Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,588
2	Linda	1,268
3	Sharon	1,212
4	Judith	1,010
5	Patricia	983
6	Barbara	967
7	Sandra	956
8	Nancy	802
9	Carolyn	773
10	Carol	764
11	Karen	726
12	Judy	683
13	Janet	600
14	Donna	530
15	Betty	470
16	Joyce	433
17	Shirley	413
18	Marilyn	384
19	Susan	378
20	Janice	375
21	Margaret	349
22	Beverly	348
23	Phyllis	328
24	Ruth	317
25	Bonnie	296

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	280
27	Connie	233
28	Diana	229
29	Sue	228
30	Joan	211
31	Virginia	210
32	Diane	205
32	Elizabeth	205
34	Pamela	203
35	Brenda	202
35	Kathleen	202
37	Dorothy	197
37	Gloria	197
37	Rita	197
40	Jane	188
41	Carole	187
42	Peggy	178
43	Alice	173
44	Rebecca	172
45	Norma	169
46	Lois	168
47	Helen	159
48	Marcia	158
49	Charlotte	156
50	Kay	151
51	Wanda	150
52	Jean	149
53	Roberta	146
54	Frances	144
55	Sally	137
56	Ann	132
56	Doris	132
58	Anna	123
59	Rose	121
60	Darlene	110
61	Marsha	109
62	Jacqueline	108
63	Marjorie	102
63	Sarah	102
65	Sherry	99
66	Evelyn	98
67	Rosemary	97
68	Jo	96
69	Elaine	94
70	Anita	92
71	Delores	91
72	Charlene	89
72	Patty	89
72	Suzanne	89
75	Cheryl	82
75	Cynthia	82
77	Sara	80
78	Sheila	79
79	Wilma	78
80	Glenda	77
80	Loretta	77
82	Kathryn	76
83	Julia	75
83	Patsy	75
85	Geraldine	74
86	Catherine	73
86	Dixie	73
86	Vicki	73
89	Marlene	72
90	Sylvia	71
91	Sondra	70
92	Katherine	68
93	Ellen	67
94	Kathy	65
95	Paula	64
96	Dianne	63
97	Joann	62
98	Deanna	61
99	Edna	55
99	Juanita	55
99	Thelma	55