Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	662
2	Patricia	373
3	Judith	350
4	Barbara	348
5	Judy	331
6	Carol	328
6	Sharon	328
8	Karen	277
9	Shirley	255
10	Nancy	240
11	Betty	231
12	Carolyn	222
13	Donna	217
13	Joyce	217
15	Linda	216
16	Marilyn	202
17	Janice	199
18	Sandra	196
19	Beverly	149
19	Virginia	149
21	Dorothy	143
22	Phyllis	141
23	Janet	129
24	Ruth	127
25	Margaret	124

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	103
27	Bonnie	101
28	Joan	99
29	Norma	95
30	Lois	91
31	Connie	89
32	Doris	88
33	Peggy	82
34	Martha	81
35	Darlene	77
36	Marjorie	75
37	Elizabeth	74
38	Alice	72
39	Kay	71
40	Gloria	66
41	Frances	64
42	Anita	63
42	Delores	63
44	Carole	62
45	Wanda	61
46	Jean	60
47	Brenda	57
48	Charlotte	56
49	Roberta	55
50	Jane	54
51	Loretta	53
51	Sue	53
53	Jo	52
53	Rose	52
53	Susan	52
56	Glenda	51
56	Joann	51
56	Patsy	51
56	Rita	51
56	Sylvia	51
61	Ann	50
62	Evelyn	49
63	Anna	47
63	Deanna	47
63	Sondra	47
66	Kathryn	46
67	Sally	44
68	Kathleen	43
69	Charlene	42
69	Dixie	42
69	Juanita	42
69	Wilma	42
73	Elaine	40
74	Katherine	39
74	Marcia	39
76	Esther	37
76	Mildred	37
78	Jeanette	36
79	Julia	35
79	Patty	35
81	Edith	34
81	Geraldine	34
81	Rosemary	34
84	Eleanor	33
85	Marlene	31
86	Louise	30
87	Dolores	29
87	Ellen	29
87	Rosalie	29
87	Ruby	29
87	Sara	29
92	Jeanne	27
92	Sarah	27
92	Vera	27
92	Verna	27
96	Deloris	26
96	Laura	26
96	Maxine	26
96	Sonja	26
100	Cynthia	25
100	Diane	25
100	Jacqueline	25
100	June	25
100	Pat	25