Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,360
2	Judith	1,118
3	Patricia	980
4	Barbara	941
5	Linda	926
6	Sharon	923
7	Nancy	854
8	Sandra	769
9	Carolyn	723
10	Carol	659
11	Judy	606
12	Janet	581
13	Shirley	469
14	Betty	450
15	Joyce	442
16	Karen	438
17	Donna	419
18	Janice	383
19	Marilyn	380
20	Beverly	375
21	Phyllis	355
22	Ruth	319
23	Margaret	304
24	Martha	279
25	Bonnie	253

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Susan	247
27	Dorothy	229
28	Virginia	220
29	Sue	215
30	Helen	199
31	Joan	197
32	Rita	178
33	Connie	174
33	Norma	174
35	Brenda	169
36	Gloria	165
37	Alice	160
38	Doris	158
39	Elizabeth	156
40	Jean	154
41	Jane	148
41	Wanda	148
43	Frances	145
44	Kay	142
45	Peggy	141
46	Lois	139
47	Rebecca	138
47	Sally	138
49	Marjorie	134
50	Ann	118
51	Diana	115
52	Marcia	114
53	Darlene	111
54	Diane	108
54	Kathleen	108
54	Rose	108
57	Anna	106
58	Carole	105
59	Charlotte	101
60	Rosemary	99
61	Evelyn	97
61	Jo	97
63	Roberta	96
64	Suzanne	93
65	Wilma	91
66	Sarah	87
67	Patsy	86
68	Geraldine	83
69	Anita	81
69	Jacqueline	81
69	Loretta	81
69	Sara	81
73	Sheila	77
74	Julia	75
75	Charlene	72
75	Deanna	72
75	Elaine	72
75	Joann	72
75	Mildred	72
75	Sylvia	72
81	Juanita	71
82	Delores	70
83	Catherine	69
83	Marie	69
83	Patty	69
86	Kathryn	68
86	Pat	68
88	Cynthia	67
89	Dixie	65
89	Marlene	65
91	Sondra	64
92	Ellen	63
93	Clara	61
94	Glenda	58
94	June	58
96	Myrna	55
97	Katherine	54
98	Georgia	53
98	Laura	53
100	Sherry	52