Most popular girls’ names in Idaho, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sharon	206
2	Linda	195
3	Karen	154
4	Mary	150
5	Judy	134
6	Carol	128
7	Barbara	97
7	Sandra	97
9	Patricia	93
10	Donna	81
11	Nancy	78
12	Betty	74
12	Janet	74
14	Judith	68
14	Marilyn	68
16	Joyce	65
17	Carolyn	64
18	Shirley	63
19	Janice	61
20	Bonnie	60
21	Kathleen	55
22	Joan	49
23	Dorothy	40
24	Beverly	38
25	Ann	36

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Ruth	36
25	Virginia	36
28	Connie	35
28	Margaret	35
30	Diane	34
30	Kay	34
30	Susan	34
33	Helen	33
34	Darlene	30
34	Lois	30
36	Gloria	29
36	Jean	29
38	Phyllis	28
38	Vicki	28
40	Carole	27
41	Peggy	26
42	Norma	24
43	Geraldine	23
43	Rose	23
45	Alice	22
45	Deanna	22
45	Elaine	22
45	Marlene	22
49	Charlotte	21
49	Marie	21
49	Marjorie	21
49	Sheila	21
53	Doris	20
53	Julie	20
53	Patsy	20
53	Sherry	20
57	Dixie	19
57	Joann	19
57	Kathryn	19
57	Kathy	19
57	Myrna	19
62	Glenda	18
62	Jacqueline	18
62	Louise	18
62	Sally	18
66	Arlene	17
66	Ellen	17
66	Roberta	17
69	Anna	16
69	Frances	16
69	Jane	16
69	Joanne	16
69	Katherine	16
74	Anita	15
74	Diana	15
74	Jo	15
74	Lynda	15
74	Sylvia	15
74	Wanda	15
80	Evelyn	14
80	Julia	14
80	Marcia	14
80	Pat	14
80	Rita	14
85	Colleen	13
85	Joy	13
85	June	13
85	Laura	13
85	Loretta	13
85	Martha	13
85	Ruby	13
85	Vivian	13
93	Christine	12
93	Delores	12
93	Jeanette	12
93	Wilma	12
97	Brenda	11
97	Cheryl	11
97	Claudia	11
97	Dianne	11
97	Marla	11