Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,216
2	Barbara	733
3	Linda	684
4	Patricia	662
5	Betty	598
6	Sandra	445
7	Carolyn	389
8	Shirley	367
9	Dorothy	322
10	Sharon	306
11	Margaret	292
12	Joyce	283
13	Carol	271
14	Nancy	263
15	Martha	260
16	Frances	240
16	Judith	240
18	Gloria	239
19	Elizabeth	228
20	Judy	213
21	Helen	184
22	Virginia	177
23	Annie	172
24	Susan	166
25	Evelyn	151

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	149
27	Donna	142
28	Doris	141
29	Janice	134
30	Beverly	132
31	Joan	128
32	Ann	127
33	Sarah	120
34	Brenda	118
35	Diane	116
36	Bonnie	112
37	Charlotte	106
38	Sylvia	105
39	Peggy	104
40	Juanita	103
41	Ruth	101
42	Karen	99
43	Mildred	98
44	Marie	96
45	Jo	92
46	Janet	90
47	Ruby	89
48	Geraldine	87
48	Marilyn	87
50	Catherine	86
50	Jean	86
50	Louise	86
53	Phyllis	85
54	Pamela	84
55	Gwendolyn	83
56	Glenda	81
56	Kathleen	81
58	Gail	79
59	Willie	74
60	Rosa	73
61	Katherine	72
62	Wanda	71
63	Edna	69
63	Joann	69
65	Christine	68
66	Jacqueline	66
66	Lillie	66
66	Norma	66
66	Rose	66
66	Vivian	66
66	Yvonne	66
72	Carole	64
73	Delores	63
74	Emma	61
74	Hazel	61
74	Lois	61
77	Diana	60
78	Jane	59
78	Julia	59
78	Patsy	59
78	Rebecca	59
82	Elaine	58
82	Sally	58
84	Anna	57
84	Bobbie	57
84	Marjorie	57
87	Margie	56
88	Annette	55
88	Cynthia	55
90	Anne	53
90	Ethel	53
92	Connie	52
93	Jeanette	51
93	Paula	51
95	Josephine	50
95	Lynda	50
97	Anita	49
97	Lillian	49
97	Sara	49
100	Clara	48
100	Edith	48
100	Ella	48
100	Gladys	48
100	Mattie	48
100	Roberta	48