Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,625
2	Barbara	820
3	Betty	663
4	Linda	535
5	Patricia	529
6	Dorothy	479
7	Carolyn	468
8	Shirley	423
9	Gloria	391
10	Joyce	332
11	Margaret	288
12	Sandra	274
13	Carol	259
14	Brenda	232
15	Judy	230
16	Elizabeth	224
17	Helen	220
18	Martha	208
19	Frances	207
20	Doris	204
21	Geraldine	195
22	Annie	194
23	Marie	184
24	Rose	180
25	Patsy	179

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	178
27	Alice	174
28	Judith	165
29	Ruby	160
30	Beverly	155
31	Audrey	147
31	Janice	147
31	Joan	147
34	Jo	146
35	Mildred	145
36	Nancy	143
37	Elaine	139
38	Evelyn	132
39	Ann	130
39	Peggy	130
41	Catherine	128
42	Glenda	127
42	Willie	127
44	Rita	126
45	Anna	125
46	Ethel	124
47	Ruth	123
48	Sylvia	122
49	Yvonne	120
50	Bonnie	118
50	Emma	118
52	Diane	115
53	Lois	113
54	Marilyn	112
55	Kathleen	111
56	Louise	110
57	Janet	109
58	Jean	108
58	Thelma	108
60	Dolores	105
60	Sharon	105
62	Bobbie	103
62	Charlotte	103
62	Delores	103
62	Norma	103
62	Theresa	103
67	Joann	102
67	Wanda	102
69	Lillie	100
70	Edna	96
71	Juanita	95
71	Laura	95
73	Lucille	93
74	Dianne	89
75	Donna	88
75	Ida	88
75	Jeanette	88
78	Hazel	87
78	Jane	87
80	Clara	86
81	Ella	84
81	Jessie	84
83	Carole	83
83	Julia	83
85	Gladys	81
86	Sarah	80
87	Billie	79
87	Margie	79
89	Karen	78
89	Susan	78
91	Katherine	76
92	Gail	75
92	Jacqueline	75
94	Bertha	74
94	Eva	74
96	Vera	73
97	Carrie	72
98	Lillian	71
99	Gwendolyn	68
99	Vivian	68