Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Patricia	153
2	Nancy	125
3	Mary	112
4	Judith	107
5	Sandra	106
6	Barbara	92
7	Carol	78
8	Joan	75
9	Linda	67
10	Beverly	58
11	Joyce	56
12	Shirley	52
13	Elaine	51
14	Janet	48
15	Dorothy	45
16	Gloria	44
16	Pauline	44
18	Elizabeth	43
19	Carolyn	41
20	Ann	40
20	Jacqueline	40
20	Janice	40
20	Lorraine	40
24	Jean	39
25	Doris	38

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Joanne	38
27	Betty	37
28	Marilyn	36
29	Gail	35
29	Virginia	35
31	Margaret	33
32	Donna	32
32	Martha	32
34	Lucille	31
35	Helen	30
35	Jane	30
35	Priscilla	30
35	Rita	30
35	Sylvia	30
40	Alice	29
41	Claire	28
42	Frances	27
42	Sally	27
44	Brenda	26
44	Diane	26
44	Ruth	26
47	Irene	25
47	Phyllis	25
49	Constance	24
49	Roberta	24
51	Jeanne	23
52	Marjorie	22
53	Anne	21
53	Judy	21
53	Marie	21
56	Theresa	20
57	Cecile	19
57	Cynthia	19
57	Eleanor	19
57	Jeannette	19
61	Carole	17
61	Louise	17
61	Sharon	17
64	Evelyn	16
64	Kathleen	16
64	Marcia	16
64	Susan	16
68	Claudette	15
68	Ellen	15
68	Norma	15
71	Anita	14
71	Annette	14
71	Suzanne	14
74	Loretta	12
74	Rose	12
76	Charlotte	11
76	Deborah	11
76	Florence	11
76	Geraldine	11
76	Gertrude	11
76	June	11
76	Sarah	11
83	Bette	10
83	Christine	10
83	Deanna	10
83	Dianne	10
83	Dolores	10
83	Ethel	10
83	Jeannine	10
83	Lois	10
83	Marguerite	10
83	Muriel	10
83	Natalie	10
83	Sheila	10
83	Vivian	10
96	Beatrice	9
96	Catherine	9
96	Esther	9
96	Marlene	9
96	Maureen	9
96	Rosalie	9
96	Thelma	9
96	Yvonne	9