Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	486
2	Patricia	309
3	Barbara	296
4	Carol	226
5	Betty	192
6	Judith	191
7	Shirley	175
8	Sharon	167
9	Donna	165
10	Sandra	146
11	Margaret	144
12	Judy	139
13	Nancy	132
14	Virginia	123
15	Linda	121
16	Dorothy	116
17	Joyce	111
18	Janice	109
19	Carolyn	107
20	Beverly	104
21	Janet	101
22	Phyllis	100
23	Marilyn	97
24	Gloria	89
24	Joan	89

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	87
27	Karen	82
28	Bonnie	76
29	Frances	72
30	Norma	71
31	Alice	70
31	Ruth	70
33	Elizabeth	69
34	Martha	65
35	Charlotte	55
35	Lois	55
37	Rose	53
38	Susan	51
39	Dolores	50
40	Doris	48
40	Roberta	48
42	Geraldine	47
43	Ann	46
43	Esther	46
43	Peggy	46
46	Kathleen	45
47	Darlene	44
47	Pat	44
47	Sally	44
50	Jo	43
51	Connie	41
51	Jean	41
51	Marjorie	41
54	Juanita	40
54	Kay	40
56	Evelyn	39
56	Katherine	39
58	Anna	38
58	Elaine	38
58	Josephine	38
61	Loretta	37
61	Myrna	37
61	Sylvia	37
64	Diane	36
64	Patsy	36
66	Rita	35
67	Carole	34
67	Joann	34
67	Marie	34
67	Pauline	34
71	Wanda	33
72	Anita	32
72	Louise	32
74	Irene	31
74	Mildred	31
76	Diana	29
76	Jane	29
76	Jeanette	29
76	Joanne	29
76	Julia	29
76	Maria	29
76	Priscilla	29
76	Ruby	29
76	Viola	29
85	Deanna	28
85	Georgia	28
87	Arlene	27
87	Charlene	27
87	Dixie	27
90	Catherine	26
90	Margie	26
90	Wilma	26
93	Edna	25
93	Eva	25
93	Florence	25
93	Rosalie	25
93	Thelma	25
98	Edith	24
98	Gail	24
98	Glenda	24
98	Kathryn	24