Most popular girls’ names in Nevada, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	30
1	Sharon	30
3	Barbara	22
3	Mary	22
3	Sandra	22
6	Betty	20
7	Bonnie	17
7	Carol	17
7	Linda	17
10	Judy	16
11	Diane	14
12	Beverly	13
12	Judith	13
14	Joan	12
14	Joyce	12
14	Nancy	12
17	Charlotte	11
17	Donna	11
17	Virginia	11
20	Ann	10
21	Carolyn	9
21	Darlene	9
21	Gloria	9
21	Janice	9
21	Joanne	9

Rank	Name	Babies
21	Karen	9
21	Susan	9
28	Peggy	8
29	Anita	7
29	Gail	7
29	Lois	7
29	Marilyn	7
29	Norma	7
34	Alice	6
34	Diana	6
34	Frances	6
34	Irene	6
34	Janet	6
34	Kathryn	6
34	Margaret	6
34	Rose	6
42	Dorothy	5
42	Geraldine	5
42	Helen	5
42	Julia	5
42	Kay	5
42	Martha	5
42	Maxine	5
42	Phyllis	5