Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1941

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	1,596
2	Patricia	1,422
3	Mary	1,128
4	Carol	966
5	Joan	829
6	Judith	744
7	Nancy	548
8	Margaret	539
9	Elizabeth	446
9	Joyce	446
11	Dorothy	432
12	Linda	393
13	Marie	373
14	Dolores	341
15	Janet	323
16	Elaine	311
17	Kathleen	309
18	Carolyn	308
18	Jean	308
20	Susan	295
21	Virginia	292
22	Sandra	287
23	Diane	270
23	Ruth	270
25	Ann	264

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Helen	264
27	Frances	244
28	Betty	232
29	Catherine	228
30	Marilyn	227
31	Arlene	223
32	Carole	222
33	Maryann	219
34	Lois	216
35	Shirley	215
36	Geraldine	214
37	Gail	210
38	Beverly	208
38	Gloria	208
40	Phyllis	204
41	Lorraine	193
42	Doris	190
43	Alice	184
44	Rose	180
45	Eleanor	172
46	Anne	171
47	Joanne	166
48	Karen	162
49	Anna	161
50	Janice	160
50	Theresa	160
52	Jane	154
53	Joann	153
54	Eileen	151
54	Ellen	151
56	Judy	144
57	Florence	143
58	Irene	135
59	Louise	132
60	Maureen	130
61	Evelyn	129
62	Brenda	120
63	Marion	119
64	Josephine	116
65	Jacqueline	115
66	Rita	112
67	Katherine	110
68	Rosemarie	108
69	June	105
70	Lillian	104
70	Rosemary	104
72	Bonnie	102
73	Loretta	100
74	Angela	99
75	Martha	98
76	Charlotte	97
77	Mildred	95
78	Marjorie	93
78	Sharon	93
80	Grace	92
81	Roberta	90
82	Suzanne	88
83	Donna	86
83	Marlene	86
85	Lynn	84
86	Claire	83
86	Constance	83
88	Kathryn	82
88	Lucille	82
90	Jeanne	81
91	Anita	79
91	Diana	79
93	Edith	78
93	Sally	78
95	Harriet	77
96	Christine	76
97	Cynthia	74
97	Marianne	74
99	Priscilla	70
99	Sheila	70