Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	768
2	Barbara	702
3	Carol	591
4	Mary	589
5	Judith	500
6	Linda	475
7	Sandra	395
8	Susan	361
9	Nancy	349
10	Joan	304
11	Elizabeth	259
12	Margaret	253
13	Diane	241
14	Kathleen	238
15	Sharon	234
16	Donna	221
17	Karen	218
18	Joyce	208
19	Janet	202
20	Gail	175
21	Elaine	174
22	Dorothy	173
23	Beverly	166
24	Ann	160
25	Carolyn	155

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shirley	151
27	Virginia	142
28	Jean	139
29	Marilyn	136
30	Frances	129
31	Carole	127
32	Janice	124
33	Jane	120
34	Joanne	119
35	Marie	118
36	Maureen	113
37	Judy	106
38	Lorraine	102
39	Phyllis	96
40	Joann	95
41	Pamela	94
42	Betty	93
42	Eileen	93
44	Cynthia	91
45	Catherine	90
45	Lois	90
45	Ruth	90
48	Helen	89
49	Anne	88
49	Geraldine	88
49	Sheila	88
52	Jacqueline	86
53	Theresa	85
54	Rita	82
55	Arlene	81
55	Maryann	81
57	Rosemary	78
58	Alice	77
58	Ellen	77
58	Roberta	77
61	Irene	76
61	Rose	76
63	Bonnie	75
63	Dolores	75
65	Sally	72
66	Gloria	71
66	Marcia	71
68	Katherine	69
68	Louise	69
68	Marion	69
71	Eleanor	63
71	Paula	63
73	Suzanne	62
74	Evelyn	60
74	Jeanne	60
74	Marjorie	60
77	Christine	59
78	Martha	56
79	June	53
80	Lynn	52
81	Pauline	51
82	Diana	50
83	Doris	48
84	Claire	45
85	Lucille	43
86	Charlotte	42
87	Andrea	41
87	Dianne	41
89	Priscilla	40
90	Leslie	39
91	Anita	38
91	Brenda	38
93	Constance	37
93	Kathryn	37
95	Florence	36
96	Angela	35
97	Annette	34
97	Grace	34
99	Harriet	33
100	Marianne	32
100	Rosemarie	32