Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	4,508
2	Mary	4,450
3	Patricia	4,163
4	Carol	3,772
5	Linda	2,849
6	Judith	2,324
7	Joan	2,237
8	Susan	2,218
9	Margaret	1,854
10	Nancy	1,825
11	Sandra	1,802
12	Kathleen	1,760
13	Diane	1,533
14	Sharon	1,522
15	Elizabeth	1,341
16	Joyce	1,200
17	Karen	1,165
18	Ann	1,102
19	Marilyn	1,094
20	Dorothy	1,068
21	Marie	1,063
22	Eileen	1,062
23	Janet	1,001
24	Donna	991
25	Carolyn	990

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Frances	901
27	Virginia	897
28	Gail	885
29	Ellen	850
29	Helen	850
31	Elaine	846
32	Jean	839
33	Carole	804
34	Phyllis	794
35	Maureen	778
36	Catherine	766
37	Joanne	759
38	Jane	743
39	Beverly	710
40	Gloria	695
41	Ruth	686
42	Geraldine	653
42	Lorraine	653
44	Alice	650
45	Rose	631
46	Bonnie	627
47	Anne	625
48	Arlene	622
48	Betty	622
50	Shirley	619
51	Judy	602
52	Theresa	566
53	Roberta	533
54	Maryann	503
55	Jacqueline	495
56	Sheila	493
57	Rita	486
58	Joann	484
59	Dolores	482
60	Josephine	460
61	Janice	454
62	Louise	449
63	Diana	443
64	Irene	440
64	Pamela	440
64	Suzanne	440
67	Lois	436
68	Christine	431
69	Rosemary	420
70	Marcia	407
71	Martha	403
72	Doris	379
72	Rosemarie	379
74	Sally	364
75	Marjorie	363
76	Marion	360
77	Florence	355
78	Anna	353
78	Evelyn	353
80	Eleanor	344
81	Katherine	341
82	Cynthia	339
82	Lucille	339
84	Loretta	332
85	Anita	320
86	Constance	311
87	Paula	305
88	Lynn	296
89	Angela	295
89	Kathryn	295
91	Lillian	292
92	Grace	290
93	Annette	288
94	Charlotte	281
95	Jeanne	276
95	Maria	276
97	Dianne	273
98	Madeline	271
99	Brenda	266
99	Harriet	266