Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	622
2	Barbara	606
3	Mary	520
4	Carol	482
5	Linda	413
6	Judith	390
7	Nancy	349
8	Sandra	328
9	Susan	310
10	Joan	258
11	Kathleen	253
12	Donna	242
13	Margaret	237
14	Sharon	234
15	Elizabeth	229
16	Diane	206
17	Karen	200
18	Janet	185
19	Joyce	164
20	Elaine	160
21	Gail	143
22	Ann	136
22	Beverly	136
24	Dorothy	135
25	Marilyn	131

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	127
27	Virginia	124
28	Jean	114
29	Jane	113
29	Marie	113
31	Joanne	110
32	Janice	108
33	Pamela	107
34	Cheryl	104
35	Frances	100
36	Carole	94
37	Geraldine	92
37	Joann	92
37	Maureen	92
40	Shirley	91
41	Eileen	88
42	Catherine	87
43	Lorraine	86
44	Helen	83
44	Ruth	83
46	Gloria	80
47	Ellen	78
47	Phyllis	78
49	Cynthia	77
49	Maryann	77
51	Theresa	76
52	Anne	74
53	Betty	73
54	Lois	72
55	Christine	71
55	Rita	71
57	Roberta	68
58	Paula	67
59	Martha	66
60	Alice	63
61	Marcia	62
62	Dolores	61
63	Judy	60
63	Sheila	60
65	Katherine	59
65	Rosemary	59
67	Evelyn	57
68	Bonnie	56
68	Jacqueline	56
70	Arlene	55
70	Lynn	55
70	Sally	55
73	Diana	52
74	Irene	49
74	Marjorie	49
76	Andrea	48
76	Jeanne	48
76	Marion	48
76	Rose	48
80	Louise	47
81	Suzanne	46
82	Doris	45
83	Constance	44
84	Kathryn	42
85	Charlotte	39
85	Eleanor	39
87	Claire	38
87	June	38
87	Lucille	38
90	Priscilla	37
91	Deborah	36
91	Marlene	36
93	Dianne	35
94	Brenda	32
95	Josephine	31
95	Leslie	31
97	Michele	29
98	Anita	27
98	Laura	27
98	Maria	27
98	Rosemarie	27
98	Valerie	27