Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	454
2	Sharon	433
3	Karen	309
4	Patricia	295
5	Barbara	291
6	Carol	258
7	Judy	246
8	Judith	244
9	Linda	240
10	Sandra	236
11	Carolyn	192
12	Janice	174
13	Nancy	170
14	Shirley	166
15	Janet	162
16	Marilyn	161
17	Betty	160
17	Donna	160
19	Joyce	149
20	Margaret	135
21	Beverly	131
22	Kathleen	127
23	Joan	110
24	Bonnie	101
25	Dorothy	100

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Virginia	94
27	Susan	91
28	Connie	88
29	Lois	87
30	Diane	86
30	Kay	86
32	Jean	83
33	Phyllis	80
34	Ruth	72
35	Doris	70
36	Helen	69
37	Marlene	68
38	Carole	62
39	Gloria	60
40	Jane	58
41	Ann	57
42	Alice	53
42	Jeanette	53
42	Rita	53
45	Diana	51
45	Kathryn	51
47	Darlene	48
47	Deanna	48
49	Norma	47
50	Charlene	46
50	Elaine	46
50	Rose	46
53	Evelyn	45
53	Joann	45
53	Peggy	45
56	Sally	44
57	Marjorie	42
58	Frances	40
59	Roberta	36
60	Delores	35
60	Marcia	35
62	Jacqueline	34
62	Pamela	34
64	Charlotte	33
65	Elizabeth	32
65	Jo	32
65	Loretta	32
65	Sherry	32
69	Kathy	31
70	Dianne	30
71	Joanne	29
71	Patty	29
73	Pat	28
73	Rosemary	28
75	Ellen	27
75	Katherine	27
77	Arlene	26
77	Eileen	26
79	Constance	25
80	Anna	24
80	Catherine	24
80	Maxine	24
80	Patsy	24
84	Georgia	23
84	Glenda	23
84	Martha	23
84	Wilma	23
88	Gail	22
89	Anita	21
89	Jeanne	21
89	Marie	21
92	Lorraine	20
92	Louise	20
92	Sheila	20
92	Wanda	20
96	Irene	19
96	Julie	19
96	Rebecca	19
96	Rosalie	19
100	Cynthia	18
100	Maureen	18
100	Pauline	18