Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	232
2	Mary	211
3	Judith	177
4	Barbara	172
5	Sandra	155
6	Nancy	146
7	Donna	124
8	Joan	113
9	Shirley	109
10	Joyce	95
11	Carol	88
12	Betty	85
13	Margaret	82
14	Janice	80
15	Beverly	79
15	Jean	79
17	Elizabeth	78
17	Marilyn	78
19	Jacqueline	76
20	Lorraine	75
21	Linda	71
22	Helen	69
23	Carolyn	64
23	Marie	64
25	Dorothy	63

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	58
27	Pauline	56
28	Jane	54
29	Ruth	53
30	Norma	52
31	Doris	50
32	Constance	49
33	Ann	47
33	Elaine	47
35	Joanne	46
36	Phyllis	45
37	Rita	44
37	Sylvia	44
39	Janet	43
40	Sally	42
41	Eleanor	41
42	Evelyn	40
42	Frances	40
42	Louise	40
45	Gail	38
45	Theresa	38
45	Virginia	38
48	Anita	37
49	Claudette	36
50	Alice	35
50	Arlene	35
50	Marjorie	35
50	Priscilla	35
50	Roberta	35
55	Jeannette	34
55	Sharon	34
57	Geraldine	33
58	Annette	32
58	Irene	32
60	Claire	30
60	Diane	30
60	Lucille	30
60	Marion	30
64	Martha	29
65	Carole	28
66	Brenda	27
66	Judy	27
66	Kathleen	27
66	Marlene	27
66	Mildred	27
71	Rachel	26
72	Anne	25
72	Cynthia	25
72	Dolores	25
72	Edith	25
72	Ellen	25
72	Rose	25
78	Charlene	24
78	Florence	24
78	Loretta	24
81	Charlotte	23
81	Jeanne	23
81	June	23
81	Lois	23
81	Muriel	23
86	Jeannine	22
86	Susan	22
88	Christine	21
88	Lillian	21
90	Jeanette	19
90	Maxine	19
92	Catherine	18
92	Katherine	18
92	Myrna	18
92	Paula	18
92	Sheila	18
97	Beatrice	17
97	Faye	17
97	Marcia	17
100	Bernice	16
100	Ethel	16
100	Maureen	16