Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	258
2	Patricia	251
3	Sandra	231
4	Mary	223
5	Nancy	218
6	Judith	209
7	Sharon	205
8	Carol	182
9	Donna	178
10	Barbara	174
11	Joan	108
12	Susan	104
13	Joyce	100
14	Margaret	98
15	Gloria	91
16	Pamela	89
17	Shirley	85
18	Brenda	77
19	Diane	75
19	Elizabeth	75
19	Jean	75
22	Carolyn	71
23	Betty	70
24	Janice	67
25	Elaine	66

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	65
26	Marie	65
28	Beverly	64
29	Ann	63
30	Constance	62
30	Kathleen	62
32	Judy	61
32	Marilyn	61
34	Janet	60
34	Pauline	60
36	Cheryl	59
37	Carole	58
37	Dorothy	58
39	Ruth	57
40	Jacqueline	56
41	Martha	55
42	Helen	51
42	Jane	51
44	Rita	49
44	Virginia	49
46	Gail	48
47	Priscilla	43
48	Lorraine	42
49	Joanne	41
49	Karen	41
51	Sally	40
52	Claudette	39
53	Doris	38
53	Rachel	38
53	Suzanne	38
56	Anita	37
56	Charlene	37
58	Frances	36
58	Geraldine	36
58	Phyllis	36
58	Sheila	36
62	Louise	35
63	Alice	34
63	Cynthia	34
63	Lucille	34
66	Jeanne	33
66	Norma	33
68	Claire	32
69	Jeannette	31
69	Roberta	31
69	Rose	31
69	Sylvia	31
73	Dianne	28
73	Ellen	28
73	Evelyn	28
73	Irene	28
73	Lois	28
78	Eleanor	27
78	Paula	27
80	Anne	26
81	Charlotte	25
81	Marjorie	25
83	Catherine	24
83	Diana	24
85	Rebecca	23
86	Arlene	22
86	Juanita	22
86	Katherine	22
89	Theresa	20
90	Marlene	18
91	Christine	17
91	Dolores	17
91	Maxine	17
91	Rosalie	17
91	Sherry	17
96	Andrea	16
96	Claudia	16
96	Deborah	16
96	Eileen	16
96	Jeanette	16
96	Jeannine	16
96	June	16
96	Leona	16
96	Lillian	16
96	Marion	16