Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	906
2	Patricia	566
3	Barbara	546
4	Margaret	324
5	Joan	297
6	Nancy	290
7	Shirley	276
8	Dorothy	272
9	Betty	260
10	Joyce	211
11	Elizabeth	190
12	Carolyn	181
13	Carol	170
13	Helen	170
15	Judith	166
16	Ruth	158
17	Sandra	153
18	Linda	149
19	Catherine	145
20	Beverly	142
20	Doris	142
22	Frances	133
23	Virginia	132
24	Gloria	122
24	Janet	122

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	121
27	Brenda	116
28	Ann	112
29	Geraldine	101
30	Alice	100
31	Phyllis	96
32	Anna	95
33	Charlotte	93
34	Peggy	92
35	Carole	84
36	Mildred	83
36	Rose	83
38	Martha	82
39	Delores	80
40	Evelyn	77
40	Janice	77
42	Jane	71
42	Susan	71
44	Elaine	70
45	Lois	68
45	Norma	68
47	Ellen	67
48	Marie	66
49	Bonnie	64
50	Kathleen	63
51	Donna	62
52	Sarah	61
53	Eleanor	58
54	Edna	56
54	Marlene	56
56	Florence	55
57	Anne	53
57	Joanne	53
59	Joann	52
60	Audrey	49
60	Judy	49
60	Louise	49
60	Rosalie	49
64	Irene	48
64	Lillian	48
66	Sylvia	46
67	Constance	45
67	Ethel	45
67	Jacqueline	45
70	Diane	44
70	Gladys	44
70	Juanita	44
70	Patsy	44
70	Roberta	44
75	June	43
76	Dolores	42
76	Marjorie	42
78	Grace	41
78	Lorraine	41
80	Katherine	40
81	Bernice	39
81	Sally	39
83	Marion	37
84	Eileen	36
84	Josephine	36
84	Rebecca	36
87	Arlene	35
87	Loretta	35
87	Rita	35
87	Sharon	35
91	Edith	34
91	Esther	34
93	Agnes	33
93	Elsie	33
93	Suzanne	33
96	Lucille	32
96	Vivian	32
98	Julia	29
98	Laura	29
98	Marian	29
98	Rosemary	29
98	Ruby	29
98	Wanda	29
98	Yvonne	29