Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	133
2	Barbara	130
3	Patricia	91
4	Margaret	68
5	Nancy	61
6	Joyce	52
7	Sandra	51
8	Elizabeth	50
9	Carol	49
10	Ruth	47
11	Judith	46
12	Joan	43
13	Linda	42
14	Virginia	41
15	Carolyn	35
16	Shirley	34
17	Susan	33
18	Dorothy	32
19	Betty	30
19	Joanne	30
21	Doris	29
22	Janet	27
23	Catherine	26
23	Helen	26
25	Diane	25

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	23
26	Frances	23
28	Beverly	22
29	Ann	21
29	Bonnie	21
29	Charlotte	21
29	Kathleen	21
29	Sharon	21
34	Alice	20
35	Anne	19
35	Jean	19
35	Marie	19
38	Carole	18
38	Jacqueline	18
38	Phyllis	18
41	Constance	17
41	Jane	17
41	Janice	17
44	Roberta	16
45	Josephine	15
45	Judy	15
47	Eileen	14
47	Elaine	14
47	Joann	14
47	Louise	14
51	Grace	13
51	Karen	13
51	Rose	13
51	Thelma	13
55	Anna	12
55	Delores	12
55	Eleanor	12
55	Ellen	12
55	Evelyn	12
55	Gloria	12
55	Kathryn	12
55	Lois	12
55	Marjorie	12
55	Martha	12
55	Peggy	12
55	Suzanne	12
67	Gail	11
67	Marilyn	11
69	Lorraine	10
69	Norma	10
69	Rebecca	10
69	Sylvia	10
73	Dolores	9
73	Emma	9
73	Eva	9
73	Florence	9
73	Geraldine	9
73	Katherine	9
73	Marcia	9
73	Marlene	9
73	Mildred	9
73	Sarah	9
83	Brenda	8
83	Christine	8
83	Edna	8
83	Esther	8
83	Ida	8
83	Juanita	8
83	Lucille	8
90	Arlene	7
90	Beatrice	7
90	Dianne	7
90	Edith	7
90	Jo	7
90	Paula	7
90	Rosalie	7
90	Sally	7
90	Victoria	7
99	Bertha	6
99	Betsy	6
99	Deborah	6
99	Ella	6
99	Elsie	6
99	June	6
99	Laura	6
99	Marion	6
99	Maryann	6
99	Pamela	6
99	Pauline	6
99	Regina	6
99	Sara	6
99	Theresa	6