Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,851
2	Sharon	1,146
3	Barbara	1,100
4	Patricia	1,016
5	Linda	1,004
6	Carol	871
7	Judith	754
8	Sandra	741
9	Carolyn	733
10	Betty	671
11	Judy	637
12	Shirley	604
13	Joyce	565
14	Nancy	559
15	Donna	528
16	Karen	505
17	Janet	492
18	Margaret	360
19	Marilyn	347
20	Ruth	339
21	Janice	330
22	Beverly	329
23	Susan	320
24	Dorothy	314
25	Virginia	284

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	282
27	Bonnie	281
28	Helen	276
29	Martha	266
30	Kathleen	260
31	Wanda	253
32	Brenda	230
33	Phyllis	222
34	Elizabeth	217
35	Peggy	208
36	Norma	207
37	Frances	206
38	Doris	203
39	Connie	199
40	Patsy	195
41	Alice	187
42	Lois	174
43	Glenda	169
44	Diane	164
45	Gloria	161
46	Charlotte	159
47	Jean	155
48	Jane	149
49	Carole	147
50	Ann	142
51	Evelyn	139
52	Anna	138
53	Rita	136
54	Jo	129
55	Wilma	127
56	Rose	124
57	Joann	122
58	Pamela	120
59	Sue	116
60	Diana	106
61	Marjorie	103
62	Mildred	102
63	Marie	101
64	Delores	96
65	Jacqueline	95
65	Kathryn	95
67	Catherine	94
68	Sally	93
69	Kay	92
70	Loretta	91
70	Ruby	91
72	Darlene	90
73	Roberta	89
73	Sherry	89
75	Geraldine	88
76	Georgia	85
76	Paula	85
78	Juanita	80
79	Anita	76
79	Katherine	76
81	Rosemary	75
82	Charlene	74
83	Edna	73
83	Elaine	73
85	Ellen	72
86	Pat	71
87	Gail	69
87	Julia	69
87	Marsha	69
90	Margie	66
90	Suzanne	66
92	Clara	61
92	Rebecca	61
92	Sarah	61
95	Louise	60
96	Dianne	59
96	Jeanette	59
96	Jeanne	59
99	Dixie	57
100	Dolores	56
100	June	56