Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	199
2	Janice	164
3	Carol	131
3	Patricia	131
5	Sharon	129
6	Shirley	109
7	Betty	105
8	Darlene	101
9	Beverly	88
10	Donna	85
11	Barbara	83
12	Judith	81
12	Marlene	81
14	Marilyn	77
15	Margaret	76
16	Joyce	66
17	Karen	64
18	Dorothy	61
19	Helen	57
19	Joann	57
21	Jean	55
21	Lois	55
23	Joan	54
24	Joanne	53
25	Marlys	52

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Phyllis	52
27	Gloria	49
28	Judy	48
29	Elaine	47
29	Janet	47
31	Delores	44
32	Bonnie	43
33	Arlene	41
33	Eileen	41
33	Jeanette	41
33	Nancy	41
37	Linda	40
37	Sandra	40
39	Kathleen	38
39	Ruth	38
41	Audrey	36
41	Irene	36
41	Rose	36
44	Carole	35
44	Lorraine	35
44	Mavis	35
47	Doris	34
47	Myrna	34
47	Virginia	34
50	Alice	33
51	Elizabeth	32
52	Marjorie	31
53	Kay	29
53	Yvonne	29
55	Diane	28
55	Frances	28
57	Charlotte	27
57	Connie	27
57	Gladys	27
57	Loretta	27
57	Marie	27
57	Peggy	27
63	Ann	26
63	Evelyn	26
63	Geraldine	26
66	Jane	23
66	Lillian	23
66	Sylvia	23
69	Lavonne	22
69	Norma	22
71	Annette	20
71	Eleanor	20
71	Ellen	20
71	Gail	20
71	Marion	20
76	Cheryl	19
76	Leona	19
76	Susan	19
79	Florence	18
79	Grace	18
79	Kathryn	18
79	Roberta	18
83	Angeline	17
83	Deanna	17
83	Jacqueline	17
83	June	17
83	Louise	17
83	Viola	17
89	Carolyn	16
89	Faye	16
89	Gayle	16
89	Marcella	16
89	Rita	16
89	Rosalie	16
89	Vivian	16
96	Bernice	15
96	Laura	15
98	Avis	14
98	Colleen	14
98	Esther	14
98	Lucille	14
98	Maxine	14
98	Sally	14