Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,798
2	Barbara	2,327
3	Patricia	2,250
4	Judith	2,138
5	Carol	1,877
6	Sandra	1,523
7	Sharon	1,468
8	Nancy	1,335
9	Linda	1,196
10	Karen	1,097
11	Judy	1,015
12	Joyce	985
13	Donna	883
14	Janet	871
15	Carolyn	847
16	Joan	788
17	Marilyn	777
18	Shirley	671
19	Janice	665
20	Margaret	664
21	Betty	652
22	Diane	642
23	Susan	621
24	Dorothy	603
25	Bonnie	572

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Beverly	569
27	Ruth	535
28	Kathleen	506
29	Virginia	494
30	Phyllis	482
31	Gloria	444
32	Jean	417
33	Elizabeth	407
34	Helen	391
35	Carole	383
36	Geraldine	351
37	Frances	346
38	Arlene	340
39	Joanne	337
40	Alice	325
41	Lois	316
42	Ann	308
43	Dolores	302
44	Elaine	297
45	Darlene	295
46	Rita	280
47	Doris	278
47	Marie	278
49	Joann	270
50	Roberta	268
51	Rose	265
52	Martha	262
53	Marlene	257
54	Jane	243
55	Gail	240
56	Jacqueline	235
57	Charlotte	231
58	Kay	229
58	Norma	229
60	Sally	223
61	Catherine	215
61	Peggy	215
63	Marcia	212
63	Sue	212
65	Connie	201
66	Charlene	200
66	Diana	200
68	Loretta	199
69	Rosemary	198
70	Brenda	193
71	Ellen	186
72	Delores	184
73	Sheila	178
74	Evelyn	175
75	Christine	169
75	Marjorie	169
75	Wanda	169
78	Constance	167
79	Kathryn	166
79	Suzanne	166
81	Eileen	163
81	Pat	163
83	June	162
84	Anita	158
85	Jeanette	155
86	Anna	153
86	Jo	153
88	Lorraine	152
88	Louise	152
90	Cynthia	150
91	Eleanor	145
92	Irene	141
93	Maureen	139
94	Lynn	138
95	Sylvia	136
96	Josephine	135
97	Annette	132
97	Katherine	132
99	Maryann	130
100	Patsy	127