Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,054
2	Barbara	715
3	Carol	697
4	Patricia	683
5	Sharon	557
6	Judith	526
7	Karen	427
8	Janice	406
9	Shirley	405
10	Darlene	373
11	Donna	367
12	Joan	362
13	Nancy	355
14	Janet	346
15	Marilyn	338
16	Beverly	332
17	Sandra	314
18	Margaret	296
19	Joyce	290
20	Betty	268
21	Dorothy	241
22	Kathleen	236
23	Judy	234
24	Joanne	218
24	Marlene	218

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ruth	215
27	Phyllis	212
28	Lois	204
29	Diane	196
30	Jean	184
31	Joann	177
32	Elaine	170
33	Susan	167
34	Helen	161
35	Arlene	160
36	Marlys	156
37	Virginia	153
38	Elizabeth	148
39	Marjorie	138
40	Geraldine	135
41	Delores	133
42	Alice	132
43	Carole	128
44	Kay	126
45	Gloria	123
46	Audrey	121
47	Carolyn	117
48	Jane	114
49	Gail	110
50	Jeanette	108
51	Bonnie	103
52	Ann	101
53	Doris	97
53	Marie	97
55	Norma	88
56	Kathryn	87
56	Rose	87
58	Frances	86
59	Lavonne	85
59	Lorraine	85
61	Charlotte	82
62	Yvonne	81
63	Sally	79
64	Deanna	77
65	Jeanne	76
66	Evelyn	75
66	Jacqueline	75
68	Rita	74
69	Rosemary	72
70	Roberta	69
71	June	68
71	Linda	68
73	Eleanor	67
74	Eileen	65
75	Loretta	64
76	Marion	62
77	Irene	61
77	Marcia	61
79	Florence	60
79	Sylvia	60
81	Marian	59
82	Constance	55
83	Catherine	53
83	Louise	53
85	Lucille	52
86	Rosalie	51
87	Harriet	50
88	Gayle	49
89	Bernice	48
90	Connie	47
90	Dianne	47
90	Suzanne	47
93	Maxine	45
93	Myrna	45
95	Katherine	44
96	Peggy	43
96	Theresa	43
98	Annette	42
98	Ellen	42
98	Sheila	42