Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	460
2	Barbara	323
3	Patricia	257
4	Shirley	246
5	Betty	240
6	Donna	201
7	Carol	186
8	Nancy	151
9	Margaret	147
10	Dorothy	141
11	Virginia	124
12	Beverly	117
13	Janice	104
14	Joyce	98
15	Marilyn	96
16	Phyllis	94
16	Sharon	94
18	Joan	90
19	Sandra	89
20	Helen	87
21	Ruth	86
22	Frances	83
23	Alice	82
23	Judith	82
23	Norma	82

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	81
27	Carolyn	77
28	Dolores	69
28	Gloria	69
30	Judy	67
30	Rose	67
32	Rosalie	65
33	Doris	63
34	Lois	61
35	Elizabeth	60
36	Darlene	59
36	Roberta	59
38	Martha	58
39	Loretta	54
40	Bonnie	51
40	Joann	51
42	Evelyn	50
42	Wanda	50
44	Connie	49
45	Charlotte	48
46	Linda	46
46	Marie	46
48	Marjorie	45
48	Peggy	45
50	Anna	43
50	Jean	43
50	Sally	43
53	Margie	42
54	Esther	41
55	Sylvia	39
55	Wilma	39
57	Irene	38
57	Marlene	38
59	Geraldine	37
59	Joanne	37
59	Myrna	37
62	Ann	36
62	Arlene	36
62	Eleanor	36
62	Kathleen	36
66	Juanita	35
67	Catherine	34
67	Jeanette	34
67	Josephine	34
67	Karen	34
67	Kay	34
72	Jacqueline	33
72	Patsy	33
74	Charlene	32
74	Louise	32
76	Pauline	31
77	Jane	30
77	Lillian	30
77	Rita	30
80	Deanna	29
80	Dora	29
82	Anita	28
82	Dixie	28
82	Elaine	28
82	Ramona	28
86	Susan	27
87	Edna	26
87	Florence	26
87	Gail	26
87	Ruby	26
91	Diane	25
91	Georgia	25
91	Marcia	25
91	Viola	25
95	Carole	24
95	Lorraine	24
95	Maria	24
95	Theresa	24
99	Delores	23
99	Eva	23
99	Ida	23
99	Jo	23