Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,208
2	Betty	716
3	Linda	625
4	Barbara	605
5	Carolyn	579
6	Shirley	528
7	Patricia	415
8	Dorothy	334
9	Martha	294
10	Patsy	287
11	Joyce	283
12	Wanda	274
13	Margaret	228
14	Nancy	208
15	Helen	207
16	Peggy	197
17	Sandra	182
18	Brenda	178
19	Doris	176
20	Frances	171
21	Virginia	163
22	Alice	160
23	Judy	159
24	Ruby	156
25	Jo	153

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Norma	150
27	Wilma	138
28	Ruth	133
28	Sharon	133
30	Bonnie	131
31	Elizabeth	130
32	Bobbie	129
33	Gloria	128
34	Mildred	127
35	Annie	123
35	Carol	123
37	Janice	122
37	Marilyn	122
39	Willie	121
40	Donna	118
41	Emma	117
42	Glenda	116
43	Anna	108
44	Billie	100
45	Judith	99
46	Phyllis	97
47	Juanita	92
48	Lois	91
49	Sarah	89
50	Sue	87
51	Evelyn	86
52	Charlotte	84
52	Margie	84
54	Edna	79
54	Louise	79
56	Clara	78
56	Rebecca	78
58	Ann	77
58	Erma	77
60	Rosie	75
61	Jean	74
62	Johnnie	73
62	Lillie	73
62	Loretta	73
62	Mae	73
66	Beverly	72
67	Joan	71
68	Georgia	68
69	Bertha	67
69	Ida	67
71	Mattie	65
71	Minnie	65
71	Vera	65
74	Janet	64
75	Velma	63
76	Jane	62
76	Maxine	62
76	Rose	62
79	Hazel	61
80	Gladys	59
81	Ethel	58
82	Marie	57
82	Thelma	57
84	Julia	56
85	Eva	55
86	Charlene	54
87	Alma	52
87	Geneva	52
87	Jessie	52
87	Rita	52
91	Ella	51
92	Delores	50
92	Kay	50
92	Melba	50
92	Pat	50
96	Katherine	49
96	Pauline	49
98	Reba	48
98	Susan	48
100	Ellen	47