Most popular girls’ names in Oklahoma, 1944

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,004
2	Mary	997
3	Barbara	579
4	Sharon	540
5	Carolyn	528
6	Patricia	494
7	Betty	490
8	Judy	434
9	Carol	413
10	Shirley	374
11	Sandra	358
12	Donna	316
13	Nancy	307
14	Judith	280
15	Karen	269
16	Joyce	256
17	Wanda	226
18	Janice	225
19	Margaret	222
20	Marilyn	190
21	Glenda	178
22	Dorothy	176
23	Virginia	174
24	Phyllis	173
25	Peggy	171

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patsy	156
27	Doris	151
28	Janet	150
29	Martha	149
30	Connie	143
31	Beverly	142
32	Jo	136
33	Brenda	135
34	Frances	132
35	Ruth	124
36	Norma	122
37	Sue	121
38	Helen	119
39	Susan	116
40	Cheryl	114
41	Alice	111
42	Elizabeth	110
43	Gloria	109
44	Charlotte	98
45	Lois	97
45	Paula	97
47	Billie	96
48	Sherry	93
49	Joan	91
50	Ruby	90
51	Kay	88
52	Bonnie	87
53	Jean	86
54	Pamela	85
55	Kathryn	83
56	Lynda	82
57	Anna	81
58	Wilma	80
59	Evelyn	79
60	Carole	78
60	Jane	78
60	Loretta	78
63	Rita	77
64	Ann	71
65	Anita	70
65	Juanita	70
67	Bobbie	64
67	Jackie	64
69	Rose	61
70	Diana	58
70	Kathleen	58
70	Sally	58
73	Georgia	55
73	Roberta	55
75	Darlene	53
76	Delores	52
76	Ellen	52
78	Sarah	51
79	Edna	50
79	Vivian	50
81	Joy	49
81	Marie	49
81	Mildred	49
81	Pat	49
85	Deanna	48
86	Sylvia	47
87	Charlene	45
87	Claudia	45
87	Margie	45
87	Marjorie	45
87	Thelma	45
92	Clara	44
93	Diane	43
94	Velma	41
95	Rebecca	40
96	Cynthia	39
96	Kathy	39
96	Marsha	39
96	Suzanne	39
100	Emma	38
100	Geraldine	38
100	Jerry	38