Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	400
2	Barbara	379
3	Patricia	356
4	Margaret	171
5	Nancy	156
6	Joan	154
7	Judith	151
8	Sandra	147
9	Carol	142
10	Carolyn	141
11	Joyce	131
12	Betty	126
13	Linda	121
14	Dorothy	114
15	Elizabeth	113
16	Shirley	110
17	Gloria	102
18	Virginia	91
19	Susan	90
20	Jean	86
21	Ann	78
22	Ruth	69
23	Janet	67
24	Helen	66
25	Martha	65

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	62
27	Frances	60
28	Delores	57
29	Beverly	56
30	Diane	55
31	Donna	54
31	Doris	54
33	Carole	50
33	Joanne	50
33	Kathleen	50
36	Jacqueline	49
37	Yvonne	48
38	Phyllis	47
39	Catherine	46
39	Judy	46
41	Marie	44
42	Brenda	43
42	Evelyn	43
44	Jane	42
44	Janice	42
44	Sharon	42
47	Bonnie	41
48	Lois	40
49	Anne	39
50	Charlotte	38
50	Elaine	38
50	Karen	38
53	Eleanor	35
53	Peggy	35
55	Norma	34
55	Rose	34
55	Sylvia	34
58	Roberta	33
59	Mildred	32
60	Ellen	31
60	Katherine	31
60	Louise	31
60	Sarah	31
64	Dolores	28
64	Gail	28
64	Marilyn	28
67	Geraldine	26
67	June	26
67	Lillian	26
70	Constance	25
70	Diana	25
70	Marcia	25
70	Marion	25
70	Rita	25
75	Jeanne	24
75	Sally	24
77	Anna	23
78	Juanita	22
78	Lorraine	22
78	Vivian	22
81	Joann	21
81	Julia	21
81	Marjorie	21
84	Christine	20
84	Sue	20
84	Theresa	20
87	Anita	19
87	Arlene	19
87	Suzanne	19
90	Jeanette	18
90	Laura	18
90	Maureen	18
90	Pamela	18
90	Paula	18
95	Beatrice	17
95	Bernice	17
95	Charlene	17
95	Edith	17
95	Jo	17
95	Kathryn	17
95	Loretta	17
95	Rebecca	17
95	Rosemary	17
95	Sheila	17
95	Thelma	17