Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	265
2	Patricia	253
2	Sandra	253
4	Linda	238
5	Nancy	210
6	Judith	194
7	Barbara	165
8	Donna	151
9	Carol	137
10	Sharon	118
11	Joan	116
12	Gloria	104
13	Carolyn	99
14	Joyce	88
15	Margaret	87
16	Shirley	86
17	Marie	81
18	Betty	78
18	Beverly	78
20	Dorothy	77
21	Jean	75
22	Brenda	74
23	Elaine	73
23	Elizabeth	73
25	Janice	68

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janet	66
26	Lorraine	66
28	Diane	65
29	Ann	61
30	Marilyn	60
31	Susan	59
32	Jacqueline	58
32	Pauline	58
34	Sally	56
35	Carole	54
35	Priscilla	54
37	Joanne	53
38	Doris	52
38	Jane	52
40	Ruth	51
41	Constance	49
42	Gail	48
43	Anne	46
43	Bonnie	46
43	Louise	46
46	Rita	45
47	Helen	44
47	Sheila	44
49	Judy	43
50	Irene	42
50	Pamela	42
50	Phyllis	42
50	Virginia	42
54	Kathleen	41
54	Martha	41
56	Claudette	39
56	Roberta	39
58	Frances	38
59	Lois	37
59	Theresa	37
61	Ellen	35
61	Karen	35
63	Jeanne	32
63	Katherine	32
63	Lucille	32
63	Sylvia	32
67	Charlotte	31
67	Claire	31
67	Geraldine	31
67	Marjorie	31
67	Marlene	31
72	Alice	30
72	Cynthia	30
72	Rebecca	30
72	Rose	30
76	Diana	29
77	Rachel	28
78	Anita	27
78	Evelyn	27
78	Norma	27
81	Catherine	26
81	Charlene	26
83	Dianne	24
83	Lillian	24
85	Arlene	23
85	June	23
85	Maxine	23
88	Dolores	22
88	Eleanor	22
90	Anna	20
90	Madeline	20
90	Paula	20
93	Annette	19
93	Beatrice	19
93	Suzanne	19
96	Cecile	18
96	Gertrude	18
98	Christine	17
98	Jeannette	17
98	Marion	17
98	Mildred	17
98	Viola	17