Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sharon	211
2	Mary	144
3	Barbara	134
4	Carol	128
5	Patricia	114
6	Linda	112
7	Karen	93
8	Betty	85
9	Shirley	82
10	Donna	80
11	Judy	79
12	Sandra	78
13	Margaret	66
14	Nancy	64
15	Judith	63
16	Marilyn	62
17	Beverly	55
18	Bonnie	54
19	Darlene	53
20	Carolyn	52
20	Joyce	52
22	Helen	50
23	Janet	47
24	Lois	45
25	Dorothy	43

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Janice	43
25	Joan	43
28	Ann	39
29	Phyllis	38
30	Deanna	37
31	Connie	36
32	Ruth	34
33	Norma	33
34	Alice	30
35	Gloria	29
35	Peggy	29
37	Kay	28
38	June	26
38	Wanda	26
40	Myrna	25
40	Virginia	25
42	Pat	24
43	Doris	23
43	Ellen	23
43	Jean	23
43	Rose	23
47	Dixie	22
47	Elaine	22
47	Frances	22
47	Joann	22
51	Kathleen	21
52	Arlene	20
52	Delores	20
52	Geraldine	20
55	Diane	19
55	Evelyn	19
55	Marie	19
55	Sally	19
55	Susan	19
60	Anita	18
60	Joanne	18
60	Roberta	18
63	Brenda	17
63	Carole	17
63	Elizabeth	17
63	Juanita	17
63	Kathryn	17
68	Anna	16
68	Charlotte	16
68	Jo	16
68	Maxine	16
68	Rita	16
68	Sylvia	16
74	Gail	15
74	Julia	15
74	Laura	15
74	Lynda	15
74	Marlene	15
79	Colleen	14
79	Edith	14
79	Gayle	14
79	Irene	14
79	Jeanette	14
79	Lorna	14
79	Marjorie	14
79	Sherry	14
87	Audrey	13
87	Loretta	13
87	Patsy	13
87	Pauline	13
87	Rosalie	13
87	Wilma	13
93	Diana	12
93	Elsie	12
93	Georgia	12
93	Katherine	12
93	Marcia	12
93	Verna	12
99	Anne	11
99	Jane	11
99	Mildred	11
99	Sharron	11
99	Yvonne	11