Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,854
2	Barbara	1,298
3	Patricia	954
4	Carol	914
5	Linda	838
6	Sharon	789
7	Judith	766
8	Carolyn	715
9	Shirley	682
10	Sandra	648
11	Betty	647
12	Judy	599
13	Joyce	580
14	Donna	508
15	Nancy	507
16	Janet	444
17	Karen	433
18	Dorothy	365
19	Margaret	353
19	Marilyn	353
21	Ruth	326
22	Beverly	307
23	Joan	302
24	Janice	297
24	Virginia	297

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	280
27	Wanda	276
28	Helen	262
29	Susan	260
30	Phyllis	250
31	Bonnie	245
32	Kathleen	224
33	Norma	221
34	Carole	218
34	Patsy	218
36	Peggy	214
37	Frances	208
38	Brenda	191
39	Elizabeth	187
40	Doris	184
41	Lois	179
42	Gloria	177
43	Jo	169
44	Glenda	168
45	Alice	158
46	Jean	152
47	Connie	151
48	Jane	147
49	Anna	145
50	Wilma	140
51	Joann	139
52	Rita	135
53	Sue	132
54	Evelyn	131
55	Loretta	130
56	Diane	128
56	Rose	128
58	Charlotte	126
59	Ann	123
60	Darlene	107
60	Ruby	107
62	Delores	105
62	Sally	105
64	Jacqueline	100
64	Kay	100
64	Roberta	100
67	Juanita	98
68	Marjorie	94
69	Elaine	90
69	Geraldine	90
71	Catherine	89
72	Katherine	88
73	Anita	86
74	Ellen	84
75	Mildred	81
76	Diana	80
77	Charlene	78
77	Kathryn	78
79	Clara	77
80	Rosemary	76
81	Marie	75
82	Suzanne	73
83	Dixie	72
84	Rebecca	71
85	Deanna	70
86	Georgia	69
86	Jeanette	69
86	Sarah	69
89	Louise	68
90	Edna	67
91	Pat	66
92	Margie	62
92	Pamela	62
92	Sylvia	62
95	Edith	61
95	Sherry	61
97	Billie	60
98	Dianne	59
98	Dolores	59
98	Gail	59
98	Joanne	59
98	Julia	59