Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	642
2	Sharon	414
3	Patricia	412
4	Barbara	385
5	Judy	378
6	Karen	373
7	Judith	320
8	Carol	310
9	Linda	306
10	Carolyn	284
11	Nancy	256
12	Janice	241
13	Donna	239
14	Betty	235
15	Shirley	223
16	Sandra	214
17	Marilyn	213
18	Joyce	208
19	Janet	170
20	Beverly	147
21	Margaret	131
22	Virginia	128
23	Phyllis	125
24	Connie	118
25	Dorothy	115

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	112
27	Martha	105
28	Helen	104
29	Bonnie	101
30	Lois	91
31	Joan	87
32	Kay	82
33	Norma	80
34	Peggy	75
35	Doris	73
35	Jo	73
37	Darlene	72
37	Elizabeth	72
39	Alice	71
40	Gloria	68
41	Kathleen	67
41	Rose	67
41	Wanda	67
44	Anita	65
45	Susan	64
46	Glenda	61
47	Marjorie	58
48	Frances	57
48	Roberta	57
50	Brenda	55
51	Delores	54
51	Evelyn	54
53	Jane	53
54	Charlotte	52
54	Pat	52
56	Jean	51
56	Loretta	51
56	Patty	51
56	Rita	51
60	Deanna	48
61	Ann	44
61	Joann	44
63	Marcia	43
64	Patsy	42
64	Wilma	42
66	Sue	41
67	Elaine	40
67	Kathryn	40
69	Myrna	39
70	Anna	38
70	Charlene	38
70	Juanita	38
73	Dixie	36
73	Julia	36
73	Marlene	36
76	Carole	35
76	Diana	35
76	Geraldine	35
76	Jeanette	35
76	Sally	35
76	Sylvia	35
82	Rebecca	34
82	Sondra	34
84	Ellen	33
84	Rosemary	33
86	Katherine	31
86	Laura	31
86	Mildred	31
86	Sherry	31
90	Diane	30
90	Jeanne	30
90	June	30
93	Clara	29
93	Maxine	29
93	Vicki	29
96	Catherine	28
96	Edith	28
96	Georgia	28
99	Arlene	27
99	Jacqueline	27