Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,064
2	Barbara	604
3	Betty	563
4	Patricia	532
5	Linda	501
6	Sandra	364
7	Carolyn	328
8	Shirley	319
9	Dorothy	290
10	Margaret	245
11	Martha	232
12	Nancy	230
13	Joyce	225
14	Gloria	222
15	Elizabeth	219
16	Carol	201
17	Judith	197
18	Frances	192
19	Sharon	187
20	Virginia	169
21	Annie	168
22	Helen	150
23	Judy	145
24	Joan	126
25	Alice	123

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	113
27	Evelyn	112
28	Doris	106
29	Sylvia	104
30	Donna	101
31	Beverly	100
31	Susan	100
33	Sarah	99
34	Janice	94
34	Marie	94
36	Brenda	91
37	Catherine	85
38	Willie	83
39	Charlotte	82
39	Juanita	82
39	Mildred	82
39	Peggy	82
43	Ann	80
43	Ruby	80
45	Norma	79
46	Bonnie	78
47	Janet	75
48	Geraldine	72
48	Jean	72
50	Julia	69
50	Marilyn	69
52	Glenda	68
53	Delores	66
53	Jo	66
55	Edith	65
55	Emma	65
55	Lillie	65
58	Diane	64
58	Jacqueline	64
58	Louise	64
61	Jeanette	63
62	Rosa	62
62	Wanda	62
64	Joann	61
64	Katherine	61
66	Karen	60
66	Lois	60
68	Thelma	58
69	Carole	57
69	Clara	57
69	Edna	57
69	Rose	57
69	Yvonne	57
74	Phyllis	56
75	Vivian	55
76	Bernice	54
76	Ethel	54
78	Annette	53
78	Gwendolyn	53
78	Minnie	53
81	Ellen	52
82	Hazel	50
83	Cynthia	48
84	Christine	47
84	Lillian	47
86	Gladys	46
86	Jane	46
88	Alma	45
88	Anita	45
88	Anna	45
88	Kathryn	45
88	Laura	45
88	Marion	45
88	Marjorie	45
88	Patsy	45
96	Kathleen	44
96	Lynda	44
96	Mae	44
96	Sara	44
100	Diana	43
100	Loretta	43