Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1943
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharon | 230 |
| 2 | Mary | 214 |
| 3 | Carol | 165 |
| 4 | Karen | 153 |
| 5 | Linda | 152 |
| 6 | Janice | 143 |
| 7 | Judith | 123 |
| 8 | Diane | 109 |
| 9 | Sandra | 108 |
| 10 | Barbara | 102 |
| 11 | Judy | 96 |
| 12 | Donna | 95 |
| 12 | Shirley | 95 |
| 14 | Patricia | 94 |
| 15 | Betty | 90 |
| 16 | Bonnie | 70 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 68 |
| 18 | Darlene | 66 |
| 19 | Margaret | 64 |
| 20 | Joyce | 60 |
| 21 | Beverly | 59 |
| 21 | Joan | 59 |
| 23 | Janet | 56 |
| 24 | Jean | 55 |
| 25 | Nancy | 54 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Marilyn | 51 |
| 27 | Dorothy | 50 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 47 |
| 29 | Virginia | 45 |
| 30 | Marlene | 44 |
| 30 | Phyllis | 44 |
| 32 | Susan | 42 |
| 33 | Elaine | 41 |
| 34 | Dianne | 40 |
| 34 | Lois | 40 |
| 34 | Marlys | 40 |
| 37 | Connie | 39 |
| 38 | Joann | 38 |
| 39 | Delores | 37 |
| 40 | Ruth | 36 |
| 41 | Rose | 34 |
| 42 | Elizabeth | 33 |
| 42 | Gloria | 33 |
| 42 | Joanne | 33 |
| 45 | Jeanette | 32 |
| 46 | Doris | 31 |
| 46 | June | 31 |
| 48 | Cheryl | 30 |
| 48 | Jane | 30 |
| 48 | Marie | 30 |
| 48 | Marjorie | 30 |
| 48 | Myrna | 30 |
| 53 | Alice | 29 |
| 53 | Arlene | 29 |
| 53 | Helen | 29 |
| 53 | Loretta | 29 |
| 57 | Kay | 28 |
| 58 | Peggy | 26 |
| 59 | Eileen | 25 |
| 60 | Carole | 24 |
| 60 | Evelyn | 24 |
| 60 | Frances | 24 |
| 60 | Lorraine | 24 |
| 60 | Rita | 24 |
| 65 | Ann | 23 |
| 65 | Irene | 23 |
| 67 | Charlotte | 22 |
| 67 | Norma | 22 |
| 69 | Louise | 20 |
| 69 | Mavis | 20 |
| 69 | Paulette | 20 |
| 69 | Yvonne | 20 |
| 73 | Sheila | 19 |
| 74 | Ardis | 17 |
| 74 | Ellen | 17 |
| 74 | Geraldine | 17 |
| 74 | Katherine | 17 |
| 74 | Sylvia | 17 |
| 79 | Bernice | 16 |
| 79 | Gail | 16 |
| 81 | Bonita | 15 |
| 81 | Faye | 15 |
| 81 | Kathy | 15 |
| 81 | Vivian | 15 |
| 85 | Caroline | 14 |
| 85 | Diana | 14 |
| 85 | Lillian | 14 |
| 85 | Marcella | 14 |
| 85 | Pauline | 14 |
| 90 | Catherine | 13 |
| 90 | Gayle | 13 |
| 90 | Kathryn | 13 |
| 90 | Lavonne | 13 |
| 90 | Marian | 13 |
| 90 | Marion | 13 |
| 90 | Maureen | 13 |
| 97 | Constance | 12 |
| 97 | Eunice | 12 |
| 97 | Jeanne | 12 |
| 97 | Laura | 12 |
| 97 | Margie | 12 |
| 97 | Pamela | 12 |
| 97 | Roberta | 12 |
| 97 | Sally | 12 |
| 97 | Verna | 12 |