Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	135
2	Barbara	116
3	Patricia	103
4	Carol	79
5	Nancy	69
6	Joyce	53
6	Sandra	53
8	Linda	50
9	Margaret	48
10	Joan	45
10	Susan	45
12	Judith	44
13	Virginia	42
14	Carolyn	41
15	Shirley	38
16	Betty	33
17	Janet	32
18	Kathleen	31
19	Catherine	26
19	Frances	26
21	Dorothy	25
21	Elizabeth	25
21	Helen	25
21	Sharon	25
25	Beverly	24

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Bonnie	24
25	Doris	24
25	Ruth	24
29	Phyllis	22
30	Diane	21
31	Jane	19
32	Donna	18
32	Jean	18
32	Joanne	18
35	Carole	17
35	Elaine	17
35	Judy	17
38	Ann	15
38	Geraldine	15
38	Lois	15
38	Suzanne	15
42	Charlotte	14
42	Marie	14
44	Christine	13
44	Deborah	13
46	Alice	12
46	Cheryl	12
46	Norma	12
49	Eileen	11
49	Gail	11
49	Gloria	11
49	Jacqueline	11
49	Janice	11
49	Marlene	11
49	Martha	11
49	Pamela	11
57	Anna	10
57	Bernice	10
57	Brenda	10
57	Ellen	10
57	Evelyn	10
57	Karen	10
57	Lorraine	10
57	Patsy	10
57	Peggy	10
57	Sarah	10
67	Diana	9
67	Dolores	9
67	Eleanor	9
67	June	9
67	Katherine	9
67	Pauline	9
67	Thelma	9
74	Anne	8
74	Arlene	8
74	Bernadette	8
74	Connie	8
74	Delores	8
74	Edna	8
74	Florence	8
74	Jeanne	8
74	Joann	8
74	Kathryn	8
74	Marilyn	8
74	Mildred	8
74	Rose	8
74	Sue	8
74	Sylvia	8
89	Beatrice	7
89	Clara	7
89	Irene	7
89	Josephine	7
89	Leslie	7
89	Louise	7
89	Marian	7
89	Maryann	7
89	Paula	7
89	Rita	7
89	Roberta	7
89	Theresa	7