Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	515
2	Barbara	426
3	Patricia	377
4	Margaret	197
5	Carol	194
6	Joan	184
7	Nancy	177
8	Sandra	173
9	Linda	172
10	Carolyn	167
11	Judith	154
12	Dorothy	152
13	Susan	126
14	Elizabeth	122
15	Betty	119
16	Shirley	114
17	Joyce	113
18	Jean	99
19	Gloria	96
20	Frances	93
21	Kathleen	92
22	Diane	91
22	Janet	91
24	Helen	89
25	Ann	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	76
27	Carole	74
27	Delores	74
29	Donna	72
30	Virginia	70
31	Sharon	69
32	Anne	68
33	Karen	67
34	Alice	65
34	Judy	65
36	Ruth	64
37	Doris	58
37	Martha	58
39	Peggy	55
40	Katherine	53
41	Beverly	51
42	Jacqueline	50
42	Jane	50
44	Bonnie	49
44	Brenda	49
44	Phyllis	49
47	Marie	48
48	Ellen	45
49	Evelyn	43
50	Elaine	42
51	Marilyn	41
51	Yvonne	41
53	Charlotte	39
53	Diana	39
53	Gail	39
56	Janice	38
57	Mildred	37
58	Marjorie	35
58	Sheila	35
60	Christine	34
60	Florence	34
60	Geraldine	34
60	Joanne	34
64	Louise	33
65	Constance	32
65	Dolores	32
65	Grace	32
65	Lois	32
65	Theresa	32
70	Kathryn	31
70	Rose	31
72	Sally	30
72	Vivian	30
74	Loretta	29
74	Pamela	29
74	Rita	29
74	Sylvia	29
78	Eileen	28
78	Joann	28
78	Julia	28
81	Juanita	27
81	June	27
81	Marian	27
81	Norma	27
81	Roberta	27
86	Marcia	26
86	Sarah	26
88	Kay	25
88	Lillian	25
90	Jo	24
90	Lynn	24
92	Cynthia	23
92	Eleanor	23
92	Leslie	23
92	Suzanne	23
96	Audrey	22
97	Anita	21
97	Gwendolyn	21
97	Jeanne	21
100	Anna	20
100	Annette	20
100	Rosemary	20