Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	476
2	Barbara	285
3	Patricia	280
4	Shirley	195
5	Betty	191
6	Carol	177
7	Donna	165
8	Dorothy	152
9	Judith	147
10	Nancy	143
11	Margaret	142
12	Janice	116
12	Sharon	116
14	Beverly	115
15	Joan	114
15	Joyce	114
15	Virginia	114
18	Helen	108
19	Marilyn	101
20	Judy	92
21	Sandra	90
22	Carolyn	82
23	Frances	79
23	Phyllis	79
25	Janet	78

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Linda	77
27	Alice	70
27	Norma	70
27	Ruth	70
30	Lois	68
31	Gloria	64
32	Loretta	62
33	Rose	59
34	Darlene	58
35	Bonnie	57
36	Jean	55
37	Dolores	54
38	Marjorie	53
38	Roberta	53
40	Joann	52
41	Charlotte	49
41	Doris	49
41	Esther	49
41	Irene	49
45	Marie	48
45	Peggy	48
47	Geraldine	47
48	Elizabeth	46
49	Anna	44
49	Evelyn	44
49	Martha	44
52	Ann	43
52	Elaine	43
52	Marlene	43
52	Sally	43
56	Karen	42
57	Jo	40
57	Louise	40
57	Rosalie	40
60	Jane	39
61	Charlene	38
61	Julia	38
61	Kay	38
64	Carole	36
64	Wilma	36
66	Kathryn	35
66	Patsy	35
66	Pauline	35
69	Josephine	34
69	Kathleen	34
71	Anita	33
71	Diane	33
71	Pat	33
71	Sylvia	33
75	Myrna	32
75	Yvonne	32
77	Joanne	31
77	Susan	31
79	Florence	30
79	Glenda	30
79	Lillian	30
82	Rita	29
82	Wanda	29
84	Beatrice	28
84	Catherine	28
84	Deanna	28
84	Margie	28
88	Connie	27
88	Eleanor	27
88	Jeanette	27
88	Lorraine	27
92	Elsie	26
92	June	26
92	Katherine	26
92	Lucille	26
96	Dixie	25
96	Juanita	25
96	Leona	25
96	Priscilla	25
96	Viola	25