Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,042
2	Barbara	702
3	Betty	579
4	Patricia	518
5	Shirley	473
6	Linda	451
7	Carolyn	419
8	Joyce	313
9	Carol	311
9	Wanda	311
11	Nancy	278
12	Donna	270
13	Judith	256
13	Judy	256
15	Patsy	248
16	Margaret	225
17	Janice	217
18	Dorothy	211
18	Sandra	211
18	Sharon	211
21	Helen	207
22	Virginia	204
23	Norma	194
24	Phyllis	185
25	Martha	184

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Peggy	175
27	Beverly	165
28	Frances	162
29	Karen	154
30	Ruth	152
31	Alice	151
32	Doris	149
33	Marilyn	148
34	Glenda	139
35	Jo	130
36	Wilma	122
37	Ruby	121
38	Elizabeth	118
39	Bonnie	116
40	Sue	115
41	Lois	114
42	Anna	108
43	Janet	100
43	Loretta	100
45	Charlotte	98
46	Gloria	95
47	Billie	93
48	Jean	89
49	Evelyn	86
50	Kay	84
51	Anita	81
52	Ann	79
53	Juanita	78
53	Pat	78
55	Joan	77
56	Mildred	75
57	Darlene	73
58	Brenda	71
58	Edna	71
60	Delores	68
60	Thelma	68
62	Clara	67
62	Geraldine	67
62	Hazel	67
62	Jane	67
66	Ellen	66
66	Margie	66
68	Connie	62
69	Kathryn	61
70	Alma	60
71	June	59
71	Rose	59
73	Joann	58
74	Georgia	57
74	Laura	57
74	Sylvia	57
77	Edith	56
78	Julia	55
78	Myrna	55
80	Marie	54
81	Paula	53
81	Sally	53
83	Melba	52
83	Rita	52
85	Emma	51
86	Charlene	50
87	Roberta	49
88	Joy	48
88	Sherry	48
90	Bobbie	47
90	Eva	47
90	Ramona	47
93	Deanna	46
93	Sarah	46
93	Susan	46
93	Vera	46
97	Geneva	45
97	Marjorie	45
99	Carole	44
99	Jackie	44
99	Lynda	44
99	Maxine	44