Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,400
2	Sharon	993
3	Carol	927
4	Judith	865
5	Karen	850
6	Barbara	746
7	Patricia	717
8	Kathleen	670
9	Sandra	659
10	Diane	515
11	Judy	469
12	Nancy	463
13	Janet	412
14	Susan	407
15	Janice	387
16	Linda	336
17	Joan	326
18	Marilyn	324
19	Joyce	319
20	Margaret	291
21	Donna	287
21	Shirley	287
23	Jean	269
24	Beverly	258
25	Darlene	252

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	243
27	Bonnie	224
28	Carolyn	213
29	Ruth	206
30	Gloria	197
31	Elizabeth	196
31	Joanne	196
33	Lois	193
34	Dorothy	183
35	Virginia	182
36	Dianne	170
37	Carole	166
38	Elaine	161
39	Phyllis	153
40	Kathryn	152
41	Joann	147
42	Jane	140
43	Marlene	138
44	Kay	134
45	Ann	133
46	Helen	119
47	Marie	106
48	Gail	105
49	Marjorie	104
49	Marlys	104
51	Rita	102
52	Alice	101
53	Geraldine	99
54	Catherine	98
55	Pamela	96
56	Jeanne	94
57	Connie	93
58	Arlene	90
59	Eileen	88
60	Cheryl	87
61	Rose	85
62	Roberta	84
63	Katherine	81
64	Charlotte	80
64	Frances	80
64	Sally	80
67	Lorraine	79
68	Jeanette	78
69	Delores	77
70	Audrey	74
70	Doris	74
70	Kathy	74
73	Suzanne	73
74	Julie	71
75	Marcia	69
76	Constance	68
77	Bonita	67
78	Rosemary	61
79	Norma	60
80	Gayle	59
80	Jacqueline	59
80	Marian	59
83	Lavonne	55
84	Irene	54
84	Peggy	54
86	Yvonne	53
87	Lynn	52
88	Colleen	51
88	Maryann	51
90	Evelyn	50
90	Marion	50
90	Maureen	50
93	Cynthia	49
94	Martha	48
95	Louise	47
96	Sheila	46
97	Ellen	45
97	June	45
97	Pat	45
100	Anita	42
100	Sylvia	42