Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	240
2	Mary	223
3	Sandra	198
4	Judith	182
5	Nancy	153
6	Barbara	151
7	Linda	120
8	Carol	108
8	Joan	108
10	Joyce	105
11	Beverly	103
12	Donna	93
13	Janice	87
14	Betty	82
14	Dorothy	82
14	Gloria	82
17	Elizabeth	80
18	Shirley	76
19	Lorraine	75
20	Jacqueline	72
21	Marie	71
22	Carolyn	70
22	Constance	70
22	Jean	70
25	Marilyn	68

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jane	65
27	Pauline	59
27	Ruth	59
29	Priscilla	58
30	Doris	54
30	Margaret	54
32	Janet	53
33	Elaine	51
34	Brenda	48
35	Sally	47
36	Norma	46
37	Sylvia	45
38	Joanne	44
38	Phyllis	44
38	Rita	44
41	Alice	43
41	Ann	43
41	Helen	43
44	Gail	41
45	Diane	40
46	Claudette	38
46	Cynthia	38
46	Roberta	38
49	Louise	37
50	Frances	36
51	Eleanor	35
51	Judy	35
51	June	35
51	Virginia	35
55	Susan	34
56	Anita	33
57	Kathleen	32
58	Charlene	31
58	Geraldine	31
58	Jeanne	31
61	Catherine	30
61	Lucille	30
61	Theresa	30
64	Dianne	28
64	Evelyn	28
64	Irene	28
64	Lois	28
64	Marion	28
64	Marjorie	28
64	Marlene	28
64	Rose	28
72	Martha	27
72	Sharon	27
72	Suzanne	27
75	Beatrice	26
75	Carole	26
75	Charlotte	26
75	Jeannette	26
79	Anne	24
79	Ellen	24
81	Arlene	23
81	Claire	23
81	Florence	23
81	Jeannine	23
85	Maxine	22
86	Sheila	21
87	Cecile	20
87	Dolores	20
89	Rachel	19
89	Rebecca	19
91	Marguerite	18
92	Carlene	17
92	Deanna	17
92	Katherine	17
92	Laura	17
92	Mildred	17
97	Annette	16
97	Bernice	16
97	Christine	16
97	Edith	16
97	Gladys	16