Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	230
2	Sharon	209
3	Carol	148
3	Janice	148
5	Patricia	134
6	Shirley	124
7	Karen	107
8	Judith	100
9	Sandra	95
10	Betty	93
11	Darlene	83
12	Barbara	81
12	Donna	81
12	Dorothy	81
15	Beverly	77
16	Margaret	75
17	Judy	71
18	Joyce	70
19	Gloria	65
19	Linda	65
21	Janet	59
21	Marilyn	59
23	Diane	58
23	Marlene	58
25	Bonnie	54

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Joan	54
27	Kathleen	52
28	Elaine	51
28	Lois	51
30	Arlene	50
31	Doris	48
31	Virginia	48
33	Kay	46
34	Alice	45
35	Delores	44
35	Phyllis	44
37	Myrna	42
38	Marlys	39
39	Marjorie	38
40	Jean	36
40	Joann	36
42	Geraldine	35
43	Carole	33
43	Helen	33
43	Jeanette	33
43	Joanne	33
43	Loretta	33
43	Nancy	33
43	Ruth	33
50	Ann	31
50	Audrey	31
50	Evelyn	31
50	Jane	31
50	Lorraine	31
55	Elizabeth	30
55	Irene	30
57	Rose	29
58	Frances	25
58	Gayle	25
58	Rita	25
61	Norma	24
62	Connie	22
62	Leona	22
62	Marie	22
65	Diana	21
65	Ellen	21
65	Mavis	21
68	Eleanor	20
68	Gail	20
70	Charlotte	19
70	Deanna	19
70	Eileen	19
70	June	19
70	Maxine	19
70	Sally	19
70	Susan	19
70	Yvonne	19
78	Bernice	18
78	Caroline	18
78	Marcella	18
81	Anna	17
81	Claudia	17
81	Eunice	17
81	Jeanne	17
81	Kathryn	17
81	Lavonne	17
81	Louise	17
81	Marian	17
81	Peggy	17
90	Catherine	16
90	Colleen	16
90	Dianne	16
90	Roberta	16
94	Annette	15
94	Carolyn	15
94	Gladys	15
94	Katherine	15
94	Pat	15
99	Jacqueline	14
99	Lucille	14
99	Rosalie	14
99	Rosemary	14