Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	298
2	Mary	245
3	Sandra	244
4	Patricia	240
5	Nancy	239
6	Judith	224
7	Sharon	195
8	Donna	193
9	Barbara	183
10	Carol	161
11	Joan	115
12	Gloria	100
13	Elizabeth	99
14	Joyce	95
14	Margaret	95
16	Carolyn	91
17	Betty	86
18	Pauline	80
19	Beverly	77
19	Susan	77
21	Shirley	75
22	Diane	73
22	Janet	73
24	Jane	70
24	Janice	70

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Jean	70
24	Lorraine	70
28	Joanne	68
29	Constance	67
30	Ann	66
30	Elaine	66
30	Marie	66
30	Sally	66
34	Dorothy	65
34	Jacqueline	65
36	Kathleen	64
36	Virginia	64
38	Brenda	61
39	Pamela	60
40	Helen	59
41	Sheila	58
42	Marilyn	57
43	Karen	56
43	Ruth	56
45	Bonnie	54
46	Carole	52
47	Martha	51
47	Rita	51
47	Theresa	51
50	Alice	50
51	Jeanne	48
52	Doris	47
52	Judy	47
54	Anne	44
54	Gail	44
54	Priscilla	44
57	Louise	43
58	Sylvia	42
59	Claire	40
59	Norma	40
61	Frances	39
61	Roberta	39
63	Cynthia	36
63	Geraldine	36
65	Charlene	33
65	Phyllis	33
67	Anita	32
67	Marjorie	32
67	Suzanne	32
70	Claudette	31
70	Marion	31
72	Lois	30
73	Irene	28
73	Lucille	28
75	Diana	27
75	Paula	27
75	Rose	27
78	Cheryl	26
78	Katherine	26
78	Rachel	26
78	Rebecca	26
82	Annette	25
82	Catherine	25
82	Dianne	25
82	Dolores	25
82	Eleanor	25
87	Jeannine	24
88	Jeannette	23
89	Beatrice	22
89	Ellen	22
89	Paulette	22
92	Loretta	21
93	Carmen	20
93	Cecile	20
93	Charlotte	20
93	Evelyn	20
93	Marcia	20
93	Maureen	20
99	Carlene	19
100	Florence	18
100	Lillian	18
100	Marlene	18
100	Peggy	18