Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	460
2	Sharon	362
3	Barbara	300
4	Karen	286
5	Patricia	260
6	Carol	249
7	Judy	244
8	Judith	221
9	Sandra	198
10	Betty	182
11	Donna	179
12	Marilyn	178
13	Janice	174
14	Shirley	168
15	Janet	160
16	Joyce	154
17	Nancy	151
18	Carolyn	120
19	Joan	118
20	Beverly	115
21	Linda	113
22	Dorothy	106
23	Phyllis	98
24	Margaret	97
25	Connie	90

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bonnie	87
27	Lois	79
27	Virginia	79
29	Doris	74
29	Ruth	74
31	Helen	73
31	Jean	73
31	Norma	73
34	Marlene	71
35	Joann	65
36	Kathleen	64
37	Elaine	60
38	Alice	58
39	Darlene	56
40	Gloria	53
41	Jane	52
42	Elizabeth	51
43	Delores	50
44	Carole	48
45	Ann	47
45	Frances	47
45	Kay	47
48	Evelyn	46
48	Marjorie	46
48	Susan	46
51	Deanna	45
51	Rita	45
53	Geraldine	44
53	Jeanette	44
53	Peggy	44
56	Joanne	43
57	Rose	42
58	Arlene	41
58	Diane	41
60	Sally	40
61	Jacqueline	39
62	Charlotte	37
62	Kathryn	37
62	Roberta	37
65	Jo	36
66	Marcia	35
67	Catherine	34
68	Ellen	33
69	Loretta	31
70	Jeanne	30
70	June	30
70	Rosemary	30
73	Patty	29
74	Charlene	28
75	Pat	27
76	Colleen	25
76	Lorraine	25
76	Marie	25
76	Wilma	25
80	Margie	23
81	Brenda	22
81	Florence	22
81	Georgia	22
81	Marian	22
81	Suzanne	22
86	Anita	21
86	Dixie	21
86	Katherine	21
86	Wanda	21
86	Yvonne	21
91	Anna	20
91	Glenda	20
91	Jackie	20
91	Sondra	20
91	Vivian	20
96	Diana	19
96	Edith	19
96	Irene	19
96	Laura	19
96	Mildred	19
96	Myrna	19
96	Sharron	19
96	Sue	19