Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	481
2	Betty	121
3	Barbara	107
4	Gloria	101
5	Maria	95
6	Margaret	91
7	Frances	84
8	Helen	80
9	Patricia	75
10	Dorothy	74
11	Martha	68
12	Rose	62
13	Virginia	61
14	Nancy	60
15	Dolores	59
16	Patsy	57
17	Linda	55
18	Alice	54
19	Lucy	51
20	Shirley	50
21	Irene	49
22	Carol	47
22	Viola	47
24	Sandra	44
25	Pauline	42

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Judy	41
26	Marie	41
28	Sylvia	40
29	Carolyn	39
29	Wanda	39
31	Priscilla	38
32	Beatrice	37
32	Juanita	37
34	Elsie	36
35	Anita	35
35	Cecilia	35
35	Ruth	35
38	Annie	34
38	Carmen	34
38	Elizabeth	34
38	Lydia	34
38	Peggy	34
38	Ramona	34
44	Connie	33
45	Norma	32
45	Rebecca	32
47	Esther	31
47	Julia	31
49	Donna	30
49	Nellie	30
49	Rita	30
52	Grace	29
52	Josephine	29
52	Sally	29
55	Dora	28
55	Eva	28
57	Jane	27
57	Joyce	27
59	Bertha	26
59	Ida	26
59	Lucille	26
62	Angie	25
62	Joann	25
62	Louise	25
62	Lupe	25
62	Sharon	25
67	Doris	24
67	Emma	24
67	Josie	24
67	Judith	24
67	Lillian	24
67	Ruby	24
73	Anna	23
73	Beverly	23
73	Lorraine	23
73	Olivia	23
73	Stella	23
78	Jean	22
78	Theresa	22
80	Edna	21
80	Evelyn	21
80	Jessie	21
80	Loretta	21
80	Margie	21
80	Nora	21
80	Sarah	21
87	Bernice	19
87	Bessie	19
87	Clara	19
87	Rachel	19
91	Ann	18
91	Geraldine	18
91	Jo	18
91	Joan	18
91	Laura	18
91	Lois	18
91	Teresa	18
98	Glenda	17
98	Guadalupe	17
98	Marcella	17
98	Rosie	17