Most popular girls’ names in Colorado, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	500
2	Sharon	337
3	Barbara	330
4	Patricia	302
5	Carol	271
6	Linda	197
7	Judith	196
7	Sandra	196
9	Judy	189
10	Nancy	180
11	Betty	165
12	Carolyn	161
12	Donna	161
14	Karen	156
15	Shirley	152
16	Margaret	124
17	Janice	116
18	Virginia	115
19	Joyce	108
20	Janet	107
21	Joan	97
21	Marilyn	97
23	Kathleen	96
24	Dorothy	95
25	Beverly	94

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Helen	94
27	Frances	91
28	Bonnie	90
29	Susan	86
30	Alice	78
31	Phyllis	73
32	Ruth	71
33	Carole	63
34	Charlotte	62
35	Rose	61
36	Gloria	60
37	Ann	58
38	Loretta	57
39	Elizabeth	56
40	Anna	54
41	Martha	53
42	Peggy	52
43	Lois	51
44	Connie	49
44	Rita	49
46	Geraldine	48
46	Marie	48
46	Roberta	48
49	Katherine	47
50	Diane	46
50	Dolores	46
52	Evelyn	44
53	Darlene	43
53	Sally	43
55	Diana	41
55	Jean	41
55	Norma	41
58	Catherine	40
58	Josephine	40
60	Louise	39
61	Wanda	38
62	Maria	37
63	Doris	36
63	Irene	36
63	Joann	36
66	Charlene	35
66	Patsy	35
68	Jane	34
68	Juanita	34
68	Pamela	34
71	Eleanor	33
71	Jo	33
73	Kathryn	32
74	Elaine	31
74	Laura	31
74	Myrna	31
74	Theresa	31
78	Jacqueline	30
78	Paula	30
78	Pauline	30
78	Rebecca	30
82	Cynthia	29
82	Jeanette	29
82	Jeanne	29
82	Kay	29
82	Rosalie	29
87	Anita	27
87	Julia	27
87	Lillian	27
87	Marlene	27
91	Ellen	26
91	Gail	26
91	Glenda	26
91	Joanne	26
91	Marjorie	26
91	Pat	26
91	Sherry	26
98	Georgia	25
98	Kathy	25
98	Lorraine	25