Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,634
2	Barbara	2,176
3	Patricia	1,998
4	Judith	1,627
5	Carol	1,625
6	Nancy	1,266
7	Sandra	955
8	Shirley	946
9	Sharon	895
10	Joyce	878
11	Betty	821
12	Donna	819
13	Joan	806
14	Marilyn	802
15	Janet	711
16	Margaret	706
17	Judy	699
18	Linda	633
19	Dorothy	628
20	Beverly	618
21	Carolyn	597
22	Phyllis	521
23	Ruth	513
24	Diane	512
25	Karen	489

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	477
27	Virginia	472
28	Helen	463
29	Jean	380
30	Carole	370
31	Lois	352
32	Arlene	349
33	Susan	341
34	Doris	332
34	Elizabeth	332
36	Alice	327
37	Frances	326
38	Geraldine	325
39	Joanne	314
40	Kathleen	309
41	Darlene	305
42	Elaine	297
42	Marlene	297
42	Norma	297
45	Ann	292
46	Jacqueline	281
47	Gloria	280
48	Dolores	277
49	Rose	265
50	Roberta	263
51	Sally	257
52	Rita	254
53	Martha	251
54	Joann	245
55	Marie	241
56	Kay	227
57	Charlotte	218
57	Rosemary	218
59	Bonnie	211
60	Jane	207
61	Loretta	206
62	Marjorie	205
63	Evelyn	198
64	Catherine	197
65	Delores	191
66	Peggy	188
67	Marcia	187
68	Gail	180
69	Anna	175
69	Jeanette	175
71	Sue	173
72	Louise	167
73	Patsy	166
74	Suzanne	162
75	Anita	161
76	Pat	159
77	June	154
78	Ellen	153
79	Audrey	152
79	Eleanor	152
81	Eileen	150
81	Wanda	150
83	Brenda	148
84	Charlene	147
84	Theresa	147
86	Sheila	145
87	Rosalie	144
88	Diana	142
88	Sylvia	142
90	Kathryn	140
91	Jo	138
92	Mildred	137
93	Josephine	135
94	Juanita	127
95	Yvonne	124
96	Lorraine	123
97	Marian	122
98	Katherine	120
99	Connie	119
100	Irene	117