Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,206
2	Barbara	2,643
3	Patricia	2,593
4	Carol	2,291
5	Judith	2,228
6	Sharon	2,016
7	Sandra	1,917
8	Linda	1,562
9	Nancy	1,559
10	Karen	1,484
11	Donna	1,097
12	Judy	1,048
13	Joyce	1,041
14	Janet	1,017
15	Carolyn	983
16	Susan	915
17	Diane	912
18	Marilyn	807
19	Joan	796
20	Shirley	790
21	Kathleen	746
22	Margaret	744
23	Betty	736
24	Carole	678
25	Bonnie	659

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	614
27	Dorothy	609
28	Beverly	604
29	Virginia	525
30	Phyllis	522
31	Ruth	513
32	Gloria	476
33	Jean	469
34	Joanne	422
35	Helen	403
36	Elizabeth	373
37	Lois	366
38	Elaine	357
39	Frances	341
40	Darlene	340
41	Roberta	338
42	Geraldine	336
43	Alice	330
44	Arlene	329
45	Ann	325
46	Joann	319
47	Rita	313
48	Martha	302
49	Jacqueline	293
50	Sally	290
51	Dolores	287
52	Marlene	284
53	Diana	269
54	Jane	265
55	Rose	264
56	Doris	261
56	Marie	261
58	Kay	256
59	Gail	245
60	Rosemary	240
61	Sue	233
62	Catherine	231
63	Kathryn	228
64	Charlotte	227
64	Sheila	227
66	Connie	224
66	Marjorie	224
68	Peggy	221
69	Loretta	220
70	Brenda	217
71	Ellen	216
72	Norma	213
73	Maureen	209
74	Eileen	207
75	Charlene	197
75	Evelyn	197
77	Louise	194
77	Lynn	194
79	Marcia	190
80	Christine	187
81	Jo	181
82	Pamela	176
83	Suzanne	173
84	Pat	170
85	Anita	167
86	June	162
87	Cynthia	161
88	Delores	158
89	Dianne	155
90	Wanda	153
91	Jeanette	151
92	Lorraine	149
93	Juanita	147
94	Jeanne	145
95	Anna	144
96	Josephine	143
96	Katherine	143
98	Theresa	139
99	Constance	137
100	Joy	134