Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1943

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

RankNameBabies
1Mary2,382
2Betty1,176
3Linda1,127
4Barbara1,080
5Patricia876
6Sandra695
7Shirley689
8Martha685
9Carolyn652
10Dorothy641
11Annie610
12Brenda512
13Nancy430
14Joyce402
15Margaret395
16Frances353
17Elizabeth343
18Gloria327
19Judy307
20Doris305
20Helen305
22Sarah295
23Peggy289
24Willie282
25Virginia278
RankNameBabies
26Carol276
27Janice272
28Ruby271
29Glenda266
30Evelyn260
31Alice251
32Mildred231
33Patsy211
34Louise194
35Rosa186
36Mattie184
37Ann181
38Joan179
39Sara174
40Judith173
41Charlotte172
42Emma165
42Lillie165
44Beverly162
45Jo160
46Marie155
47Juanita152
48Julia151
49Catherine150
49Susan150
51Geraldine149
52Ruth146
53Rebecca144
54Edna143
55Gladys141
56Bobbie139
57Bernice137
58Johnnie135
59Margie131
60Sylvia129
61Clara125
62Jean124
63Bertha123
63Christine123
65Minnie122
66Bonnie121
67Ethel119
68Donna115
68Georgia115
70Hazel114
71Eva112
72Thelma110
73Carrie109
74Annette108
74Vivian108
76Lynda107
77Jane106
78Wanda105
79Jessie102
80Carole100
80Joann100
80Mamie100
80Marilyn100
84Diane99
85Ella97
86Gwendolyn96
86Marjorie96
86Sharon96
89Bessie95
90Delores93
90Laura93
92Emily92
92Jeanette92
94Eleanor91
95Faye90
96Janet89
96Phyllis89
98Dianne88
98Lillian88
98Susie88