Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1943

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	3,166
2	Barbara	2,330
3	Linda	2,234
4	Patricia	2,171
5	Carol	2,156
6	Sandra	1,683
7	Judith	1,665
7	Sharon	1,665
9	Nancy	1,615
10	Karen	1,454
11	Judy	1,197
12	Donna	1,123
13	Carolyn	1,101
14	Janet	1,062
15	Susan	922
16	Joyce	910
17	Shirley	887
18	Betty	857
19	Margaret	782
20	Marilyn	733
21	Kathleen	694
22	Beverly	652
23	Diane	647
24	Ruth	641
25	Bonnie	585

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joan	555
27	Janice	516
28	Dorothy	458
29	Martha	445
30	Virginia	438
31	Gloria	420
32	Phyllis	418
33	Jean	415
34	Carole	410
35	Helen	409
36	Elizabeth	380
37	Sue	368
38	Sally	344
39	Lois	330
40	Connie	323
41	Jane	314
42	Alice	311
43	Frances	307
43	Pamela	307
45	Ann	300
46	Diana	299
47	Rita	292
48	Charlotte	287
49	Elaine	283
50	Roberta	280
51	Darlene	257
51	Joanne	257
51	Peggy	257
54	Kay	251
55	Jacqueline	250
56	Joann	249
57	Rose	243
58	Norma	237
59	Rebecca	235
60	Marcia	234
61	Kathryn	225
62	Marlene	218
63	Brenda	217
64	Geraldine	215
64	Rosemary	215
66	Doris	210
67	Cheryl	207
68	Dianne	206
68	Evelyn	206
70	Suzanne	197
70	Wanda	197
72	Marjorie	194
73	Jo	186
74	Ellen	185
75	Eileen	182
76	Catherine	178
77	Anna	176
78	Kathy	175
79	Paula	170
80	Charlene	167
81	Marie	163
81	Sheila	163
83	Loretta	160
84	Constance	154
85	Cynthia	149
86	Dolores	147
87	Gail	144
88	Sylvia	143
89	Katherine	142
90	Christine	140
91	Juanita	139
92	Marsha	137
93	Sherry	136
94	Louise	133
95	Delores	129
95	Jeanne	129
97	Anita	128
98	Arlene	126
98	Sarah	126
100	Lynn	120
100	Mildred	120
100	Patty	120