Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	1,876
2	Patricia	1,703
3	Carol	1,350
4	Mary	1,331
5	Judith	861
6	Joan	847
7	Nancy	653
8	Margaret	638
9	Elizabeth	536
10	Joyce	531
11	Linda	527
12	Kathleen	502
13	Susan	481
14	Dorothy	477
15	Janet	452
16	Diane	451
17	Sandra	447
18	Carole	385
19	Carolyn	376
20	Marie	360
21	Virginia	352
22	Elaine	344
23	Jean	339
24	Marilyn	324
25	Frances	316

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gail	305
27	Ruth	303
28	Lois	298
29	Arlene	297
30	Beverly	284
31	Helen	279
32	Dolores	276
33	Ann	275
33	Karen	275
35	Joanne	268
36	Betty	267
37	Maryann	255
38	Catherine	254
39	Lorraine	246
40	Geraldine	239
40	Phyllis	239
42	Gloria	231
43	Eileen	229
44	Joann	221
45	Judy	216
46	Shirley	212
47	Jane	202
48	Ellen	200
49	Maureen	199
50	Alice	194
50	Doris	194
52	Rose	192
53	Eleanor	188
54	Theresa	184
55	Florence	179
56	Janice	171
57	Anne	168
58	Sharon	163
59	Louise	162
60	Irene	155
61	Evelyn	151
62	Bonnie	150
63	Anna	147
64	Rosemary	144
65	Rita	143
66	Roberta	138
67	Jacqueline	137
68	Donna	134
69	Josephine	123
69	Rosemarie	123
71	Brenda	121
72	Diana	118
73	Katherine	115
74	Lillian	110
74	Marjorie	110
76	Grace	105
76	Sally	105
76	Sheila	105
79	Marion	104
80	Lucille	102
80	Lynn	102
82	Christine	101
82	Kathryn	101
82	Marlene	101
85	Charlotte	99
85	Marianne	99
87	Angela	97
88	Loretta	95
89	Constance	91
89	Martha	91
91	June	90
92	Anita	89
92	Claire	89
94	Mildred	86
95	Pamela	84
96	Cynthia	82
96	Jeanne	82
96	Suzanne	82
99	Madeline	78
100	Paula	77
100	Veronica	77