Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,192
2	Barbara	778
3	Patricia	712
4	Nancy	447
5	Linda	417
6	Carol	406
7	Margaret	381
8	Carolyn	376
9	Sandra	338
10	Joyce	325
11	Shirley	307
12	Betty	306
13	Dorothy	290
14	Judith	287
15	Joan	283
16	Elizabeth	255
17	Sharon	241
18	Janet	208
19	Frances	202
20	Donna	201
21	Ruth	196
22	Virginia	195
23	Helen	191
24	Susan	190
25	Gloria	181

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	179
27	Doris	174
28	Brenda	164
29	Beverly	155
30	Diane	148
31	Carole	144
32	Alice	142
33	Charlotte	140
34	Jean	139
35	Bonnie	136
36	Phyllis	134
37	Ann	129
38	Kathleen	128
39	Judy	125
40	Lois	124
41	Janice	108
42	Anna	102
43	Evelyn	98
44	Geraldine	96
44	Joanne	96
44	Martha	96
47	Peggy	95
48	Rose	92
49	Darlene	91
50	Marie	89
51	Karen	86
51	Katherine	86
53	Jane	85
54	Joann	83
55	Elaine	80
56	Mildred	78
57	Delores	77
57	Jacqueline	77
59	Norma	73
60	Eileen	71
61	Rita	70
62	Dolores	64
63	Diana	63
63	Sylvia	63
65	Lillian	62
65	Pamela	62
67	Ellen	61
67	Marilyn	61
69	Anne	60
69	Sarah	60
71	Eleanor	58
72	Roberta	57
72	Theresa	57
74	Constance	56
75	Edith	55
76	Gail	54
77	Grace	53
77	Sue	53
77	Wanda	53
80	Jo	52
80	Sally	52
80	Sheila	52
83	Regina	51
84	June	50
84	Loretta	50
86	Gladys	48
87	Audrey	47
87	Marjorie	47
87	Suzanne	47
90	Bernice	46
90	Kathryn	46
90	Patsy	46
90	Thelma	46
94	Ethel	45
94	Florence	45
94	Louise	45
97	Connie	44
97	Juanita	44
97	Vivian	44
100	Rosalie	43