Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	888
2	Barbara	543
3	Betty	528
4	Patricia	328
5	Shirley	293
6	Dorothy	259
7	Martha	208
8	Margaret	206
9	Nancy	189
10	Carolyn	181
11	Joyce	169
12	Frances	167
13	Elizabeth	164
14	Sandra	157
15	Helen	156
16	Annie	148
17	Linda	131
18	Carol	130
19	Virginia	123
20	Gloria	117
21	Alice	113
22	Doris	107
23	Sylvia	103
24	Evelyn	102
25	Ruth	101

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judith	98
27	Ruby	96
28	Joan	93
28	Sarah	93
30	Mildred	91
31	Judy	90
32	Norma	83
33	Catherine	80
34	Willie	78
35	Janice	76
36	Marilyn	75
37	Jean	73
37	Juanita	73
39	Lillian	72
40	Geraldine	71
41	Peggy	70
42	Ann	68
42	Jeanette	68
44	Joann	65
44	Louise	65
46	Edna	62
47	Jacqueline	61
47	Thelma	61
49	Beverly	59
50	Emma	58
50	Janet	58
52	Annette	56
52	Charlotte	56
52	Marie	56
55	Lois	55
55	Yvonne	55
57	Donna	54
57	Rose	54
57	Vivian	54
60	Bertha	52
60	Delores	52
60	Hazel	52
60	Wanda	52
64	Jo	51
64	Mae	51
66	Phyllis	50
67	Irene	49
67	Laura	49
67	Sharon	49
70	Marjorie	48
70	Minnie	48
72	Ethel	47
73	Eleanor	46
73	Glenda	46
73	Julia	46
76	Ella	45
76	Jane	45
76	Loretta	45
79	Bernice	44
79	Clara	44
79	Gladys	44
82	Gwendolyn	43
82	Lillie	43
82	Rosa	43
85	Grace	41
85	Margie	41
85	Sara	41
88	Josephine	40
88	Patsy	40
90	Bonnie	39
90	June	39
92	Alma	38
92	Maxine	38
92	Rebecca	38
92	Sally	38
92	Vera	38
97	Anita	37
98	Edith	36
98	Eva	36
98	Ida	36
98	Mattie	36
98	Wilma	36