Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	217
2	Mary	208
3	Nancy	168
4	Barbara	165
5	Joan	149
6	Sandra	131
7	Judith	130
8	Shirley	126
9	Donna	104
10	Carol	103
11	Janice	102
12	Joyce	96
13	Dorothy	93
14	Marilyn	88
15	Jean	87
16	Betty	84
17	Gloria	79
18	Elizabeth	78
19	Beverly	77
20	Lorraine	76
21	Pauline	74
22	Margaret	72
23	Jacqueline	70
24	Constance	67
25	Ann	66

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Carolyn	66
27	Doris	62
28	Elaine	56
29	Alice	55
29	Ruth	55
31	Marie	54
32	Janet	52
33	Gail	48
33	Helen	48
33	Virginia	48
36	Jane	47
37	Sylvia	45
38	Sally	44
39	Norma	43
39	Phyllis	43
41	Frances	42
41	Joanne	42
41	Theresa	42
44	Eleanor	40
44	Rita	40
46	Anita	39
46	Marjorie	39
46	Roberta	39
49	Lois	38
49	Rosalie	38
51	Claudette	36
52	Evelyn	35
52	Louise	35
52	Marlene	35
55	Irene	34
56	Priscilla	33
57	Florence	32
58	Anne	31
58	Jeannette	31
60	Charlene	30
60	Geraldine	30
60	Marion	30
60	Maxine	30
64	Rose	29
65	Kathleen	28
66	Carole	27
66	Diane	27
66	Jeanne	27
66	Jeannine	27
66	Linda	27
71	Arlene	26
72	Rachel	25
72	Sheila	25
74	Charlotte	24
74	Claire	24
76	Annette	23
76	June	23
76	Lucille	23
79	Beatrice	22
79	Catherine	22
79	Cecile	22
79	Dolores	22
79	Lillian	22
84	Anna	21
84	Mildred	21
86	Edith	20
86	Ethel	20
86	Katherine	20
86	Madeline	20
86	Susan	20
91	Dawn	19
91	Ellen	19
93	Cynthia	18
93	Grace	18
93	Judy	18
93	Martha	18
97	Bertha	17
97	Caroline	17
97	Esther	17
97	Sharon	17