Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	165
1	Sharon	165
3	Barbara	141
4	Patricia	137
5	Carol	130
6	Shirley	109
7	Donna	105
8	Betty	97
9	Margaret	70
10	Dorothy	68
11	Beverly	65
12	Sandra	63
13	Darlene	62
14	Karen	61
15	Nancy	59
16	Joan	56
17	Helen	55
18	Judith	54
19	Judy	53
20	Joyce	50
21	Janet	46
22	Alice	43
23	Marilyn	42
23	Marlene	42
25	Janice	41

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Jean	41
27	Virginia	40
28	Arlene	38
29	Bonnie	36
29	Elizabeth	36
29	Roberta	36
32	Charlotte	35
33	Joanne	33
34	Joann	31
34	Myrna	31
34	Phyllis	31
37	Carolyn	29
38	Doris	28
38	Rose	28
40	Diane	27
40	Lois	27
40	Patsy	27
43	Delores	25
43	Elaine	25
43	Kay	25
43	Linda	25
43	Norma	25
48	Frances	24
48	Gloria	24
50	Evelyn	23
50	Geraldine	23
50	Marjorie	23
50	Martha	23
54	Anna	22
55	Ann	20
55	Deanna	20
55	Dolores	20
55	Edith	20
55	Ruth	20
60	Peggy	19
60	Rita	19
60	Sally	19
63	Connie	18
63	Dixie	18
63	Gail	18
63	Jane	18
63	Laura	18
63	Loretta	18
63	Marie	18
63	Pat	18
71	Audrey	17
71	Ellen	17
73	Irene	16
74	Katherine	15
74	Kathleen	15
74	Kathryn	15
74	Louise	15
78	Billie	14
78	Carole	14
78	Esther	14
78	Florence	14
78	Jacqueline	14
78	June	14
78	Lorraine	14
78	Rosalie	14
86	Gayle	13
86	Lillian	13
86	Sheila	13
86	Susan	13
86	Wanda	13
91	Diana	12
91	Eleanor	12
91	Lucille	12
91	Mildred	12
91	Nellie	12
91	Ruby	12
91	Yvonne	12
98	Agnes	11
98	Clara	11
98	Edna	11
98	Elsie	11
98	Jo	11
98	Juanita	11
98	Julia	11
98	Leona	11
98	Marcia	11
98	Sonja	11
98	Sylvia	11
98	Wilma	11