Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	621
2	Barbara	544
3	Mary	509
4	Judith	443
5	Carol	401
6	Joan	314
7	Sandra	282
8	Nancy	269
9	Linda	236
10	Margaret	216
11	Susan	209
12	Joyce	193
13	Elizabeth	187
14	Elaine	150
15	Dorothy	143
16	Ann	136
17	Jean	132
18	Beverly	131
19	Carolyn	128
20	Marilyn	126
21	Diane	123
22	Janet	118
23	Marie	112
23	Virginia	112
25	Gail	110

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	108
26	Kathleen	108
28	Janice	105
29	Shirley	104
30	Karen	101
31	Donna	100
32	Joanne	95
33	Phyllis	93
34	Judy	92
35	Dolores	86
36	Carole	85
37	Cynthia	83
37	Jane	83
39	Lorraine	82
40	Betty	81
40	Geraldine	81
42	Catherine	80
43	Joann	78
44	Gloria	77
45	Helen	76
46	Ruth	73
47	Maureen	72
48	Lois	70
48	Louise	70
50	Eleanor	66
51	Arlene	65
51	Theresa	65
53	Martha	63
53	Maryann	63
53	Rita	63
53	Rose	63
57	Alice	62
57	Sally	62
59	Jacqueline	61
60	Ellen	60
60	Irene	60
62	Katherine	58
63	Doris	56
63	Sharon	56
65	Anne	55
66	Josephine	54
66	Lucille	54
68	Jeanne	53
68	Marion	53
70	Rosemary	52
71	Roberta	50
72	Marjorie	49
72	Priscilla	49
74	Marcia	48
75	Bonnie	47
75	Sheila	47
77	Christine	45
78	Evelyn	44
78	June	44
80	Eileen	42
81	Anna	41
82	Diana	39
83	Charlotte	37
84	Constance	36
84	Pamela	36
86	Florence	35
86	Kathryn	35
86	Suzanne	35
89	Grace	32
89	Lillian	32
91	Anita	31
91	Annette	31
91	Loretta	31
94	Harriet	30
95	Paula	29
95	Sylvia	29
97	Deborah	28
97	Rosemarie	28
99	Claire	27
100	Brenda	26
100	Jeannette	26
100	Lynn	26
100	Mildred	26
100	Pauline	26
100	Valerie	26