Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,459
2	Barbara	1,029
3	Patricia	834
4	Nancy	687
5	Shirley	680
6	Carolyn	636
7	Betty	626
8	Carol	586
9	Judith	576
10	Sharon	528
11	Janet	512
12	Sandra	501
13	Marilyn	493
14	Linda	476
15	Donna	440
16	Phyllis	419
17	Beverly	394
18	Joyce	363
19	Janice	339
20	Ruth	317
21	Margaret	300
22	Martha	288
23	Norma	256
24	Joan	255
25	Judy	254

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	241
27	Helen	225
28	Virginia	208
29	Doris	188
30	Sue	184
31	Wanda	179
32	Alice	178
32	Elizabeth	178
34	Lois	173
35	Jane	170
36	Karen	158
37	Rosalie	154
38	Peggy	150
39	Bonnie	149
40	Marjorie	148
40	Sally	148
42	Marlene	135
43	Kay	131
44	Frances	130
45	Ann	127
46	Anna	126
47	Wilma	123
48	Delores	120
48	Gloria	120
48	Rita	120
51	Evelyn	114
51	Rose	114
53	Jean	112
54	Marcia	110
55	Darlene	108
56	Jacqueline	107
57	Carole	106
58	Rosemary	105
59	Roberta	104
60	Sarah	102
61	Susan	101
62	Patty	99
63	Connie	98
63	Patsy	98
65	Charlotte	95
66	Loretta	93
67	Joann	92
68	Anita	88
69	Arlene	85
69	Dolores	85
71	Julia	83
72	Sondra	82
73	Deanna	79
74	Mildred	78
75	Sylvia	72
76	Clara	70
77	Diane	69
77	Jo	69
79	Catherine	68
80	Dixie	67
80	Esther	67
80	Juanita	67
80	Kathleen	67
84	June	66
84	Thelma	66
86	Sara	65
87	Kathryn	64
88	Ellen	63
89	Diana	61
89	Geraldine	61
91	Marie	60
92	Suzanne	59
93	Elaine	58
93	Myrna	58
95	Eleanor	56
96	Ruby	55
97	Jeanette	54
98	Pat	53
99	Louise	52
100	Charlene	50