Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1938

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,117
2	Barbara	782
3	Betty	714
4	Shirley	663
5	Patricia	410
6	Wanda	373
7	Carolyn	326
8	Dorothy	273
8	Joyce	273
10	Patsy	272
11	Norma	271
12	Donna	265
13	Carol	263
14	Nancy	251
15	Helen	239
16	Peggy	229
17	Margaret	226
18	Virginia	206
19	Doris	201
20	Beverly	176
21	Janice	175
21	Martha	175
21	Phyllis	175
24	Frances	170
25	Ruth	165

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Linda	158
27	Wilma	156
28	Ruby	150
29	Marilyn	141
30	Sandra	139
31	Anna	130
31	Sharon	130
33	Jo	127
34	Lois	126
35	Billie	125
36	Alice	124
37	Glenda	113
38	Evelyn	111
39	Bonnie	109
39	Loretta	109
39	Sue	109
42	Judith	106
43	Kay	101
44	Judy	100
45	Elizabeth	98
46	Joan	95
47	Mildred	94
48	Juanita	93
49	Joy	87
50	Margie	86
50	Thelma	86
52	Bobbie	85
53	Charlene	84
53	Edna	84
55	Anita	83
55	Karen	83
57	Emma	82
57	Gloria	82
59	Ann	81
59	Darlene	81
61	Clara	80
62	Jean	78
63	Joann	73
64	Delores	72
65	Hazel	71
66	Rose	70
67	Charlotte	66
67	Sylvia	66
67	Velma	66
70	Louise	64
71	Jane	63
72	Kathryn	62
72	Pat	62
74	Melba	60
75	Roberta	59
76	Yvonne	57
77	Myrna	56
77	Sarah	56
79	Janet	54
80	Edith	53
80	Geraldine	53
82	Jessie	52
83	Marjorie	51
83	Sally	51
85	Carole	50
85	Marie	50
87	Gladys	49
87	Lola	49
87	Paula	49
87	Ramona	49
87	Vera	49
92	Georgia	48
93	Connie	47
93	Ethel	47
93	Naomi	47
96	Deloris	46
96	Dixie	46
98	Ellen	45
98	Eva	45
98	Jackie	45
98	Laura	45
98	Pauline	45
98	Willie	45