Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	1,520
2	Patricia	1,472
3	Carol	1,247
4	Mary	1,240
5	Judith	754
6	Nancy	667
7	Linda	649
8	Joan	642
9	Susan	615
10	Kathleen	595
11	Margaret	577
12	Diane	527
13	Sandra	462
14	Elizabeth	426
15	Dorothy	424
16	Joyce	408
17	Janet	402
18	Karen	364
19	Carolyn	313
20	Virginia	299
21	Marilyn	298
22	Sharon	297
23	Carole	285
24	Eileen	284
25	Marie	274

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elaine	273
27	Jean	264
28	Gail	262
29	Donna	254
30	Frances	248
31	Betty	242
32	Ann	237
33	Ruth	235
34	Helen	232
35	Jane	229
36	Joanne	227
37	Catherine	220
37	Joann	220
39	Lois	218
40	Gloria	214
41	Dolores	212
41	Lorraine	212
43	Beverly	211
44	Arlene	209
45	Maryann	200
46	Geraldine	199
47	Phyllis	191
48	Maureen	190
49	Theresa	187
50	Alice	185
51	Ellen	180
52	Shirley	179
53	Janice	174
54	Jacqueline	165
55	Bonnie	155
55	Doris	155
55	Pamela	155
58	Judy	153
59	Rose	148
60	Louise	144
61	Anna	137
62	Evelyn	132
63	Christine	130
64	Rita	129
65	Lynn	125
66	Cheryl	123
66	Diana	123
68	Irene	121
68	Rosemary	121
68	Suzanne	121
71	Anne	116
72	Florence	112
73	Eleanor	110
74	Martha	109
74	Roberta	109
76	Kathryn	106
77	Charlotte	105
78	Grace	103
79	Brenda	102
80	Josephine	99
81	Jeanne	98
81	Katherine	98
83	Constance	97
83	Marion	97
85	Lucille	96
85	Rosemarie	96
87	Marlene	93
88	Marjorie	91
88	Sally	91
90	Dianne	88
91	Claire	87
92	Andrea	85
92	Paula	85
94	Bernadette	84
94	June	84
94	Loretta	84
97	Sheila	81
98	Angela	79
98	Mildred	79
100	Maria	77