Most popular girls’ names in Hawaii, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	90
1	Patricia	90
3	Jane	84
4	Carol	78
5	Jean	77
6	Mary	66
7	Elizabeth	55
8	Janet	54
9	Betty	52
9	Judith	52
11	Nancy	50
12	Joyce	48
13	Elaine	46
13	Linda	46
15	Charlotte	41
15	Dorothy	41
17	Shirley	40
18	Amy	39
18	Irene	39
20	Helen	37
21	Frances	36
21	Lillian	36
21	Lorraine	36
21	Margaret	36
25	Sandra	35

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Evelyn	34
27	Mildred	33
28	Karen	32
29	Jeanette	30
29	Josephine	30
31	Gloria	29
31	Sylvia	29
33	Harriet	28
33	Rose	28
35	Janice	27
36	Diane	26
36	Eleanor	26
36	Geraldine	26
39	Doris	25
40	Alice	24
40	Katherine	24
40	May	24
40	Ruth	24
40	Thelma	24
45	Dolores	23
45	Ellen	23
45	Ethel	23
45	June	23
49	Grace	22
49	Joan	22
51	Beatrice	21
51	Florence	21
51	Virginia	21
54	Ann	20
54	Caroline	20
54	Carolyn	20
54	Gladys	20
54	Gwendolyn	20
54	Marjorie	20
54	Yvonne	20
61	Arlene	19
61	Beverly	19
61	Diana	19
61	Edith	19
61	Judy	19
61	Loretta	19
61	Priscilla	19
68	Mae	18
68	Marilyn	18
70	Annette	17
70	Susan	17
72	Elsie	16
72	Pauline	16
72	Violet	16
75	Audrey	15
76	Clara	14
76	Patsy	14
76	Phyllis	14
79	Jacqueline	13
79	Kathleen	13
79	Kay	13
79	Leilani	13
79	Lucille	13
79	Naomi	13
79	Norma	13
79	Pearl	13
79	Ruby	13
88	Arleen	12
88	Edna	12
88	Louise	12
88	Sally	12
88	Vivian	12
93	Carole	11
93	Cynthia	11
93	Esther	11
93	Gail	11
93	Lorna	11
93	Marion	11
93	Sarah	11
93	Sharon	11
93	Theresa	11
93	Winifred	11