Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	712
2	Barbara	451
3	Patricia	368
4	Carol	307
5	Shirley	304
6	Sharon	293
7	Judith	279
8	Karen	266
9	Betty	256
10	Nancy	249
11	Donna	234
12	Carolyn	220
12	Marilyn	220
14	Janice	216
15	Judy	211
16	Joyce	204
17	Beverly	171
18	Sandra	168
19	Margaret	145
20	Dorothy	139
20	Phyllis	139
22	Virginia	138
23	Linda	128
24	Ruth	123
25	Janet	119

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	107
27	Norma	103
28	Doris	95
29	Joan	90
30	Connie	88
30	Kay	88
32	Lois	86
33	Darlene	85
34	Delores	78
34	Martha	78
36	Alice	77
37	Frances	75
38	Bonnie	69
38	Elizabeth	69
40	Loretta	67
40	Wanda	67
42	Jean	66
43	Evelyn	63
44	Patsy	59
44	Peggy	59
46	Roberta	58
47	Gloria	57
47	Jane	57
49	Deanna	56
49	Jo	56
51	Kathleen	55
51	Marjorie	55
53	Joann	54
54	Charlotte	53
54	Dixie	53
54	Jeanette	53
57	Anita	52
57	Marlene	52
59	Rose	51
60	Wilma	50
61	Anna	46
62	Carole	45
62	Kathryn	45
62	Sondra	45
65	Charlene	44
66	Glenda	40
66	Juanita	40
66	Myrna	40
66	Sue	40
66	Sylvia	40
71	Geraldine	39
72	Pat	38
73	Ann	37
73	Mildred	37
73	Patty	37
76	Rita	35
76	Sally	35
76	Susan	35
79	Marie	34
80	June	33
80	Marcia	33
82	Dolores	32
82	Ellen	32
82	Georgia	32
85	Julia	31
85	Rosemary	31
87	Arlene	30
88	Jacqueline	29
89	Brenda	28
89	Florence	28
89	Rosalie	28
89	Vera	28
93	Diana	27
93	Elaine	27
93	Hazel	27
93	Laura	27
93	Louise	27
98	Edith	26
98	Eleanor	26
98	Josephine	26
98	Katherine	26
98	Ruby	26