Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,082
2	Barbara	693
3	Patricia	664
4	Linda	460
5	Carol	441
6	Nancy	376
7	Margaret	360
8	Sandra	339
9	Carolyn	332
10	Joyce	314
11	Betty	305
12	Shirley	281
13	Joan	276
14	Judith	259
15	Sharon	258
16	Dorothy	249
17	Elizabeth	244
18	Gloria	221
19	Janet	204
20	Donna	201
21	Susan	198
22	Ruth	191
23	Frances	171
24	Brenda	170
24	Helen	170

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	165
27	Beverly	156
28	Virginia	154
29	Kathleen	153
30	Bonnie	143
31	Carole	142
32	Doris	138
33	Diane	136
33	Phyllis	136
35	Alice	124
35	Charlotte	124
37	Jean	122
38	Judy	120
39	Karen	115
39	Martha	115
41	Jane	111
42	Ann	107
43	Geraldine	102
44	Janice	100
45	Ellen	94
46	Darlene	93
47	Evelyn	92
48	Joanne	85
49	Pamela	84
50	Delores	83
50	Marie	83
50	Peggy	83
53	Lois	80
54	Rose	78
55	Anna	76
55	Elaine	76
57	Katherine	74
58	Marilyn	71
59	Cheryl	69
59	Diana	69
61	Joann	68
62	Jacqueline	67
63	Mildred	64
64	Constance	61
65	Thelma	60
66	Irene	59
67	Eileen	58
68	Sally	57
68	Suzanne	57
70	Dolores	56
70	Theresa	56
72	Anne	55
73	Arlene	53
73	Norma	53
75	Eleanor	51
75	Louise	51
75	Marjorie	51
75	Marlene	51
75	Sylvia	51
80	Christine	50
80	Loretta	50
80	Rebecca	50
83	Rita	49
83	Sue	49
85	Gail	48
85	Jo	48
85	Sarah	48
88	Florence	47
88	Lorraine	47
88	Sheila	47
91	Kathryn	46
91	Lillian	46
91	Roberta	46
94	Connie	45
94	Edith	45
94	Juanita	45
94	June	45
98	Audrey	44
98	Edna	44
98	Rosemary	44