Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,278
2	Barbara	872
3	Judith	859
4	Patricia	814
5	Nancy	748
6	Sharon	630
7	Carolyn	574
8	Carol	567
9	Shirley	565
10	Linda	560
11	Janet	534
12	Sandra	518
13	Betty	516
14	Donna	419
15	Marilyn	409
16	Judy	403
17	Joyce	394
18	Beverly	384
19	Phyllis	378
20	Janice	356
21	Ruth	322
22	Margaret	292
23	Martha	282
24	Joan	245
25	Karen	230

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dorothy	228
27	Helen	196
28	Virginia	194
29	Norma	189
30	Sue	180
31	Wanda	171
32	Alice	170
33	Lois	165
34	Elizabeth	163
35	Jane	158
36	Bonnie	156
37	Peggy	148
38	Doris	141
39	Marjorie	139
40	Sally	136
41	Carole	135
41	Marcia	135
43	Kay	132
44	Anna	129
45	Charlotte	124
46	Frances	123
47	Susan	122
48	Rita	121
49	Rose	120
50	Jean	116
51	Ann	112
52	Evelyn	111
53	Darlene	109
54	Wilma	106
55	Roberta	101
56	Connie	99
57	Gloria	98
58	Loretta	96
59	Jacqueline	89
60	Delores	87
60	Patsy	87
62	Marlene	86
62	Patty	86
64	Rosalie	83
65	Julia	81
66	Dixie	79
66	Jo	79
68	Diane	78
68	Joann	78
70	Geraldine	77
71	Rosemary	75
71	Suzanne	75
73	Clara	74
74	Kathryn	73
75	Diana	72
75	Sara	72
75	Sarah	72
78	Arlene	70
79	Deanna	69
79	Eleanor	69
79	Sondra	69
82	Elaine	68
83	Brenda	65
83	Catherine	65
83	Charlene	65
83	Juanita	65
87	Anita	63
87	Edna	63
87	Ellen	63
87	Jeanette	63
91	Dolores	59
92	Esther	58
92	Rebecca	58
92	Ruby	58
95	Kathleen	57
95	Mildred	57
97	Sylvia	56
98	June	55
98	Sheila	55
100	Thelma	54