Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	746
2	Sharon	622
3	Linda	523
4	Carol	431
5	Patricia	413
6	Judy	408
7	Karen	402
8	Barbara	378
9	Judith	321
10	Carolyn	312
11	Nancy	298
12	Donna	276
13	Sandra	250
14	Janice	232
15	Janet	229
16	Shirley	226
17	Betty	222
18	Joyce	206
19	Marilyn	203
20	Connie	199
21	Margaret	169
22	Beverly	154
23	Virginia	142
24	Ruth	114
25	Dorothy	112

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	107
27	Phyllis	106
28	Susan	104
29	Kay	103
30	Bonnie	101
30	Joan	101
30	Martha	101
33	Kathleen	94
34	Elizabeth	90
35	Alice	86
36	Gloria	85
37	Lois	83
38	Charlotte	81
39	Rita	80
40	Glenda	74
41	Frances	73
41	Jean	73
43	Diana	72
43	Jane	72
45	Norma	70
45	Rose	70
47	Doris	68
47	Roberta	68
49	Cheryl	65
50	Evelyn	64
51	Diane	63
51	Peggy	63
53	Kathryn	61
54	Delores	60
54	Marcia	60
54	Sue	60
57	Sherry	59
58	Darlene	58
59	Ann	56
59	Vicki	56
61	Pamela	55
61	Wanda	55
63	Jo	54
64	Carole	51
64	Deanna	51
64	Marjorie	51
64	Pat	51
64	Sally	51
69	Brenda	50
70	Charlene	48
71	Anita	47
71	Paula	47
73	Anna	46
73	Dixie	46
73	Patty	46
73	Sylvia	46
77	Jacqueline	45
78	Elaine	43
78	Ellen	43
80	Marsha	41
80	Patsy	41
82	Katherine	37
83	Loretta	36
84	Billie	35
85	Jeanne	34
85	Sheila	34
87	Juanita	33
87	Mildred	33
89	Cynthia	31
90	Jeanette	30
91	Catherine	29
91	Georgia	29
91	Julia	29
91	Laura	29
91	Rebecca	29
96	Marie	28
96	Sheryl	28
96	Wilma	28
99	Geraldine	27
100	Anne	26
100	Grace	26
100	Joann	26
100	Kathy	26
100	Lynda	26
100	Rosemary	26
100	Vera	26