Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,456
2	Patricia	2,127
3	Barbara	1,983
4	Sharon	1,946
5	Carol	1,863
6	Judith	1,679
7	Sandra	1,625
8	Nancy	1,382
9	Karen	1,198
10	Linda	1,151
11	Judy	954
12	Janet	920
13	Diane	776
14	Joyce	755
15	Donna	752
16	Shirley	733
17	Kathleen	730
18	Carolyn	719
19	Susan	684
20	Joan	680
21	Margaret	640
22	Marilyn	635
23	Betty	616
24	Beverly	606
25	Janice	595

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	562
27	Ruth	511
28	Carole	508
29	Gloria	444
30	Dorothy	429
31	Sally	398
32	Jean	385
33	Virginia	371
34	Elaine	370
34	Phyllis	370
36	Joanne	356
37	Elizabeth	352
38	Ann	316
39	Lois	305
40	Helen	298
41	Frances	293
42	Joann	286
43	Geraldine	285
44	Alice	260
44	Kay	260
46	Darlene	247
47	Gail	245
48	Rose	244
49	Diana	225
49	Martha	225
51	Marie	224
52	Sue	223
53	Suzanne	221
54	Marlene	220
55	Jacqueline	219
56	Catherine	209
57	Norma	200
58	Connie	197
59	Marcia	193
60	Christine	192
60	Jane	192
62	Dolores	178
63	Dianne	174
64	Pamela	169
65	Peggy	167
65	Rosemary	167
67	Arlene	165
67	Charlene	165
67	Charlotte	165
70	Rita	163
71	Kathryn	162
72	Marjorie	161
72	Roberta	161
74	Doris	160
74	Lorraine	160
76	Delores	158
77	Ellen	156
78	Evelyn	154
79	Louise	152
80	Jo	150
81	Brenda	140
82	Katherine	138
83	Cynthia	137
84	Jeanette	135
84	Loretta	135
86	Anne	134
87	Sylvia	127
87	Yvonne	127
89	Constance	126
90	Irene	122
91	Julie	121
92	June	114
93	Sheila	111
94	Wanda	110
95	Theresa	106
96	Anna	101
97	Pauline	100
98	Jeanne	99
98	Julia	99
100	Maryann	97