Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,316
2	Sharon	844
3	Carol	826
4	Judith	721
5	Patricia	718
6	Barbara	697
7	Karen	696
8	Sandra	680
9	Kathleen	644
10	Nancy	497
11	Diane	485
12	Judy	468
13	Susan	451
14	Linda	424
15	Janet	400
16	Janice	326
17	Joan	320
18	Margaret	293
19	Donna	288
20	Joyce	284
21	Marilyn	259
22	Shirley	256
23	Cheryl	248
24	Jean	239
25	Beverly	237

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Betty	233
27	Ruth	207
28	Bonnie	204
29	Carolyn	195
30	Darlene	194
31	Gloria	192
32	Kathryn	177
33	Elizabeth	171
34	Dianne	170
34	Joanne	170
36	Dorothy	161
37	Virginia	154
38	Jane	153
39	Elaine	152
39	Lois	152
41	Phyllis	139
42	Joann	129
43	Marlene	126
44	Carole	124
45	Jeanne	117
46	Ann	116
47	Helen	111
48	Kay	105
48	Pamela	105
50	Rita	104
51	Katherine	100
52	Charlotte	98
53	Catherine	97
54	Alice	96
55	Marcia	93
56	Eileen	91
57	Kathy	90
58	Connie	86
58	Suzanne	86
60	Geraldine	83
61	Delores	82
62	Gail	81
62	Roberta	81
64	Marjorie	80
65	Doris	79
65	Sally	79
67	Marie	78
68	Marlys	76
69	Lorraine	72
69	Rose	72
71	Jeanette	70
72	Audrey	69
73	Arlene	68
74	Constance	67
74	Rosemary	67
76	Jacqueline	64
77	Ellen	62
78	Bonita	60
78	Julie	60
78	Lynn	60
81	Frances	58
82	Paulette	57
83	Sylvia	56
84	Colleen	54
85	Yvonne	53
86	Diana	52
86	Peggy	52
88	Gayle	51
89	Charlene	49
90	Martha	48
91	Lavonne	47
91	Norma	47
91	Theresa	47
94	Sue	46
95	Evelyn	45
95	Faye	45
95	Victoria	45
98	Irene	44
99	Marian	43
99	Renee	43