Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	544
2	Patricia	421
3	Mary	390
4	Carol	315
5	Joan	308
6	Judith	235
7	Nancy	223
8	Dorothy	171
9	Ann	166
9	Elizabeth	166
11	Margaret	165
12	Sandra	159
13	Beverly	142
14	Joyce	139
15	Shirley	132
16	Jean	126
17	Elaine	122
18	Marilyn	121
19	Gail	117
20	Janet	111
20	Marie	111
22	Eleanor	108
22	Frances	108
24	Betty	107
25	Lorraine	95

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	85
27	Virginia	83
28	Helen	82
28	Phyllis	82
30	Theresa	80
31	Anne	79
31	Janice	79
33	Ruth	77
34	Dolores	76
35	Susan	74
36	Rose	72
37	Jane	71
38	Maureen	70
39	Alice	68
40	Irene	67
41	Kathleen	64
42	Lois	63
42	Marion	63
44	Gloria	62
45	Arlene	61
45	Catherine	61
45	Diane	61
45	Jacqueline	61
45	Rosalie	61
50	Joanne	60
51	Louise	59
51	Maryann	59
53	Roberta	58
54	Lucille	57
55	Donna	53
55	Linda	53
57	Carole	52
57	Evelyn	52
59	Ellen	51
59	Josephine	51
59	Judy	51
62	Anna	50
62	Doris	50
62	Rita	50
65	Sally	49
65	Sheila	49
67	June	48
68	Claire	46
69	Cynthia	43
70	Florence	40
71	Charlotte	39
71	Geraldine	39
73	Anita	38
73	Marjorie	38
75	Grace	37
75	Sylvia	37
77	Audrey	36
78	Rosemary	34
79	Marcia	31
80	Katherine	30
80	Lillian	30
82	Eileen	29
82	Jeanne	29
82	Loretta	29
85	Annette	28
85	Harriet	28
85	Rosemarie	28
88	Suzanne	27
89	Diana	26
89	Jeanette	26
89	Priscilla	26
92	Karen	25
92	Norma	25
92	Sharon	25
95	Constance	24
95	Marlene	24
95	Martha	24
95	Paula	24
99	Beatrice	23
99	Valerie	23