Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1940

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Barbara	207
2	Patricia	180
3	Mary	177
4	Carol	174
5	Joan	139
6	Judith	125
7	Ann	95
8	Dorothy	85
9	Beverly	77
9	Margaret	77
9	Nancy	77
12	Joyce	75
13	Elizabeth	74
14	Marie	70
15	Jean	68
16	Sandra	66
17	Elaine	64
18	Pauline	58
19	Linda	56
20	Carolyn	54
20	Shirley	54
22	Janet	50
23	Jane	49
24	Janice	47
25	Marilyn	46

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lucille	45
27	Claire	44
27	Helen	44
29	Jacqueline	41
30	Eleanor	40
31	Gail	39
32	Anne	38
32	Frances	38
32	Jeanne	38
35	Irene	37
35	Susan	37
35	Virginia	37
38	Dolores	36
38	Maureen	36
38	Theresa	36
41	Doris	34
41	Kathleen	34
43	Lorraine	33
44	Geraldine	32
45	Brenda	31
46	Catherine	30
47	Alice	29
47	Gloria	29
49	Diane	28
49	Eileen	28
51	Anna	27
51	Constance	27
51	Ruth	27
54	Annette	26
54	Arlene	26
54	Marcia	26
54	Phyllis	26
54	Sheila	26
54	Suzanne	26
60	Florence	24
60	Rose	24
62	Roberta	23
63	Cynthia	22
63	Lillian	22
63	Marjorie	22
66	Marion	21
66	Norma	21
66	Priscilla	21
66	Rita	21
70	Lois	20
70	Muriel	20
72	Anita	18
72	Carole	18
72	Louise	18
72	Sylvia	18
76	June	17
76	Paula	17
76	Rosemary	17
79	Beatrice	16
79	Betty	16
79	Joann	16
82	Cecile	15
82	Evelyn	15
82	Grace	15
82	Joanne	15
82	Judy	15
82	Loretta	15
82	Martha	15
89	Angela	14
89	Claudette	14
89	Ellen	14
92	Estelle	13
92	Vivian	13
94	Audrey	12
94	Christine	12
94	Deborah	12
94	Jeanette	12
94	Jeannette	12
94	Karen	12
94	Mildred	12