Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	115
2	Barbara	81
3	Patricia	80
4	Margaret	50
5	Joyce	49
6	Nancy	46
7	Joan	42
8	Dorothy	38
9	Elizabeth	34
10	Betty	33
11	Carolyn	32
12	Shirley	30
13	Carol	29
14	Virginia	28
15	Janet	26
15	Jean	26
15	Judith	26
18	Sandra	25
19	Doris	24
19	Ruth	24
21	Ann	23
21	Charlotte	23
21	Joanne	23
24	Marie	22
25	Geraldine	21

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Phyllis	20
27	Frances	18
27	Helen	18
27	Jane	18
30	Catherine	17
30	Kathleen	17
30	Lois	17
33	Alice	16
34	Beverly	14
35	Anna	13
35	Eleanor	13
35	Janice	13
35	Linda	13
35	Rose	13
35	Susan	13
41	Diane	12
41	Gloria	12
41	Norma	12
44	Brenda	11
44	Dolores	11
44	Evelyn	11
47	Carole	10
47	Elaine	10
47	Sarah	10
47	Thelma	10
51	Arlene	9
51	Clara	9
51	Eileen	9
51	Florence	9
51	Irene	9
51	Judy	9
51	Marjorie	9
51	Patsy	9
51	Peggy	9
60	Ellen	8
60	Emma	8
60	Jacqueline	8
60	Louise	8
60	Marlene	8
60	Mildred	8
60	Suzanne	8
67	Ethel	7
67	Gail	7
67	Kay	7
67	Loretta	7
67	Lorraine	7
67	Rosalie	7
73	Delores	6
73	Esther	6
73	Grace	6
73	June	6
73	Kathryn	6
73	Lillian	6
73	Marian	6
73	Marianne	6
81	Agnes	5
81	Alberta	5
81	Anne	5
81	Audrey	5
81	Bonnie	5
81	Constance	5
81	Donna	5
81	Edith	5
81	Gladys	5
81	Jeanne	5
81	Laura	5
81	Maryann	5
81	Rebecca	5
81	Roberta	5
81	Yvonne	5