Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,036
2	Barbara	2,599
3	Patricia	2,208
4	Carol	2,138
5	Linda	2,083
6	Sandra	1,747
7	Nancy	1,714
8	Judith	1,702
9	Sharon	1,326
10	Karen	1,258
11	Carolyn	1,141
12	Judy	1,135
13	Janet	1,057
14	Joyce	1,054
15	Donna	1,028
16	Betty	884
17	Shirley	811
17	Susan	811
19	Margaret	790
20	Marilyn	750
21	Beverly	722
22	Joan	721
23	Ruth	674
24	Kathleen	664
25	Bonnie	656

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Janice	581
27	Carole	555
28	Diane	529
29	Phyllis	508
30	Virginia	496
31	Dorothy	488
32	Martha	432
33	Helen	412
34	Elizabeth	407
34	Jean	407
36	Gloria	402
37	Sue	394
38	Sally	380
39	Lois	365
40	Jane	353
41	Elaine	350
42	Ann	336
43	Alice	320
44	Connie	318
45	Joanne	314
46	Rita	308
47	Frances	305
48	Kay	296
49	Roberta	286
50	Diana	285
51	Marlene	280
52	Peggy	279
53	Norma	277
54	Charlotte	272
55	Rose	271
56	Joann	260
57	Darlene	244
58	Geraldine	230
59	Marjorie	225
59	Wanda	225
61	Jacqueline	222
62	Rebecca	221
63	Marcia	210
63	Marie	210
65	Catherine	208
66	Doris	206
67	Brenda	201
68	Dolores	199
69	Suzanne	195
70	Jo	194
70	Loretta	194
72	Gail	193
73	Ellen	192
74	Kathryn	189
75	Evelyn	184
76	Constance	182
77	Charlene	180
78	Rosemary	179
79	Pamela	174
80	June	166
81	Anna	161
82	Kathy	159
83	Delores	158
84	Cynthia	156
85	Anita	154
86	Sylvia	153
87	Katherine	151
88	Eileen	149
89	Dianne	148
90	Arlene	143
90	Sarah	143
92	Louise	135
92	Sheila	135
94	Juanita	130
95	Wilma	129
96	Patty	126
97	Jeanne	124
98	Eleanor	122
98	Sandy	122
100	Sara	121