Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	192
2	Linda	149
3	Sharon	143
4	Carol	139
5	Judy	106
6	Patricia	103
7	Sandra	97
8	Barbara	94
9	Karen	90
10	Donna	85
11	Judith	83
12	Shirley	82
13	Betty	75
14	Nancy	68
15	Susan	63
16	Bonnie	60
16	Marilyn	60
18	Margaret	55
19	Kathleen	49
20	Carolyn	46
20	Janet	46
22	Diane	45
23	Cheryl	44
23	Helen	44
25	Darlene	42

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	39
27	Dorothy	37
28	Connie	36
28	Joan	36
28	Joyce	36
31	Jean	35
32	Beverly	34
33	Virginia	30
34	Alice	28
34	Frances	28
34	Ruth	28
37	Lois	27
38	Diana	26
38	Gloria	26
38	Phyllis	26
41	Arlene	25
41	Peggy	25
43	Carole	24
43	Roberta	24
45	Charlotte	23
45	Kay	23
47	Irene	22
48	Marjorie	21
48	Pamela	21
50	Katherine	20
51	Loretta	19
51	Sally	19
53	Charlene	18
53	Evelyn	18
53	Sue	18
56	Doris	17
56	Marcia	17
56	Sherry	17
59	Catherine	16
59	Claudia	16
59	Elizabeth	16
59	Kathryn	16
59	Kathy	16
64	Ann	15
64	Ellen	15
64	Jane	15
64	Joanne	15
64	Patsy	15
64	Sheila	15
70	Rita	14
70	Terry	14
72	Dolores	13
72	Elaine	13
72	Gail	13
72	Lynn	13
72	Penny	13
72	Sandy	13
72	Wanda	13
79	Jo	12
79	Leslie	12
79	Marie	12
79	Marlene	12
79	Martha	12
79	Myrna	12
79	Pat	12
79	Paulette	12
79	Suzanne	12
88	Anita	11
88	Clara	11
88	Colleen	11
88	Lorraine	11
88	Norma	11
88	Vicki	11
94	Delores	10
94	Edith	10
94	Eva	10
94	Julia	10
94	Julie	10
94	Sylvia	10
94	Wilma	10