Most popular girls’ names in Arkansas, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,226
2	Betty	730
3	Linda	705
4	Barbara	609
5	Carolyn	590
6	Shirley	511
7	Patricia	407
8	Dorothy	388
9	Joyce	301
10	Patsy	294
11	Sharon	282
12	Martha	272
13	Nancy	238
13	Wanda	238
15	Margaret	227
16	Judy	222
17	Sandra	211
18	Helen	203
19	Brenda	202
20	Doris	200
21	Virginia	187
22	Peggy	186
23	Carol	173
23	Frances	173
25	Alice	166

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruby	164
27	Elizabeth	163
28	Bonnie	162
29	Glenda	159
30	Bobbie	146
31	Gloria	143
32	Ruth	139
33	Donna	136
34	Jo	132
35	Norma	130
36	Judith	128
37	Marilyn	124
38	Annie	111
39	Janice	105
40	Emma	104
41	Charlotte	102
41	Willie	102
43	Phyllis	100
44	Lois	97
45	Evelyn	96
46	Wilma	93
47	Anna	92
48	Mildred	90
49	Edna	87
50	Billie	80
51	Janet	79
51	Sue	79
51	Thelma	79
54	Ann	78
54	Beverly	78
56	Lillie	75
56	Rose	75
58	Joan	73
58	Juanita	73
60	Bertha	72
60	Sarah	72
62	Erma	71
62	Rosie	71
64	Connie	70
65	Georgia	69
66	Clara	68
67	Margie	65
68	Louise	64
69	Catherine	61
69	Jean	61
69	Maxine	61
72	Ethel	60
72	Katherine	60
74	Johnnie	59
74	Lynda	59
74	Velma	59
77	Eva	58
78	Minnie	57
78	Rita	57
80	Charlene	56
80	Kathryn	56
82	Alma	55
82	Hazel	55
82	Karen	55
85	Bernice	54
85	Jane	54
85	Joann	54
85	Laura	54
89	Loretta	53
89	Melba	53
91	Gladys	52
91	Vera	52
93	Kay	50
94	Marie	49
94	Paula	49
94	Rebecca	49
97	Bettye	48
97	Ella	48
99	Geneva	47
99	Sherry	47