Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	256
2	Carol	212
3	Linda	200
4	Karen	198
5	Sharon	191
6	Sandra	129
7	Patricia	121
8	Judith	120
9	Judy	110
10	Janice	108
11	Diane	102
12	Shirley	96
13	Betty	93
14	Barbara	89
15	Kathleen	83
16	Marilyn	75
17	Cheryl	67
18	Donna	63
19	Joyce	60
20	Bonnie	59
20	Darlene	59
20	Nancy	59
23	Susan	57
24	Janet	55
25	Joan	54

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Margaret	51
27	Carolyn	50
28	Marlene	49
29	Lois	46
30	Dorothy	44
30	Phyllis	44
32	Beverly	43
33	Connie	41
33	Gloria	41
33	Jean	41
33	Virginia	41
37	Elaine	40
38	Kay	38
39	Alice	36
40	Joanne	35
41	Elizabeth	34
42	Charlotte	33
42	Joann	33
44	Doris	32
45	Dianne	31
45	Eileen	31
45	Ruth	31
48	Jane	29
48	Marlys	29
48	Rita	29
51	Delores	28
51	Lorraine	28
51	Marjorie	28
54	Arlene	25
54	Helen	25
54	Irene	25
57	Ann	23
57	Carole	23
57	Gail	23
57	Peggy	23
57	Rose	23
62	Roberta	22
63	Geraldine	21
63	Marie	21
65	Diana	20
66	Constance	19
66	Lavonne	19
66	Loretta	19
66	Sylvia	19
70	Bonita	18
70	Catherine	18
70	Jeanne	18
70	June	18
70	Kathryn	18
75	Evelyn	17
75	Frances	17
75	Myrna	17
75	Pamela	17
75	Paulette	17
75	Sheila	17
81	Jacqueline	16
81	Leona	16
83	Anna	15
83	Audrey	15
83	Georgia	15
83	Jeanette	15
83	Luella	15
83	Marcia	15
83	Norma	15
83	Rosemary	15
83	Ruby	15
83	Sally	15
93	Bernice	14
93	Ellen	14
93	Faye	14
93	Gayle	14
93	Grace	14
93	Lynda	14
93	Pauline	14
100	Claudia	13
100	Colleen	13
100	Katherine	13
100	Kathy	13
100	Laura	13
100	Marcella	13
100	Marian	13
100	Mavis	13
100	Sherry	13
100	Yvonne	13