Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1942

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,067
2	Linda	733
3	Barbara	682
4	Carolyn	581
5	Betty	552
6	Patricia	478
7	Shirley	420
8	Judy	394
9	Sharon	391
10	Carol	348
11	Donna	312
12	Sandra	292
13	Joyce	288
14	Nancy	271
15	Wanda	261
16	Judith	248
17	Karen	239
18	Patsy	238
19	Virginia	222
20	Margaret	198
21	Janice	195
22	Phyllis	194
23	Dorothy	191
24	Glenda	184
25	Norma	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	175
27	Peggy	171
28	Beverly	170
29	Martha	169
30	Marilyn	157
31	Doris	156
32	Frances	147
33	Gloria	138
34	Janet	134
35	Ruby	133
36	Ruth	131
37	Jo	127
38	Sue	120
39	Billie	116
40	Bonnie	115
41	Lois	109
42	Wilma	108
43	Alice	107
43	Joan	107
45	Anna	106
45	Charlotte	106
47	Evelyn	97
48	Kay	96
49	Elizabeth	90
50	Brenda	86
50	Carole	86
52	Loretta	83
53	Anita	81
54	Connie	77
55	Delores	76
56	Jean	75
57	Sherry	74
58	Ann	73
59	Margie	68
60	Juanita	67
60	Mildred	67
62	Kathryn	66
63	Lynda	65
64	Pat	63
64	Rita	63
66	Roberta	61
67	Edna	59
67	Jane	59
67	Sally	59
67	Susan	59
71	Paula	57
72	Georgia	56
72	Kathleen	56
74	Charlene	55
75	Clara	54
75	Julia	54
75	Louise	54
78	Darlene	53
78	Emma	53
80	Bobbie	51
80	Ella	51
82	Hazel	50
83	Thelma	48
84	Geneva	46
84	Velma	46
84	Vera	46
87	Deanna	45
87	Sarah	45
89	Rose	44
90	Rebecca	43
90	Saundra	43
90	Vivian	43
93	Ellen	42
93	Eva	42
93	Joy	42
96	Bertha	41
96	Edith	41
96	Marjorie	41
99	Freda	40
99	Johnnie	40
99	Marie	40