Most popular girls’ names in New Hampshire, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Sandra	165
2	Patricia	153
3	Carol	138
4	Nancy	121
5	Mary	119
6	Judith	108
7	Barbara	106
8	Linda	89
9	Joan	76
10	Pauline	64
11	Joyce	60
12	Donna	56
12	Elaine	56
14	Brenda	54
15	Shirley	53
16	Susan	51
17	Dorothy	50
17	Elizabeth	50
19	Carolyn	45
20	Beverly	44
20	Janet	44
22	Margaret	43
22	Marie	43
24	Constance	41
24	Gloria	41

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Kathleen	41
24	Louise	41
28	Carole	40
28	Lorraine	40
30	Marilyn	39
31	Claire	36
32	Priscilla	35
33	Diane	34
33	Joanne	34
35	Sharon	33
36	Jane	32
36	Janice	32
36	Jean	32
39	Jeanne	31
39	Lucille	31
39	Sally	31
42	Ann	30
42	Sheila	30
42	Sylvia	30
45	Betty	29
45	Gail	29
47	Cynthia	28
47	Virginia	28
49	Jacqueline	27
50	Helen	26
51	Bonnie	25
51	Judy	25
51	Martha	25
54	Rita	24
55	Doris	23
56	Frances	22
56	Maureen	22
58	Eleanor	21
58	Lois	21
58	Roberta	21
58	Suzanne	21
58	Theresa	21
63	Irene	20
63	Phyllis	20
65	Anita	19
65	Arlene	19
65	Evelyn	19
65	Marcia	19
69	Marjorie	18
69	Pamela	18
69	Rose	18
69	Ruth	18
73	Anne	17
73	Dolores	17
73	Jeannette	17
73	Karen	17
73	Norma	17
78	Marion	16
78	Muriel	16
80	Claudette	15
80	Ellen	15
80	Lillian	15
83	Dianne	14
83	Jeannine	14
83	Marguerite	14
83	Sarah	14
87	Alice	13
87	Cecile	13
87	Charlotte	13
87	Diana	13
87	Florence	13
87	Geraldine	13
87	Marlene	13
87	Yvette	13
95	June	12
95	Katherine	12
95	Rachel	12
95	Therese	12
99	Annette	11
99	Catherine	11
99	Julia	11
99	Madeleine	11