Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,605
2	Barbara	850
3	Betty	703
4	Linda	700
5	Patricia	576
6	Carolyn	513
7	Shirley	431
8	Dorothy	424
9	Gloria	398
10	Sandra	371
11	Carol	322
12	Judy	314
13	Joyce	288
14	Brenda	278
15	Helen	262
16	Margaret	245
17	Judith	226
18	Elizabeth	214
19	Frances	210
20	Rose	203
21	Martha	200
22	Geraldine	195
23	Annie	186
24	Beverly	185
25	Doris	181

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	180
27	Marie	175
28	Alice	171
29	Ruby	169
30	Sharon	168
31	Patsy	166
32	Ruth	160
33	Ann	149
34	Rita	145
35	Diane	144
36	Janice	143
36	Joan	143
38	Elaine	141
39	Evelyn	140
40	Ethel	139
40	Peggy	139
42	Catherine	138
42	Nancy	138
44	Jo	134
45	Mildred	130
46	Willie	125
47	Audrey	124
47	Janet	124
49	Juanita	122
50	Lillie	120
50	Lois	120
52	Jean	119
53	Edna	116
53	Kathleen	116
55	Anna	115
55	Emma	115
57	Glenda	114
58	Bobbie	113
58	Ella	113
60	Bonnie	112
61	Sylvia	110
62	Dianne	109
62	Dolores	109
62	Louise	109
65	Donna	108
65	Susan	108
65	Wanda	108
68	Delores	107
69	Bertha	105
70	Joann	104
71	Clara	103
71	Marilyn	103
73	Jane	102
74	Theresa	100
75	Charlotte	99
75	Gail	99
77	Katherine	98
78	Sarah	97
79	Laura	96
80	Carrie	91
80	Margie	91
80	Yvonne	91
83	Thelma	90
84	Jacqueline	88
85	Gwendolyn	87
86	Hazel	86
87	Julia	85
88	Jeanette	82
88	Norma	82
90	Lucille	81
91	Karen	79
91	Rosie	79
93	Cynthia	76
94	Jessie	74
95	Billie	72
95	Rosa	72
97	Diana	71
97	Florence	71
97	Gladys	71
100	Gayle	70
100	Phyllis	70