Most popular girls’ names in Oregon, 1939

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	236
2	Mary	235
3	Sharon	224
4	Carol	207
5	Patricia	206
6	Donna	175
7	Nancy	169
8	Judith	149
9	Judy	134
10	Linda	115
11	Betty	113
12	Sandra	111
12	Shirley	111
14	Marilyn	104
15	Janet	98
16	Janice	96
17	Margaret	94
18	Darlene	92
19	Joyce	91
20	Joan	89
21	Dorothy	87
22	Karen	86
23	Carolyn	83
24	Beverly	82
25	Joanne	65

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jean	63
26	Virginia	63
28	Sally	62
29	Kathleen	61
30	Susan	60
31	Phyllis	59
32	Alice	56
33	Diane	48
34	Frances	47
35	Helen	45
36	Bonnie	43
37	Norma	41
38	Lois	40
39	Deanna	38
39	Jeanette	38
41	Kay	37
41	Marie	37
41	Marjorie	37
44	Rose	36
44	Ruth	36
46	Carole	35
46	Elizabeth	35
46	Marlene	35
49	Joann	33
50	Charlotte	31
50	Gloria	31
50	Loretta	31
50	Roberta	31
54	Ann	30
54	Gail	30
56	Doris	29
57	Arlene	28
57	Evelyn	28
57	Jacqueline	28
57	Sylvia	28
61	Geraldine	27
61	Jo	27
61	Suzanne	27
61	Wanda	27
65	Pat	26
66	Diana	25
66	Ellen	25
66	Maxine	25
66	Myrna	25
66	Peggy	25
71	Charlene	24
71	Glenda	24
73	Elaine	23
73	Juanita	23
73	Katherine	23
73	Martha	23
77	Kathryn	22
77	Louise	22
77	Mildred	22
80	Delores	21
80	Dolores	21
80	Rita	21
83	Colleen	20
83	Connie	20
83	June	20
83	Marian	20
87	Jane	19
87	Julia	19
87	Marcia	19
87	Sue	19
91	Anna	18
91	Rosalie	18
93	Dianne	17
93	Gladys	17
93	Irene	17
93	Yvonne	17
97	Anne	16
97	Catherine	16
97	Constance	16
97	Edith	16
97	Jeanne	16
97	Patsy	16