Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,080
2	Barbara	702
3	Betty	687
4	Shirley	535
5	Patricia	473
6	Carolyn	348
7	Wanda	342
8	Joyce	299
9	Carol	295
10	Patsy	288
11	Linda	269
12	Nancy	261
13	Donna	252
14	Margaret	233
15	Dorothy	226
16	Virginia	225
17	Helen	214
18	Janice	203
19	Judy	199
19	Norma	199
21	Peggy	198
22	Phyllis	185
23	Judith	184
24	Doris	180
25	Sandra	177

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	172
27	Frances	166
28	Ruth	153
29	Wilma	150
30	Sharon	149
31	Marilyn	144
32	Jo	143
33	Beverly	140
34	Glenda	130
35	Alice	127
35	Ruby	127
37	Anna	126
37	Lois	126
39	Bonnie	113
39	Sue	113
41	Elizabeth	109
42	Evelyn	107
43	Joan	106
44	Kay	104
45	Karen	102
46	Loretta	100
47	Juanita	96
48	Billie	95
49	Charlotte	88
50	Jean	86
51	Clara	83
52	Mildred	82
53	Pat	78
54	Anita	77
55	Margie	76
56	Darlene	74
56	Jane	74
58	Delores	73
59	Ann	72
60	Thelma	71
61	Edna	69
62	Joy	68
62	Ramona	68
62	Sally	68
65	Eva	66
65	Gloria	66
67	Sylvia	65
68	Rose	64
69	Kathryn	63
70	Alma	61
70	Carole	61
70	Georgia	61
70	Hazel	61
70	Joann	61
75	Charlene	60
75	Janet	60
75	Marjorie	60
78	Geraldine	57
78	Roberta	57
80	Ellen	56
81	Connie	55
81	Emma	55
81	Naomi	55
84	Melba	53
85	Ella	52
85	Geneva	52
85	Laura	52
85	Paula	52
89	Bobbie	50
89	Ethel	50
91	Julia	49
92	Sarah	48
92	Velma	48
92	Yvonne	48
95	Edith	47
95	Myrna	47
95	Vera	47
98	Deanna	46
99	Deloris	44
99	Louise	44