Most popular girls’ names in Kansas, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	745
2	Sharon	528
3	Linda	506
4	Carol	444
5	Barbara	405
6	Patricia	396
7	Judy	393
8	Karen	330
9	Nancy	318
10	Judith	302
11	Carolyn	279
12	Sandra	252
13	Donna	238
14	Marilyn	221
15	Betty	212
16	Shirley	209
17	Janice	202
18	Joyce	201
19	Janet	193
20	Connie	185
21	Margaret	160
22	Virginia	147
23	Cheryl	142
24	Susan	139
25	Beverly	128

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	126
27	Dorothy	115
28	Bonnie	109
28	Martha	109
28	Phyllis	109
31	Helen	105
32	Kathleen	101
33	Diane	98
34	Joan	92
35	Pamela	87
36	Lois	84
37	Elizabeth	83
38	Diana	80
39	Sherry	77
40	Frances	76
40	Glenda	76
42	Alice	75
43	Peggy	73
44	Gloria	71
44	Kay	71
46	Doris	69
46	Jane	69
48	Jean	67
49	Charlotte	66
50	Marcia	64
51	Carole	60
52	Ann	59
52	Rita	59
54	Paula	58
54	Sue	58
56	Sheryl	57
57	Kathryn	56
57	Vicki	56
59	Brenda	55
59	Wanda	55
61	Deanna	53
62	Marjorie	52
63	Marsha	51
64	Anita	50
64	Elaine	50
64	Norma	50
64	Roberta	50
68	Darlene	49
68	Evelyn	49
70	Sally	48
71	Wilma	47
72	Charlene	45
72	Dixie	45
72	Jo	45
75	Rose	43
76	Delores	42
76	Juanita	42
78	Geraldine	39
78	Katherine	39
78	Kathy	39
78	Sheila	39
82	Constance	38
82	Pat	38
82	Patsy	38
82	Rebecca	38
86	Joann	36
87	Dianne	35
87	Ellen	35
87	Mildred	35
87	Sondra	35
91	Lynda	34
91	Patty	34
91	Ruby	34
94	Suzanne	33
95	Catherine	32
95	Jeanette	32
97	Cynthia	31
97	Edith	31
99	Anna	30
100	Georgia	29
100	Louise	29
100	Margie	29
100	Sylvia	29