Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	988
2	Patricia	644
3	Barbara	641
4	Nancy	375
5	Shirley	321
6	Joan	314
6	Margaret	314
8	Dorothy	265
9	Joyce	262
10	Betty	255
10	Carol	255
12	Carolyn	241
13	Linda	215
14	Sandra	197
15	Elizabeth	195
16	Judith	176
17	Helen	172
18	Ruth	161
18	Virginia	161
20	Frances	149
21	Gloria	147
22	Janet	143
23	Catherine	139
24	Beverly	136
25	Doris	133

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Charlotte	125
27	Jean	124
28	Brenda	119
29	Phyllis	113
30	Carole	112
31	Geraldine	111
32	Susan	110
33	Alice	105
33	Bonnie	105
35	Lois	104
36	Ann	101
37	Donna	99
38	Marie	96
39	Martha	91
40	Delores	88
41	Dolores	86
41	Kathleen	86
41	Peggy	86
44	Janice	84
45	Ellen	79
46	Evelyn	78
47	Anna	77
47	Elaine	77
49	Rose	76
50	Mildred	72
51	Diane	69
52	Joanne	67
53	Jane	66
54	Norma	65
55	Rosalie	61
56	Joann	59
56	Sylvia	59
58	Marlene	58
59	Florence	57
59	Judy	57
59	Sarah	57
62	Eleanor	56
63	Audrey	55
63	Theresa	55
65	Loretta	54
66	Anne	53
66	Katherine	53
68	Lillian	51
68	Patsy	51
70	Anita	49
70	Julia	49
70	June	49
70	Sharon	49
74	Constance	47
75	Juanita	46
75	Thelma	46
77	Louise	45
78	Josephine	43
79	Edith	42
79	Ethel	42
79	Marian	42
82	Jacqueline	41
82	Marilyn	41
84	Grace	40
84	Marjorie	40
86	Esther	39
86	Gladys	39
86	Jo	39
86	Kathryn	39
86	Roberta	39
91	Rebecca	38
92	Cynthia	37
93	Arlene	36
93	Christine	36
93	Edna	36
93	Harriet	36
93	Irene	36
98	Agnes	35
98	Eileen	35
98	Emma	35