Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	123
2	Barbara	122
3	Patricia	89
4	Carol	67
5	Margaret	56
6	Joan	53
7	Nancy	50
8	Carolyn	43
9	Sandra	42
10	Betty	41
10	Elizabeth	41
12	Judith	40
13	Joyce	39
14	Dorothy	36
14	Ruth	36
16	Doris	34
17	Virginia	32
18	Susan	31
19	Marie	30
20	Geraldine	29
21	Linda	28
22	Janet	26
22	Shirley	26
24	Frances	25
25	Joanne	24

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Phyllis	24
27	Alice	23
27	Jean	23
29	Anne	22
29	Helen	22
31	Catherine	20
32	Kathleen	19
33	Diane	18
34	Carole	17
34	Charlotte	17
34	Janice	17
34	Lois	17
38	Ann	16
38	Gloria	16
40	Beverly	15
40	Bonnie	15
40	Dolores	15
40	Eleanor	15
40	Sarah	15
45	Elaine	14
45	Ellen	14
45	Irene	14
48	Joann	13
48	Martha	13
48	Sally	13
51	Anna	12
51	Eileen	12
51	Evelyn	12
51	Jane	12
51	Thelma	12
56	Brenda	11
56	Gail	11
56	Jacqueline	11
56	Judy	11
56	Karen	11
56	Louise	11
56	Mildred	11
56	Sylvia	11
64	Diana	10
64	Donna	10
64	June	10
64	Pauline	10
64	Suzanne	10
69	Caroline	9
69	Constance	9
69	Edith	9
69	Kathryn	9
69	Kay	9
69	Marilyn	9
69	Patsy	9
69	Roberta	9
69	Sharon	9
78	Bertha	8
78	Christine	8
78	Clara	8
78	Connie	8
78	Grace	8
78	Lillian	8
78	Lorraine	8
85	Beatrice	7
85	Cynthia	7
85	Florence	7
85	Norma	7
85	Rose	7
85	Theresa	7
91	Deborah	6
91	Henrietta	6
91	Hope	6
91	Julia	6
91	Katherine	6
91	Marion	6
91	Marjorie	6
91	Maureen	6
91	Peggy	6
91	Rebecca	6
91	Rita	6
91	Veronica	6
91	Vivian	6
91	Yvonne	6