Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	565
2	Barbara	486
3	Mary	450
4	Judith	420
5	Carol	373
6	Joan	322
7	Nancy	254
8	Sandra	189
9	Margaret	186
10	Linda	172
11	Elizabeth	164
12	Joyce	153
13	Jean	150
14	Ann	148
15	Susan	142
16	Dorothy	136
16	Marie	136
18	Beverly	121
19	Frances	120
20	Janet	116
21	Janice	110
22	Marilyn	108
23	Shirley	107
24	Virginia	105
25	Elaine	101

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	92
27	Gail	90
28	Carolyn	88
29	Jane	87
30	Joanne	83
31	Helen	81
31	Phyllis	81
33	Geraldine	80
34	Diane	79
34	Ruth	79
36	Betty	78
37	Lorraine	75
38	Lois	72
39	Dolores	66
39	Eleanor	66
39	Judy	66
42	Maureen	65
43	Cynthia	63
43	Rosemary	63
45	Gloria	61
45	Theresa	61
47	Donna	60
47	Doris	60
49	Arlene	59
49	June	59
51	Anne	58
51	Rose	58
53	Karen	57
53	Maryann	57
55	Alice	56
56	Catherine	54
57	Brenda	53
57	Josephine	53
57	Louise	53
57	Marion	53
61	Carole	51
61	Jacqueline	51
61	Marcia	51
61	Roberta	51
65	Sally	50
66	Evelyn	49
66	Lucille	49
68	Irene	47
68	Rita	47
70	Sheila	45
71	Ellen	41
71	Priscilla	41
73	Anna	40
73	Marjorie	40
73	Martha	40
76	Florence	39
77	Anita	38
78	Suzanne	37
79	Loretta	36
79	Sharon	36
81	Katherine	35
82	Lillian	34
82	Mildred	34
82	Rosemarie	34
85	Charlotte	33
86	Constance	31
86	Joann	31
86	Rosalie	31
89	Eileen	30
89	Pauline	30
89	Valerie	30
92	Annette	28
93	Diana	27
93	Sylvia	27
95	Claire	26
95	Sarah	26
97	Audrey	25
97	Christine	25
99	Beatrice	24
99	Julia	24