Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sharon	220
2	Mary	185
3	Patricia	137
4	Carol	134
5	Barbara	115
6	Donna	100
7	Shirley	84
8	Judy	82
9	Betty	81
10	Judith	74
11	Beverly	72
11	Sandra	72
13	Margaret	69
14	Karen	65
15	Linda	61
16	Dorothy	60
16	Joan	60
18	Nancy	58
19	Darlene	53
20	Helen	52
21	Bonnie	51
22	Joyce	45
22	Marilyn	45
22	Ruth	45
25	Marlene	42

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alice	39
27	Janice	34
27	Kay	34
27	Lois	34
30	Gloria	33
31	Frances	32
31	Janet	32
31	Jean	32
31	Phyllis	32
35	Geraldine	31
35	Roberta	31
37	Connie	29
37	Delores	29
37	Rose	29
40	Doris	28
40	Myrna	28
42	Joann	27
42	Loretta	27
44	Diane	26
44	Irene	26
44	Joanne	26
47	Carolyn	25
47	Marjorie	25
49	Ann	24
49	Virginia	24
51	Charlotte	22
51	Deanna	22
51	Diana	22
51	Norma	22
55	Elaine	21
55	Elizabeth	21
55	Marie	21
55	Susan	21
59	Gail	20
59	Kathleen	20
61	Rosalie	19
62	Arlene	18
62	Jo	18
64	Audrey	17
64	Carole	17
64	Dolores	17
64	Ellen	17
64	Florence	17
64	Martha	17
64	Wanda	17
71	Jeanette	16
71	Maxine	16
71	Patsy	16
71	Sheila	16
75	Anna	15
75	Jane	15
75	Marcia	15
75	Peggy	15
79	Charlene	14
79	Eileen	14
79	Gayle	14
79	Jacqueline	14
79	Juanita	14
79	Louise	14
79	Margie	14
79	Maureen	14
79	Sally	14
79	Wilma	14
89	Edith	13
89	June	13
89	Laura	13
89	Pat	13
89	Vivian	13
89	Yvonne	13
95	Anne	12
95	Elsie	12
95	Evelyn	12
95	Jeanne	12
95	Marian	12
95	Sylvia	12