Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	2,885
2	Barbara	2,002
3	Linda	1,968
4	Patricia	1,909
5	Carol	1,907
6	Sandra	1,593
7	Nancy	1,496
8	Sharon	1,495
9	Judith	1,482
10	Karen	1,255
11	Judy	1,021
12	Donna	1,011
13	Susan	921
14	Janet	895
15	Carolyn	883
16	Kathleen	788
17	Joyce	782
18	Shirley	767
19	Betty	727
20	Marilyn	716
21	Margaret	708
22	Cheryl	653
23	Ruth	597
24	Bonnie	581
25	Beverly	553

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diane	540
27	Joan	481
28	Dorothy	455
29	Janice	447
30	Phyllis	437
31	Virginia	428
32	Elizabeth	408
33	Martha	399
34	Gloria	397
35	Jean	392
36	Jane	380
36	Sue	380
38	Connie	354
39	Helen	339
40	Pamela	338
41	Sally	332
42	Carole	323
43	Frances	292
44	Rita	289
45	Elaine	285
46	Diana	276
47	Lois	272
48	Alice	269
49	Ann	257
50	Brenda	253
51	Charlotte	251
52	Rose	250
53	Jacqueline	239
54	Joanne	235
55	Darlene	234
56	Roberta	232
57	Peggy	231
58	Kay	228
59	Rebecca	227
60	Doris	226
61	Marcia	223
62	Kathryn	215
63	Jo	214
63	Norma	214
65	Marjorie	205
66	Marlene	201
67	Paula	199
68	Suzanne	197
69	Joann	192
70	Catherine	188
70	Kathy	188
72	Gail	181
72	Wanda	181
74	Geraldine	178
74	Rosemary	178
76	Evelyn	174
77	Marie	173
78	Constance	167
79	Marsha	165
80	Dianne	162
81	Charlene	158
81	Ellen	158
83	Sherry	156
84	Eileen	151
85	Delores	147
86	Christine	144
87	Cynthia	136
88	Katherine	135
89	Sylvia	131
90	Sheila	130
91	Anita	129
92	Anna	127
92	Jeanne	127
94	Loretta	121
95	Sarah	120
96	Arlene	115
96	Louise	115
98	Juanita	114
99	Lynn	112
100	Dolores	110