Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,406
2	Linda	1,154
3	Sharon	1,038
4	Patricia	904
5	Barbara	886
6	Sandra	883
7	Judith	853
8	Nancy	831
9	Carol	787
10	Karen	674
11	Carolyn	654
12	Judy	596
13	Janet	568
14	Donna	543
15	Betty	450
16	Susan	426
17	Joyce	391
18	Marilyn	359
19	Shirley	339
20	Janice	326
21	Pamela	308
22	Martha	295
23	Margaret	289
24	Beverly	277
25	Ruth	266

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	260
27	Bonnie	258
28	Kathleen	251
29	Phyllis	249
30	Sue	235
31	Connie	233
32	Brenda	231
33	Virginia	228
34	Jane	218
35	Dorothy	203
36	Rita	196
37	Diane	195
37	Elizabeth	195
39	Gloria	189
40	Diana	187
41	Joan	185
42	Helen	175
43	Marcia	166
44	Peggy	159
45	Charlotte	157
46	Rebecca	155
47	Wanda	150
48	Alice	149
49	Lois	147
50	Ann	145
51	Frances	144
51	Jean	144
53	Sally	141
54	Carole	138
55	Marsha	131
56	Sherry	123
57	Jo	118
58	Norma	117
59	Doris	112
60	Kay	110
61	Roberta	107
62	Marjorie	106
63	Darlene	102
64	Rose	100
65	Paula	99
66	Kathryn	97
67	Sarah	93
68	Jacqueline	92
69	Elaine	88
69	Kathy	88
69	Wilma	88
72	Anna	87
73	Constance	85
74	Anita	84
75	Glenda	83
76	Sheila	82
76	Suzanne	82
78	Charlene	81
79	Vicki	80
80	Patty	79
81	Catherine	76
81	Evelyn	76
83	Cynthia	73
83	Katherine	73
85	Rosemary	70
86	Sara	65
87	Ellen	64
87	Geraldine	64
87	Juanita	64
90	Joann	62
91	Anne	61
91	Loretta	61
93	Victoria	60
94	Dixie	59
95	Jeanne	58
95	Julia	58
95	Ruby	58
98	Penny	56
98	Sylvia	56
100	Claudia	55
100	Delores	55
100	Louise	55