Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,293
2	Sharon	922
3	Carol	916
4	Karen	904
5	Judith	872
6	Barbara	817
7	Patricia	783
8	Sandra	714
9	Kathleen	599
10	Judy	463
11	Nancy	438
12	Diane	427
13	Janet	425
13	Janice	425
15	Joyce	344
16	Susan	339
17	Joan	324
18	Shirley	316
19	Darlene	301
20	Margaret	294
21	Donna	293
22	Jean	286
23	Marilyn	285
24	Linda	280
25	Beverly	279

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	256
27	Betty	251
28	Bonnie	239
29	Virginia	214
30	Ruth	205
31	Lois	201
32	Carole	196
33	Dorothy	194
34	Gloria	174
35	Joanne	171
36	Dianne	169
37	Joann	166
38	Marlene	156
39	Kathryn	152
40	Phyllis	150
41	Elaine	148
42	Elizabeth	143
43	Jane	140
44	Kay	136
45	Helen	132
45	Marie	132
47	Ann	123
48	Geraldine	119
49	Roberta	102
50	Delores	100
50	Rita	100
52	Marjorie	99
52	Marlys	99
52	Rose	99
55	Gail	98
56	Charlotte	97
57	Arlene	96
58	Alice	95
59	Jeanne	94
60	Jeanette	93
61	Audrey	92
61	Katherine	92
63	Sally	90
64	Eileen	83
64	Marcia	83
66	Catherine	82
67	Constance	80
68	Jacqueline	79
69	Rosemary	75
70	Doris	74
71	Lavonne	73
72	Frances	71
73	Julie	69
74	Colleen	65
75	Connie	64
76	Sylvia	63
77	Ellen	60
77	June	60
77	Norma	60
80	Lorraine	59
81	Evelyn	58
82	Suzanne	57
82	Yvonne	57
84	Diana	56
84	Irene	56
84	Lucille	56
87	Louise	55
88	Martha	54
89	Harriet	53
89	Kathy	53
89	Pamela	53
92	Gayle	50
93	Anita	47
93	Eleanor	47
93	Maxine	47
93	Myrna	47
93	Sheila	47
98	Annette	46
98	Bonita	46
100	Peggy	45