Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,148
2	Sharon	841
3	Judith	813
4	Patricia	808
5	Carol	742
6	Karen	724
7	Barbara	716
8	Sandra	542
9	Judy	440
10	Nancy	412
11	Kathleen	403
12	Janet	394
13	Janice	379
14	Joan	351
15	Diane	337
16	Joyce	336
17	Donna	313
18	Shirley	309
19	Susan	296
20	Beverly	275
20	Margaret	275
22	Marilyn	263
23	Betty	255
24	Darlene	247
25	Jean	234

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gloria	227
27	Ruth	219
28	Bonnie	212
29	Joanne	211
30	Carolyn	205
31	Dorothy	199
32	Joann	189
33	Lois	187
34	Virginia	176
35	Linda	174
36	Phyllis	172
37	Marlene	162
38	Elizabeth	160
39	Jane	143
40	Elaine	140
41	Geraldine	137
42	Carole	131
43	Helen	129
44	Dianne	124
45	Kay	120
45	Marie	120
47	Kathryn	117
48	Marjorie	112
48	Marlys	112
50	Audrey	111
51	Arlene	109
52	Rita	108
53	Jeanette	105
54	Ann	102
55	Alice	97
56	Delores	96
56	Jeanne	96
58	Catherine	93
59	Doris	91
60	Charlotte	89
61	Lorraine	87
62	Katherine	86
63	Norma	85
64	Rose	81
65	Yvonne	80
66	Connie	79
67	Gail	77
68	Lavonne	73
69	Roberta	71
69	Rosemary	71
71	Constance	70
72	Eileen	67
73	Jacqueline	65
74	Marcia	63
74	Sally	63
76	Frances	62
77	Bonita	61
78	Irene	59
79	Marian	58
80	June	56
80	Suzanne	56
82	Ellen	55
83	Myrna	54
84	Colleen	53
85	Deanna	51
85	Gayle	51
85	Marion	51
88	Julie	50
89	Sylvia	48
90	Bernice	45
90	Evelyn	45
90	Kathy	45
90	Lucille	45
90	Ramona	45
95	Cynthia	44
95	Louise	44
95	Martha	44
98	Anne	42
98	Annette	42
98	Florence	42