Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,734
2	Patricia	2,042
3	Sharon	2,028
4	Barbara	1,918
5	Carol	1,890
6	Judith	1,601
7	Linda	1,498
8	Sandra	1,431
9	Nancy	1,377
10	Karen	1,247
11	Judy	961
12	Janet	930
13	Diane	860
14	Susan	837
15	Donna	804
16	Kathleen	773
17	Shirley	720
18	Carolyn	700
19	Joyce	676
20	Margaret	673
21	Marilyn	649
22	Joan	587
23	Betty	569
24	Janice	566
25	Beverly	558

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	542
27	Bonnie	532
28	Gloria	436
29	Jean	410
30	Sally	407
31	Dorothy	401
32	Carole	390
33	Elizabeth	375
34	Virginia	372
35	Elaine	326
36	Phyllis	316
37	Ann	307
38	Pamela	301
39	Joanne	294
40	Frances	290
41	Helen	281
42	Gail	265
43	Lois	264
44	Alice	256
45	Diana	253
46	Joann	251
47	Darlene	243
47	Jacqueline	243
49	Geraldine	239
50	Sue	236
51	Martha	232
51	Rose	232
53	Connie	231
54	Kay	230
55	Christine	226
56	Suzanne	221
57	Catherine	217
58	Jane	205
59	Marcia	203
60	Marie	202
61	Dianne	200
62	Marlene	198
63	Dolores	184
64	Arlene	176
65	Marjorie	175
66	Peggy	174
67	Norma	172
68	Brenda	171
69	Katherine	169
69	Kathryn	169
71	Constance	167
72	Ellen	164
73	Cynthia	163
73	Rosemary	163
75	Rita	160
76	Charlotte	159
76	Evelyn	159
78	Roberta	155
79	Doris	153
80	Jeanette	149
81	Lorraine	148
82	Louise	147
83	Cheryl	136
83	Loretta	136
85	Jo	132
86	Delores	128
87	Anne	126
87	Charlene	126
89	Eileen	119
89	Jeanne	119
91	Irene	115
92	Yvonne	113
93	June	112
93	Sheila	112
95	Julie	111
96	Theresa	109
96	Wanda	109
98	Maryann	108
99	Paula	106
100	Sylvia	104