Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	520
2	Barbara	431
3	Patricia	424
4	Carol	234
5	Linda	215
6	Nancy	209
7	Margaret	202
7	Sandra	202
9	Susan	192
10	Carolyn	187
11	Judith	175
12	Sharon	166
13	Joan	160
14	Joyce	149
15	Elizabeth	134
16	Diane	129
17	Shirley	126
18	Dorothy	115
19	Donna	110
20	Betty	107
21	Janet	101
22	Gloria	96
23	Karen	93
24	Jean	91
25	Kathleen	85

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	83
27	Martha	82
28	Beverly	74
28	Helen	74
30	Frances	70
30	Pamela	70
32	Judy	67
33	Virginia	65
34	Janice	64
35	Catherine	63
36	Anne	61
36	Carole	61
38	Brenda	59
38	Delores	59
38	Ruth	59
41	Alice	54
41	Cheryl	54
43	Ellen	52
44	Bonnie	51
45	Jacqueline	50
46	Doris	48
46	Jane	48
48	Gail	44
48	Joanne	44
50	Cynthia	43
51	Elaine	42
52	Katherine	41
53	Phyllis	40
54	Kathryn	39
54	Marie	39
54	Marilyn	39
57	Diana	38
57	Evelyn	38
59	Peggy	36
60	Sally	35
61	Constance	34
61	Geraldine	34
63	Charlotte	33
63	Eileen	33
63	Sheila	33
66	Paula	32
66	Rita	32
66	Yvonne	32
69	Christine	31
69	Marcia	31
69	Marjorie	31
69	Rose	31
73	Suzanne	29
73	Sylvia	29
73	Theresa	29
73	Vivian	29
77	Jeanne	28
77	Sarah	28
79	Jo	27
79	Julia	27
79	Roberta	27
82	Deborah	26
83	Dolores	25
83	Juanita	25
83	Lynn	25
86	Lois	24
86	Lorraine	24
86	Marsha	24
86	Veronica	24
90	Claudia	23
90	Florence	23
90	Rebecca	23
90	Sue	23
94	Lillian	22
94	Louise	22
94	Maureen	22
94	Norma	22
98	Josephine	21
99	Andrea	20
99	Arlene	20
99	Marion	20