Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,175
2	Barbara	809
3	Linda	786
4	Patricia	776
5	Betty	537
6	Sandra	530
7	Carolyn	425
8	Carol	382
9	Shirley	371
10	Nancy	341
11	Dorothy	339
12	Sharon	335
13	Judith	311
14	Margaret	302
15	Joyce	295
16	Gloria	275
17	Elizabeth	241
18	Judy	235
19	Susan	225
20	Martha	220
21	Donna	218
22	Frances	217
23	Helen	180
24	Karen	157
25	Alice	156

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	154
26	Virginia	154
28	Annie	153
29	Brenda	152
30	Joan	149
31	Diane	136
32	Janet	130
33	Beverly	122
34	Marilyn	121
35	Sarah	117
36	Ann	116
36	Cheryl	116
36	Evelyn	116
39	Bonnie	114
40	Doris	110
41	Kathleen	107
42	Catherine	106
42	Jean	106
44	Carole	103
45	Sylvia	101
46	Pamela	100
47	Ruby	98
48	Peggy	91
48	Ruth	91
50	Charlotte	89
50	Geraldine	89
52	Jacqueline	87
53	Lois	86
54	Glenda	85
55	Phyllis	84
56	Rose	83
57	Louise	81
58	Gwendolyn	79
59	Mildred	78
60	Cynthia	75
60	Jo	75
60	Juanita	75
60	Marie	75
64	Jane	73
64	Katherine	73
66	Delores	71
66	Kathryn	71
66	Wanda	71
69	Norma	70
70	Laura	68
70	Willie	68
72	Emma	67
72	Lillie	67
72	Lynda	67
75	Edith	66
75	Ethel	66
75	Vivian	66
78	Joann	65
78	Patsy	65
80	Christine	64
80	Edna	64
80	Gail	64
80	Rosa	64
84	Rebecca	63
85	Diana	61
86	Gladys	59
86	Julia	59
86	Marjorie	59
89	Connie	58
89	Jeanette	58
91	Elaine	56
92	Yvonne	55
93	Anne	54
93	Claudia	54
95	Marcia	53
96	Ellen	52
97	Annette	51
97	Dianne	51
97	Johnnie	51
97	Marion	51
97	Marsha	51
97	Sheila	51
97	Sue	51