Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,353
2	Barbara	2,507
3	Patricia	2,428
4	Carol	2,208
5	Sharon	2,120
6	Judith	2,030
7	Sandra	1,875
8	Linda	1,840
9	Nancy	1,609
10	Karen	1,520
11	Donna	1,155
12	Judy	1,063
13	Susan	1,040
14	Diane	1,016
15	Janet	971
16	Joyce	940
17	Carolyn	923
18	Kathleen	865
19	Margaret	841
20	Marilyn	826
21	Joan	734
22	Shirley	719
23	Betty	704
24	Janice	657
25	Bonnie	638

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	618
27	Beverly	588
28	Ruth	506
29	Carole	486
30	Virginia	479
31	Phyllis	468
32	Gloria	445
33	Jean	409
34	Elizabeth	407
35	Pamela	374
36	Rita	372
37	Frances	357
38	Joanne	355
39	Helen	348
40	Darlene	346
41	Geraldine	334
42	Alice	327
43	Lois	318
44	Diana	306
45	Jacqueline	303
46	Roberta	298
47	Martha	297
48	Gail	296
49	Ann	290
50	Arlene	286
51	Jane	285
52	Joann	277
53	Elaine	270
54	Sue	258
55	Sally	255
56	Connie	249
56	Peggy	249
58	Catherine	244
59	Marie	243
60	Doris	242
61	Marlene	241
62	Eileen	240
63	Rose	239
64	Dolores	238
65	Kay	235
66	Charlotte	234
67	Marcia	231
68	Lynn	228
69	Rosemary	221
70	Kathryn	218
71	Brenda	215
72	Marjorie	205
73	Charlene	202
74	Norma	199
75	Cheryl	197
76	Christine	195
77	Sheila	194
78	Suzanne	188
79	Anita	185
80	Maureen	181
81	Constance	180
82	Katherine	178
83	Ellen	172
84	Evelyn	171
85	Loretta	169
86	Cynthia	163
87	Delores	156
88	Kathy	154
88	Marsha	154
90	Anna	152
90	Paula	152
92	Louise	149
93	Jo	148
94	June	144
95	Anne	143
96	Dianne	142
97	Lorraine	141
97	Maryann	141
99	Jeanette	138
99	Theresa	138