Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,135
2	Judith	748
3	Carol	738
4	Sharon	730
5	Patricia	696
6	Barbara	682
7	Karen	598
8	Sandra	481
9	Janice	427
10	Janet	387
11	Nancy	385
12	Shirley	363
13	Joyce	360
14	Judy	349
15	Donna	331
16	Joan	313
17	Kathleen	304
18	Beverly	296
19	Darlene	294
20	Marilyn	292
21	Margaret	276
22	Jean	265
23	Diane	254
24	Betty	242
25	Susan	228

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	223
27	Lois	213
28	Joanne	202
29	Dorothy	192
29	Phyllis	192
31	Virginia	190
32	Marlene	188
33	Elaine	180
34	Ruth	177
35	Joann	172
36	Bonnie	170
37	Helen	165
38	Carolyn	154
39	Elizabeth	151
40	Carole	143
41	Jane	129
42	Arlene	125
43	Geraldine	124
43	Kay	124
43	Linda	124
46	Delores	121
46	Marlys	121
48	Audrey	112
48	Jeanette	112
50	Gail	106
51	Marjorie	104
52	Alice	103
53	Doris	102
54	Ann	98
55	Rita	94
56	Marie	93
57	Rose	92
58	Charlotte	91
59	Lorraine	87
60	Dianne	86
60	Rosemary	86
62	Irene	84
62	Kathryn	84
64	Catherine	83
65	Jeanne	78
65	Norma	78
67	Lavonne	77
67	Sally	77
67	Yvonne	77
70	Frances	76
70	Marcia	76
70	Roberta	76
73	Evelyn	73
74	Deanna	70
75	Eileen	64
76	June	63
77	Suzanne	61
78	Jacqueline	60
79	Marion	57
80	Gayle	56
81	Constance	55
81	Louise	55
83	Marian	54
83	Maxine	54
85	Katherine	53
86	Bernice	52
86	Colleen	52
86	Ellen	52
86	Sylvia	52
90	Annette	49
90	Maureen	49
92	Brenda	48
93	Anita	47
94	Connie	46
94	Florence	46
94	Lucille	46
94	Martha	46
94	Mavis	46
94	Myrna	46
100	Loretta	45