Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	738
2	Barbara	441
3	Shirley	359
4	Patricia	357
5	Betty	301
6	Carol	281
7	Donna	272
8	Marilyn	226
9	Nancy	211
10	Janice	209
11	Sharon	202
12	Carolyn	199
13	Beverly	196
14	Joyce	193
15	Judith	184
16	Karen	176
17	Sandra	161
18	Phyllis	155
19	Margaret	152
20	Dorothy	143
21	Janet	126
21	Virginia	126
23	Judy	124
24	Norma	122
25	Ruth	116

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lois	110
27	Helen	108
28	Joan	100
29	Doris	94
30	Alice	92
30	Bonnie	92
32	Connie	91
33	Martha	88
34	Kay	87
34	Linda	87
36	Elizabeth	86
37	Peggy	83
38	Delores	81
39	Wilma	77
40	Darlene	73
40	Marjorie	73
42	Wanda	72
43	Frances	71
44	Roberta	69
45	Patsy	63
46	Deanna	61
47	Charlotte	60
47	Rosalie	60
49	Evelyn	59
49	Rose	59
51	Jane	58
52	Gloria	57
52	Jean	57
54	Jo	54
55	Anna	53
56	Loretta	52
57	Ann	49
57	Carole	49
59	Sally	48
60	Marlene	47
61	Anita	46
61	Joann	46
61	Kathleen	46
64	Dixie	45
64	Glenda	45
66	Juanita	44
67	Myrna	43
67	Rita	43
67	Sylvia	43
70	Kathryn	42
70	Patty	42
72	Charlene	39
73	Elaine	38
73	Jeanette	38
73	June	38
73	Pat	38
77	Ruby	36
77	Sue	36
79	Dolores	35
79	Mildred	35
81	Clara	34
81	Esther	34
81	Jacqueline	34
81	Katherine	34
85	Ellen	33
85	Hazel	33
87	Laura	32
87	Marcia	32
87	Maxine	32
87	Sondra	32
91	Edna	31
91	Geraldine	31
91	Rosemary	31
94	Julia	30
94	Marie	30
94	Pauline	30
94	Thelma	30
98	Eleanor	29
99	Lillian	28
99	Margie	28
99	Vera	28