Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,793
2	Barbara	1,099
3	Linda	1,023
4	Sharon	990
5	Patricia	888
6	Carol	828
7	Sandra	678
8	Judith	657
9	Carolyn	637
10	Shirley	588
11	Judy	587
12	Donna	586
13	Nancy	551
14	Betty	542
15	Joyce	523
16	Karen	496
17	Janet	420
18	Margaret	368
19	Susan	332
20	Marilyn	321
21	Dorothy	314
22	Beverly	292
23	Janice	283
24	Ruth	280
25	Virginia	268

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	256
27	Joan	253
28	Bonnie	241
29	Martha	237
30	Helen	221
31	Brenda	215
32	Wanda	210
33	Elizabeth	204
34	Gloria	201
35	Connie	200
36	Phyllis	199
37	Peggy	197
38	Frances	182
39	Doris	178
40	Cheryl	177
41	Glenda	174
42	Jane	165
43	Alice	156
44	Ann	155
44	Jo	155
46	Carole	146
47	Charlotte	137
47	Norma	137
49	Patsy	136
50	Pamela	135
51	Jean	134
52	Diane	131
53	Lois	130
53	Rose	130
55	Evelyn	122
56	Sue	120
57	Rita	112
58	Diana	108
59	Wilma	107
60	Elaine	104
61	Jacqueline	99
61	Sherry	99
63	Catherine	97
63	Loretta	97
65	Joann	96
66	Anna	94
67	Darlene	93
67	Sally	93
69	Paula	89
70	Delores	86
70	Ellen	86
72	Ruby	85
73	Kathryn	84
73	Roberta	84
75	Marjorie	81
75	Rosemary	81
77	Marcia	80
78	Katherine	79
79	Georgia	73
79	Kay	73
81	Mildred	72
82	Juanita	71
83	Gail	70
83	Geraldine	70
85	Suzanne	69
86	Kathy	68
86	Marie	68
86	Marsha	68
89	Charlene	67
90	Anita	63
90	Billie	63
90	Rebecca	63
93	Jeanne	62
93	Julia	62
93	Louise	62
96	Edna	61
96	Eileen	61
96	June	61
99	Deanna	60
100	Margie	58
100	Pat	58