	47
93	Bessie	46
93	Ellen	46
93	Janet	46
96	Christine	45
97	Johnnie	44
97	Judith	44
99	Beatrice	43
99	Joy	43