Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,064
2	Patricia	798
3	Barbara	786
4	Nancy	400
5	Margaret	374
6	Carol	369
7	Carolyn	345
8	Joyce	329
9	Linda	325
10	Shirley	300
11	Dorothy	298
12	Betty	284
13	Sandra	278
14	Joan	276
15	Judith	222
16	Elizabeth	214
17	Carole	204
18	Helen	203
19	Janet	199
20	Frances	193
20	Gloria	193
22	Ruth	187
23	Donna	172
24	Virginia	161
25	Jean	160

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Susan	154
27	Catherine	152
28	Brenda	146
29	Doris	142
30	Beverly	138
31	Bonnie	136
32	Charlotte	133
32	Kathleen	133
34	Sharon	131
35	Diane	116
36	Anna	114
37	Janice	112
38	Ann	111
39	Phyllis	110
40	Joanne	108
41	Alice	105
42	Geraldine	104
43	Lois	100
44	Martha	98
45	Delores	97
45	Judy	97
45	Peggy	97
48	Evelyn	94
49	Ellen	93
50	Elaine	91
50	Jane	91
50	Rose	91
53	Norma	90
54	Marie	89
55	Mildred	84
56	Dolores	77
57	Louise	75
58	Anne	68
59	Joann	66
60	Katherine	65
60	Rita	65
62	Constance	61
62	Sylvia	61
64	Eleanor	56
64	Jacqueline	56
64	Karen	56
64	Lillian	56
64	Marlene	56
69	Edna	55
69	Florence	55
71	Theresa	54
72	Marjorie	53
73	Audrey	52
73	Thelma	52
75	Sarah	51
75	Sheila	51
77	June	50
77	Marilyn	50
79	Marian	49
79	Rebecca	49
81	Christine	48
81	Connie	48
81	Diana	48
81	Irene	48
81	Patsy	48
81	Roberta	48
81	Rosalie	48
81	Suzanne	48
81	Vivian	48
90	Arlene	47
90	Julia	47
92	Ethel	45
92	Lorraine	45
94	Edith	44
94	Eileen	44
94	Juanita	44
94	Sally	44
94	Veronica	44
99	Loretta	42
100	Jo	41
100	Kathryn	41